Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospitals Data

Stephen Donnelly

161. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures the HSE has procured from private and independent hospitals to date in 2019; the amount spent by the HSE on procedures in private and independent hospitals to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52230/19]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Stephen Donnelly

162. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures procured by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each year since its restoration in 2017 by the type and speciality of each procedure in tabular form. [52231/19]

Hospitals Data

Stephen Donnelly

163. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists to date in 2019 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [52232/19]

Hospitals Data

Stephen Donnelly

164. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments the HSE has procured from private and independent hospitals to date in 2019; the amount spent by the HSE on the appointments in private and independent hospitals to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52233/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

165. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Ireland East hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [52234/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

166. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the RCSI hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [52235/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

167. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Children’s Health Ireland hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [52236/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

168. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Saolta hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form [52237/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

169. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Dublin Midlands hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [52238/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

170. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the South/South West hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [52239/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

171. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the University Limerick hospital group to date in 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [52240/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

172. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Ireland East hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52241/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

173. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the RCSI hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52242/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

174. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Children’s Health Ireland hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52243/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

175. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Saolta hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52244/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

176. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Dublin Midlands hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52245/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

177. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the South/South West hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52246/19]

Nursing Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

178. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the University Limerick hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52247/19]

Medical Card Data

Stephen Donnelly

179. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the most recent projection on the number of medical cards to be provided in 2019; and the likely full year costs or savings in 2019 in the case of a variation from the projection. [52248/19]

Care of the Elderly

Stephen Donnelly

180. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage occupancy rate in public residential care units for the most recent calendar month available and for the previous eleven months in tabular form. [52249/19]

Home Help Service Data

Stephen Donnelly

181. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare organisations that have established waiting lists for home care on a standardised basis. [52250/19]

Patient Safety

Stephen Donnelly

182. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [52251/19]

Patient Safety

Stephen Donnelly

183. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations commenced within 48 hours of the event occurring. [52252/19]

Patient Safety

Stephen Donnelly

184. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations completed within four months of notification of the event occurring. [52253/19]

Patient Safety

Stephen Donnelly

185. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of reportable events to date in 2019 that have been reported within 30 days of occurrence to the designated officer. [52254/19]

Primary Care Centres

Stephen Donnelly

186. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the examination undertaken of the use of incentives to support investment by general practitioners, dentists and other professionals in primary care centres, technology and service developments [52255/19]

General Practitioner Services

Stephen Donnelly

187. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the action taken to support general practitioner practices in disadvantaged urban areas. [52256/19]

General Practitioner Data

Stephen Donnelly

188. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed by the HSE on a salaried basis in each year since 2016. [52257/19]

Health Services Reform

Stephen Donnelly

189. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the proposed new structures within the HSE will be put on a statutory basis. [52258/19]

Hospice Services Provision

Stephen Donnelly

190. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospices in each local health office area in tabular form. [52259/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Stephen Donnelly

191. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments outstanding for more than two, three and four years, respectively, at the end of November 2019 for each reporting hospital in tabular form. [52260/19]

Health Services Access

Stephen Donnelly

192. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the medical assessment units, urgent care centres and minor injuries clinics that extended their Monday to Friday hours of opening since 2016, in tabular form. [52261/19]

Health Services Access

Stephen Donnelly

193. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the medical assessment units, urgent care centres, and minor injuries clinics that extended hours of opening to weekends since 2016 in tabular form. [52262/19]

Emergency Services Data

Stephen Donnelly

194. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the increases in ambulances, EMTs and paramedics that have taken place in each year since 2016. [52263/19]

HSE Data

Stephen Donnelly

195. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the performance management unit in the HSE; the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed; the number of reports and reviews it has undertaken; and the recommendations made by it to improve performance. [52264/19]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

Stephen Donnelly

196. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when he plans to negotiate a new consultant contract. [52265/19]

Health Services Funding

Stephen Donnelly

197. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to base health expenditure on multi-year budgeting supported by a five-year health service plan based on realistic and verifiable projections. [52266/19]

HSE Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

198. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 6 December 2019 or the latest date available. [52267/19]

HSE National Service Plan

Stephen Donnelly

199. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is on target to achieve savings, cost reductions or improved income generation in a number of areas set out in the HSE 2019 service plan (details supplied); and the achievements in each to date in 2019 in tabular form. [52268/19]

Hospital Services

Stephen Donnelly

200. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the implementation of the 45 recommendations of the trauma steering group in tabular form. [52269/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Stephen Donnelly

201. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the implementation of the recommendations of the Scally report in tabular form. [52270/19]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Stephen Donnelly

202. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on agency staff each month in 2018 and to date in 2019; the proportion of the anticipated agency staff expenditure by the HSE for 2019 incurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52271/19]

Prescriptions Charges

Stephen Donnelly

203. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and the amount projected for 2019. [52272/19]

Hospital Discharges

Stephen Donnelly

204. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital to the end of November 2019. [52273/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Stephen Donnelly

205. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service; the number of new emergency ambulances acquired; the number of intermediate care ambulances decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service; the number of new intermediate care ambulances acquired; the number of rapid response vehicles decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service; the number of new rapid response vehicles acquired; the number of vehicles commissioned and purchased as rapid response vehicles by the National Ambulance Service acquired; the number in use; the number awaiting entry into service to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52274/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Stephen Donnelly

206. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances in service by the year in which they entered service, pods and vehicles; the date on which they entered service; the HSE region in which they are based; the number of intermediate care ambulances in service by the year in which they entered service, pods and vehicles; the date on which they entered service the HSE region in which they are based in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52275/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Stephen Donnelly

207. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the distances travelled by emergency, intermediate care ambulances and rapid response vehicles in service in such a capacity by HSE region subdivided by each 50,000 miles and or 80,000 kms, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52276/19]

General Practitioner Data

Stephen Donnelly

208. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area in tabular form. [52277/19]

Emergency Departments Data

Stephen Donnelly

209. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency medicine consultants in each public and voluntary hospital with an emergency department; the number of 24-hour emergency departments; and the number that have an emergency medicine consultant available daily on a 24-hour basis public and voluntary hospital with an emergency department in tabular form. [52278/19]

Hospitals Data

Stephen Donnelly

255. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the type of procedures that were cancelled or postponed in regard to the recent cancellations of elective procedures at the children’s hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52381/19]