Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Coroners Service

Clare Daly

439. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the body to which concerned families can refer for accountability in circumstances in which a post mortem report contains serious inaccuracies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21899/19]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

441. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent case of CPE on a children’s ward in University Hospital Limerick; and his views on the fact that the hospital is not fully equipped to prevent the spread of CPE in view of this latest case. [21966/19]

Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

451. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a free foot assessment service for persons with diabetes has been withdrawn from north County Dublin; and the steps he will take to reinstate same. [22009/19]

Midwifery Services Provision

Clare Daly

54. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the level of midwifery staffing in many maternity units remains below the Birthrate Plus recommendations and in some cases well below same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/19]

Maternity Services

Clare Daly

63. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the rate of induction of first-time mothers here is too high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20839/19]

Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

273. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when work is expected to be completed in view of the fact that he previously indicated that he would give further consideration to the need for an inquiry into foetal valproate syndrome, and in view of the fact the valproate response team of the HSE has completed its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20327/19]

Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

274. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will meet a forum (details supplied) and respond to its request for an inquiry into accountability issues and compensation for those persons and families already affected by foetal valproate syndrome. [20328/19]

Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

275. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the length of time his attention has been drawn to the risks associated with the use of valproate in pregnancy; the actions taken to minimise these risks in particular prior to 2014 when the European Medicines Agency implemented its first series of risk reduction measures; and his views on the recent study published in a journal (details supplied). [20329/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Clare Daly

276. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the healthcare assessment and needs of children suspected of having foetal valproate syndrome will be prioritised; and if there will be no delay in diagnosis and service provision [20330/19]

Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

277. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the prevalence of foetal valproate syndrome within the population here. [20331/19]

Clinical Trials

Clare Daly

278. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the clinical trials conducted on sodium valproate here prior to its licensing in 1975; and if no clinical trials were conducted, the international clinical trial data used as the basis for its approval. [20332/19]

Protected Disclosures

Clare Daly

281. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 18 April 2019, if he will amend his response that all protected disclosures received by his Department are given due attention in keeping with the policies and procedures of his Department in accordance with the Act in view of the fact that it has failed to make a decision in regard to whether or not to investigate at least one protected disclosure (details supplied) in its possession within the 21 days as laid out in its policy and procedures. [20348/19]

Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

86. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over a year and a half for vital home therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20172/19]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Clare Daly

105. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if appointments for a department in a hospital (details supplied) are being cancelled at short notice due to the fact that this department is being used as an overflow for the accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20246/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

603. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the availability of medication for multiple sclerosis named Ocrevus or alternatively ocrelizumab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/19]

Hospitals Policy

Clare Daly

685. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 629 of 26 March 2019, the reason none of the hospitals in question use the CPE outbreak control checklist 1.0 for guidance in dealing with CPE outbreaks, nor do they maintain a record for the purposes of accountability and audit of recommended control actions taken; and his views on the lack of accountability or audit trail in regard to this issue. [18669/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

719. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views in relation to the lengthy delays in access to new medicines experienced by sufferers of MS here in comparison with sufferers in other western European countries; and his plans to address the matter [18807/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

722. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow persons with multiple sclerosis access to new medicines available in other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18815/19]

Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

750. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a person (details supplied) is not left without a hoist, enabling the person to leave bed and access various appointments. [18923/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

788. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the companies and-or organisations employed on a contract basis by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, from June 2016 to date; the purpose of each engagement; the length of each engagement; and the cost to the NMBI for the relevant period of engagement. [19023/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

867. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the services available for children with autism in the north Dublin area, including sensory gyms and other sports, recreational and social services. [19369/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

868. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children with autism to access crucial physiotherapy and psychological assessment and treatment. [19370/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

869. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) with autism who has been waiting for physiotherapy and psychological services. [19371/19]

Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme

Clare Daly

921. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the level of liability of the pharmaceutical industry in respect of vaccine injury; and if it has been indemnified by the State with the Exchequer taking on liability such as in the Pandemrix vaccination programme. [19548/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

186. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 717 and 718 of 26 March 2019, the person or body with which the obligations and responsibilities in the code of practice for the governance of State bodies rest in situations in which the chairman and the board have behaved inappropriately. [18176/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 717 and 718 of 26 March 2019, the appropriate entity to deal with an allegation of wrongdoing by the chairperson of the board of a State body; and his role in such circumstances. [18177/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 26 March 2019, if no action was taken by his Department following it being alerted to an email (details supplied); and if the allegation in regard to wrongdoing by the chairperson of the board contained therein was left to the chairperson and the board to address or not, internally. [18178/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

189. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints, notifications and disclosures of wrongdoing in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, from current or former personnel since July 2014; the date of receipt of each by his Department or his predecessors and-or the NMBI; the nature of the wrongdoing complained of in each case; the action taken by the him and each former Minister, his Department and-or the NMBI; the duration and outcome of such action; and the cost of associated legal and consultancy costs of the NMBI and his Department. [18179/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Clare Daly

340. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening a forum for discussion among the physiotherapy profession regarding the suitability of the panel system in the medium to long-term for the national recruitment of physiotherapists. [17514/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Clare Daly

341. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the proposal to create another staff grade physiotherapist panel behind the supplementary panels of the original 2016 panel carried out in 2017 and 2018 (details supplied); and if he will disband in full the 2016 staff grade physiotherapist panel, both original and supplementary, in the interests of fairness. [17515/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

347. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if a bulletin (details supplied) is an accurate portrayal of the work being undertaken in this area of mental health with particular reference to the lack of permanent positions available for talk therapists at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17531/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Clare Daly

348. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason there are only two permanent positions advertised through the national recruitment panel in March 2019; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact this is having on the inability of the HSE to develop appropriate talking therapies or psychotherapy, particularly in view of the growing demand for same. [17532/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Clare Daly

361. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) was approved by the HSE in Sligo for a home care package on 7 November 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that, to date, despite the failing health of the person, the HSE in Sligo has still not provided the service; his plans to introduce legislation to compel the HSE to provide such services without delay when approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17620/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Clare Daly

400. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason the house of a person in a nursing home under the fair deal scheme cannot be sold while the person is alive in the context of assisting families whose children may want to buy out, for example, grandparents’ homes, generating new mortgages, stamp duties and giving the HSE revenue earlier than it would otherwise receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/19]

Eating Disorders

Clare Daly

418. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the lack of support for young persons in terms of the waiting lists to gain assistance for serious eating disorders in north County Dublin in view of the strain on resources of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17786/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

335. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 26 February 2019, his views on the length of time it is taking to fill the CEO post in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI (details supplied). [16131/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

336. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the change in title and tenure for the most recent advertisement for the position of CEO of the NMBI following two advertisements in 2018 for a five-year business as usual CEO; the reason for this change; and the person currently fulfilling the CEO position on the board. [16132/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

337. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultants and-or persons employed on a contract basis by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, from June 2016 to date; the purpose of each engagement; the length of each engagement; and the cost to the NMBI for the relevant period of engagement. [16133/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

372. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is planned to establish the number of children affected by anti-convulsant syndrome as a result of sodium valproate being given to their mothers during pregnancy. [16280/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

373. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the pathways available for parents to have their children diagnosed with anti-convulsant syndrome as a consequence of sodium valproate; and the pathways for needs assessment and treatment that will be provided for them. [16281/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

374. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans for a fully resourced public information campaign on to the risks of taking sodium valproate during pregnancy. [16282/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

375. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the HPRA has imposed a requirement that warnings on the risks of sodium valproate must be displayed on the external packaging of the drug and that the medication should not be dispensed without original packaging. [16283/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

444. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the situation in which pharmacists are restricted in the amount of chromospheres they are allowed to keep, with particular reference to the fact that such restrictions do not appear to be required in other EU states and cause considerable hardship to persons who require same. [16590/19]

Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

242. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the evidence in regard to the harms caused by Pandemrix in view of a commitment to do so at Leaders' Questions on 15 May 2018. [14868/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

247. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact of a lack of funding for Cork Kerry Community Healthcare and that the known level of need exceeds the funding available resulting in a failure to meet the long-term needs of a number of persons who require residential services; his plans to address the funding shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14753/19]

HSE Investigations

Clare Daly

122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the named officers within the HSE national office of nursing and midwifery who set in train the suspension of a person (details supplied) in 2014; and the authority of which named officer under which the was decision taken. [14611/19]

HSE Investigations

Clare Daly

123. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the information produced relating to the practice of a person (details supplied); and the person or body that decided to underwrite and justify the decision to suspend the person in 2014. [14612/19]

HSE Investigations

Clare Daly

124. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the named officers in the HSE national office of nursing and midwifery who decided to pursue a systems analysis of the home birth records of a person (details supplied); the authority under which the decision to undertake a systems analysis was made; if the systems analysis was completed; if so, the location of the records of findings from the systems analysis; and if a copy of same will be provided. [14613/19]

HSE Investigations

Clare Daly

125. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE of the legal proceedings related to the case of a person (details supplied). [14614/19]

National Maternity Strategy Implementation

Clare Daly

126. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of times, in light of the recommendations of the national maternity strategy, that the steering group for the implementation of the model of care has met since it was established. [14615/19]