427. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it might be necessary for the Commission for Aviation Regulation to request additional funds, on top of the prescribed fee, for a travel agent or tour operator who is renewing their existing licence; if the operator is subsequently asked by the commission to provide additional funds in order to renew their licence; the circumstances where this applies, when all necessary documentation and other criteria have been submitted; and in a scenario where no licence is issued, if a refund of those fees would be given to the operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23245/16]
426. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Commission for Aviation Regulation can exercise its authority for the issuing or non-issuing of a travel licence to a tour operator or travel agent and the criteria set down in legislation or guidelines to obtain such a licence. [23244/16]
425. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, and when, there is a dispute between the Commission for Aviation Regulation and an agent operator, since the commission is answerable to the Houses of the Oireachtas, does it consult with another body before making a decision on how to proceed. [23243/16]
424. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures followed by the Commission for Aviation Regulation if existing travel agency and tour operator companies do not apply for a licence. [23242/16]
423. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of regulations that travel agency and tour operator bonds are only used when a company is unable to meet its commitments, either when the company has no funds to pay its commitments, or when the company refuses to pay its commitments and the Commission for Aviation Regulation insist payment is due, if it is the case that these are the points when the bond can be called upon by the Commission for Aviation Regulation. [23241/16]
374. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, at the end of June 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for each local health area, the number of over-70s medical cards in circulation. [23331/16]
373. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, ERCP; and the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2016 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals for the following periods: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; and more than 12 months. [23330/16]
372. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out electroencephalograms, EEG; the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2016 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals for the following periods: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [23329/16]
371. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out angiograms; the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2016 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals for the following periods: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [23328/16]
370. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out bone scans; the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2016 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals for the following periods: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [23327/16]
369. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out CT scans; the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2016 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals for the following periods: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [23326/16]
368. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out MRI scans; the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2016 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals for the following periods: less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [23325/16]
367. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each local health area the numbers of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and the waiting time. [23324/16]
366. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the once-off revenue measures of €330 million announced for the health budget in 2015, the amount of this revenue that has been raised in 2015 and the sources of same. [23323/16]
365. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of home help hours provided in each local health office area for every month to date in 2016; and, for every month and each local health office, the way it compares against target. [23322/16]
364. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 July 2016; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number of each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [23321/16]
363. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the Health Service Executive on 1 July 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016. [23320/16]
362. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, broken down by each public or voluntary hospital, the revenue raised between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2016 from charges for private patients in public beds; the same details for the first six months of 2013, 2014 and 2015; to provide in tabular form, broken down by each public or voluntary hospital, the number of procedures from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016 in each hospital which has treated private patients in public beds and the equivalent figures for the first six months of 2013, 2014 and 2015; and the number of applications for payment by the insurer that were submitted by each hospital for such procedures carried out between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2016, and the same timeframe in 2013, 2014 and 2015. [23319/16]
361. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each public or voluntary hospital with an accident and emergency department the number of emergency medicine consultants in each; and the number of each that have an emergency medicine consultant available daily on a 24-hour basis. [23318/16]
360. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each public hospital the number of critical care beds in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and the latest figure for 2016. [23317/16]
359. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures the Health Service Executive procured from private or independent hospitals to date in 2016; the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on these procedures in private or independent hospitals to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23316/16]
358. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of operations or procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23315/16]
357. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of operations or procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23314/16]
356. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the number of beds and wards in hospitals (details supplied); the number of those beds and wards that are currently closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23313/16]
355. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23312/16]
354. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form the progress made in implementing each of the 31 recommendations in the 2011 HSE report, Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; the timeframe for full implementation of the recommendations in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23311/16]
353. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular format the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in June 2016 or the latest calendar month available; 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; the number that waited longer than 40 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 60 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 90 minutes for same; the number that waited more than 120 minutes for same; and the number that waited more than 180 minutes for same. [23310/16]
352. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, for each ambulance station in each month in the year to April 2015, the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO instances responded to by first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA instances responded to by a person-carrying vehicle in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less. [23309/16]
351. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, indicating the HSE region and subdivided by every 50,000 miles or 80,000 km, the distances that have been travelled by emergency ambulances currently in service; the distances that have been travelled by intermediate care ambulances currently in service; the distances that have been travelled by rapid response vehicles currently in service in such a capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23308/16]
350. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to detail in tabular form the most up-to-date figures for the number of vacant positions in each public-voluntary hospital in the following categories: consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nursing positions, other health and social care professionals and management-administration and general support staff. [23307/16]
349. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form for each local health area the number of general practitioner vacancies. [23306/16]
348. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide in tabular form, based on local health office and area and indicating those of 16 years of age and under and those over 16 years of age, the numbers waiting for orthodontic treatment at the latest date for which information is available. [23305/16]
345. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the distances that have been travelled by emergency ambulances in service, indicating the HSE region and subdivided by every 50,000 miles or 80,000 km in tabular form; the distances that have been travelled by intermediate care ambulances in service; the distances that have been travelled by rapid response vehicles in service in such a capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23274/16]
344. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances in service; the number according to the year they entered service in tabular form; to further detail in the table between pods and vehicles in terms of the date they entered service and the HSE region in which they are based; the number of intermediate care ambulances currently in service; if he will provide a breakdown of the total number according to the year they entered service in tabular form; to further detail in that table between pods and vehicles in terms of the date they entered service and the HSE region in which they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/16]
343. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new emergency ambulances that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number of intermediate care ambulances that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new intermediate care ambulances that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number of rapid response vehicles that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new rapid response vehicles that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number of vehicles that have been commissioned or purchased as rapid response vehicles by the National Ambulance Service that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number currently in use; the number awaiting entry into service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/16]
112. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons about whom the Revenue Commissioners provided data to the Health Service Executive under section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2013 for 2015 and in 2016 to date in tabular form. [23276/16]
643. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to sanction the inclusion of the CRC workers into the SPSPS with equivalent benefits; when this decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22370/16]
635. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who was awarded a home care package is having their home help hour withdrawn leaving them without any assistance; if their time will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22344/16]
558. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time approved emergency medicine consultant posts in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [21932/16]
557. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if discussions between the Ireland East Hospital Group, IEHG, and the HSE acute hospitals division to address the disparity in funding sought by IEHG to address service requirements and planned and approved developments, including the winter initiative, the new developments in counties Wexford and Kilkenny as well as full costs associated with the establishment of the pancreatic transplant service to St. Vincent's University Hospital and full year costs of 2015 developments, with the actual allocation received in 2016, have been concluded with an outcome that was satisfactory to IEHG; and the details of the outcome of the discussions. [21931/16]
214. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 605 of 14 April 2016 (details supplied), if he will provide in view of the recent Supplementary Estimate for health, updated figures of the budget allocation for 2016 for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form [21870/16]
765. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in his new role as Minister he intends to revisit the decision to remove the derogation of 42-tonne weight for five-axle vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21082/16]
609. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the primary care reimbursement service’s guidelines for awarding discretionary medical cards to motor neurone disease patients; and if motor neurone disease patients applying for a discretionary card are given an additional weekly means allowance. [21242/16]
608. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to outline the primary care reimbursement service’s guidelines for awarding discretionary medical cards to cancer patients; and if cancer patients applying for a discretionary card are given an additional weekly means allowance. [21241/16]
607. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if, in line with the commitment in the programme for Government, he has requested the clinical advisory group on medical cards to examine the guidelines for awarding discretionary medical cards for persons undergoing treatment for cancer; and when he expects this review to be complete. [21240/16]
606. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the clinical advisory group on medical cards will report its final recommendations to him; when the interim report which was given to the Minster for Health last summer will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21239/16]
602. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the status of the drug Translarna; when he will make a decision as to whether to include it in the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21220/16]
578. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when he will meet and engage with the National Association of General Practitioners on a new contract for its members; his views that the 1,600 members' views and input are essential to advancing and expanding free general practitioner care, in line with the commitments in the programme for Government. [21145/16]
570. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had their second operation put on hold despite the money being in place and the surgeon being able to schedule the urgent operation as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/16]