354. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists 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. [41450/17]
353. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18 years of age for speech and therapy treatment in CHO area 4 and Cork south Lee LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Mahon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/17]
352. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18 years of age for a speech and language assessment in CHO area 4 and Cork south Lee LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Mahon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/17]
351. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in community health care organisation, CHO, area 4 who have signed up to the free general practitioner service for the under sixes scheme; the number in local health office, LHO, Cork south Lee; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mahon can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41446/17]
350. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent public health nurses in CHO area 4 and LHO area Cork south Lee; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mahon can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41445/17]
349. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent social workers in CHO area 4 and LHO area Cork south Lee; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mahon can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41444/17]
348. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists in CHO area 4 and LHO area Cork south Lee; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mahon can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41443/17]
347. 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 8; the number in the Longford and Westmeath LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41442/17]
346. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18 years of age for a speech and language assessment in CHO area 8; the number in the Longford and Westmeath LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41441/17]
345. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners both in post and vacant in community health care organisation, CHO, area 8 who have signed up to the free general practitioner service for the under sixes scheme; the number in local health office, LHO, area Longford and Westmeath; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mullingar can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/17]
344. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent public health nurses in CHO area 8 and in the LHO area Longford and Westmeath; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mullingar can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/17]
343. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent social workers in CHO area 8 and in the LHO area Longford and Westmeath; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mullingar can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41437/17]
342. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists in CHO area 8 and in the LHO area Longford and Westmeath; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mullingar can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41436/17]
341. 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 7 and Dublin south west LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41435/17]
340. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18 years of age for a speech and language assessment in CHO area 7 and Dublin south west LHO; the number of these within the catchment area of Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/17]
339. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners, both in-post and vacant, in CHO area 7 that have signed up to the free general practitioner service for the under sixes scheme; the number in Dublin south west LHO; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Tallaght can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41432/17]
338. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent public health nurses in CHO area 7 and Dublin south west LHO; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Tallaght can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41431/17]
337. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent social workers in CHO area 7 and Dublin south west LHO; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Tallaght can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/17]
336. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists in CHO area 7 and in the Dublin south west LHO; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Tallaght can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/17]
218. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each local health office area in June, July and August 2017; and the way in which this compares against the target in tabular form. [41205/17]
217. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [41190/17]
216. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [41189/17]
215. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [41188/17]
214. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [41187/17]
213. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [41186/17]
212. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [41185/17]
68. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when he expects to bring forward proposals on changing the nursing home support scheme. [40943/17]
58. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if reports that the HSE is facing a projected €300 million financial deficit this year are accurate; and the action that will be taken to address this. [40942/17]
55. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent assertion that Irish persons have the worst access to newly launched medicines. [40941/17]
351. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extent to which both the excessive cost and duration of training required by members of community organisations recognised as listed organisations under SI 449/2015 to become recognised as authorised persons to administer emergency medicines under the terms of this legislation are acting as a barrier to the successful implementation of this initiative, including the widespread roll-out of such training and the increased access to emergency medicines by persons who require them; his views on whether it is time to update the training to enable communities to have access to these life-saving medicines in GAA clubs, cafés and workplaces; the measures he plans to take to address these barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40508/17]
350. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of non-health care, community based organisations or enterprises, such as cafés or hotels, which have applied for authorisation by the Health Products Regulatory Authority to be a listed organisation permitted to administer emergency medicines as provided for under SI 449/2015; the number of persons authorised to administer emergency care within these listed organisations to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40507/17]
336. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he plans to restrict the provision of adult nappies to persons; if so, the reason this measure is being undertaken; the amount that supplies are being reduced by; the timeframe for this measure to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40469/17]
312. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund has reviewed the price being charged for long-term residential care in private nursing homes (details supplied); if the transparency of the pricing mechanism will be increasing in order that existing and potential investors can make as informed decisions as possible; and if so, if he will report on the findings. [40347/17]
310. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for the nursing home support scheme in each year since its inception; and the revenue raised each year on the basis of the financial assessment of assets. [40339/17]
262. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of Nivolumab on the reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40144/17]
261. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a social worker will be assigned to a person (details supplied); the efforts being made to secure housing for this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40143/17]
260. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted only to people with type 1 diabetes but will be made available to all persons on multiple daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40142/17]
170. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in July 2017; the number of such ambulances that waited more than 20, 40, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes respectively to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls, in tabular form. [40114/17]
169. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate the charging of additional fees to residents under the nursing home support scheme. [40113/17]
168. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to survey individual nursing homes on the amount they are charging in additional fees to residents under the nursing home support scheme and the services they are delivering for these levies. [40112/17]
523. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the freestyle libre system to be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; if the system will not be restricted only to persons with type 1 diabetes but will be made available to all persons on multi-daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39797/17]
507. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the operational primary care centres and the year in which they opened, by county, in tabular form. [39706/17]
443. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been or will be given to the funding of an IVF scheme to eliminate the cystic fibrosis gene for couples affected by this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39451/17]
442. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason funding for the World Health Organization's baby friendly health initiative has stopped; if this decision will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39450/17]
441. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to improve juvenile arthritis treatment in Cork University Hospital; when a replacement consultant will be put in place; if consideration is being given for a satellite clinic in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39446/17]
410. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if funding can be provided for a person (details supplied) with special needs for a taxi to transport them to and from a training centre. [39321/17]