206. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the introduction of enhanced ultraviolet germicidal irradiation within the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in hospitals to eliminate the cooling coil biofilm and entrained microbes, which necessitate constant cleaning of cooling coils, drip trays, plenums, ductwork and conditioned air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7487/17]
205. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to the cooling coils for air conditioning systems in hospitals, he will provide information regarding the levels of bacterial and fungal biofilms that are found when the systems are cleaned and decontaminated; if there has ever been a report of the release of planktonic bacteria and fungi into the conditioned airstream that would add to existing entrained planktonic bacteria and fungi that would get through primary filters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7486/17]
204. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in hospitals have been reviewed in the context of minimising hospital-acquired infections; if any recommendations have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7485/17]
541. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis surgeries for public patients carried out in 2016; and the hospitals in which they were performed, in tabular form. [7412/17]
507. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of Healthlink referrals from general practitioners that have been classified as received but not yet acknowledged; and the average time period between receipt and acknowledgement. [7228/17]
458. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the tasks previously carried out by non-consultant hospital doctors are being undertaken by nurses in all HSE and voluntary hospitals; and if not, the details of the hospitals in which this is not happening. [7108/17]
457. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the details of the recent agreement under which the time and one-sixth twilight payment to nurses working in the evening was restored in return for taking on tasks previously carried out by doctors; and if this payment has been restored to nurses working in all HSE and voluntary hospitals. [7107/17]
456. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for the end of each year from 2002 to 2010, in tabular form; the numbers waiting on the list at those times for zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months and more than 18 months. [7075/17]
455. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for the end of each year from 2002 to 2010, in tabular form; and the numbers waiting on the list at those times for zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months and more than 18 months. [7074/17]
415. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the communications he has had with his UK counterpart with regard to the UK's continued participation in the European Union’s rapid alert system for food and feed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6916/17]
414. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of times the European Union’s rapid alert system for food and feed has received a notification from Ireland from 2010 to 2016 per annum, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6915/17]
366. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on whether, for thousands of older persons across the country with high dependency care requirements, nursing home care is best suited to meet their care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/17]
365. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that persons being transferred to nursing home care are presenting with increasingly complex and high dependency care requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/17]
364. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the 23,000 plus persons funded by the nursing home support scheme have undertaken the common summary assessment report, as required for every applicant applying for the scheme, and by consequence have all been assessed by a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals as requiring nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6705/17]
363. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that nursing homes are providing specialised care on a 24/7 basis in dedicated health care settings that are equipped with specialist equipment and highly skilled staff; his further views on whether nursing home care and home care have very different care elements and simplistic comparisons comparing them as like for like are misrepresentative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6704/17]
362. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who transferred from HSE acute hospitals to private nursing homes under the transitional care initiative during 2016 and under the winter initiative 2016-17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6703/17]
361. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 30 November 2016, the details of the HSE disbursement of the financial allocation by CHO between not-for-profit, for-profit and HSE-managed services. [6700/17]
140. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance if there are incentives for landowners to lease their grounds to sports clubs on a long-term basis; if not, his plans to introduce such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/17]
106. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the heads of the general scheme of the Bail Bill published in July 2015 that have not been incorporated in the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016, in tabular form; and the reason for their exclusion. [7076/17]
205. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost per bed in the new children's hospital; and the reason it varies so much from the normal €1 million capital cost per bed previously provided in HSE estimates. [6564/17]
204. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason the €560 million estimate to build the new children's hospital provided by his predecessor to Dáil Éireann in 2012 has been at such variance from the final tender; if it is correct that a €1 billion cost has now been agreed for the building of the project; the estimates for the costs of information technology and for other equipment necessary for the fitting out of the hospital; and the current final estimate for the full completion of the project. [6563/17]
200. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. [6520/17]
199. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for each month in 2016 and for January 2017 in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. [6519/17]
198. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015 inclusive in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6518/17]
197. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for each month in 2016 and for January 2017; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6517/17]
181. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funds are released to provide immediate respite care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/17]
226. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his Department will be undertaking health promotion campaigns in relation to oral and dental hygiene aimed at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6296/17]
225. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there is sufficient oral and dental hygiene programmes available in schools and the broader community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6295/17]
640. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the Cork North-Central constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department; the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5685/17]
570. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will be publishing the solar photovoltaic systems tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5656/17]
452. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to incorporate the Irish community air ambulance service into the national strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5897/17]
437. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position with regard to the certification of cannabidiol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5724/17]
423. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans that have been put in place with other EU member states by his Department in the potential situation whereby no bilateral agreement can be reached with the United Kingdom for the provision of cross-Border health initiatives in the event of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5672/17]
422. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his Department has sought a specific meeting of the all-island dialogue on Brexit focused on the issue of health provision and the implications of Brexit on cross-Border health schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5671/17]
421. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings of his Department's Brexit committee that have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/17]
420. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place between his Department and counterparts in the Departments of health in Belfast and London regarding the continuation of the cross-border health initiative and the treatment abroad scheme after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/17]
394. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the additional €20 million for the primary care reimbursement service in 2017; the existing services that are being expanded; the new services being provided with this allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5553/17]
234. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the Cork North Central constituency in 2015 and 2016; the amount of funding that was allocated to the Cork North Central constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department; the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5686/17]
266. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has reviewed the asset calculation methodology for the fair deal scheme relating to property by allowing applicants to use the local property tax bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/17]
119. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to set down his Department’s estimate of the cost of compensating hospital consultants in the wake of the HSE decision not to appeal the 2015 ruling of the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4650/17]
83. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the €9 million additional funding for the expansion of existing services or the provision of new services in acute hospitals is adequate to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4646/17]
78. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to improve ambulance turnaround time at emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4648/17]
47. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the claim by the director general of the HSE that the health services will require in the order of €9 billion in capital spend over the next ten years in order to overcome both historic and existing deficiencies. [4647/17]
42. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when he expects the 18-month target for outpatient consultations to be fully achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4649/17]
27. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the €9 million additional funding for the expansion of existing services or the provision of new services in acute hospitals is adequate to meet demand; and if any of this funding is now likely to be used for other purposes in view of the HSE decision not to appeal the 2015 ruling of the Employment Appeals Tribunal on consultant contracts. [4907/17]
203. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an independent review of the case files of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3309/17]
474. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given for the FreeStyle Libre (details supplied) to be made available on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2896/17]
455. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the publicity in recent days surrounding the possible exemption on the usage of cannabis-based medicines, he will provide clarification on this and the way in which a person would proceed with an application for an exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/17]
451. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of staff posts in each public and voluntary hospital that are funded by pharmaceutical companies or other medical supplies companies, in tabular form; the details of the posts; and the value of the funding [2807/17]
435. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department and the HSE have taken to ensure the continued supply of Respreeza for those persons who were part of the original clinical trial which is due to end on 31 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2678/17]