Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]