Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Services for People with Disabilities

Tony McLoughlin

385. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health why the Gníomh Lann learning disability day service located in Balinode in County Sligo is required to change its location; his plans for its future in the locality; the plans in place to keep the nine persons with complex needs who use this facility together at an alternative location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41385/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Tom Fleming

386. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41408/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Tom Fleming

387. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will favourably examine an application for a lottery grant to his Department by an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry which is providing excellent and essential services to the youth of County Kerry, regarding all aspects of health and social well being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41409/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tony McLoughlin

388. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for an over 70s medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41465/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

389. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41467/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

390. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health why a medical card for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W was revoked; and if it will be re-instated. [41474/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

391. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Longford receives hospital appointments. [41477/15]

Medical Card Delays

Michelle Mulherin

392. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay in issuing a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41484/15]

Psychological Services

James Bannon

393. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a Health Service Executive child psychologist will be appointed to County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41485/15]

Medical Card Drugs Availability

Billy Kelleher

394. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if there is a variance in medicines available on the medical card, by county; if so the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/15]

HSE Investigations

Billy Kelleher

395. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 3 March 2015, if he will ensure that a full and final reply will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41495/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

John McGuinness

396. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early assessment appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as the case is urgent; and if he will expedite the matter. [41497/15]

Hospital Procedures

John McGuinness

397. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [41499/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

John McGuinness

398. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress he is making in ensuring that the level of funding required to continue the services approved by the L'Arche community in County Kilkenny is put in place; the number of meetings held by his Department and the Health Service Executive to resolve this issue; if he is aware that the L'Arche community is faced with possible and imminent closure due to the lack of funding; if he will request the executive to provide a positive and early response to the L'Arche community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41501/15]

Health Services Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

399. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1007 of 17 September 2014, if he will address a matter regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41511/15]

Medical Card Data

Willie O'Dea

400. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards in circulation in the Limerick health area on 1 November 2014 and on 1 November 2015, in tabular form; the number of these that were issued, on a discretionary basis; to persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/15]

Blood Donations

Pearse Doherty

401. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the ban on blood donations from males who have previously engaged in sexual intercourse with other males, as enforced by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; if the details of the data source used to justify and base this exclusion, which has been cited as necessary in order to reduce the risk of infected blood entering the blood supply; the potential increase in donations if the ban is lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/15]

Blood Donations

Pearse Doherty

402. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to lift the permanent deferral policy currently enforced by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in which persons who have resided for 12 months or more in total and cumulatively in Britain and or the six counties between 1980 and 1996 are excluded from making a blood donation; the data source used to justify and base this exclusion which has been cited as necessary in order to reduce the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, CJD, transmission; the potential increase in donations if the ban was lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41535/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

403. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for an appointment in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41541/15]

Dental Services

Brendan Smith

404. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health his proposals to provide additional resources for dental services in County Cavan and in County Monaghan; if he is aware that the level of dental services provided for primary school pupils in these counties is inadequate and is below the level of service available in neighbouring counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41550/15]

Misuse of Drugs

Brendan Smith

405. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health his proposals to have some psychoactive substances such as Clockwork Orange classified as controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41551/15]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

406. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for equipment by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [41569/15]

General Medical Services Scheme

Noel Harrington

407. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Health if there has been a change in the cost of international normalised ratio testing for patients on a medical card who are prescribed warfarin for a blood test; the reason for this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41574/15]

Mental Health Services Funding

Tom Fleming

408. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding in the 2016 mental health budget (details supplied) in compliance with A Vision for Change, the mental health services report for 2006, which recommended that a minimum of 8.5% of the health budget should be allocated to mental health to implement its recommendations, including a comprehensive 24 hour, seven day community-based service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41588/15]

HSE Funding

Clare Daly

409. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the underfunding of a community organisation (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if funding in line with the needs of its residents will be provided, as it has less than three months' reserve, and will have to issue protection notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41591/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

410. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the status of a referral for a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41596/15]

Primary Medical Certificates Provision

Pat Breen

411. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated with a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41601/15]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Billy Kelleher

412. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the ambulance response time in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41602/15]

Primary Care Centres

Thomas P. Broughan

413. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when a primary care health centre will be opened and operational in Coolock in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/15]

Hospital Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

414. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the differences in core standards of Dublin hospitals; the hospital that has the highest number of staff vacancies; the number of nursing, doctor and consultant vacancies in each Dublin hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41614/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas P. Broughan

415. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists at each Dublin hospital; the hospital with the shortest waiting time; and with the longest waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41615/15]

Home Care Packages

Eoghan Murphy

416. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a solution to a home care problem (details supplied). [41624/15]

Health Services Provision

Eoghan Murphy

417. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [41629/15]

Hospital Procedures

Michael Healy-Rae

418. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for an operation. [41636/15]

Medical Card Delays

Dara Calleary

419. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health why a discretionary medical card has not been issued to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will agree that it is disgraceful that seriously ill patients do not have an automatic right to medical cards; if he will explain the delay in processing this person's application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41645/15]

Hospital Procedures

Michael Healy-Rae

420. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41656/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Colm Keaveney

421. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalents working in the intellectual disability sector, the number employed by the Health Service Executive, and the number employed by agencies, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41657/15]

Universal Health Insurance

Billy Kelleher

422. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the cost of the recent Economic and Social Research Institute report on universal health insurance; if upon deciding the commission of research into the estimated costs of universal health insurance, he invited tenders for the conduct of this research. [41661/15]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times

Pearse Doherty

423. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why more than 2,600 persons have been on trolleys in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal since 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Ciaran Lynch

424. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41706/15]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

425. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the replacement schemes for the currently suspended motorised transport grant scheme and the mobility allowance scheme will be introduced; if the proposal for an alternative scheme has been brought to Cabinet; if such a proposal has been included on the agenda of the Cabinet sub-committee; if the proposals have been referred to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41719/15]

Health Services Data

Thomas P. Broughan

426. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting assessment from the occupational health department in north Dublin for up to three months, from three months plus to six months, and for six months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41727/15]

Health Services Data

Thomas P. Broughan

427. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting allocation of services from the occupational health department in north Dublin once their application has been deemed successful for up to three months, from three months plus to six months, and from six months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41728/15]

Health Services Provision

Denis Naughten

428. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a service (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/15]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

429. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when asthma will be included in the long-term illness scheme given the number of persons suffering with asthma; the costs incurred for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41761/15]

Health Services Staff Data

Billy Timmins

430. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of social workers employed in the community for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41765/15]

Health Services Staff Data

Billy Timmins

431. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed and operational in communities for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41766/15]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Griffin

432. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the tuberculosis, BCG, vaccine for infants and the anticipated timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41767/15]

Home Help Service Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

433. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why the home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41801/15]

Medical Card Delays

Pearse Doherty

434. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41802/15]