Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Occupational Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

301. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for a first assessment for occupational therapy in CHO7 to date in 2019. [43067/19]

Occupational Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

302. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for a first assessment for occupational therapy in CHO8 to date in 2019. [43068/19]

Occupational Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

303. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for a first assessment for occupational therapy in CHO9 to date in 2019. [43069/19]

Orthodontic Services

Sean Fleming

304. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address issues with staffing levels in the orthodontic services in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/19]

Occupational Therapy Data

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

305. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in whole-time equivalent terms employed in each CHO area in tabular form; and the equivalent number for the same date in 2018. [43073/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Sean Fleming

306. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the regional variations in the eligibility and allocation of services relating to publicly funded home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43074/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Bríd Smith

307. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Drimnagh, Dublin 12, primary healthcare centre; if it is provided for in the 2020 HSE capital budget; if planning permission will expire in November 2019 should the project not commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43079/19]

Disability Support Services Funding

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

308. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to enable persons with disabilities avail of assistive technologies; the funding provided in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43083/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Peter Burke

309. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the impending changes to the fair deal scheme for business persons and farmers; when this legislation is expected to pass; the way in which fair deal patients assets are being treated ahead of the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43085/19]

Hospital Services

John Brassil

310. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if the full complement of coronary care unit beds will remain fully open and operational at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43088/19]

Health Services Staff

Robert Troy

311. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the MICAT team in the midlands may lose its public health nurse in view of the fact the HSE has pulled its staff from the service. [43090/19]

Home Help Service Data

James Browne

312. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Wexford awaiting home help hours to be approved, allocated or increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43092/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Niamh Smyth

313. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of speech and language therapy in a primary care setting in counties Cavan and Monaghan to date in 2019; the number on the waiting list for speech and language therapy; the length of time each has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43109/19]

Health Services Data

Niamh Smyth

314. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of physiotherapy in a primary care setting in counties Cavan and Monaghan to date in 2019; the number on the waiting list for physiotherapy; the length of time each has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43110/19]

Occupational Therapy Data

Niamh Smyth

315. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of occupational therapy in a primary care setting in counties Cavan and Monaghan to date in 2019; the number on the waiting list for occupational therapy; the length of time each has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43111/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Sean Fleming

316. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the action to be taken to reduce the waiting list for homecare packages in County Laois in which the number waiting have seen a significant increase to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43113/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Robert Troy

317. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE in CHO area 8 is taking on agency staff to fill positions in which an employment panel is currently running and suitable candidates are available to commence full-time and permanent employment from this list; and his views on whether agency recruitment offers value for money in view of the continued budget overruns within the HSE. [43114/19]

HSE Savings

Michael Fitzmaurice

318. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be put in place to address the issue of staff shortages within the home support coordinators across the HSE community west for the past four months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43117/19]

Medical Card Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

319. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing persons in the 66 to 70 years of age bracket to discount the cost of medical insurance against their income in assessing their qualification for a medical card, particularly in view of the significant difference between the means test for that age category and those over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/19]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

320. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43124/19]

Residential Institutions

Michael Healy-Rae

321. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a bed in residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/19]

Health Care Infrastructure Provision

Denis Naughten

322. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the new framework for design teams will be approved by the HSE; the reason for the delay in approving this framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43144/19]

Autism Support Services

Robert Troy

323. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [43145/19]

Health Screening Programmes

Robert Troy

324. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if newborn screening here will be expanded to screen for additional rare genetic conditions in children (details supplied). [43160/19]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Niamh Smyth

325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the analysis carried out on estimating the additional need for step down beds and residential care for older persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan between 2019 and 2030. [43161/19]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Niamh Smyth

326. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of the 4,000 step down and-or long-term residential beds announced under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 which will be allocated to counties Cavan and Monaghan. [43162/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

327. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan availing of the fair deal scheme; and the number in residential care outside counties Cavan or Monaghan. [43163/19]

Nursing Home Beds Data

Niamh Smyth

328. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds available in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [43164/19]

Hospital Procedures

Bríd Smith

329. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the policy in relation to the future availability of the medical procedure involving vaginal mesh implants in the health service; his views on the reported ill effects of the procedure on some women; if he will commission an independent inquiry that takes account of the serious health concerns suffered by these women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seán Sherlock

330. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting early intervention at the first stage in the Cork area; and the delays facing those children, in tabular form. [43178/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Anne Rabbitte

331. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for speech and language assessments in primary care in CHO 2 in each county by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/19]

Audiology Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

332. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a hearing test in primary care in CHO 2 in each county by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43194/19]

Residential Institutions Data

Anne Rabbitte

333. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with an intellectual disability in residential care in County Galway in each year from 2014 to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of adults with an intellectual disability waiting for residential care in County Galway at present; the length of time they have been waiting by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43195/19]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

334. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an eye test in primary care in CHO 2 in each county by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43196/19]

Dental Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

335. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a dental test in primary care in CHO 2 in each county by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43197/19]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

336. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of autism spectrum disorder in each county by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43198/19]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

337. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of ADHD in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43199/19]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

338. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of dyslexia in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43200/19]

Health Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

339. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of dyspraxia in each county by periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43201/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Anne Rabbitte

340. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a hip operation in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43202/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Anne Rabbitte

341. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a knee operation in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43203/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Anne Rabbitte

342. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a cataract operation in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43204/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Anne Rabbitte

343. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a scoliosis procedure in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Anne Rabbitte

344. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a tonsillitis procedure in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43206/19]

HSE Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

345. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an eating disorder assessment in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43207/19]

HSE Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

346. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an assessment for addiction, including drugs, alcohol and gambling in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43208/19]

HSE Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

347. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for access to CAMHS in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43209/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Anne Rabbitte

348. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an assessment for osteoporosis in CHO2 in each county by periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43210/19]

Health Services Provision

Paul Murphy

349. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a place at the Lakeview Unit in Naas General Hospital will be provided for a person (details supplied). [43232/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Stephen Donnelly

350. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the funding being provided for adult residential services in 2020; the allocation being made for CHO6; and if this is an increase on 2019. [43235/19]