238. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged zero to 18 years of age currently on waiting lists for speech and language therapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17210/17]
237. 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 by HSE area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17209/17]
236. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged zero to 18 years currently on waiting lists for a speech and language assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17208/17]
235. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children aged zero to 18years of age for an appointment with their child and adolescent mental health team by HSE area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17207/17]
234. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged zero to 18 years of age currently on waiting lists for an appointment with their local child and adolescent mental health team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17206/17]
229. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if there is a threat of closure to Elphin health centre and Strokestown health centre in County Roscommon; his plans to wind down services in one or both health centres following completion of the new Boyle primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17188/17]
223. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can confirm plans to remove the intermediate care vehicle from Castleblayney station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17157/17]
277. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the duration that recruitment panels operate for before they expire; if recruitment panels are lasting for long periods; if newer panels are overridden or absorbed by older panels with the effect that the staff with more up-to-date skills, knowledge and experience may be placed lower on staffing panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16962/17]
275. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans for the primary health care centre in an area (details supplied); the regional HSE jurisdiction it will come under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16899/17]
273. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of CT and bone scans that were cancelled or missed by patients since 1 January 2017 in the Mater hospital; if these slots are automatically offered to other patients or whether the slots are lost; if there is a protocol in place for this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16886/17]
321. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in February 2017, in tabular form; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes and 180 minutes, respectively, for same. [14810/17]
74. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be accommodated with regard to a passport application issue that has arisen. [14808/17]
Bill entitled an Act to require medical practitioners to declare any income or gift received from medical suppliers or pharmaceutical companies to the Medical Council in statutory declaration annually
216. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will sanction the co-funding of the DEBRA-funded outreach nurse according to a sliding scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/17]
215. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the appointment of two outreach nurses to be based in both Crumlin and St. James's hospitals to care for epidermolysis bullosa patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14373/17]
189. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the level of speech and language services in the Dublin 24 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/17]
1260. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason there has been a delay in the enactment of the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016; when it will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13791/17]
1108. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a final agreement will be reached in relation to bin charges; the measures that will be put in place for families throughout the country with sanitary waste that are being penalised with the pay by weight system through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12978/17]
1001. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the details of the paediatric and maternity services at Portlaoise hospital; if they are to be downgraded, the locations these services will move to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14092/17]
895. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken (details supplied) to resolve the respite issues of disabled children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/17]
796. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 March 2017; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [13115/17]
444. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider a submission by a residents' association (detail supplied) to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13475/17]
205. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE compiles figures on misdiagnosed cases in regard to mental health; if so, the procedures in place to carry out reviews of these misdiagnosed cases; if there is a record history kept for each psychiatrist or psychologist that makes a wrong diagnosis in order that this information is available to a specialist supervisory panel as part of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12287/17]
83. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of centres with regard to the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012 that are now open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12081/17]
60. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the South/South West Hospital Group has an action plan to reduce the waiting times for outpatients, with almost 11,000 appointments outstanding for more than 18 months at the end of January 2017. [12080/17]
28. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12077/17]
20. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the hospital bed capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/17]
14. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the Health (Amendment) Act 2013, specifically in respect of its impact on the hospital sector. [12346/17]
632. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a vaccination programme for children born before 1 October 2016 to receive meningitis B and rotavirus immunisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12137/17]
603. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 24 January 2017, the number of exemptions sought to date in 2017 from the law on the usage of cannabis for medicinal purposes. [11852/17]
598. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the bed capacity review is starting or if it has started; the detail of its terms of reference; the stakeholders that have been consulted; if they will be liaised with during the review; and if the review will be directed to have a particular model of care in mind in making any recommendations of bed capacity. [11804/17]
595. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry will be appointed to the north Lee area in Cork; the reason there has been such a delay; the additional assistance which will be provided to deal with the backlog of cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11775/17]
580. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance; and the estimated full-year costs of additional personnel required for its staffing. [11668/17]
579. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance fleet; and the estimated full-year costs of additional personnel required for its staffing. [11667/17]
576. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [11664/17]
575. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [11663/17]
573. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [11661/17]
571. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million home help hours. [11659/17]
569. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [11657/17]
566. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants, including an average estimate for any support staff required per consultant. [11654/17]
565. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year running costs of opening all medical assessment units on a seven-day basis. [11653/17]
564. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year running costs of providing an additional 500 extra acute hospital beds, 1,000 extra acute hospital beds and 2,000 extra acute hospital beds. [11652/17]
563. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved registered intellectual disability nurses currently employed by the HSE; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11651/17]