725. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the chair of the West-North West Hospital Group advised the chief executive of the West-North West Hospital Group of his interest in the company commissioned by the group to undertake a review of maternity services in the region; if this information was advised prior to the commissioning of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25980/14]
724. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the chairperson of the West-North West Hospital Group advised him, his Department, the Health Service Executive or any other relevant authority under the aegis of his Department of his interest in the company commissioned by the West-North West Hospital Group to undertake a review of maternity services in the region; if so, the date on which such information was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25979/14]
720. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the different dental services provided by the State to each age cohort of the population including young children, school children, young adults and adults generally; the dental services provided to medical card holders; if orthodontic treatment is automatically provided for those with cleft palates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25936/14]
670. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide post-primary students with free dental care treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25585/14]
627. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is willing to change his position and allow famprya to be covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25339/14]
419. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be available throughout the Ashmount Estates at Silversprings, Tivoli, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25582/14]
540. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 June 2014; the total number of GP cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [24566/14]
176. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will add Crohn's disease to the list of illnesses covered under the long-term illness scheme. [23660/14]
170. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a child may get a special needs assistant for preschool. [23756/14]
169. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a child may get a special needs assistant for preschool. [23732/14]
168. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a special needs assistant will be provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork when they start preschool later this year. [23731/14]
950. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who is a medical card holder has been charged for their stay in hospital; if medical card patients are now liable for the overnight levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23339/14]
948. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to rectify the situation at Beaumont Hospital accident and emergency where patients cannot be given sedation for certain procedures due to the health and safety risk in cases where no beds are available and patients have to remain in chairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23336/14]
942. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding out of hours MRI coverage at Cork University Hospital; if he will indicate the location of the nearest hospital with out of hours coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/14]
839. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will supply in tabular form the number of medical cards issued on a discretionary basis in each of the 32 local health areas on the following dates; 1 January 2011; 1 January 2012; 1 January 2013; 1 January 2014; and 1 May 2014. [22798/14]
838. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the total number of medical cards as of 1 May 2014; the total number of general practitioners cards on the same date; the total number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [22797/14]
837. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the Murphy and Walsh reports on symphisotomy will be published; the reason that neither report has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22786/14]
769. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied) where some babies are not receiving their doctor developmental check due to cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22506/14]
768. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will review the situation of medical cards being withdrawn from persons when their application is still being processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22505/14]
746. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the lifelong monitoring programme that is in place for thyroid cancer survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22343/14]
741. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the waiting period for access to the spouses and children's pension scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be eliminated as the error in this case was not on their part and they cannot afford to buy into the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22328/14]
232. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the qualifications of a dental hygienist are regarded as the same as those of a dental nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22485/14]
212. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the facilities that will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for a deaf child who has put in an application for needs at the school as it has never had a deaf child before. [22316/14]
98. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance if the property of a person (details supplied) in County Cork is exempt from the local property tax. [22313/14]
33. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend or review the cap he put on tax relief for private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22578/14]
6. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the consultations he and his Department have undertaken with the Department of Health with regard to the cap for tax relief on private health insurance introduced in the last budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22577/14]
225. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 May 2014 or later if available; the total number of GP cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [21901/14]
170. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of heart patients that have been airlifted from County Donegal to Galway over the past three years that did not survive; of those, the number that were outside the 90 minute completion time for the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21612/14]
169. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of heart patients that have been airlifted from County Donegal to Galway over the past three years that have fallen outside the 90 minute completion time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21611/14]
168. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of airlifts that have been made from County Donegal to hospital in Galway over the past three years; the number of those that were heart patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21610/14]
25. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of universal health insurance; when he expects people to know the likely cost to them of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21251/14]
19. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his talks about talks with the representative organisations of general practitioners regarding their proposed new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21252/14]
12. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to outline the consultations he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to charges for persons with high water usage owing to certain medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21250/14]
7. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to take water charges into account when considering whether to award a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21253/14]
6. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to explain the action he is taking to address the persistent fall in the numbers of discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21249/14]
1. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the consultations he has had with the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform, and Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the recruitment embargo in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21598/14]
627. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment to be seen by the child and adolescent mental health service. [21340/14]
609. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/14]
381. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of special needs clients in receipt of disability allowance who are attending special needs schools and facilities throughout the country (details supplied) who currently have their payment under review; the number who have had their payment cut off in the past six months following the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21279/14]
217. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent article (details supplied) on proposed redress for symphysiotomy patients which has caused a lot of confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/14]
215. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to have a dedicated multiple sclerosis nurse in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20710/14]
212. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if changes to EU VAT Directive 132 to allow for a zero VAT rate to be placed on defibrillators was promoted by him during the Irish Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/14]
147. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason 11 households in the townland of Coronea, Skibbereen, County Cork are not connected to the main sewerage scheme in view of the fact that it is within 400 metres of their homes, and that the treatment plant is in Coronea and they believe sufficient funding is available for this purpose; his views on the likely contamination of private wells in the area by septic tanks; the reason these residents have been excluded; if he will do all in his power to have them connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20725/14]
193. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health as per the Health Information and Quality Authority regulatory notice RN002/2013 (details supplied), his views on the fact that private and voluntary nursing homes are rightly subject to the Health and Information Quality Authority registration and inspection while Ballina and Swinford district hospitals and community nursing units are not subject to the same registration and inspection process. [20424/14]
192. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health as per the Health Information and Quality Authority regulatory notice RN002/2013 and the Health Service Executive correspondence (details supplied), the reason community nursing units at Ballina and Swinford district hospitals are not regarded as designated centres under the 2009 regulations arising from Health Act 2007 and do not require registration with HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/14]
191. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health as per the Health Information and Quality Authority regulatory notice (details supplied) the reason community nursing units in Ballina and Swinford district hospitals are not required to register with HIQA and not subject to authority inspection; whether it is the case that all community nursing units are required under Part 8 of the Health Act 2007 to fully register all aspects of their services with HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20422/14]
137. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the reorganisation of the Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Ltd. and Leader groups throughout the country, the measures he has introduced to ensure that rural communities will not lose community workers; the safeguards that have been put in place in order that the community spirit and co-operation that has been built up by Leader groups over the years will not be lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20378/14]
133. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the roll-out of broadband for the Kerry Pike area, County Cork. [20437/14]
104. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the temporary Garda portacabin in Blarney, County Cork will be removed as the Garda station is now open. [20435/14]