583. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 200 intensive home care packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30951/19]
582. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost full year cost of providing an additional 1.5 million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30950/19]
581. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance; and the estimated full year cost of additional personnel required for its staffing. [30949/19]
578. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [30946/19]
577. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [30945/19]
575. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [30943/19]
574. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional three million home support hours for older persons. [30942/19]
572. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [30940/19]
571. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30938/19]
570. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimate for support staff required per consultant. [30937/19]
569. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year running costs of opening each medical assessment unit on a seven day basis. [30936/19]
568. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost, current and capital, of providing a mobile catheterisation laboratory for Waterford University Hospital. [30935/19]
567. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of amending the fees charged under the NHSS to enable nursing home residents with an assessed weekly income of €300 or less to retain a minimum of €60 weekly. [30934/19]
566. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the 13,000 extra residential care beds recommended in the health service capacity review. [30931/19]
562. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the University of Limerick hospital group as of 8 July 2019 in tabular form. [30910/19]
561. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the South/South West hospital group as of 8 July 2019 in tabular form. [30909/19]
560. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Dublin Midlands hospital group as of 8 July 2019 in tabular form. [30908/19]
559. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Saolta hospital group as of 8 July 2019, in tabular form. [30907/19]
558. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Children’s Health Ireland hospital group as of 8 July 2019, in tabular from. [30906/19]
557. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the RCSI Hospital Group as of 8 July 2019, in tabular form. [30905/19]
556. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Ireland East Hospital Group as of 8 July 2019, in tabular from. [30904/19]
555. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the University of Limerick Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position is has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30903/19]
554. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the South-South West Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position is has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30902/19]
553. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position is has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30901/19]
552. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Saolta Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position is has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30900/19]
551. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Children’s Health Ireland Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position is has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [30899/19]
550. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the RCSI hospital group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position is has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [30898/19]
549. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the Ireland East Hospital Group in the first six months of 2019; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [30897/19]
527. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the €198.5 million development funding being held by his Department in 2019 for release to the HSE on approval of implementation plans and commencement of specific developments (details supplied); and the funding released for each specific development as of 11 July 2019, in tabular form. [30741/19]
526. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 1 July 2019 or the latest date available. [30740/19]
525. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is on target to achieve savings or cost reduction or improved income generation in a number of areas set out in the HSE 2019 service plan (details supplied); and the achievements in each in the first half of 2019 to date. [30739/19]
524. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if an advanced nurse practitioner has been appointed to the paediatric neurosurgery service in Children’s Health Ireland, Temple Street. [30728/19]
523. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if two additional clinical nurse specialists have been appointed to Children’s Health Ireland to the outpatient antibiotic therapy service that allows suitable patients on intravenous antibiotics to be discharged early from hospital and treated in their home. [30727/19]
522. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in staffing in Children’s Health Ireland to include a consultant haematologist and advanced nurse practitioners for the haematology stem cell transplant service to address the increase in demand. [30726/19]
521. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if an additional allergy consultant, genetics consultant and dermatology consultant have been appointed in Children’s Health Ireland in 2019. [30725/19]
520. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the increase in staffing for paediatric rheumatology to improve the access and timelines of treatment; and the number and categories of additional medical and health professionals recruited for same in 2019 in whole-time equivalent terms. [30724/19]
519. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the paediatric cardiology network in CUH, UHG and UHL has been developed to date in 2019. [30723/19]
518. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the development of the all-island paediatric cardiology service in Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin services, to date in 2019. [30722/19]
517. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the development of acute paediatric units in CUH, UHG and UHL in line with the paediatric model of care; and the number of additional consultant paediatricians, clinical nurse specialists and allied health professionals in whole-time equivalent terms recruited to date in each in 2019. [30721/19]
513. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has identified and defined the educational supports and training programmes required by staff to ensure a safe, competent and supported maternity workforce. [30696/19]
512. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed a national suite of KPIs for maternity services including the model of care. [30695/19]
511. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the assessment of midwifery workforce levels against the 2016 birth rate plus methodology in the context of the new model of care. [30694/19]
510. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has prepared a detailed implementation plan for the recommendations set out in the report on the use of transvaginal mesh. [30693/19]
509. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has defined the detailed care pathways to be made available to women in all maternity services based on the mode of care proposed in the national strategy thereby enabling a standardised and consistent planning approach. [30692/19]
508. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has identified the suite of clinical guidelines required in maternity services; and the gaps identified in terms of the development and-or review of new or existing clinical guidelines. [30691/19]