Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]