437. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the functions of the National Office for Rare Diseases, its staffing levels, if it can be accessed by the public, if he intends to implement a strategy or campaign of public awareness regarding these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45079/15]
436. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health how information on different genetic rare disorders is made available to affected persons and their families; the supports in place for these persons and their families following a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45078/15]
435. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will include Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome under the long-term illness scheme, given that as it is a rare condition with multiple symptoms and its management can require many medications at a significant cost. [45077/15]
434. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a parent or guardians of a child with a diagnosis of Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome may apply for a discretionary medical card solely in respect of the child they are caring for, as opposed to a household application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45076/15]
433. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the screening programmes and schedules in place for children with a diagnosis of Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome, given that these children may, in some cases, have an increased risk of developing certain types of cancer. [45075/15]
432. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have a diagnosis of Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome, the supports and services available to them and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/15]
431. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any collaboration or discussion has been undertaken regarding the diagnosis and management of rare diseases, including Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome, with services and experts in the North of Ireland, Britain or within any other European Union member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/15]
430. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the service deficits that have been identified for persons with rare diseases including Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome and whether these services can be accessed under the treatment abroad scheme within the North of Ireland, in Britain or within the European Union. [45072/15]
429. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the shared services in operation on an all-Ireland basis for the diagnosis, management and care of children, and persons with a diagnosis of Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome. [45071/15]
428. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the expertise that is currently available within the Health Services Executive regarding diagnosis and subsequent management and care of children and persons with a diagnosis of Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome. [45070/15]
427. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the all-Ireland network of rare disease registry, and if Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome is included in this registry. [45069/15]
387. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the maximum advised waiting time for paediatric patients before being triaged upon referral and presentation to accident and emergency departments. [44761/15]
386. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the protocols relating to waiting times that are in place for paediatric patients admitted for treatment in accident and emergency departments. [44760/15]
385. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the protocols relating to waiting times that are in place for paediatric patients presenting for triage in accident and emergency departments. [44759/15]
366. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from this State currently resident in nursing homes in the North of Ireland; the cost of this since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44693/15]
8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee and sub-committee meetings that he attended from July 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44673/15]
4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform that have taken place since it was established. [42224/15]
165. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the location of the emergency response vehicles in the north-east region in the context of an emergency call for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44545/15]
153. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 26 November 2015, the locations of the 301 beds which are due to be added to support the acute hospital system over the winter period; the progress that has been made across the locations noted as being identified, including Limerick, Drogheda, Galway and north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44501/15]
152. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 26 November 2015, the locations of the 135 hospital beds which were closed for refurbishment or for infection control purposes during 2015 to date; where the 91 re-opened beds are located; if hospitals will be allocated additional staffing resources to manage patient care in these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44500/15]
151. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health how the so-called winter capacity funding to support acute hospitals has been used to date; the initiatives that were funded by hospital group and by individual hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44499/15]
150. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health how the funding of €16.9 million, €8.9 million revenue and €8 million capital provided in July 2015 to support acute hospitals over the winter period was allocated by hospital group and by individual hospital. [44498/15]
146. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of radiographers and gastroenterologists and the vacancies in endoscopy services by region and hospital group. [44453/15]
145. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to recent media reports (details supplied) the measures he will take to ensure parity of access for persons without private health insurance awaiting tests to detect bowel cancer to ensure the strict Health Service Executive target of no person waiting more than 13 weeks for what is a vital diagnostic test is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44452/15]
144. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the details of the gastrointestinal endoscopy initiative, which includes colonoscopies undertaken by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, including when this commenced, the consultation that took place and with whom, the number of persons who were identified as waiting over 12 months, the number who have now been treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44451/15]
143. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times and the number of persons who have waited in excess of the Health Service Executive's 13-week target for diagnostic testing, such as endoscopies and colonoscopies; and the staffing level for providing these services by region and hospital group in tabular form. [44450/15]
142. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting, the average waiting time and the number of persons who have waited in excess of the Health Service Executive's 13-week target for endoscopy and colonoscopy diagnostic testing and services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda in County Louth; the staffing levels for the provision of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44449/15]
141. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health why Bevacizumab which is used to treat breast, lung, renal and ovarian cancer costs €1,319 in Ireland as against €1,085 in the United Kingdom, if he has queried this price difference with the manufacturer and supplier of this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44448/15]
140. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he has investigated why the price of units of cancer drugs is up to more than €200 higher in this State than elsewhere, given recent research (details supplied) highlighting this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44447/15]
49. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to communicate with recipients of rent supplement who are concerned at losing their homes in counties Louth and Meath; the supports available to them; and if she will roll out initiatives such as those implemented in County Dublin. [44459/15]
48. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on rent supplement from 2011 to 2015 in counties Louth and Meath; the number of persons in these counties in receipt of the supplement from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44458/15]
47. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if community welfare offices in County Louth have the capacity to assist persons with meeting the cost of deposits for accommodation within the remit of the exceptional needs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44457/15]
46. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures that allow flexibility within the rent supplement scheme in cases where applicants cannot source property within the limits she has set in County Louth; and if the housing assistance payment scheme allows for an uplift in the same manner. [44456/15]
45. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of rent supplement in County Louth for in excess of 18 months; the number of these who have been transferred to the housing assistance payment scheme; and of those transferred, the number who have successfully secured accommodation within the current rent limits of this scheme by community welfare officer region in County Louth. [44455/15]
44. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 10 November 2015, the steps a tenant who was under housing assistance payment should take to avail of rent supplement where a landlord declines to renew a new housing assistance payment agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44454/15]
364. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from this State who have accessed the scheme under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive 201/24/EU since its inception; the costs associated with these treatments; the number of patients who have accessed treatment in this State under the same scheme and all costs associated with their treatment. [43709/15]
12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his individual meetings with international leaders during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33926/15]
11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the United Nations General Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33924/15]
10. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Quinnipiac University in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33928/15]
9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the former President of the United States of America, Mr. Bill Clinton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33927/15]
8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the United States of America in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33923/15]
136. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality given that Garda Síochána graduates require an additional eight months of on-the-job training before they attain full qualification, when she envisages that significant improvements in fully qualified Garda numbers will be achieved. [43343/15]
135. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if retirement from An Garda Síochána will outnumber the intended 1,150 additional recruits by the end 2016. [43342/15]
134. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her overall target for the number of members of An Garda Síochána, given the previous Minister’s assertion that Garda numbers should not fall below 13,000 and given that the Garda Síochána website states that there are currently 12,882 gardaí. [43341/15]
480. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the regulations for doctors and pharmacists in circumstances where the doctor prescribes medication for a patient on a medical card and that medication is also available without prescription over-the-counter; if it is within the pharmacist's discretion not to allow this medication to be covered by the medical card and to require the patient to incur the full cost of the over-the-counter medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43041/15]
478. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a doctor prescribes medication for a patient on a medical card that is available over the counter, does a pharmacist have to charge for that medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43014/15]
413. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number and details for each occasion Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, had to avail of protected call during the past four years; when these events occurred; the reason they occurred; how long each lasted; if any specifically occurred because of excessive numbers in the accident and emergency department or because of difficulties in providing ambulance cover; the protocol for patients requiring hospital admission during an episode of protected call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42539/15]