443. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the health service preparations his Department has made regarding Brexit to address the potential impact it may have on the cross-border health care directive scheme. [50493/17]
442. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO area that have availed of treatments under the cross-border directive scheme for the past three years; the cost to his Department for each of these years, in tabular form. [50492/17]
441. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of treatment under the cross-border directive scheme in the past three years and to date in 2017, in Britain; the treatments carried out; and the type of treatment and costs involved, in tabular form. [50491/17]
440. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of treatment under the cross-border directive scheme in the past three years and to date in 2017, in Northern Ireland; the treatments carried out; and the type of treatment and costs involved, in tabular form. [50490/17]
431. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the mental health services in County Louth; the population each of these serve; and the funding that has been allocated to each of these services for 2016 and 2017. [50440/17]
430. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason counties Louth and Meath mental health services are still not integrated into CHO area 8 services; the reason for counties Louth and Meath services being managed separately form the midlands mental health services; and if he plans this separation to be permanent. [50439/17]
429. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the closing budget 2016 allocated to each CHO area in respect of mental health services; and the spend per capita in each of these CHO areas. [50438/17]
428. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the Mental Health Commission undertake a catchment area report for County Louth. [50437/17]
417. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of homeless persons residing in the department of psychiatry in Drogheda; and the number of homeless persons that have used the services each month since the facility opened. [50342/17]
416. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of two adult mental health intellectual disability teams which have been approved; when these teams will be established; the location of these teams; and the resources that have been allocated to them. [50341/17]
415. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of health care assistants to the staff complement at the department of psychiatry in Drogheda; and the number of these assistants have been recruited to date. [50340/17]
414. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the catchment area served, services offered and resources allocated to the Louth based mental health rehabilitation team; when the team was established; and the resources that have been allocated to provide these services. [50339/17]
413. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatry of old age multi-disciplinary teams that are operating in County Louth; the location of these teams; and the catchment area for each. [50338/17]
412. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of general adult community mental health teams operating in County Louth; the location of these teams; and the catchment areas for each. [50337/17]
411. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have accessed psychiatric day care services in both Drogheda day care centre and Ladywell day care in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [50336/17]
392. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when the 50 new beds announced in the media will open at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the additional funding and staff that will be allocated to these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50255/17]
391. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the hospitals in which trauma care will be terminated; the hospitals which have been referenced outside cities that could be used as trauma units; and the additional resources and expertise he plans to allocate to those units. [50254/17]
390. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when the report on the centralisation of trauma care will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if this report will be published in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50253/17]
264. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a memo has been brought to Cabinet on the Supreme Court decision on the right of those in direct provision to work; if he will publish the memo; and the decisions that were taken as a result of this decision. [50014/17]
263. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the McMahon report recommendations that have been fully implemented, partially implemented and that have yet to be implemented respectively. [50013/17]
8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of the strategic communications unit in Government information campaigns. [49291/17]
105. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the strategic communications unit that have taken place which have been attended by him and his officials, respectively. [49490/17]
104. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the strategic communications unit has engaged through social media or other online platforms to carry sponsored content; and the costs associated with same. [49489/17]
102. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the research that was undertaken by his Department regarding the establishment of the strategic communications unit; and if this research will be published. [49487/17]
101. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if his departmental officials sought information or advice from other governments in respect of the establishment of the strategic communications unit. [49486/17]
100. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the budget allocated to the strategic communications unit for the first year of its existence, including salaries. [49485/17]
99. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of additional staff that are scheduled to be employed by the strategic communications unit in the next six months; and their respective responsibilities and positions. [49484/17]
98. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed by the strategic communications unit; and their respective responsibilities and positions. [49483/17]
7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, on 17 November 2017. [49290/17]
576. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recent finding (details supplied) that the minimum essential standard of living cost for a single adult with vision impairment is €44.54 more than the cost for a member of the general fully sighted population; her plans with regard to reflecting this additional expenditure in disability payments for the visually impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48987/17]
419. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if, following the recent launch of the palliative care services three year development framework 2017 to 2019 document, he plans to publish a framework specific to children’s palliative care; and if not, the plans he has to bring forward policy or a framework for children’s palliative care [49372/17]
356. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to set up a formal service for teenagers to transit from paediatric rheumatology treatment to adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48963/17]
355. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for implementation of the business plan submitted by rheumatology management at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48962/17]
354. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his views on the shortage of health care professionals including registrars, physiotherapists, psychologists and ophthalmologists in paediatric rheumatology services; his plans to increase the number of paediatric rheumatology consultant posts here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48961/17]
353. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of outreach clinics in circumstances in which persons living in regional areas who suffer from juvenile idiopathic arthritis can be treated locally; the counties in which regional clinics are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48960/17]
339. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the ambulances available for response in the north-east region for November 2017; the number of call outs made by each of the available ambulances; and the location of the call outs to which ambulances were dispatched, in tabular form. [48862/17]
338. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if ambulance shifts in the north-east region have been forced to close as a result of sick or annual leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48861/17]
337. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to cover sick leave or annual leave for ambulance shifts in the north-east region; if there are ambulance shifts currently without cover as a result of sick leave or annual leave in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48860/17]
336. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if all ambulance shifts in the north-east region have been covered for the months of September, October and November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/17]
11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the United States of America; and the details of the meetings and engagements he attended. [47838/17]
173. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the other hospitals for which he will commission an audit from the national treatment purchase fund; and when these audits will be undertaken. [48393/17]
172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will commission an audit of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda by the national treatment purchase fund; when this will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48392/17]
488. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the guidelines in place on timeframes for undertaking social welfare inspections in respect of child benefit applications; if regional offices are given a specified timeframe in which to complete an inspection; if regional offices are given a specified timeframe in which to provide a requested report following an inspection to the child benefit section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48123/17]