276. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for spinal surgery once a child has been placed on a surgery list in hospitals (details supplied). [40848/18]
275. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the wait time for a first scoliosis assessment with a specialist surgeon hospital (details supplied). [40847/18]
274. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason such a large proportion of children who are clinically listed for spinal surgery have been moved to a suspended category of wait list. [40846/18]
273. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason only one child has been forwarded for treatment abroad by the HSE during 2018 even though four month targets have not been met and some children have been left waiting so long for their surgery that they have been deemed not to be clinically fit to have surgery. [40845/18]
256. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and day case public patient beds in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [40764/18]
254. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementing the recommendations of the HSE report 51449 (details supplied). [40755/18]
253. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason he has been unable to meet with the family of a person (details supplied). [40754/18]
102. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the site chosen for the new primary school due to open in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow in 2019. [40791/18]
99. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a building programme for a school (details supplied) will commence; and when a timeline for its completion will issue. [40702/18]
93. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on upgrading facilities at a school (details supplied) while the school awaits a new building. [40672/18]
92. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on securing a new school building for a school (details supplied). [40671/18]
168. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant positions in each public and voluntary hospital; the number of those filled on a whole-time equivalent basis; the number of those vacant as of 30 September 2018 or the latest date available; and the number of those filled on locum or non-specialist basis in tabular form. [40574/18]
148. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of existing beds closed in each hospital and step-down facility, including rehabilitation units, palliative care units and nursing homes. [40467/18]
147. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the consultation that has taken place with professional representative bodies with regard to the introduction of pregnancy termination services. [40462/18]
146. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the additional funding being provided to ensure the timely introduction of pregnancy termination services. [40461/18]
145. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of officials in the HSE who have been assigned to oversee the introduction of pregnancy termination services. [40460/18]
144. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of officials in his Department who have been assigned to oversee the introduction of pregnancy termination services. [40459/18]
143. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the preparations being put in place by his Department and the HSE for the introduction of pregnancy termination services. [40458/18]
118. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE community intervention teams nationwide; if there is one in each local health office, LHO; if not, the LHOs that do not have a community intervention team exclusive to their locale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40365/18]
116. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under and over 16 years of age waiting for orthodontic treatment for one year or less, one to two, two to three, three to four and more than four years, respectively, by LHO area, in tabular form. [40363/18]
115. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of State-owned nursing homes in each county; the bed capacity in each; and the number of beds currently occupied, in tabular form. [40362/18]
114. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement under the scheme in each local health office area, in tabular form; and the length of time waiting [40361/18]
224. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that were cancelled or postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/18]
223. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that were cancelled or postponed in each public hospital to date in 2018 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40341/18]
222. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in April 2018; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20, 40, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls, respectively, in tabular form. [40340/18]
221. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for a home care package in each LHO area; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to 12 and 12 months plus, respectively. [40339/18]
220. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided in each local health office, LHO, area. [40338/18]
219. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 75 years of age or over who experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours to date in 2018; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred [40337/18]
218. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the distances that have been travelled by emergency ambulances, intermediate care ambulances and rapid response vehicles in service in such a capacity, respectively, by HSE region and subdivided by every 50,000 miles or 80,000 kilometres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40336/18]
217. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances in service by the year they entered service; the number between pods and vehicles in terms of the date they entered service and the HSE region in which they are based; the number of intermediate care ambulances currently in service by the year they entered service; the number by pods and vehicles in terms of the date they entered service; the HSE region in which they are based, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40335/18]
216. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide statistical information (details supplied) regarding vehicles associated with the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40334/18]
215. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less by ambulance station in each month in 2018 to August or latest date available. [40333/18]
214. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital to date in 2018, in tabular form. [40332/18]
213. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 28 September 2018 or the latest date on which data for validated bed closures at hospital and ward level are available, in tabular form. [40331/18]
344. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers made for paramedic posts in each month since January 2017; the offers made to unqualified, qualified to paramedic and qualified to advanced paramedic, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39464/18]
343. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics at each level who have been hired in each month since January 2017, by unqualified, qualified to paramedic and qualified to advanced paramedic, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39463/18]
371. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, in tabular form; the specific medical or healthcare posts in each team in each community healthcare organisation; and the estimated full-year cost of providing a full neuro-rehabilitation team in each CHO. [38812/18]
370. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national maternity strategy; and the estimated additional extra funding that will be required for its implementation. [38811/18]
369. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 150 inpatient rehabilitation beds. [38810/18]
368. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 100 critical care beds. [38809/18]
367. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 200 intensive homecare packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/18]
366. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional one and a half million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/18]
365. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance; and the estimated full-year costs of additional personnel required for its staffing. [38806/18]
363. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [38804/18]
362. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [38803/18]
361. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [38802/18]