261. 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. [31759/14]
260. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form details of the model 4 hospitals in each new hospital group; the model 3 hospitals in same; and the model 2 hospitals in same and indicating with regard to this category, if it is a model 2D, a model 2S or a model 2R; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31758/14]
259. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €3 million funding for autism services that he announced in January 2012 that has been spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31757/14]
258. 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. [31756/14]
257. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the VHI 2013 annual report and accounts have been published; if he has received them; the relevant rules regarding their publication following his receipt of same; the timeframe for their being laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31755/14]
256. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures the special delivery unit, SDU, and health service has procured from private or independent hospitals to date in 2014; the amount that has been spent by the health service and SDU on these procedures in private and independent hospitals to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31754/14]
255. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of operations and procedures that were cancelled or postponed in each public hospital in 2013; the numbers for same to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31753/14]
254. 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. [31752/14]
253. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the Health Service Executive reviews of eligibility that are to be conducted in a risk-assessed manner for approximately 1 million medical card holders during 2014, the number of reviews that have taken place to date in 2014; the number of medical cards discontinued as a result of these reviews; the number of reviews where a persons income exceeded the weekly income amounts set out in the health service medical card national assessment guidelines but a card was retained on the basis of the exercise of discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31751/14]
252. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the graduate nurse or midwifery programme; the number of places offered; the number accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31750/14]
251. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests 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 give them personal data when the 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. [31749/14]
250. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests 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 give her personal data where the data is required to calculate the means of a person 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. [31748/14]
249. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests 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 give it 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. [31747/14]
248. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of requests 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 Minister for Social Protection to give it 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. [31746/14]
247. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the public or voluntary hospitals that carry out endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; the number of persons waiting as of 10 July 2014 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods; less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [31743/14]
246. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the public or voluntary hospitals that carry out electroencephalograms; the number of persons waiting as of 10 July 2014 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods; less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [31742/14]
245. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the public or voluntary hospitals that carry out angiograms; the number of persons waiting as of 10 July 2014 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods; less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [31741/14]
244. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the public or voluntary hospitals that carry out bone scans; the number of persons waiting as of 10 July 2014 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods; less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [31740/14]
243. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the public or voluntary hospitals that carry out CT scans; the number of persons waiting as of 10 July 2014 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods; less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [31739/14]
242. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the public or voluntary hospitals that carry out MRI scans; the number of persons waiting as of 10 July 2014 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods; less than three months; three months to six months; six months to nine months; nine months to 12 months; more than 12 months. [31738/14]
659. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in view of the precedent set by the agreement between the Irish Medical Organisation and Competition Authority, the procedures that have been put in place for engagement with the National Association of General Practitioners by his Department; the rationale behind the procedures or lack thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31142/14]
69. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce a waiver on fees for independently managed community education providers for Quality and Qualifications Ireland re-engagement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30440/14]
439. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 3 July 2014, in view of the fact that the waiting list data in the Health Service Executive management data reports is sourced from the National Treatment Purchase Fund figures, there should be no difficulty in ensuring simultaneous publication of both reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30303/14]
419. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason Thyrogen injections are not available to cancer patients at Cork University Hospital; his plans to introduce these injections for patients; the date on which this will come on stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29991/14]
418. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated annually to cover the cost of vasectomies under the medical card scheme; the way these funds are distributed regionally; if funds are still available for 2014 to carry out these procedures under the medical card scheme; if so, if he will indicate the regions that still have money left in their budget to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29990/14]
413. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric diabetes nurses in the health system; where are they located; the number of children each nurse is covering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29968/14]
412. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a county breakdown of the waiting time for paediatric insulin pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29964/14]
857. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a programme (details supplied) in County Cork will experience a cut to its budget for the next school year; if so the amount of same; the way this programme is expected to continue with its invaluable service to students with reduced resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/14]
792. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the prescription charges being incurred by clients who transferred from the long-term illness cards to medical cards have been resolved; if refunds will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29944/14]
791. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to add iports to the category of approved products under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29919/14]
778. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene and secure an urgent residential placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois whose quality of life is being diminished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/14]
763. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the proposed Health Service Executive primary health care centre planned for lands in a location (details supplied) Dublin 22, the current status of the development; the timeframe for commencement of the development; and if he will keep local residents many of whom border the lands updated on all aspects of the development. [29706/14]
745. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be seen by a cardiologist at Kerry General Hospital; the timeframe for the current waiting list; the measures being taken to ease the pressure on the cardiology service in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/14]
713. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to set out the average waiting time for a North Doc home visit in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the shortest and longest waiting times in the same years; the service's target waiting time in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29258/14]
712. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of GPs in the Dublin 3, 5, 9 and 13 areas who provide a home visit service to private patients who are too ill to attend their surgeries; if he will provide a list of those who provide such a service to medical card patients and a list of those who provide such a service to GP-only card patients. [29257/14]
711. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners are required to provide a home visit service to private patients on their list or in their catchment area; if GPs participating in the GMS scheme are required to provide such a service to their medical card or GP visit card list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29256/14]
710. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress he is making regarding a proposal to allocate medical cards on the basis of medical need; if public consultation in this regard will take place; if the establishment of consultative forums and focus groups will be part of this consultative process; the timescale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29255/14]
532. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he proposes to change dog control laws in view of the apparent increase in attacks by dogs; if so, if he will detail same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/14]
466. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will he ensure that the area of Courtbrack and Foxes Bridge, County Cork, will be included in the recently announced outline broadband roll-out scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29006/14]
262. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason when upskilling from dental nursing to dental hygienist, students are not eligible for a grant even though dental hygienist is level 7 while most of the nursing courses are level 6 and therefore most students are going up a level; if the fact that dental hygienists are solely responsible for the procedures carried out on their patients should not be reflected in their application for grants as significant upskilling from that of a dental nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/14]
214. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay with providing funding for the support of lobe dementia patients (details supplied). [28896/14]
211. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason the national treatment purchase fund monthly waiting list report for April 2014 was not published at the same time as the Health Service Executive performance report for that month in view of his statement in a response to a Parliamentary Question on 26 November last that both sets of reports will be published at the same time in future [28883/14]
186. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the exempting or capping of water charges for certain medical conditions; the medical conditions that should be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28769/14]
180. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the ophthalmology theatre will be reopened in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28753/14]
542. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the restoration of 12,406 discretionary medical cards and the 2,899 discretionary general practitioner visit cards announced on 17 June 2014, the number of such former cardholders that the Health Service Executive had written to or otherwise contacted by 24 June 2014. [28307/14]
533. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of staff nurse positions vacant as of 25 June 2014 in each public and voluntary hospital; the number of these positions currently being filled by locums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28256/14]
532. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of registrar positions vacant as of 25 June 2014 in each public and voluntary hospital; the number of these positions currently being filled by locums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/14]
531. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of senior house officer positions vacant as of 25 June 2014 in each public and voluntary hospital; the number of these positions currently being filled by locums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/14]
530. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions vacant as of 25 June 2014 in each public and voluntary hospital; the number of these positions currently being filled by locums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/14]
504. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the date on which he commissioned a new national strategy for maternity services; if a group has been established to draw up the strategy and the membership of same; the number of meetings the group has had; the terms of reference that have been provided to the group; the consultations that have been undertaken in that regard; if meetings have been undertaken with the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists regarding the strategy; when he expects the strategy to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28101/14]