Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Ambulance Service

Louise O'Reilly

497. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing the additional 72 vehicles for the national ambulance service, including the Dublin Fire Brigade, further to the findings of the National Ambulance Service emergency service baseline and capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11731/16]

Ambulance Service

Louise O'Reilly

498. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing the additional 52 vehicles for the national ambulance service, excluding the Dublin Fire Brigade, further to the findings of the published National Ambulance Service emergency service baseline and capacity review. [11732/16]

Ambulance Service Staff

Louise O'Reilly

499. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing the additional 548 staff for the national ambulance service, excluding the Dublin Fire Brigade, and the cost of providing the 400 posts that have not been budgeted for, further to the findings of the published National Ambulance Service of Ireland emergency service baseline and capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11733/16]

Ambulance Service

Louise O'Reilly

500. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health where additional staff and vehicles are needed, and those areas he will support for additional staffing and vehicles, in tabular form, further to the findings of the published National Ambulance Service of Ireland emergency service baseline and capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11734/16]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

512. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a three-to-one system of replacement in operation for nurses in the Health Service Executive; if he has issued an instruction to the executive to implement a system which sees only one replacement nurse appointed for every three lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/16]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

513. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he has lifted the recruitment embargo for nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11847/16]

Dublin Airport Authority

Louise O'Reilly

581. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that Dublin Airport Authority engages fully with local communities impacted by the proposed new runway in Dublin Airport, including one-to-one meetings with stakeholders and public meetings in the impacted areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11292/16]

Dublin Airport Authority

Louise O'Reilly

582. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the restrictions in place on flying and aircraft maintenance in Dublin Airport at present, with particular reference to restrictions on night time activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11294/16]

Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of international public funding models for fertility treatment; when he will introduce legislation on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11003/16]

Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

165. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing fertility treatment through the public health system; the cost of funding one, two and three cycles of in vitro fertilisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11004/16]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

183. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome; the supports available to sufferers of the syndrome; why there is no specialist clinician to treat sufferers and when they make an application for treatment in the United Kingdom under the Health Service Executive’s treatment abroad scheme, their applications are refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade or change the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11116/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Louise O'Reilly

215. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the savings to be made by withdrawing tax relief on private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10361/16]

Tax Data

Louise O'Reilly

216. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be gained through the introduction of a sugary drinks tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10362/16]

Student Grant Scheme Applications Data

Louise O'Reilly

275. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of students in receipt of Student Universal Support Ireland support in County Dublin and elsewhere, in each of the years since the support was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9726/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Louise O'Reilly

561. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for processing applications under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/16]

Carer's Allowance Waiting Times

Louise O'Reilly

562. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for processing applications under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10531/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Louise O'Reilly

563. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme, including the timeframe for a decision; if he is aware of the extenuating circumstances of the persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10532/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Louise O'Reilly

564. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme, including the timeframe for a decision; if he is aware of the extenuating circumstances of the persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10533/16]

Medical Card Data

Louise O'Reilly

711. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cardholders, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9723/16]

Medical Card Data

Louise O'Reilly

712. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cardholders, the number of GP-visit cardholders and the number of discretionary medical cardholders for each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9724/16]

Medical Card Data

Louise O'Reilly

713. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cardholders in Dublin north for each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9725/16]

Dental Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

777. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of dental services in primary schools in north County Dublin, including the waiting times and availability of visiting dentists in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10083/16]

Dental Services Waiting Lists

Louise O'Reilly

778. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for dental checks for children of six, nine, and 12 years of age, by county, in tabular form; the areas where there is a delay in children receiving these checks; his actions to ensure these children receive these checks in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10084/16]

Medical Card Eligibility

Louise O'Reilly

781. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the criteria for providing a discretionary medical card; the guidelines he provides to officials for adjudicating on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10091/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

812. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the acute hospital system in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10263/16]

Nursing Staff Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

813. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in the acute hospital system in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will provide additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10264/16]

Nursing Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

814. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of registered nurse prescribers in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will provide additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

815. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will provide additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10266/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

816. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical secretaries in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will allocate additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

817. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of midwives in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will locate additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10268/16]

Mental Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

818. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working on child and adolescent mental health teams in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase staff in these teams; the locations where he will locate additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10269/16]

HSE Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

819. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending the entitlement to a medical card for all children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10270/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

820. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists, including orthodontists, in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will locate additional staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10271/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

821. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of dental nurses in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; the locations where he will allocate additional staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10272/16]

HSE Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

822. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of restoring funding for dental maintenance treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10273/16]

Ambulance Service Data

Louise O'Reilly

823. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances in each of the four HSE regions for each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10274/16]

Ambulance Service Data

Louise O'Reilly

824. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance personnel in each of the four HSE regions in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10275/16]

National Drugs Strategy Budget

Louise O'Reilly

825. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding made available to deliver the national drugs strategy in each year since 2009 in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10276/16]

HIQA Funding

Louise O'Reilly

826. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding made available to the Health Information and Quality Authority in each of the years since 2009 in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10277/16]

Departmental Funding

Louise O'Reilly

827. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding made available to deliver the health and wellbeing programme in each of the years since 2009 in tabular form; the commitments which exist to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10278/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

828. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of hospital beds per 1,000 of the population in each of the past ten years in tabular form; his plans to increase the number of beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10280/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

829. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of hospital beds per 1,000 of the population to 4.6, 6.8, 5.0 and 5.2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10281/16]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Louise O'Reilly

830. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his progress in providing suicide crisis assessment nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10282/16]

Mental Health Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

831. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient child and adolescent beds in the mental health service in each of the past ten years in tabular form; if he will increase the number of beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10283/16]

Emergency Departments

Louise O'Reilly

832. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing the €100 charge for the use of emergency departments; the cost of abolishing the €74 charge per day for inpatient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10284/16]

Health Services Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

843. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on health as a portion of gross domestic product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10308/16]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

844. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the annual general practitioner training intake; the cost of increasing the intake to 200 for one year; the cost of increasing the intake to 200 each year for four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10309/16]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

845. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of introducing 200 salaried general practitioner posts; the cost of doing this over three, four and five years; the cost of introducing salaried medical secretary posts; the cost of doing this over three, four and five years; the cost of employing 200 new practice nurses; the cost of doing this over three, four and five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10310/16]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

846. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his progress in introducing free general practitioner care; the number of citizens in receipt of this; his plans to further roll out this care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10311/16]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

847. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of introducing free general practitioner care to all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10312/16]

Prescriptions Charges

Louise O'Reilly

848. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of abolishing prescription charges for medical card holders over one, two, three, four and five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10313/16]

Dental Services

Louise O'Reilly

860. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding for the public dental service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; his plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10358/16]

Orthodontic Services

Louise O'Reilly

861. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding for the Health Service Executive orthodontic service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the cost of extending the direct provision of orthodontic treatment to children with less severe needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10359/16]

Dental Services Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

862. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending an annual oral examination to ensure universal cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10360/16]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Louise O'Reilly

863. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the time it takes the Nursing and Midwifery Board to process applications for registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10363/16]

Nursing Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

864. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the nurse to patient ratios in the acute hospital sector in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10364/16]

Hospital Staff Data

Louise O'Reilly

865. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the doctor to patient ratios in the acute hospital sector in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10365/16]

Home Help Service Data

Louise O'Reilly

866. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the cost of increasing these hours by 10% in one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/16]

Home Help Service Data

Louise O'Reilly

867. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the cost of increasing these hours by 10% in one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

868. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of inpatient child and adolescent beds in the mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

869. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of child and adolescent mental health teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10369/16]

Mental Health Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

870. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of recruiting the mental health intellectual disability nursing posts as recommended in A Vision for Change; his progress on this; the posts that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10370/16]

Health Services Funding

Louise O'Reilly

871. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding for counselling in primary care for each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10371/16]

National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan

Louise O'Reilly

872. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding needed to progress with decongregation in the national disability strategy implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10372/16]

Disability Support Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

873. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours being provided in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10373/16]

Disability Support Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

874. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the respite care services provided in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the cost of increasing these by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10374/16]

Disability Services Funding

Louise O'Reilly

875. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to disability service providers in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10375/16]

Primary Care Centres

Louise O'Reilly

943. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the proposed location of the 80 additional primary care centres, as per the programme for Government, in view of the fact that funding has been secured for same; the stage of development and commencement of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10672/16]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

944. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the increases to be made in general practitioner training places, as per the programme for Government; the increases to be made in therapists and other health professionals; the increases to be made in community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10673/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

945. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the annual required co-payment on the drugs payment scheme will be reduced, as per the programme for Government; the cost of doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10674/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

946. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the prescription charges for medical card holders will be reduced, as per the programme for Government; the cost of doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10675/16]

Home Care Packages Funding

Louise O'Reilly

947. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount the funding for home care packages and home help will be increased every year, as per the programme for Government; the cost of doing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10676/16]

General Practitioner Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

948. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to date in negotiating a contract with general practitioners, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/16]

General Practitioner Data

Louise O'Reilly

949. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of general practitioners training places by 100 over the next five years to 259 annually, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10678/16]

General Practitioner Training

Louise O'Reilly

950. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the availability of medical education tutors for continuing professional development, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10679/16]

Medical Card Administration

Louise O'Reilly

951. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when he will request the clinical advisory group on medical cards to examine the guidelines for the awarding of discretionary medical cards for patients undergoing treatment for cancer, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10680/16]

Vaccination Programme

Louise O'Reilly

952. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending the childhood vaccination programme to include meningitis B and rotavirus vaccines, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10681/16]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

953. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending BreastCheck to all women aged 65 to 69 years of age, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Louise O'Reilly

954. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when he will undertake a national hospital bed capacity review to establish number, type and location of beds required into the future, as per the programme for Government; the person or body which will undertake this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10683/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Louise O'Reilly

1129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the concerns of a number of communities surrounding changes to the Bus Éireann 103 route; to discuss with Bus Éireann outstanding issues relating to this, including delays in getting to work, loss of direct services and connection issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9926/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Louise O'Reilly

1130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he will make to support communities in County Meath and in north County Dublin following changes to the Bus Éireann 103 route which involves a reduction in services along some routes and some areas not being serviced; to facilitate a public consultation on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9927/16]

Garda Strength

Louise O'Reilly

125. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána in Dublin north in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9075/16]

Mental Health Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons awaiting appointments in the child and adolescent mental health services in Dublin North, for six, 12, 18, 24, and 24 plus months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/16]

Disability Services Data

Louise O'Reilly

190. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointments for disability services in Dublin North for six, 12, 18, 24, and 24 plus months by service, including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/16]

Public Procurement Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

126. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report from the Office of Government Procurement into the use of social clauses in public contracts, particularly regarding the issuing of guidelines to local authorities in order to provide them with the ability to insert social clauses in local contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/16]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

271. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists who are eligible to avail of the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7325/16]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

272. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists from the Fingal area who are eligible to avail of the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/16]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

273. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason those availing of the cross-border treatment scheme have to pay for their treatment abroad up-front; if he is aware that this is not a requirement; if he will consider facilitating access to this scheme without up-front payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7327/16]

Children First Guidelines

Louise O'Reilly

357. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the Children First guidelines. [6645/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Louise O'Reilly

438. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will appoint an anaesthetist for persons under six years of age in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 [6644/16]