PQ Responses - May 15th 2019

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PQ 20494-19 - Eugene Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 27 key recommendations made by the external review into Roscommon Mental Health Services which signalled a service in crisis mode which have been implemented since the publication of the report in September 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20658-19 - Eugene Murphy

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact further to the announcement of the HSE recruitment embargo persons were that in the recruitment process and that had consequently officially notified their employers are now unemployed as a result and will have to rely on payments from the Department of Employment and Social Protection.

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PQ 20713-19 - Niamh Smyth

To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the ongoing crisis in relation to the provision of home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 20829-19 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of modular theatres at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20831-19 - Catherine Connolly.

To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to allow for the development of an extra procedure room in endoscopy at University Hospital Galway; the number of persons and duration by month on the waiting list for GI endoscopy, oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy and colonoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20840-19 - Clare Daly

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the level of midwifery staffing in many maternity units remains below the Birthrate Plus recommendations and in some cases well below same; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 20841-19 - Fiona O'Loughlin

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the assessment unit in Naas General Hospital accident and emergency department in closed; and his plans to reopen the service

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PQ 20842-19 - Fiona O'Loughlin

To ask the Minister for Health if the delays being experienced in the delivery of homecare packages in the CHO7 areas in counties Kildare and Wicklow will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20845-19 - Maurice Quinlivan

To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to address the overcrowding situation in University Hospital Limerick further to correspondence he received from seven County Limerick and mid-west TDs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20855-19 - James Browne

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children presenting at emergency departments nationwide with self-harm injuries, suicide attempts and or overdoses in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20876-19 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the proposed developments at Sheil Community Hospital, Ballyshannon, County Donegal -

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PQ 20877-19 - Marc MacSharry

To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the proposed developments at St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim

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PQ 20883-19 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the process for allocating homecare packages and respite care is fit for purpose and provides the care needed to the most vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20884-19 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health if each CHO has enough funding to provide the home and respite care packages necessary for all those in need nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20903-19 - Martin Heydon

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays for children on waiting lists for assessments and services with the South Kildare NDT; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20905-19 - John Brady

To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary care centre in Arklow, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20906-19 - Darragh O'Brien

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of home support hours available for older persons in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 20907-19 - Darragh O'Brien

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the budget for disability services in CHO 9 is allocated without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20908-19 - John McGuinness

To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future of Kilcreene Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20918-19 - Charlie McConalogue

To ask the Minister for Health his long-term plans for a number of community hospitals in County Donegal including the community hospitals in Lifford, Ramelton and St. Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20966-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of eligible specialist applications received for each advertised but unfilled consultant post; and the number of eligible candidates interviewed for each unfilled post

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PQ 20967-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the reason these is an insufficient number of eligible applications for approved permanent consultant posts in CHI; and the reason he has not restored pay parity for new entrant consultants as recommended in the Public Service Pay Commission report published in August 2018 in view of the fact that this is one of the main factors that is driving the required specialists abroad

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PQ 20968-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if staffing in the children's hospitals in Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght will not be compromised to facilitate the running of the satellite UCC Blanchardstown in circumstances in which recruitment is insufficient or incomplete

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PQ 20969-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction beds in the health service; and his plans to increase the number

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PQ 20978-19 - Louise O'Reilly

To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that lymphedema patients are being charged for lymphedema garments which are essential garments for their treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20984-19 - Willie Penrose

To ask the Minister for Health the health services available to persons that have been definitively diagnosed with Lyme disease; if weekly ECG tests and blood tests every two weeks are available to such persons that need continuous assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20986-19 - Eamon Scanlon

To ask the Minister for Health when the medtronic 670g pump will be approved which has potential long-term benefits to type 1 diabetics and significant long-term health cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20993-19 - Declan Breathnach

To ask the Minister for Health if he will make additional funding available to child mental health services in County Louth; if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting lists for child mental health services causing severe distress to families; and if he will make a statement on the matter

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PQ 21029-19 - Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recent announcement of the HSE of a recruitment embargo in relation to candidates that had completed the recruitment process and that had made life changing decisions based on job offers by the HSE that now find themselves in some cases without a job; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21033-19 - Kevin O'Keeffe

To ask the Minister for Health if funding is to be withdrawn from a specific unit in a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork and redistributed to a hospital in another county; if all funding and resources at the hospital will be maintained at current levels and or increased; and if the upgrade of a unit at another hospital will have no impact on funding or service levels at the hospital

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PQ 21037-19 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the protocols and procedures in place at the laundry service in University Hospital Galway particularly regarding infection control; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21055-19 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the details of reduced capacity in the Central Mental Hospital; the way in which waiting lists are being handled particularly during the transition from Dundrum to the new facility in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21056-19 - Richard Boyd Barrett

To ask the Minister for Health the cost of all vaccines; the vacancies included under the childhood vaccination programmes; the vaccines included under medical programmes; the cost of vaccines that require payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 20918-19 - Charlie McConalogue

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PQ 21035-19 - Catherine Connolly

To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the laundry service at University Hospital Galway; the length of time such positions have been vacant; the grade of vacancies; when they will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21077-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the National Counselling Service in County Louth in each year over the past five years

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PQ 21078-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Louth currently on the waiting list for the National Counselling Service; the number of these persons that have been waiting 3 to 6, 6 to 12,12 to 15 and more than 15 months respectively, in tabular form

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PQ 21079-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the National Counselling Service; and the staff vacancies that exist

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PQ 21081-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the age of persons from County Louth that died by suicide over the past five years

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PQ 21082-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated in County Louth each year for the past five years for the implementation of Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015-2020

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PQ 21084-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting to access psychology services primary care, CAMHS and disability; and the number of these children that have been waiting 3 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 15 and more than 15 months respectively, in tabular form

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PQ 21085-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth, that have had an initial assessment and are waiting to access further psychology services primary care, CAMHS and disability; and the number of these children that have been waiting 3 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 15 and more than 15 months respectively in tabular form

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PQ 21086-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults in County Louth waiting to access psychology services; and the number of these adults that have been waiting 3 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 15 and more than 15 months respectively in tabular form

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PQ 21087-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults in County Louth that have had an initial assessment and are waiting to access psychology services primary care, CAMHS and disability; and the number of these adults that have been waiting 3 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 15 and more than 15 months respectively in tabular form

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PQ 21088-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels for the CAMHS team for County Louth; the way in which this compares with the recommended staffing levels in A Vision for Change; and the specific staff currently not recruited

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PQ 21089-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are awaiting to access CAMHS services; and the number of these persons that have been waiting 3 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 15 and more than 15 months respectively in tabular form

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PQ 21092-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions to hospital of persons from County Louth for anxiety or depression in each year over the past five years; and the average admission rate nationally

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PQ 21094-19 - Gerry Adams

To ask the Minister for Health the mental health funding allocation for each county for 2019; and the per capita spend in each county for 2019, in tabular form

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PQ 21149-19 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which staff shortages have shown up in the past six months which may have impeded the delivery and quality of the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21150-19 - Bernard J Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nursing staff at all grades that have been employed by the HSE in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21151-19 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed throughout the public health sector in the past two years; the extent to which vacancies remain to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21154-19 - Bernard J Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued in 2018 and to date in 2019; the extent to which this has contributed to the overall total; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21156-19 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel engaged in the delivery of homecare packages; the number of outstanding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. -

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PQ 21158-19 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which primary care centres or the upgrading of existing health centres has progressed throughout north County Kildare; the extent to which all required facilities have been put in place to facilitate the provision of required level of services to the community and the alleviation of pressure on accident and emergency departments and hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ 21159-19 - Bernard J. Durkan

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic treatment continues to be made available as appropriate for children and or teenagers that require such treatment; the number of cases treated in each of the past ten years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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PQ Responses - May 15th 2019