Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Fiona O'Loughlin

140. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a company (details supplied) in relation to a new drug scheme for persons with MS; and his plans to meet the company to discuss the matter further [16844/18]

Mobility Allowance

Fiona O'Loughlin

141. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance will be reintroduced for new applicants in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16845/18]

Mobility Allowance

Fiona O'Loughlin

142. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the new transport support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16846/18]

Speech and Language Therapy

Fiona O'Loughlin

143. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE’s engagement with the introduction of a new in-school speech and language service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16848/18]

Speech and Language Therapy

Fiona O'Loughlin

144. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the review into existing speech and language therapy from 2018 has been carried out; and if so, if the findings and recommendations have been finalised. [16849/18]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

145. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is planned to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in counties Laois and Offaly who are in need of an assessment for occupational therapy. [16850/18]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

146. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is planned to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Kildare who are in need of an assessment for occupational therapy. [16851/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

647. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if home supports will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14988/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

648. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 6 February 2018, the reason students that started after 2012 are not entitled to transport to assist them getting to and from the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14989/18]

General Practitioner Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

959. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners required based on the population of a town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16377/18]

HSE Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

960. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the refurbishment to the HSE-owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16378/18]

HSE Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

961. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the delays that are preventing the completion of the refurbishment of the HSE-owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare. [16379/18]

Parliamentary Questions

Fiona O'Loughlin

962. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 5 December 2017, the reason it took his Department from 27 November 2017 until 5 March 2018 to provide a reply to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16382/18]

Home Help Service Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

1009. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed as home help by the HSE in counties Kildare, Laois and Offaly at the end of each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16650/18]

Disease Management

Fiona O'Loughlin

1010. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease. [16651/18]

Legislative Reviews

Fiona O'Loughlin

1011. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the progress on the Mental Health Act 2001 in regard to the recommendations by the expert group review of the Mental Health Act 2001 in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16652/18]

Hospital Admissions

Fiona O'Loughlin

473. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of a place for a person (details supplied). [12051/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

474. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12053/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

505. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation the fair deal scheme will be investigated. [12182/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

508. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and the number available. [12208/18]

Hospitals Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

509. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the average stay at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [12209/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

510. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [12210/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

511. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of beds taken up in regional hospitals due to the fact a space is not available in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire. [12211/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

462. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of day places available for training young persons with disabilities, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9798/18]

National Dementia Strategy

Fiona O'Loughlin

463. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for dementia care in line with an ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9799/18]

Disease Management

Fiona O'Loughlin

464. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if there will be an expansion of supports for the victims of Lyme disease in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9800/18]

Suicide Prevention

Fiona O'Loughlin

465. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for suicide prevention services in County Kildare in view of the number of recent suicides in the county and the county’s high suicide rate compared to national averages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9801/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

466. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the improvement in waiting times expected during 2018 for the 15,000 plus children waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9802/18]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

521. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the additional health service resources that will be required for the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [10159/18]

Mental Health Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

522. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when he expects the practice of admitting children and young persons to adult mental health units to cease. [10160/18]

Home Help Service Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

523. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of extra home help hours that will be provided in 2018 relative to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/18]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

524. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on recruitment initiatives in CHO7, particularly in the Lakeview unit, Naas hospital and CAMHS in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10162/18]

Vaccination Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

525. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to promote increased uptake of the 'flu vaccine across all categories of persons and not only those deemed at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10163/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

526. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Kildare who applied for the treatment abroad scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10164/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

527. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to retain and recruit front-line staff in the health services including nurses; the number of nursing staff needed in public national hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10165/18]

Primary Care Centres

Fiona O'Loughlin

528. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the updated timeframe for the refurbishment of a day care centre (details supplied) further to the appointment of the design team for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10166/18]

Vaccination Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

529. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys; when the report of the health technology assessment being carried out by HIQA in respect of the HPV vaccine for boys will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/18]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

530. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthodontic care; the number of persons waiting over 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10175/18]

Mental Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

139. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of a matter (details supplied). [8893/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

140. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of day places available for training young adults with disabilities, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8898/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

141. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of school leaver places available to young persons with intellectual disabilities from September 2018; the number available in September 2016 and September 2017, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8899/18]

Departmental Bodies Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

400. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if a proposed site (details supplied) has been acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/18]

HSE Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

376. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the HSE car park income for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6975/18]

HSE Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

377. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the amount earned from the car park of Tallaght hospital in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6976/18]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

378. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the podiatrist positions for CHO7 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/18]

HSE Staff Responsibilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

379. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists employed in CHO7 who treat persons with medical cards. [6978/18]

HSE Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

380. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists in south County Kildare who treat persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6979/18]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

381. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the podiatrist positions for CHO8 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6980/18]

HSE Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

382. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists employed in CHO8 who treat persons with medical cards. [6981/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Fiona O'Loughlin

383. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to include the purchase of EpiPens (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/18]

Medical Card Administration

Fiona O'Loughlin

384. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the HSE’s policy relating to persons over 70 years of age with medical cards who have been bereaved and the resulting change in circumstances means they no longer qualify for a medical card in their own right; if an allowance regarding income will be made in particular circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

385. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times faced by transgender persons to access public endocrinology services here; the steps he will take to address these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6984/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Fiona O'Loughlin

386. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate to require transgender persons to seek a psychiatric diagnosis of gender dysphoria before they can seek endocrinology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6985/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

387. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in use in January 2018 in each hospital; the bed capacity of each hospital if all bed spaces were fully available; the reason all beds in hospitals are not being fully utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6986/18]

Hospital Overcrowding

Fiona O'Loughlin

20. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 115% increase in overcrowding in Naas hospital in January 2018 relative to January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

182. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6134/18]

Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation

Fiona O'Loughlin

183. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have signed up to an organisation (details supplied) for accreditation. [6138/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

184. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be examined. [6142/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

305. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if a situation relating to transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be investigated. [6081/18]

Mental Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

312. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the situation of a person (details supplied) regarding child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, procedures will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5316/18]

Hospital Facilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

313. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a renal unit at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5322/18]

General Practitioner Contracts

Fiona O'Loughlin

332. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the progress on the general practitioner contractual review process that is under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5391/18]

Addiction Treatment Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

453. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to cut funding for addiction treatment services in counties Kildare and Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4476/18]

HSE Funding

Fiona O'Loughlin

404. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided in 2018 for home help, home support and home care packages; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties caused to persons and families when delays occur in providing such support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3262/18]

Hospitals Funding

Fiona O'Loughlin

405. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the funding proposal for a new endoscopy unit at Naas General Hospital has been considered under the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/18]

Hospital Charges

Fiona O'Loughlin

406. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the HSE's policy in relation to the operation of car parks within hospital grounds; the amount of revenue collected in respect of those car parks nationally, by hospital; his views on the charges persons must pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3265/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

712. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [54551/17]

Health Services Charges

Fiona O'Loughlin

896. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if a person on a medical card is required to pay for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55182/17]

Hospital Overcrowding

Fiona O'Loughlin

897. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to support Naas General Hospital in addressing overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55183/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

898. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list in Tallaght hospital to visit a consultant in a department. [55184/17]

Counselling Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

899. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the educational background required for a counselling position with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55189/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Fiona O'Loughlin

312. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting almost six months for a scan in St. James's Hospital. [51480/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

286. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50780/17]

Disability Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

161. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to meet the needs of persons with intellectual disabilities as they get older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49794/17]

HSE Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

158. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his Department's timeframe for the refurbishment to the HSE owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44281/17]

HSE Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

159. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the delays that prevented the completion of the refurbishment of the HSE owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44282/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

160. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the progress on the primary care unit in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44283/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

161. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the primary care unit in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44284/17]

Health Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

162. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44285/17]

Budget 2018

Fiona O'Loughlin

285. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated in budget 2018 for mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43477/17]

Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

286. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the roll-out of IVF treatment will be widened from persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43478/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

313. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42583/17]

Psychological Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

362. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting more than a year. [42823/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

Fiona O'Loughlin

363. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress regarding the commitments he made in respect of reducing surgery waiting times for children with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42825/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

364. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists who were due to receive scheduled treatment during October, November and December 2017 who have been notified that their procedure has been postponed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

365. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the vacancy rates for consultants, doctors, nurses and midwives in the HSE; and his plans to fill those vacancies while also retaining existing staff in the HSE. [42827/17]

Community Care

Fiona O'Loughlin

366. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his views on the Mental Health Commission’s call for it to be given powers to regulate community-based care services. [42828/17]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

367. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Kildare who are in need of an assessment for occupational therapy. [42829/17]

Health Strategies

Fiona O'Loughlin

368. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the appointment of dementia care co-ordinators and dementia advisers in each local health office area will be considered. [42830/17]

Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

369. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when he expects the day care centre in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare, to be open; and the services that will be provided there. [42831/17]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

370. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE's engagement with the introduction of a new in-school speech and language service. [42832/17]

Infectious Diseases

Fiona O'Loughlin

371. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/17]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

372. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in counties Laois and Offaly who are in need of an assessment for occupational therapy. [42834/17]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

373. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the waiting times for children waiting for orthodontic treatment will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42835/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

440. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes requiring inpatient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration from County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42319/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

441. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in Dublin will be made available in Budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/17]

Health Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

442. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a sudden increase in persons requiring inpatient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42321/17]

Mobility Allowance

Fiona O'Loughlin

443. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance will be reintroduced for new applicants in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42323/17]

Maternity Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

143. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing foetal anomaly scans to all pregnant women in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42084/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

Fiona O'Loughlin

144. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the agency spend by CAMHS in each of the years 2012 to 2016 by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42085/17]