247. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the annual education and development funding for the INMO; and the comparative funding for the HSCP national office [53469/19]
453. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason it is no longer possible to access on the website of his Department press releases and speeches by Ministers in previous Governments over the past 20 years. [53227/19]
415. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the policy in relation to girls who missed out on the provision of vaccines for medical reasons (details supplied). [53034/19]
410. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments outstanding for more than two, three and four years, respectively, at the end of November 2019, by each reporting hospital in tabular form. [53000/19]
375. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of critical care ambulance service transfers to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [52826/19]
374. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the legal fees incurred by the HSE in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [52825/19]
275. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund has agreed to fund up to 200 additional beds over the winter; if so, the hospitals in which the beds are to be located, in tabular form; when the beds will be opened; if it is planned that the beds will remain available throughout 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52488/19]
267. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the additional funding being provided to out-of-hours general practitioner services in winter 2020; and the local breakdown of the allocation in tabular form. [52431/19]
266. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which the cut to the minor injury unit fee will come into effect; if the fee cut is temporary or permanent; if temporary, the date on which the cut will expire; the estimated cost of the measure; and the estimated full-year cost of implementing such a measure by year. [52430/19]
257. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of acute beds for paediatric oncology; the number that will be available when the national children’s hospital is open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/19]
256. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if chemotherapy sessions for children are being delayed; if so, the details of the delays; the causes of same; the number of children affected; the length of delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/19]
255. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the type of procedures that were cancelled or postponed in regard to the recent cancellations of elective procedures at the children’s hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52381/19]
209. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency medicine consultants in each public and voluntary hospital with an emergency department; the number of 24-hour emergency departments; and the number that have an emergency medicine consultant available daily on a 24-hour basis public and voluntary hospital with an emergency department in tabular form. [52278/19]
208. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area in tabular form. [52277/19]
207. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the distances travelled by emergency, intermediate care ambulances and rapid response vehicles in service in such a capacity by HSE region subdivided by each 50,000 miles and or 80,000 kms, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52276/19]
206. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances in service by the year in which they entered service, pods and vehicles; the date on which they entered service; the HSE region in which they are based; the number of intermediate care ambulances in service by the year in which they entered service, pods and vehicles; the date on which they entered service the HSE region in which they are based in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52275/19]
205. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service; the number of new emergency ambulances acquired; the number of intermediate care ambulances decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service; the number of new intermediate care ambulances acquired; the number of rapid response vehicles decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service; the number of new rapid response vehicles acquired; the number of vehicles commissioned and purchased as rapid response vehicles by the National Ambulance Service acquired; the number in use; the number awaiting entry into service to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52274/19]
204. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital to the end of November 2019. [52273/19]
203. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and the amount projected for 2019. [52272/19]
202. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on agency staff each month in 2018 and to date in 2019; the proportion of the anticipated agency staff expenditure by the HSE for 2019 incurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52271/19]
201. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the implementation of the recommendations of the Scally report in tabular form. [52270/19]
200. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the implementation of the 45 recommendations of the trauma steering group in tabular form. [52269/19]
199. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is on target to achieve savings, cost reductions or improved income generation in a number of areas set out in the HSE 2019 service plan (details supplied); and the achievements in each to date in 2019 in tabular form. [52268/19]
198. 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 6 December 2019 or the latest date available. [52267/19]
197. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to base health expenditure on multi-year budgeting supported by a five-year health service plan based on realistic and verifiable projections. [52266/19]
195. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the performance management unit in the HSE; the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed; the number of reports and reviews it has undertaken; and the recommendations made by it to improve performance. [52264/19]
194. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the increases in ambulances, EMTs and paramedics that have taken place in each year since 2016. [52263/19]
193. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the medical assessment units, urgent care centres, and minor injuries clinics that extended hours of opening to weekends since 2016 in tabular form. [52262/19]
192. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the medical assessment units, urgent care centres and minor injuries clinics that extended their Monday to Friday hours of opening since 2016, in tabular form. [52261/19]
191. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments outstanding for more than two, three and four years, respectively, at the end of November 2019 for each reporting hospital in tabular form. [52260/19]
188. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed by the HSE on a salaried basis in each year since 2016. [52257/19]
187. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the action taken to support general practitioner practices in disadvantaged urban areas. [52256/19]
186. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the examination undertaken of the use of incentives to support investment by general practitioners, dentists and other professionals in primary care centres, technology and service developments [52255/19]
185. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of reportable events to date in 2019 that have been reported within 30 days of occurrence to the designated officer. [52254/19]
184. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations completed within four months of notification of the event occurring. [52253/19]
183. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations commenced within 48 hours of the event occurring. [52252/19]
182. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events being notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [52251/19]
181. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare organisations that have established waiting lists for home care on a standardised basis. [52250/19]
180. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage occupancy rate in public residential care units for the most recent calendar month available and for the previous eleven months in tabular form. [52249/19]
179. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the most recent projection on the number of medical cards to be provided in 2019; and the likely full year costs or savings in 2019 in the case of a variation from the projection. [52248/19]
178. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the University Limerick hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52247/19]
177. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the South/South West hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52246/19]
176. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Dublin Midlands hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52245/19]
175. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Saolta hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52244/19]
174. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Children’s Health Ireland hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52243/19]
173. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the RCSI hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52242/19]
172. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions vacant in the Ireland East hospital group as of 6 December 2019, in tabular form. [52241/19]