158. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 March 2019 or the nearest available date for cholagiopancreatography in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [15871/19]
157. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 March 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [15870/19]
156. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 March 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [15869/19]
155. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 March 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [15868/19]
154. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 March 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [15867/19]
153. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 March 2019 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form. [15866/19]
152. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in March 2019; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waited longer than 40, 60 and 90 minutes for same; and the number that waited more than 120 and 180 minutes for same. [15858/19]
132. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the implementation of the prompt payment code across the HSE; if it is being delayed; if so, the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15664/19]
299. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of information technology and associated fit-out plans for the new national children’s hospital; the costs and configuration involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14971/19]
297. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the decision not to make Spinraza available to patients here now that a 28-day period has## passed which allowed the drug company time to respond to the initial State decision or provide further information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14961/19]
258. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the reduction in prescription charges from €2 to €1.50 for all medical card holders over 70 years of age; and the estimated full year cost of same. [14798/19]
257. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the €10 reduction in the monthly drugs payment scheme threshold from €134 to €124; and the estimated full year cost of same. [14797/19]
256. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the 10% increase across all general practitioner visit card weekly income thresholds; and the estimated full year cost of same. [14796/19]
216. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure plan linked to the Sláintecare action plan; the costs by year dedicated to each action point in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14477/19]
878. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 253 of 9 October 2018 and 194 of 13 March 2019, if he will make a new offer of a meeting with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13829/19]
722. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if medical students who graduated in Latvia are ineligible for internships in hospitals here as they are deemed to have completed their basic medical training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13282/19]
398. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the options for ensuring a one site school for an existing primary school (details supplied) will be investigated which under current plans will end up on three sites with a new primary school between two of those sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13881/19]
229. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the action which has been taken since the publication of the health service capacity review to increase the number of step down beds; the local health office areas that have had extra beds provided; the target for extra beds in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12688/19]
228. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the proposals in the 2019 HSE service plan to reconfigure the overall bed stock to a more sustainable level giving rise to a reduction in bed numbers of 80 to 100 beds; the sectors of the health service in which this reconfiguration is taking place; the locations of the beds to be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/19]
227. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical graduates from medical schools here; the number of such graduates who commenced internships here; the number of those graduates who completed internships here in each of the years 2004 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12680/19]
194. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 9 October 2018, the reason there has been no attempt to arrange a meeting since July 2018 with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12459/19]
87. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is operating within budget to date in 2019 including the current and capital expenditure budgets; if not, the areas in which the budget is overrunning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/19]
81. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations to reverse FEMPI for general practitioners; if a schedule or timeline for full reversal has been agreed; if so, the timeline in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/19]
79. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the CervicalCheck delays; the number of women waiting for test results for more than four weeks; the length of time women are waiting; the projected commencement date for the HPV test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12196/19]
60. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the new entrant pay disparity for consultant doctors; the status of the new contracts for hospital consultants; the number of meetings he has had on these topics with consultant representative groups (details supplied) in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/19]
6. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if a value engineering exercise has been or will be carried out in regard to identifying opportunities to reduce the building costs for the national children's hospital; if so, if changes are being implemented or considered for implementation further to this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/19]
3. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the new entrant pay disparity for consultant doctors; the status of new contracts for hospital consultants; the number of meetings he has had on these topics with consultant representative groups (details supplied) in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12662/19]
460. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on offering the FreeStyle Libre device to diabetic patients over 21 years of age for free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12313/19]
459. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1195 of 20 June 2017, if he will provide the international benchmarking exercise used to compare the construction cost of the planned national children’s hospital with other hospitals built throughout the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/19]
414. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 24 January 2019, the breakdown of orthodontic patients waiting less than two years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12098/19]
398. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for delaying minimum unit pricing pending further clarity on Brexit in view of the fact that statistics show the level of cross-Border trade has not increased between 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12030/19]
397. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if a revised decision on minimum unit pricing in the event of an extension to Article 50 will be committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12029/19]
355. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the target date for the opening of the new 60-bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick; the target date for the opening of the new permanent 90-bed structure at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11836/19]
339. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of conferring consultant status on specialists in public health medicine here further to a report (details supplied). [11713/19]
324. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of scheduled treatments and procedures cancelled in all acute hospitals in 2018. [11670/19]
322. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital managers and CEOs educated to MBA level or equivalent; and the number who have been funded to acquire such a qualification since 2016. [11656/19]
294. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on providing a person (details supplied) with an inpatient place at the National Rehabilitation Centre, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/19]
267. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area in tabular form. [11500/19]
266. 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 March 2019 or the latest date available. [11499/19]
265. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 26 February 2019, the details of interactions including dates, substance of advice and position taken by CervicalCheck between his Department and the organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11495/19]
262. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of times he met with a person (details supplied); the issues discussed; if his officials attended the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11476/19]
260. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the replacement and refurbishment of 90 community nursing units nationally announced on 26 January 2016, in tabular form; the funding allocated to each project in 2019; and the expected completion date for each. [11466/19]
275. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details and timing of proposed works on the N11 southbound at Kilmacanogue, including but not limited to the creation of a third lane; the physical separation between lanes and the development of a greenway at the southern cross roundabout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11192/19]
232. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [11290/19]
231. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [11289/19]
230. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52, and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [11288/19]
229. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [11287/19]
228. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [11286/19]
227. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients who were removed from outpatient lists each month in 2018 as a result of validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [11285/19]
226. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients waiting less than four months in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital; the number waiting four to eight and more than eight months for treatment; and if the same information will be provided for other spinal patients in tabular form. [11284/19]