840. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to implement the 2015 review of the nursing homes support scheme recommendations on residential care capacity, in tabular form (details supplied). [55019/17]
839. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to implement the 2015 review of the nursing homes support scheme recommendations for future service provision, in tabular form (details supplied). [55018/17]
838. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to implement the 2015 review of the nursing homes support scheme recommendations on the price of long-term residential care, in tabular form (details supplied). [55017/17]
837. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to implement the 2015 review of the nursing homes support scheme recommendations on the administration of the scheme, in tabular form (details supplied). [55016/17]
818. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action taken for each of the 21 priority actions due to commence in the first year of the obesity policy and action plan 2016 to 2025, in tabular form. [54931/17]
817. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if there is a ring-fenced funding stream in place for older patient groups, those with chronic illness and young persons with chronic neurological conditions, for example, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease. [54930/17]
816. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the detail of the HSE social care division’s local clinical governance model to ensure clear links between discharging hospitals and existing community services. [54929/17]
815. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE social care division has developed appropriate public long-term capacity in order that complex patient needs can be met consistently. [54928/17]
814. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the solutions found by the HSE social care division to the current regulatory requirements in order to protect public bed capacity which is vital to support the acute hospital system. [54927/17]
813. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the integrated care pathways that have been developed across the acute hospitals and community interface. [54926/17]
812. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action taken to implement recommendations 1 to 29 and 40 to 48 of the national rare disease plan, in tabular form. [54925/17]
800. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the detail of the critical care network within the south and south west hospital group. [54859/17]
799. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Schwartz rounds pilot in Galway University Hospital was completed in 2017; and when the Schwartz rounds will be introduced on all sites in the Saolta group. [54858/17]
798. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses registered to prescribe ionising radiation for each hospital group in 2016 and 2017 respectively, in tabular form. [54857/17]
797. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses registered to prescribe medicinal products for each hospital group in 2016 and 2017 respectively, in tabular form. [54856/17]
796. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of additional registered advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists that were recruited during 2017 by the Saolta hospital group to address the growing volume of new patients and increased treatment options available for persons presenting with and surviving cancer; and the number of registered advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in place for such purposes within the group. [54855/17]
795. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the way in which the capacity of an ambulatory haematology and oncology day care in the University Hospital Galway, UHG, centre was increased during 2017. [54854/17]
793. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a second breast surgeon was appointed in Letterkenny University Hospital during 2017. [54852/17]
792. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress that was made in the development of a respiratory support unit in Galway University Hospital during 2017. [54851/17]
791. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of new and additional staff that were recruited to support DEXA services within the Saolta hospital group. [54850/17]
790. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of additional theatre staff recruited during 2017 for each public and voluntary hospital for the purposes of increasing theatre capacity, in tabular form. [54849/17]
789. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the improvements that were made during 2017 to the early supported discharge stroke programme across the Saolta hospital group. [54848/17]
788. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the upgrades that were made to infrastructure within the Saolta hospital group for meeting hygiene standards. [54847/17]
787. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the rehabilitation unit in Roscommon University Hospital. [54846/17]
786. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the additional capacity that has been provided in Mayo University Hospital to address capacity deficits. [54845/17]
785. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the emergency department surgical block in Sligo University Hospital. [54844/17]
784. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a diabetic centre has been provided to facilitate the commencement of a paediatric insulin pump service in Sligo University Hospital. [54843/17]
782. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if capital funding has been secured for the development of a 50 bedded replacement block in Portiuncula University Hospital. [54841/17]
781. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress made during 2017 with regard to the blood and tissue establishment and integrated medical sciences laboratory in Galway University Hospital. [54840/17]
780. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress made during 2017 on the replacement of end-of-life catheterisation laboratories in Galway University Hospital and managed service for an additional catheterisation laboratory in Galway University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital. [54839/17]
779. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress made during 2017 on the replacement emergency department in Galway University Hospital. [54838/17]
778. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if implementation plans are in place for the emergency department review, the orthopaedic review, the haematology review and the histopathology review in the Saolta University Health Care Group. [54837/17]
777. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if will report on increased radiology capacity within the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, RCSI, hospital group; if there is a PET scanner now situated in Beaumont Hospital; and if there is a second CT scanner for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and a MRI situated at Connolly Hospital. [54836/17]
776. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if eight medical scientists were recruited by the RCSI group for the laboratory modernisation implementation of the MedLIS system. [54835/17]
775. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the progression of the phase II capital development of 81 beds and five theatres in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. [54834/17]
774. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the 31-bed complex discharge facility in Beaumont hospital. [54833/17]
773. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase access to the weight management programme and to bariatric surgery within the Ireland East hospital group during 2017; the number of persons who accessed the programmes during the year; and the equivalent figures for 2016. [54832/17]
772. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans for the relocation of the Coombe maternity hospital to the St. James’s site; the progress made on this in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54831/17]
771. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the commissioning of new linear accelerators at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, during 2017; and the number now in place. [54830/17]
770. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff recruited for the phased increase in radiation oncology services at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar. [54829/17]
768. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a frailty intervention therapy team and additional telemetry units in St. James’s Hospital emergency department. [54827/17]
767. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the model for integrated care programme for older persons at Tallaght hospital in association with the local CHO, clinical strategy and programmes and social care division. [54826/17]
766. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a model of care proposal for the expansion of rehabilitation services in counties Laois and Offaly in conjunction with community health organisation 8. [54825/17]
765. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of an integrated care steering committee between the Dublin Midlands hospital group and relevant community health organisations 7 and 8 respectively. [54824/17]
511. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the details for both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital of the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months, four to eight months and more than eight months for treatment, in tabular form; and if the same information will be provided for other spinal patients. [54124/17]
509. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in acute hospitals approved for transitional care to move to alternative care settings. [54118/17]