376. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a submission by OLCHC requesting funding for the third rheumatology consultant has not been granted for the past three years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43887/17]
375. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to address a shortfall (details supplied) in care for children with JIA in the annual Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43886/17]
374. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the competing priorities for funding (details supplied); the position regarding children with arthritis, who are waiting for two years on the list of priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43885/17]
342. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages and transitional care beds that will be provided by the €37 million funding announced in budget 2018. [43696/17]
280. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if 2019 is the earliest date that public funding can be provided for assisted human reproduction; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons are of the view that this may be too late for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43449/17]
137. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if there are now 81 doctors working as consultants in public hospitals who are not on the specialist register of the Medical Council; and if claims are accurate that in some cases the least experienced persons working remotely without senior consultant peer back-up were performing high-risk exploratory surgery for abdominal pains. [43341/17]
136. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the promised €14 million investment over three years in Cork University Maternity Hospital; the amount which has been allocated and drawn down; the items or services which have been provided with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43340/17]
135. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of €5 million for the Healthy Ireland fund in 2017; if this funding has been allocated for 2017; and the locations in which the funding has been spent in 2017, in tabular form. [43339/17]
132. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed national review of cardiology services; the preparatory works conducted by the HSE during the summer; if an outside international expert has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43294/17]
749. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/17]
727. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42783/17]
672. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42779/17]
638. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42786/17]
612. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42774/17]
557. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the dates on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the position prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/17]
522. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42775/17]
469. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42772/17]
424. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the timeframe to publish an antimicrobial resistance plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42262/17]
413. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if persons with haemochromatosis are to be charged €80 for outpatient attendance to have their blood drawn off; if so, if this applies just to private patients; if this charge will be imposed on medical card patients also; the justification for imposing fees on this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42221/17]
410. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received treatment to date in 2017 under the funding provided to the National Treatment Purchase Fund separately from HSE waiting list initiatives. [42217/17]
358. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 65 years of age in the fair deal scheme, under the nursing homes support scheme; and the number of persons under 65 years of age in receipt of it in each of the years 2012 to 2016. [42797/17]
356. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such a delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42782/17]
293. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a third paediatric rheumatologist to combat the waiting list for persons with juvenile arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42502/17]
257. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42776/17]
215. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there were changes in the powers delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42784/17]
188. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42781/17]
120. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42778/17]
78. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42785/17]
40. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42780/17]
15. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42773/17]
2. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach if there were changes in the powers delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; and if so, the details of same. [42787/17]
131. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a re-evaluation will be carried out on the drug Kuvan for persons with PKU under the reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/17]
586. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if legislation is required in respect of the identification card that is being rolled out, particularly in relation to the area of data protection in view of the multiple proposed uses for this card across Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41736/17]
543. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 3, Tipperary north east Limerick LHO and the catchment area of Thurles are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and in high-priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/17]
542. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 4, Cork south Lee LHO and the catchment area of Mahon are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and in high-priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41447/17]
541. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 8, Longford and Westmeath LHO and the catchment area of Mullingar are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and high-priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41440/17]
540. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 7, Dublin south west LHO and the catchment area of Tallaght are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and high-priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41433/17]
451. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the outcome of the drugs group meeting on 14 September 2017 following its review of Vimizim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41932/17]
446. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the extent to which savings from the State’s agreement with an organisation (details supplied) in 2016 have been applied towards the funding of new medicines; and the processes in place to ensure that in 2018 savings generated under the agreement are applied for the funding of new medicines by the Health Service Executive and transparently reported as such. [41919/17]
416. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate in budget 2018 the required moneys for the provision of the pilot project for Prader-Willi syndrome providing respite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/17]
415. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the use of email, text and so on to notify persons of appointments in circumstances in which it is possible in an effort to reduce administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/17]
413. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introducing a postgraduate programme that would allow nurses from other fields to study and train to become general nurses helping to alleviate staffing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41732/17]
409. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will meet persons (details supplied) to discuss their recent experience with the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41715/17]
360. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the drug ocrelizumab for the treatment of multiple sclerosis; if the drug is being assessed by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE; and if not, if it will be assessed in the near future. [41461/17]
359. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18 years of age for speech and language therapy treatment in CHO area 3 and Tipperary north east Limerick LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41456/17]
358. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18 years of age for speech and language assessment in CHO area 3 and Tipperary north east Limerick LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41455/17]
357. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in community health care organisation, CHO, area 3 who have signed up to the free general practitioner service for the under sixes scheme; the number in local health office, LHO, Tipperary north east Limerick; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Thurles can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41453/17]
356. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent public health nurses in CHO area 3 and LHO area Tipperary north east Limerick; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Thurles can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41452/17]
355. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent social workers in CHO area 3 and LHO area Tipperary north east Limerick; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Thurles can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41451/17]