PQ Responses - June 18th 2019

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PQ 24853-19 - Denis Naughten

To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric occupational therapists in the Saolta area; the number of paediatric occupational therapists employed in the Saolta area; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24883-19 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds nationally by CHO; if they are for adults or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24896-19 - Dessie Ellis

To ask the Minister for Health the location of each of the adult and adolescent medical detoxification units and community based residential detoxification beds, respectively

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PQ 24913-19 - Dara Calleary

To ask the Minister for Health the application process for a healthcare assistant to obtain a HSE contract; his plans to establish a panel for same; the timeline for the establishment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24918-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the in loco parentis clause from HSE policy in view of the fact that it is causing hardship for many families and is perceived as unworkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 24919-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children approved and waiting for treatment on the orthodontic waiting list in counties Kerry and Cork; the number from County Kerry; the details for same in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 24964-19 - Peadar Toibin

To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a conflict of interest exists in which medical professionals that have a commercial interest in companies that provide NIPT are also the obstetricians that certify for the provision of an abortion as a result of tests procured in their company

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PQ 25015-19 - Michael Healy Rae

To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the HSE recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25068-19 - Michael Fitzmaurice

To ask the Minister for Health when additional staff will be allocated to the primary care centre in Roscommon town to enable medical assessments for the primary medical certificate to be carried out on patients that have applied for the primary medical certificate and whose assessments have been put on hold for a minimum of three months as a result of staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25071-19 - Alan Kelly.

To ask the Minister for Health if the report on a review of the statement of concern that children had been damaged by the HSE orthodontic services in Dublin mid-Leinster more than a decade previously which was submitted on 6 February 2015 will be published -

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PQ 25090-19 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if there are age restrictions or otherwise for persons wishing to avail of treatment in view of the fact that spinraza treatment has been approved; if so, the rationale for imposing a barrier to the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25094-19 - Charlie McConalogue

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in a department in a hospital (details supplied); the full title of the positions that are vacant; the funding required to fill all vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25144-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in hospital in County Louth experiencing a delayed discharge that are delayed dependant on a homecare package, home help hours and home support hours; and length of time these discharges have been delayed by -

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PQ 25145-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth awaiting provision of homecare packages, home help hours and home support hours

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PQ 25147-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth in receipt of home help hours, homecare packages and home support hours

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PQ 25148-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth that applied for homecare packages, home help hours and home support hours in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number of applications approved

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PQ 25149-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the crisis in the provision of home help hours in County Louth and CHO area 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25207-19 - Mattie McGrath

To ask the Minister for Health the number of private companies and organisations providing mental health services under contract with the HSE; the amount paid to same in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25269-19 - Robert Troy

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of general practitioner services at Ballymore health centre, County Westmeath (details supplied)

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PQ 25280-19 - Alan Kelly

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25282-19 - Jackie Cahil

To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress on the capital project at Saint Patrick's Hospital Cashel, County Tipperary; the completion date; the funds allocated and ring-fenced for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25290-19 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used here to diagnose ME as described under G.93.3 WHO, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10); if the HSE will be requested to develop guidelines for the condition relevant to Ireland and reference contemporary research to complement work being carried out in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25292-19 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to update its diagnostic and treatment procedures for persons with ME to reflect best international practice; if he will address the lack of specialist support within the health service for those suffering with ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25316-19 - Eamon Scanlon

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the efficiency of resources in the cross border directive office in view of the volume of claims it receives from patients accessing healthcare in the United Kingdom; and his plans to increase staff numbers to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25330-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health the other services being funded from the homecare budget that are not related to the homecare service or direct homecare client hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 25337-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health the additional procedures put in place to safeguard persons in the community that await a service; if the timeframe for reviewing the needs of persons has been narrowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25339-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health the homecare hours being delivered for the HSE by third party private providers; the cost of the provision in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25341-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health the examination carried out to ensure compliance to the promise of equity by the HSE when allocating homecare hours to persons awaiting discharge from acute hospital beds versus the community waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 25358-19 - Eugene Murphy.

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the ENT outpatient waiting list at Roscommon County Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting period by triage category; the steps being taken to address the waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 25360-19 - Eugene Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for primary medical certificates in counties Roscommon and Galway to date; the number of applications awaiting assessment in both counties to date; the waiting period in both counties for primary medical certificate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25373-19 - Frank Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to access occupational therapy adult services in County Roscommon to date; the number on waiting lists for priority one, two and three cases, respectively; the number of children waiting to access occupational therapy children’s services in the county; the average waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25375-19 - John Brassil

To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to ensure a ruling (details supplied) is implemented in full in compliance with legislation for all relevant staff groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 25387-19 - Catherine Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of land purchased and leased by size and amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and amount expended per year in cases in which land is leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25426-19 - Tom Neville

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for wheelchairs nationally; the number on a waiting list for the provision of wheelchairs in the HSE west; the number of those waiting less than 12 months, 12 months to 2 years and more than 2 years for a new wheelchair and an upgraded wheelchair; and the estimated cost involved to provide each person on the waiting list with new or upgraded wheelchairs as per the request which was sent on their behalf to the HSE

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PQ 25435-19 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly approved for home help and homecare hours; and the number of persons on the waiting list despite having already been approved for hours

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PQ 25436-19 - Brian Stanley

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath approved for home help and homecare hours; and the number of persons on the waiting list despite having already been approved for hours

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PQ 25450-19 - Anne Rabbitte

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of financial support provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the non-financial supports provided to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25451-19 - Anne Rabbitte

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of financial support provided to a service (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the non-financial supports provided to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25454-19 - Anne Rabbitte

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of financial support provided to a group (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the non-financial supports provided to the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25455-19 - Anne Rabbitte

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PQ 25482-19 - Roisin Shortall

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the dual diagnosis clinical care programme in the absence of a clinical lead; the amount of the budget which has been spent and remains, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 25503-19 - Stephen Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours provided in each local health office area for each month to date in 2019, in tabular form; and the way it compares against the target for each month -

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PQ 25504-19 - Stephen Donnelly

To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2019 of the agreement for health care support assistants to be paid for the time it takes them to travel to persons' homes; the estimated full year cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 25507-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €19.4 million indicated in the HSE national service plan for full year cost in 2019 of 2018 home support levels including the 2017 to 2018 winter plan is to be spent; and the way in which it has been spent to date in tabular form

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PQ 25508-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on home support to date; the hours delivered; and the number of persons to which hours have been delivered in tabular form

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PQ 25553-19 - Sean Fleming

To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will facilitate all hospital consultants that were on the 1997 consultants contract that commenced before 2008 to switch to the 2008 contract arising from the High Court decision on 15 June 2018 prior to which the HSE was not honouring the contract until decided upon by the Court; if the contracts will be made available to all those on such contracts and not only those that had taken a case against the HSE; if these consultants can be put on the SA A2 point on the payscale in order to ensure there is no discrimination against senior consultants that were earlier entrants with more experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 25562-19 - Barry Cowen

To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out to assess the cost differential between a patient staying in an acute bed versus receiving home help hours; the average cost of keeping a person in an acute bed for a week; the cost per week of using home help hours; if the cost is less, the reason he is not increasing spending on home help while reducing spending on the acute side; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - June 18th 2019