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Question· writtenPQ 611asked

611. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations with a plan in place to implement their approach to the establishment of residents councils, family forums, service user panels or equivalent for HSE disability services, in tabular form. [23942/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2016

611. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the community health care organisations with a plan in place to implement their approach to the establishment of residents councils, family forums, service user panels or equivalent for HSE disability services, in tabular form. [23942/16]

Question· writtenPQ 574asked

574. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form. [23765/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2016

574. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form. [23765/16]

Question· writtenPQ 573asked

573. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of occupational therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2014, in tabular form. [23764/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2016

573. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of occupational therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2014, in tabular form. [23764/16]

Question· writtenPQ 572asked

572. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form. [23763/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2016

572. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each community health care organisation the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form. [23763/16]

Question· writtenPQ 334asked

334. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Saolta University Health Care Group for the rental of a premises across from University Hospital Galway on Newcastle Road for the purpose of patient record management and associated activities in each of the past five years. [23249/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 July 2016

334. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Saolta University Health Care Group for the rental of a premises across from University Hospital Galway on Newcastle Road for the purpose of patient record management and associated activities in each of the past five years. [23249/16]

Question· writtenPQ 333asked

333. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the preliminary census results for County Meath showing above-trend population growth, he has cause to review the current and future health care provision in County Meath and in particular of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [23233/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 July 2016

333. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the preliminary census results for County Meath showing above-trend population growth, he has cause to review the current and future health care provision in County Meath and in particular of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [23233/16]

Question· writtenPQ 297asked

297. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the variety and level of current services provided at Tinahely health centre; his plans to retain these services at that location; if there is any proposal to move these services to the Carnew primary health care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22950/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 July 2016

297. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the variety and level of current services provided at Tinahely health centre; his plans to retain these services at that location; if there is any proposal to move these services to the Carnew primary health care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22950/16]

Question· writtenPQ 621asked

621. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider commissioning a new study into the health care of members of the Traveller community on a similar basis to the 2010 all-Ireland Traveller health study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2016

621. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider commissioning a new study into the health care of members of the Traveller community on a similar basis to the 2010 all-Ireland Traveller health study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/16]

Question· writtenPQ 219asked

219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the concerns raised in correspondence dated 30 June 2016 from the Healthcare Enterprise Alliance on the ineffectiveness of the proposed medicines pricing agreement. [21896/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2016

219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the concerns raised in correspondence dated 30 June 2016 from the Healthcare Enterprise Alliance on the ineffectiveness of the proposed medicines pricing agreement. [21896/16]

Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will assist with arranging a response from a health care provider (details supplied) in County Cork, to correspondence submitted on 16 March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21753/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2016

175. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will assist with arranging a response from a health care provider (details supplied) in County Cork, to correspondence submitted on 16 March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21753/16]

Question· writtenPQ 172asked

172. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to bring prison healthcare services under the responsibility of his Department and operated by the HSE; if he will expedite these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2016

172. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to bring prison healthcare services under the responsibility of his Department and operated by the HSE; if he will expedite these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/16]

Question· writtenPQ 171asked

171. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to curtail the retail of cheap alcohol products at discounted prices should he be unable to immediately implement minimum unit pricing upon enactment of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21720/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2016

171. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to curtail the retail of cheap alcohol products at discounted prices should he be unable to immediately implement minimum unit pricing upon enactment of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21720/16]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

157. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the Orkambi drug to persons with cystic fibrosis through the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21649/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2016

157. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the Orkambi drug to persons with cystic fibrosis through the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21649/16]

Question· writtenPQ 41asked

41. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to work with the Department of Health​ to establish a comprehensive review of prison health, with urgency, and to endorse the recommendation of the UN Committee for the Prevention of Torture that prison healthcare services be brought under the responsibility of the Department of Health and operated by the HSE. [21722/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2016

41. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to work with the Department of Health​ to establish a comprehensive review of prison health, with urgency, and to endorse the recommendation of the UN Committee for the Prevention of Torture that prison healthcare services be brought under the responsibility of the Department of Health and operated by the HSE. [21722/16]

Question· writtenPQ 214asked

214. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will direct his officials to attend the International Congress for Integrative Health and Medicine in Berlin, Germany in 2017; if it would be of educational benefit for his officials to attend, given that none of his officials attended the International Congress for Integrative Health and Medicine in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2016, which was attended by representatives of 40 other countries. [21648/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2016

214. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will direct his officials to attend the International Congress for Integrative Health and Medicine in Berlin, Germany in 2017; if it would be of educational benefit for his officials to attend, given that none of his officials attended the International Congress for Integrative Health and Medicine in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2016, which was attended by representatives of 40 other countries. [21648/16]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

208. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health to provide for each community health care organisation, the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each in tabular form; the specific medical or health-care posts in each team in each community health care organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2016

208. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health to provide for each community health care organisation, the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each in tabular form; the specific medical or health-care posts in each team in each community health care organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/16]

Question· writtenPQ 560asked

560. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views that the price of two of the largest medicines supplied by the Health Service Executive, Humira and Enbrel, at a cost of €160 million per year, will not experience significant price reduction when their patents fall in 2017, as a direct result of the terms of the forthcoming medicine pricing agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, because the terms in this agreement will prevent effective post-patent competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21016/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

560. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views that the price of two of the largest medicines supplied by the Health Service Executive, Humira and Enbrel, at a cost of €160 million per year, will not experience significant price reduction when their patents fall in 2017, as a direct result of the terms of the forthcoming medicine pricing agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, because the terms in this agreement will prevent effective post-patent competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21016/16]

Question· writtenPQ 532asked

532. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department have assessed the ramifications and the impact if any of the ECHR's Advocate General's comments made in September 2015 about prescribing a minimum price for alcoholic drinks could only be justified to protect public health if no alternative measure was found; if he still intends to introduce the public health alcohol Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20823/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

532. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department have assessed the ramifications and the impact if any of the ECHR's Advocate General's comments made in September 2015 about prescribing a minimum price for alcoholic drinks could only be justified to protect public health if no alternative measure was found; if he still intends to introduce the public health alcohol Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20823/16]

Question· writtenPQ 526asked

526. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses currently employed by the Health Service Executive; his plans to recruit further public health nurses over the next five years and if so, the number; and if he will provide a timeline for the recruitment of new staff. [20790/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

526. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses currently employed by the Health Service Executive; his plans to recruit further public health nurses over the next five years and if so, the number; and if he will provide a timeline for the recruitment of new staff. [20790/16]

Question· writtenPQ 114asked

114. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that hospitals are required to trigger inquiries themselves before action can be taken where statistics show an anomaly in patient outcomes, given the findings of the national health care quality reporting system annual report. [20952/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

114. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that hospitals are required to trigger inquiries themselves before action can be taken where statistics show an anomaly in patient outcomes, given the findings of the national health care quality reporting system annual report. [20952/16]

Question· writtenPQ 106asked

106. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 2 June 2016, if the research being undertaken by his Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute three-year programme on health reform will be available to the new joint Oireachtas committee that has been established to develop cross-party consensus on the future of the health service over ten years, as per the programme for Government and Government approval; if he will make available the research undertaken to date to the committee; if he will designate a liaison officer within his Department in order that members of this committee may direct queries specific to the committee work to that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

106. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 2 June 2016, if the research being undertaken by his Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute three-year programme on health reform will be available to the new joint Oireachtas committee that has been established to develop cross-party consensus on the future of the health service over ten years, as per the programme for Government and Government approval; if he will make available the research undertaken to date to the committee; if he will designate a liaison officer within his Department in order that members of this committee may direct queries specific to the committee work to that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/16]

Question· writtenPQ 105asked

105. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the research that is being conducted specifically on universal health care; if he is aware of research being undertaken by other groups outside his Department on universal health care; if he will bring these strands together to ensure co-operation, information exchange and economies of scale. [20936/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

105. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the research that is being conducted specifically on universal health care; if he is aware of research being undertaken by other groups outside his Department on universal health care; if he will bring these strands together to ensure co-operation, information exchange and economies of scale. [20936/16]

Question· writtenPQ 100asked

100. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on whether women's health is adequately protected given the restrictions on health care for pregnant women in view of the eighth amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20999/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

100. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on whether women's health is adequately protected given the restrictions on health care for pregnant women in view of the eighth amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20999/16]

Question· writtenPQ 67asked

67. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed health care under the European Union cross-border health care directive in another European Union and European Economic Area member state in each year since Directive 2011/24/EU was transposed; the amount reimbursed in accordance with the legislation; the number of those persons who accessed health care in Northern Ireland; the amount reimbursed in respect of treatment in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

67. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed health care under the European Union cross-border health care directive in another European Union and European Economic Area member state in each year since Directive 2011/24/EU was transposed; the amount reimbursed in accordance with the legislation; the number of those persons who accessed health care in Northern Ireland; the amount reimbursed in respect of treatment in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/16]

Question· writtenPQ 60asked

60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the level of abortion services provided under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2015, as recently reported to the Houses of the Oireachtas, is sufficient to guarantee the highest standard of health care to women here. [20998/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the level of abortion services provided under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2015, as recently reported to the Houses of the Oireachtas, is sufficient to guarantee the highest standard of health care to women here. [20998/16]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

55. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the health services that have been sought by persons who have accessed health care under the European Union cross-border health care directive in another European Union and European Economic Area member state in each year since Directive 2011/24/EU was transposed; if he will provide this information in terms of the most common services, treatments and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

55. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the health services that have been sought by persons who have accessed health care under the European Union cross-border health care directive in another European Union and European Economic Area member state in each year since Directive 2011/24/EU was transposed; if he will provide this information in terms of the most common services, treatments and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/16]

Question· writtenPQ 31asked

31. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health to amend the terms of the treatment abroad scheme to include medical treatment in relation to termination of pregnancy, reasonable travel, accommodation and subsistence for the woman and a travel companion, particularly as the State's forcing of a woman to rely on her own financial resources entirely outside the public health care system in a case (details supplied) constituted discrimination and a violation of human rights. [20615/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

31. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health to amend the terms of the treatment abroad scheme to include medical treatment in relation to termination of pregnancy, reasonable travel, accommodation and subsistence for the woman and a travel companion, particularly as the State's forcing of a woman to rely on her own financial resources entirely outside the public health care system in a case (details supplied) constituted discrimination and a violation of human rights. [20615/16]

Question· writtenPQ 20asked

20. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 213 to 215, inclusive, of 23 June 2015, the actions he is taking to ensure patient safety in terms of investigating why certain hospitals have higher than average death rates; if he will undertake any investigations or follow-up action following the publication of the second annual report of the national health care quality reporting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

20. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 213 to 215, inclusive, of 23 June 2015, the actions he is taking to ensure patient safety in terms of investigating why certain hospitals have higher than average death rates; if he will undertake any investigations or follow-up action following the publication of the second annual report of the national health care quality reporting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/16]

Question· writtenPQ 19asked

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to reduce the waiting lists for various procedures throughout the public health and hospital system with a view to ensuring a readily accessible hospital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to reduce the waiting lists for various procedures throughout the public health and hospital system with a view to ensuring a readily accessible hospital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/16]

Question· oralPQ 13asked

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the continuing depth of involvement of religious organisations in providing State-funded health care, on the separation of church and State, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the continuing depth of involvement of religious organisations in providing State-funded health care, on the separation of church and State, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/16]

Question· oralPQ 8asked

8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his proposals to end the practice of admitting children to adult mental health units and cope in an age-appropriate way with the rise in the number of children and young persons receiving acute inpatient mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20611/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2016

8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his proposals to end the practice of admitting children to adult mental health units and cope in an age-appropriate way with the rise in the number of children and young persons receiving acute inpatient mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20611/16]

Question· writtenPQ 265asked

265. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is she aware of the Labour Court decision that only allows the employment of public health nurses as Tusla - Child and Family Agency inspectors; if all these public health nurses have the appropriate qualifications to carry out these inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19928/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2016

265. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is she aware of the Labour Court decision that only allows the employment of public health nurses as Tusla - Child and Family Agency inspectors; if all these public health nurses have the appropriate qualifications to carry out these inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19928/16]

Question· writtenPQ 512asked

512. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the public health advice he has issued regarding the 2016 Olympics in Brazil and the Zika virus; how he has publicised this advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15309/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2016

512. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the public health advice he has issued regarding the 2016 Olympics in Brazil and the Zika virus; how he has publicised this advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15309/16]

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