Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disease Management

Alan Kelly

1089. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the funding for the national hepatitis C treatment programme was used in 2018 and to date in 2019; the volume spent on patient finding activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31615/19]

Health Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

1398. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if copies of all expenses claimed by a person (details supplied) and or their team for travel will be provided by destination, dates travelled and amounts claimed in tabular form. [32763/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Alan Kelly

1910. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital projects, by individual project, funded to date in 2019 from the €279 million of gross capital expenditure in his Vote group to the end of June 2019 as per the Exchequer returns, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Alan Kelly

1911. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to and if he has sanctioned capital spending commitments made by Votes and agencies under his remit to date in 2019; if there is a record of each spending commitment; the details of each project spend to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34338/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Alan Kelly

1912. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital projects he sought funding for, were sanctioned and funding provided, respectively, as part of the Estimates process for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34339/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Alan Kelly

1913. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his Department submitted a list of capital spending projects for 2019 to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in advance of budget 2019; the way in which the capital spending allocation was decided for his departmental group of Votes in 2019; if he had to outline in advance his spending priorities; the projects he sought sanction for in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34340/19]

National Children's Hospital Expenditure

Alan Kelly

1914. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date for the national children's hospital in 2019; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Alan Kelly

1915. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date for the new national maternity hospital in 2019; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34342/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Alan Kelly

1916. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2019 for the new 50-bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34343/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Alan Kelly

1917. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2019 for a second cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34344/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Alan Kelly

1919. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2019 for the 60-bed modular ward block and the 96-bed inpatient block, respectively, at University Hospital Limerick; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34357/19]

Primary Care Centres Expenditure

Alan Kelly

1920. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2019 for primary care centres by location; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34358/19]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

1921. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure spend to date in 2019 for long-term residential care facilities by location; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34359/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Alan Kelly

1922. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital expenditure commitment to date in 2019 for a new emergency department and cystic fibrosis facilities, respectively, at Beaumont Hospital; the expected full year spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34360/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme Implementation

Alan Kelly

1923. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the capital projects to be funded from the remaining capital balance available to his departmental group of Votes at the end of June 2019 of €394 million factoring in the capital expenditure to date of €279 million, in tabular form; if €667 million was available as per the Revised Estimates of 2019 and the €65 million from the further Revised Estimate of 2019; if allocations have been made for capital projects and managers have been provided with sanction to pursue projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34361/19]

HSE Planning

Alan Kelly

1924. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the publication of the HSE capital plan for 2019 until August 2019; the way in which capital spending commitments already made to date in 2019 were determined; the persons that decided on the commitment of funding; if other projects have been delayed due to the lack of a plan or sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34362/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Alan Kelly

1925. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies across the health service at present by position, hospital and CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34363/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Alan Kelly

1926. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the health service; if his Department tracks the number of recruitments on a monthly or annual basis in the service; the sources of data for vacancies, recruitments and retirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34364/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Alan Kelly

1927. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of retirements in the health service to date in 2019 by position in tabular form; if each specific position has been filled following each retirement; if those replacements have been sanctioned; the number of vacant positions due to retirements from 2018 and earlier that have not been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34365/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Alan Kelly

1928. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of promotions in the HSE and across the health service that have been delayed due to the recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34366/19]

Healthcare Policy

Alan Kelly

1929. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the detailed costings determined to date by his Department for the introduction and operation of a free contraception service; the details and documentation of the analysis and research conducted on the way in which such a service would be provided and operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34367/19]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1930. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the chickenpox varicella vaccine to all children as part of the childhood immunisation vaccination programme; if he has considered such a roll-out; the research or analysis his officials have carried out on this; if there has been research conducted on the health and productivity gains to Ireland from such a roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/19]

Hospital Beds Data

Alan Kelly

1931. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of additional inpatient hospital beds to be provided in 2019 across the health service; the locations the additional beds will be; the additional number provided to date since 1 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/19]

Hospital Beds Data

Alan Kelly

1932. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital beds available in each acute hospital as of 18 July 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Alan Kelly

1933. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the additional number of home help hours and home care packages, respectively, required to meet existing demand and ensure that sufficient support is provided in circumstances in which a need has been identified; the specific cost to carry this out; the waiting list for each by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34371/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Alan Kelly

1934. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the spend to date in 2019 on home help hours and home care packages by CHO in tabular form; the projected total end of year spend for 2019; the allocation of the breakdown by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34372/19]

Hospital Beds Data

Alan Kelly

1935. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the all-in cost of each ten additional step-down beds; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34373/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Alan Kelly

1936. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the new drugs and treatments that have been approved for use but for which funding has not been provided; the cost of funding each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/19]

Medicinal Products Data

Alan Kelly

1937. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of new drugs approved for use in each year since 2016, in tabular form; if in each case the treatment is now funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34375/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Alan Kelly

1938. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the additional funding provided in 2019 for new drugs and treatments; the additional number of orphan drugs and immunotherapies that have been funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34376/19]

Vaccination Programme

Alan Kelly

1939. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine will be provided to boys from September 2019; the cost of the roll-out; if sufficient public health nurses are available and have been hired for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34377/19]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Alan Kelly

1940. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the projected full-year cost of the provision of free general practitioner care to children under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34378/19]

General Practitioner Contracts

Alan Kelly

1941. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the projected additional cost in 2020 for the new general practitioner contract; the provision which was made in the 2019 Estimates for a new contract; the status of progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34379/19]

Health Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

1961. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all invoices submitted by a person (details supplied) and their team for travel as part of their work. [34433/19]

Freedom of Information Remit

Alan Kelly

1962. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of all correspondence between persons (details supplied). [34435/19]

Better Energy Homes Scheme

Alan Kelly

2172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the allocation of homes for retrofitting to community based organisations under the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme has now ceased; if this is as a result of reaching the allocated budget; if so, the measures he plans to take to ensure that skilled staff are not made redundant or community based organisations are forced to close down; his views on whether such actions would have a detrimental impact on building capacity within the sector to achieve the Project Ireland 2040 objective of 45,000 domestic retrofits per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31640/19]

Greenways Funding

Alan Kelly

2514. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to greenways in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [34658/19]

Local Authority Funding

Alan Kelly

2996. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the breakdown of funding provided to Tipperary County Council in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by category in tabular form. [34623/19]

Schools Building Projects Data

Alan Kelly

271. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools put in the school building capital plans for new schools or large extensions in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the schools built; and the status of each of the other schools in tabular form. [30930/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

538. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the 16 laboratories reported in the second Scally report; the locations of each; the dates of each visit by the doctor and their team; and the attendees from the team at each visit in tabular form. [30819/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Alan Kelly

548. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a copy of all correspondence between his Department and a person (details supplied) will be provided. [30896/19]

School Inspection Reports

Alan Kelly

273. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a provisional date for the publication of a report (details supplied). [30050/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

494. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of all travel, locations, cost and purpose of travel undertaken by a person (details supplied) or any member of their team as part of their review into the CervicalCheck scandal by chronological order and in tabular form. [29858/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the commencement of the CervicalCheck tribunal has to await the outcome of the appeal of the State against a judgement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28653/19]

Office of Public Works Projects

Alan Kelly

115. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided for the development of Nenagh Castle and surrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28373/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to apologise to the women and their families who have been affected by the cervical cancer scandal; the way in which he will do same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/19]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

230. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all travel, meetings and attendance of all meetings a person (details supplied) and their team or their associates and his Department or related parties had as part of the review by them of the cervical cancer scandal by date, in tabular form. [28348/19]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Alan Kelly

238. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for the design of the new maternity hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/19]

HSE Planning

Alan Kelly

240. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2019 and 2020 will be published. [28400/19]

Greyhound Industry

Alan Kelly

257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which his officials or persons in his Department became aware of the report prepared by a company (details supplied) for the Irish Greyhound Board. [28327/19]