649. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the €110 million targeted reductions in drug and prescribing costs to be achieved by the primary care division of the HSE in 2016, the amount of this reduction that has been achieved to date; and the projections for 2016. [24077/16]
648. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide an updated projection on the number of medical cards to be provided in 2016; the additional costs that have arisen to date in 2016 owing to the HSE service plan’s projection not being met; and the likely full year costs in 2016 of the projection not being met. [24076/16]
647. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national maternity strategy; the total funding that is to be provided for the strategy; the funding being provided in 2016; and the outputs and services being provided by the funding being provided in 2016. [24075/16]
630. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions from the dementia strategy implementation programme to be implemented in the first two quarters of 2016 which have been completed, in tabular form. [23961/16]
629. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions to continue the implementation process of the safeguarding vulnerable adults policy to be undertaken during Q1 and Q2 of 2016; and if he will outline which of these have been completed, in tabular form [23960/16]
628. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage of existing disability residential houses and units that are compliant with the HSE tobacco free campus policy. [23959/16]
627. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions to be completed in Q1 and Q2 of 2016 regarding the community health care organisations' specific actions to implement Time to Move on from Congregated Settings and provide an update on each, in tabular form. [23958/16]
626. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations that have identified and appointed a named lead person to have oversight of the implementation of Time to Move on from Congregated Settings actions across community health care organisations and to link with the local service providers and national working group; and the date on which each appointment was made, in tabular form. [23957/16]
625. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if information technology services and an information management system have been rolled out to all newly reconfigured children’s disability network teams which do not currently have access to information technology services; the details of the children’s disability network teams that currently do not have such information technology access, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23956/16]
624. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a business case for an information technology solution for children’s disability network teams has been developed. [23955/16]
623. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if an information technology solution to deliver a national information system for integrated disability services has been designed and implemented. [23954/16]
622. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of community health care organisations that have comprehensive implementation plans for the 11 centres identified at highest risk by the HSE in conjunction with HIQA for improving compliance with national residential standards as regulated by HIQA. [23953/16]
621. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of community health care organisations that have established waiting lists for home care on a standardised basis. [23952/16]
620. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage occupancy rate in public residential care units for the most recent calendar month available and for the previous eleven months, in tabular form. [23951/16]
618. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of community health care organisation, CHO, heads of social care that have established CHO-wide organisational arrangements required by the HSE's safeguarding vulnerable persons at risk of abuse policy. [23949/16]
617. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of community health care organisation heads of social care who can evidence implementation of the HSE’s safeguarding vulnerable persons at risk of abuse policy throughout the community health care organisation. [23948/16]
616. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have in place a HCAI or infection control committee, in tabular form. [23947/16]
615. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage of reportable events in 2016 reported within 30 days of occurrence to the designated officer. [23946/16]
614. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations currently completed within four months of notification of the events occurring. [23945/16]
613. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations commenced within 48 hours of the events occurring. [23944/16]
612. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events currently being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [23943/16]
611. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations with a plan in place to implement their approach to the establishment of residents councils, family forums, service user panels or equivalent for HSE disability services, in tabular form. [23942/16]
610. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the hospital groups and community health care organisations that have a quality and safety committee in place, in tabular form. [23941/16]
609. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the HSE funded organisations which provide services to children and young persons that have undertaken an assessment of any risk to a child who is availing of their services and have used this risk assessment to publish a child safeguarding statement; and the details of those HSE funded organisations which have not carried out these assessments or published a child safeguarding statement, in tabular form. [23940/16]
608. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the hospital groups which have produced a Children First implementation plan, in tabular form. [23939/16]
607. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have produced a Children First implementation plan, in tabular form. [23938/16]
606. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have appointed a head of mental health, in tabular form. [23937/16]
605. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have appointed a head of primary care, in tabular form. [23936/16]
604. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations which have appointed a head of social care, in tabular form. [23935/16]
585. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved registered intellectual disability nurses currently employed by the HSE, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23808/16]
584. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved senior dental surgeons currently employed by the HSE, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23807/16]
583. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved general dental surgeon posts currently employed by the HSE, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23806/16]
582. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved clinical dental surgeon posts currently employed by the HSE, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23805/16]
581. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved senior registrar posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23804/16]
580. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved registrar posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23803/16]
579. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved senior house officer posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23802/16]
578. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [23801/16]
574. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form. [23765/16]
573. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of occupational therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2014, in tabular form. [23764/16]
572. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form. [23763/16]
571. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited in 2016; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited such as primary care, acute or disability services; the full year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in physiotherapists numbers resulting from this recruitment. [23762/16]
570. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists newly recruited in 2016; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited such as primary care, acute or disability services; the full year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in occupational therapists numbers resulting from this recruitment. [23761/16]
569. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists newly recruited to date in 2016; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited such as primary care, acute or disability services; the full year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in speech and language therapists numbers resulting from this recruitment. [23760/16]
568. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses newly recruited to date in 2016 in the public and voluntary hospitals; the full year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in nursing numbers resulting from this recruitment. [23759/16]
567. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each hospital (details supplied) the number of new nursing staff recruited in the hospital in the year to July 2016; the number of nursing staff that left the hospital in the year to July 2016; the total number of nursing staff in the hospital in July 2016; and the net increase and-or decrease in nursing staff in each hospital in the year to July 2016, in tabular form. [23758/16]
429. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants that have applied for travel agent licences; the number of persons that applied for tour operator licences; the amount each was charged, gross figure and broken down per charge or fee levy, giving reason for each payment; the number that were declined per category and breakdown provided stating reason for refusal highlighting if they were new applicants or existing, in tabular form, for the past ten years. [23247/16]
428. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bonds that have been exercised by the Commission for Aviation Regulation over the past five years; and the details of the circumstances of each case. [23246/16]