894. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of the SSNO review that he instigated in July; if all of the charities that were affected by the cut in funding have been contacted as part of this review; the names of those that have yet to be contacted; when the review will be published; if there is a mechanism to continue funding next year in the event of the review not being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49686/14]
890. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the non-principal private residency penalties that were increased a number of months ago and the public assurances of leniency the waivers-reductions that have been awarded to homeowners since; the reduction rate; if this varied by county; the number of cases that are still pending a decision on their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49636/14]
889. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding Irish Water charges, if there are any allowances to be made for small farmers who are nearly solely dependent on farm assist for their weekly income in relation to the rates that will be imposed on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49632/14]
884. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will sanction the provision of a school warden in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49509/14]
762. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed as they need an up to date educational report to apply for reasonable accommodations for them to be able to sit their leaving certificate in June 2015. [49550/14]
684. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health regarding a Topical issue raised by this Deputy on 20 June 2012, the current location of the unused X-ray machine which was located in the Ballymun Health Centre and which was announced would be moved to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1581/15]
682. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health regarding the assignation of the overall responsibility for the implementation of the national dementia strategy within the Health Service Executive to the office of services for older people and the 4,000 persons currently affected by early onset dementia, if he will indicate the specific programme of care for these persons under the management of that office; if his attention has been drawn to the specific challenges for persons with early onset dementia are compounded by the lack of a specific care programme in terms of attaining funding for carers, nursing homes and the additional financial struggles affecting these particular groups of persons [1578/15]
681. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the national dementia strategy monitoring group has been established to monitor progress towards implementation of the strategy; the details of membership if already established; and details of the members' remit in terms of ensuring that all actions are successfully implemented. [1577/15]
680. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in view of the acknowledgement in the national dementia strategy that the average cost to the State per person with dementia here is €40,500 per annum as the bulk of the care for persons with dementia is provided free of charge by their family care-giver and that the informal cost of dementia to family caregivers is estimated to be €807 million per annum, if he will provide a breakdown of the €27.5 million allocated to fund the strategy; and the financial support that will be provided to family care-givers who are burdened with the most significant proportion of the cost of dementia. [1576/15]
679. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in view of the recently published national dementia strategy indicating that up to 29% of all patients in a typical general hospital may have dementia while the Irish national audit of dementia found that 94% of hospitals have no dementia pathway in place, the actions that have been put in place to ensure that dementia patients are provided appropriate care and that hospital beds are therefore available for those patients currently in accident and emergency on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1575/15]
608. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a North Doc home visit in 2014; the shortest and longest waiting times in 2014; the service target waiting time in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1097/15]
586. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in view of the recent investigation into abuse in care facilities, if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of complaints that have been received by the Health Service Executive since 2011 to date in the various regions around the country regarding home care support, regardless of the type: home help, home support, home care package, personal assistants and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49720/14]
585. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a bone marrow transplant consultant will be appointed to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12. [49717/14]
582. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will sanction the use of Erivedge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who cannot afford to pay the cost of this drug and cannot afford to wait until it becomes available through the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49701/14]
536. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will supply size seven Lieber pull-ups to a person (details supplied) in County Cork as they are available at the HSE in Wilton, County Cork where they currently get their supplies. [49539/14]
427. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular format the most up-to-date figures for the number of vacant positions in each public-voluntary hospital for consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, nursing positions, other health and social care professionals, management-administration and general support staff. [49235/14]
426. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for each local health office the number of children currently awaiting an initial assessment for speech and language therapy for the following waiting times, 0 to four months, four to eight months, eight to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months and more than 24 months; and if he will provide the same details for the open waiting list. [49234/14]
422. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, indicating the HSE region and subdivided by every 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. [49217/14]
421. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for December 2013 and December 2014 for each local health area the number of medical cards in circulation; the number of which issued on the basis of the exercise of discretion; and the number of which were allocated to over 70s. [49216/14]
420. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular format the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in September 2014; 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. [49212/14]
419. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for each ambulance station in each month in 2014 to September 2014 the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less. [49211/14]
418. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by county or local health area the number of home help hours provided to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49210/14]
405. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2014; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date; and the number for each type of card assigned to over 70s on that date. [49098/14]
375. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the development of the national children's hospital since the selection of the site at St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, in autumn 2012; the timeframe for the next steps in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48900/14]
374. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the national asthma programme will be included in the 2015 Health Service Executive Service Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48899/14]
373. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the discussions that he has undertaken with the relevant members of Northern Ireland Executive regarding a joint approach to the introduction of minimum prices for alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/14]
372. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will 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. [48897/14]
371. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will 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. [48896/14]
370. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the international evidence review on independent hospital trusts undertaken by the Health Research Board at his Department's request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48895/14]
369. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the graduate nurse-midwifery programme; the number of places offered; the number of places accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48894/14]
368. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive received in 2013 and to date in 2014, under section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2013, from the Revenue Commissioners to provide them with personal data when the Revenue Commissioners require the personal data for the purpose of assessing or collecting any tax, duty or other charge payable to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48893/14]
367. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive received in 2013 and to date in 2014, under section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2013, from the Minister for Social Protection to provide personal data where the data is required to calculate the means of a person in order to assess or review entitlements to benefits and services provided under the Social Welfare Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48892/14]
366. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive made in 2013 and to date in 2014, under section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2013, to the Revenue Commissioners to provide it with personal data where it is required for assessing or reviewing the eligibility of persons for services provided under the Health Acts 1970 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48891/14]
365. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive made in 2013 and to date in 2014, under section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2013, to the Department of Social Protection, to provide it with personal data where it is required for assessing or reviewing the eligibility of persons for services provided under the Health Acts 1970 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48890/14]
347. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of registrar positions in each of the public and voluntary hospitals on 1 December 2014; the number of such positions vacant on the same date; the number of these positions being filled by locums on the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48788/14]
346. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of senior house officer positions in each of the public and voluntary hospitals on 1 December 2014; the number of such positions vacant on the same date; the number of these positions being filled by locums on the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48787/14]
329. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the funding his Department has provided for city or county child care committees every year since 2011. [49097/14]
328. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the number of children availing of the preschool year every year since its introduction. [49096/14]
327. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form divided by county, the funding his Department has provided for community child care services, parent and toddler groups and childminders every year since 2011. [49095/14]
326. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the funding his Department has provided for youth cafés every year since 2011. [49094/14]
195. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures the SDU or health service has procured from private-independent hospitals to date in 2014; the amount spent by the health service or SDU on these procedures in private-independent hospitals to date this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48742/14]
194. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of operations or procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48741/14]
193. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of operations or procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48740/14]
192. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48738/14]
191. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the move towards a person-centred model of services and supports for disability services, when the initiation of demonstration projects as proof of concept commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48737/14]
190. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the prospective funding model for palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48736/14]
189. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the findings of the review of the fair deal scheme to assess its applicability to other sectors such as the disability and mental health residential sectors will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48735/14]
188. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the single assessment tool for older persons services was rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48734/14]
187. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the recommendations contained in the 2012 reviews of financial management systems in the Irish health service; the progress made in implementing these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48733/14]
186. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to explain the way his Department has developed programme-based budgeting in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48732/14]