Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Butler

1316. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will address the ENT waiting list in University Hospital Waterford, which is one of the highest in the country under the National Treatment Purchase Fund as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27648/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Mary Butler

1458. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason for the change in the type two diabetic test strips reimbursement. [28602/17]

TAMS Payments

Mary Butler

1630. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27530/17]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Mary Butler

1890. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocation of funds under the sports capital programme for a club (details supplied) will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28963/17]

Maternity Benefit Administration

Mary Butler

1994. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of time it is taking to process maternity benefits; the amount of time persons are waiting for their benefit to be paid; if her attention has been drawn to the stress caused, especially for persons with no other income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26822/17]

Pension Provisions

Mary Butler

2029. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection if the former workers of a company (details supplied) have been written to; when they can expect their payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27532/17]

Pension Provisions

Mary Butler

2030. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are outstanding issues relating to the pension schemes of a company (details supplied) to which former employees may still have a claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27533/17]

Pension Provisions

Mary Butler

2031. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to former members of a company (details supplied) who still have claims outstanding relating to their pension entitlements under pension schemes. [27534/17]

Local Authority Housing

Mary Butler

2198. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has considered allowing local authorities to add additional rooms to local authority houses under their remit on the grounds of overcrowding only and where no alternative accommodation is available or suitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27433/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance

Mary Butler

115. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the waiting list for domiciliary care allowance applicants is 14 weeks or more; his plans to improve this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26337/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

157. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght hospital. [26275/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

158. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford. [26276/17]

Vaccination Programme

Mary Butler

210. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on reports that some persons who receive the HPV Gardasil vaccine are reporting serious side effects; his further views on the number of girls withdrawing from the vaccine programme; and if he will commission a study into these reported cases [26109/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

448. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25537/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Butler

190. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding a residential home (details supplied) as a result of issues identified relating to safeguarding and governance by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25228/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Butler

191. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the 19 adults resident at a residential home (details supplied) as a result of an official closure notice with a two-week stay issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/17]

HIQA Inspections

Mary Butler

192. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will obtain an extension on the closure order to allow staff of an organisation (details supplied) sufficient time to ensure all requirements are met as a result of issues identified relating to safeguarding and governance by HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25230/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Butler

193. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the environment in which persons with profound disabilities and very challenging behaviours are able to live, based on community living in a non-medical type setting, in view of the fact they can struggle with the more regimented HIQA requirements based on nursing home criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25231/17]

Nursing Home Services

Mary Butler

196. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the financial situation in a rest home (details supplied) with 37 persons in Lismore, County Waterford, with a view to allaying the fears of the voluntary board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/17]

Nursing Home Services

Mary Butler

197. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if funds will be provided for the relocation of a laundry room in a rest home (details supplied) with 37 persons in Lismore, County Waterford, as requested by HIQA request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/17]

Medicinal Products Supply

Mary Butler

198. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the situation whereby persons who were receiving Respreeza for alpha 1 on a monthly basis will now only receive it on a weekly basis; and the status of his negotiations with the pharmaceutical companies to bring clarity and hope to these persons. [25237/17]

Regional Airports

Mary Butler

259. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek funding from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to invest in Waterford Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/17]

Regional Airports

Mary Butler

260. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with the board of management of Waterford Airport to date in 2017; if he has had recent discussions with the board in relation to securing routes and negotiating deals with a suitable carrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/17]

Health Services Provision

Mary Butler

232. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason a person who resides in County Waterford and has type 1 diabetes cannot access a life-changing course (details supplied) being held in County Kilkenny rather than having to attend the course in County Dublin which is too costly and inconvenient for the person. [24915/17]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Mary Butler

234. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the consultant post for the Waterford centre of excellence will be filled under the model of care for children and young persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Mary Butler

325. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24212/17]

CLÁR Programme

Mary Butler

394. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the CLÁR scheme can be extended to cover an area (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24072/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Mary Butler

422. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the life changing drug Respreeza available to all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23990/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

493. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision timeline for the mobile catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford as announced by the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, on 13 January 2017; when it will be on site; the length of time it will be on site; the number of hours per week it will be operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24330/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

519. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the terms of reference will be decided for the next clinical review of cardiac care in the south east, based at University Hospital Waterford. [24553/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

520. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if PPCI intervention services are under threat at University Hospital Waterford. [24533/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

521. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of waiting lists for PPCI intervention at University Hospital Waterford. [24534/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

403. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provisional timeline for a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford in order to deal with waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22940/17]

Health Services Provision

Mary Butler

443. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when treatment will be given to a person (details supplied) which is of an urgent nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

466. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if surgery can be expedited for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23172/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

430. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital is closing with immediate effect with a loss of 19 beds for physiotherapy, respite and rehab services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21631/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

431. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the step-down facilities that will be available to persons in Dungarvan and west Waterford following the closure of 19 beds in the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21632/17]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

432. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the importance of the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital; if his attention has been further drawn to the vital services it provides for rehab, physiotherapy and respite; if he will reverse the decision to close this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21633/17]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Mary Butler

450. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if adequate funding is being maintained in respect of the national screening service, in particular regarding the BowelScreen programme; and the measures that have been taken to improve the BowelScreen take-up rate. [21807/17]

Medical Conditions

Mary Butler

26. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on the findings of the recent TILDA wave report that the prevalence of untreated treatable conditions has not changed in four years. [20752/17]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Mary Butler

44. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to assist Waterford University Hospital to improve ambulance turnaround performance in view of the fact that almost 15% of ambulance calls at the hospital were not cleared within an hour during February 2017 [20751/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Mary Butler

316. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his officials will be in a position to carry out an assessment of a school (details supplied) in view of prefab replacement; if after the assessment, he will confirm that the prefabs need to be replaced in the context of the long term accommodation needs of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19416/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Butler

813. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for a full diagnostic assessment for autism in University Hospital Waterford; the composition of the team; if all the positions are covered; the number of psychologists on the autism team that will provide a full diagnostic assessment; the Health Service Executive plan in the absence of a fully trained psychologist to undertake the assessment procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19297/17]

Better Energy Communities Programme

Mary Butler

1266. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a grant application (details supplied) under the better energy communities scheme was declined; the total envisaged spend under the scheme in 2017; the projects which will be funded in Waterford city and county in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19586/17]

Rural Transport Programme

Mary Butler

1310. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the division within his Department that has responsibility for local link services operated under the rural transport programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19246/17]

Rural Transport Programme

Mary Butler

1311. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources which have been allocated to transport co-ordination units under local link that will allow them effectively develop and manage new services in view of the additional funding allocated for local link services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/17]

Rural Transport Programme

Mary Butler

1312. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria that determine the staffing levels for transport co-ordination units under local link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19248/17]

School Accommodation

Mary Butler

103. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) for funding will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18884/17]

School Accommodation

Mary Butler

172. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application made by a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17482/17]

School Accommodation

Mary Butler

173. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17484/17]