287. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a national audit of Traveller suicide and consider resourcing a national targeted suicide prevention campaign for Travellers as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42998/19]
170. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the details of the Waterford thriveabetes project as contained in the recent Sláintecare plan; the way in which it will it benefit persons with type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/19]
528. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that householders who have yet to be connected to a broadband service cannot have the line tested by Eir unless they have been issued with an Eircode postcode; if the process of issuing Eircodes can be made more efficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42204/19]
526. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when an area (details supplied) in County Waterford will have full broadband connection and access to Internet services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41830/19]
447. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of podiatry services in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42165/19]
444. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the 1 million extra home care hours announced in budget 2020 will commence; his views on the fact that the waiting list is causing undue hardship for the elderly and frail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42145/19]
441. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding podiatry services provided by the HSE in County Carlow; the status of the service going forward; the number of persons on the waiting list for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/19]
409. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health further to the announcements in budget 2020, the number of dementia advisers to be recruited in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/19]
404. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that required in-hospital treatment for diabetes-related foot complications and lower limb loss in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form by CHO and by hospital within each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41922/19]
358. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a surgical procedure; if the procedure will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41757/19]
39. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the national cardiac review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41222/19]
37. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the new measures being put in place to support persons with dementia and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41221/19]
403. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure of his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under the heading of B8.1 smarter travel-sustainable urban transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40732/19]
367. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce an allowance for adults with incontinence and who are dependent on social welfare to offset the increase in bin charges introduced under the pay by weight scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40527/19]
241. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a diabetes community care nurse will be allocated to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40738/19]
197. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of prescription diabetes medications as a percentage of the annual cost of prescription medications, including the blood testing strips to the HSE in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40548/19]
233. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding pensions claims by community employment supervisors; if high-level meetings have taken place; and when she will issue her findings. [40010/19]
459. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if thebroadband service being provided to persons (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39396/19]
429. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list at University Hospital Waterford waiting to see an endocrinologist up to 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 48 and more than 48 months, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39957/19]
400. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a plastic surgeon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39743/19]
388. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost to date in 2019 as a result of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39669/19]
371. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant fluctuations in the waiting list for placements under the nursing homes support scheme fair deal in 2019 (details supplied); the number of persons in the scheme; if additional places have been provided during the past three months; if further funding has been provided during that time above the increase scheduled in the 2019 HSE service plan; the number of persons waiting for approval under the scheme as of 25 September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39578/19]
320. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a CT scan at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/19]
314. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to incrementally reduce the age limit for a cervical screening test which is currently available to women aged 25 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/19]
239. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated with a partnership visa application before their current residency permit expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/19]
394. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an issue in relation to the exportation of live cattle to Libya (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38440/19]
314. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a reimbursement payment through the cross border directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/19]
162. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); if progress has been made in securing a greenfield or brownfield site for a permanent building; the timeframe envisaged for the delivery of a new school for pupils who are currently educated in prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38522/19]
64. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when further funding will be made available to local authorities to fund successful applications made under Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in particular for local authorities in which the allocation has been spent to date and have many approved applicants waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25232/19]
47. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on capital funding for the proposed North Quay development in Waterford city; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of commitment to the project and the necessity for commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25231/19]
701. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the planning implications, limitations and requirements in relation to a building structure which is not a protected structure under the record of protected structures, but in which the structure is contained in the records of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage only; the planning regulations in the case of such a structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37610/19]
363. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case a person (details supplied) who needs surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37127/19]
354. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for pain management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37106/19]
326. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a diabetes dietitian will be appointed at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/19]
325. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when University Hospital Waterford will be receiving more diabetes nurse specialists as per the recommendations of the National Survey of Diabetes Care Delivery in Acute Hospitals 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36971/19]
324. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a diabetes nurse specialist will be appointed to University Hospital Waterford; the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36970/19]
323. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a second endocrinologist will be appointed to University Hospital Waterford; the position regarding the recruitment process for such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36969/19]
1864. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the average wait time for applicants to receive illness benefit; the length of time applications are taking to process; if the process is handled in a timely and efficient manner; her plans to streamline the process further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36111/19]
1745. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an application for further tranche of LEADER funds will be allocated to a community (details supplied); the timeframe from application for further funding to receipt of funds; if there is a standard process across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36174/19]
1323. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/19]
1298. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36551/19]
1246. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive reimbursement through the cross-border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36349/19]
1243. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the turnaround times in the primary care reimbursement service specifically through the cross-Border treatment scheme; his views on the adequacy of the service being delivered; his plans to reduce the waiting times for persons that have applied and been approved; the way in which he plans to deal with waiting times which can be up to six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36342/19]
1240. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the most cost-effective way to deliver care for older persons is a home care support package at an average cost of €165 weekly; his further views on whether the current waiting lists are not facilitating a timely delivery of home care supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36323/19]
1239. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons up to 31 August 2019 waiting for a home care support package by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36322/19]
1238. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time up to 31 August 2019 for persons that have been approved for the fair deal scheme to access a nursing home by county in tabular form; his views on whether the wait is too long and is having a negative effect on discharges from level 4 acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36321/19]
963. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) with an intellectual disability return to support and respite services locally; if so, when the funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35510/19]
953. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/19]
949. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) who is wheelchair bound to avail of a bed or place locally; if so, when funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/19]
943. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for an appointment for knee replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35442/19]