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Question· writtenPQ 505asked

505. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the number of persons here who have used the cross-border health care directive per annum since its inception to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19311/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2016

505. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the number of persons here who have used the cross-border health care directive per annum since its inception to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19311/16]

Question· writtenPQ 490asked

490. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to move a primary care centre (details supplied) out of community health care organisation area 2 and into community health care organisation area 1; if so, the consequences and repercussions this will have on patient care and quality of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2016

490. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to move a primary care centre (details supplied) out of community health care organisation area 2 and into community health care organisation area 1; if so, the consequences and repercussions this will have on patient care and quality of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/16]

Question· writtenPQ 220asked

220. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures he proposes to put in place to offset the challenges which Irish health care patients who had planned to travel to the United Kingdom under the European Union cross-border directive will now face, given the recent European Union referendum there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2016

220. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures he proposes to put in place to offset the challenges which Irish health care patients who had planned to travel to the United Kingdom under the European Union cross-border directive will now face, given the recent European Union referendum there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/16]

Question· writtenPQ 450asked

450. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to respond to the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; the actions he will take to address the higher-than-normal deaths in certain hospitals; the discussions he has had with the Health Service Executive regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

450. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to respond to the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; the actions he will take to address the higher-than-normal deaths in certain hospitals; the discussions he has had with the Health Service Executive regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/16]

Question· writtenPQ 399asked

399. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking on foot of the findings in his Department's report, National Healthcare Quality Reporting System, in respect of those hospitals that have higher-than-expected death rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

399. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking on foot of the findings in his Department's report, National Healthcare Quality Reporting System, in respect of those hospitals that have higher-than-expected death rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/16]

Question· writtenPQ 215asked

215. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health why some figures on smaller hospitals were blacked out, in respect of the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

215. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health why some figures on smaller hospitals were blacked out, in respect of the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/16]

Question· writtenPQ 214asked

214. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the follow-up that was undertaken, following the publication of the first annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; if actions will be taken based on the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17643/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

214. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the follow-up that was undertaken, following the publication of the first annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; if actions will be taken based on the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17643/16]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

213. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the follow-up that will be undertaken, following the publication of the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; if there will be investigations into variances in the figures across different hospitals; if actions will be taken based on the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17642/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

213. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the follow-up that will be undertaken, following the publication of the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; if there will be investigations into variances in the figures across different hospitals; if actions will be taken based on the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17642/16]

Question· writtenPQ 211asked

211. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in respect of the All-Ireland Network Board, established to oversee the creation of a single, all-island treatment network for congenital heart disease, and to ensure that all children have access to the highest standard of cardiac care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

211. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in respect of the All-Ireland Network Board, established to oversee the creation of a single, all-island treatment network for congenital heart disease, and to ensure that all children have access to the highest standard of cardiac care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/16]

Question· writtenPQ 267asked

267. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the consultation process, concerning Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006, and the revision that was embarked upon, which involved public consultation, if he is aware that best international practice has moved on significantly since November 2013, with the most recent example being the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute of Public Health on 8 March 2016, and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria on 9 March 2016, upholding the Bavarian State setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014; if he will take steps to issue fresh draft guidelines that reflect best international practice, as enforced by colleague European countries, which would necessitate undertaking the public consultation process, and then enacting enabling legislation, in order that the public can have confidence that the issue has been dealt with, in a fair and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

267. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the consultation process, concerning Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006, and the revision that was embarked upon, which involved public consultation, if he is aware that best international practice has moved on significantly since November 2013, with the most recent example being the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute of Public Health on 8 March 2016, and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria on 9 March 2016, upholding the Bavarian State setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014; if he will take steps to issue fresh draft guidelines that reflect best international practice, as enforced by colleague European countries, which would necessitate undertaking the public consultation process, and then enacting enabling legislation, in order that the public can have confidence that the issue has been dealt with, in a fair and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/16]

Question· writtenPQ 437asked

437. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 31 May 2016, the reason the Health Information and Quality Authority will not conduct a review of health care service delivery in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15710/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016

437. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 31 May 2016, the reason the Health Information and Quality Authority will not conduct a review of health care service delivery in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15710/16]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the competent agencies and authorities responsible for water quality monitoring are routinely testing water samples for the presence of asbestos containing materials in public water supplies; his progress in identifying and replacing sections of the water supply network which have been found to contain asbestos cement piping; if he regards the presence of such materials as posing a particular danger to public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016

232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the competent agencies and authorities responsible for water quality monitoring are routinely testing water samples for the presence of asbestos containing materials in public water supplies; his progress in identifying and replacing sections of the water supply network which have been found to contain asbestos cement piping; if he regards the presence of such materials as posing a particular danger to public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/16]

Question· writtenPQ 472asked

472. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health to engage in consultations with the HSE regarding the possibility of treatment for illnesses such as fibromyalgia in the National Hyperbaric Treatment Centre in Dublin being provided through the public health system. [14777/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

472. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health to engage in consultations with the HSE regarding the possibility of treatment for illnesses such as fibromyalgia in the National Hyperbaric Treatment Centre in Dublin being provided through the public health system. [14777/16]

Question· writtenPQ 437asked

437. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulation of the counselling and psychotherapy profession to address this serious public health issue, in view of a recent newspaper article (details supplied) which stated that members of the public are participating in online, unaccredited courses in counselling and then practising in this area [14598/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

437. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulation of the counselling and psychotherapy profession to address this serious public health issue, in view of a recent newspaper article (details supplied) which stated that members of the public are participating in online, unaccredited courses in counselling and then practising in this area [14598/16]

Question· writtenPQ 433asked

433. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who is not receiving funding for required health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14584/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

433. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who is not receiving funding for required health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14584/16]

Question· writtenPQ 423asked

423. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons or incidents, if any, where antimicrobial resistance has occurred within the health care services over the past ten years; the hospitals which treated these patients and the measures being undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14417/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

423. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons or incidents, if any, where antimicrobial resistance has occurred within the health care services over the past ten years; the hospitals which treated these patients and the measures being undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14417/16]

Question· writtenPQ 422asked

422. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the recommendations contained in the recent UK Government report authored by Lord O’Neill on antimicrobial resistance, AMR; his plans to introduce the key recommendations contained in the report; if he is satisfied that Ireland’s AMR policy is robust enough to meet the huge challenge of AMR and with the situation that Ireland, unlike the UK, does not have set targets for the reduction of usage and or prescribing of antibiotics in health care settings such as hospitals or primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

422. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the recommendations contained in the recent UK Government report authored by Lord O’Neill on antimicrobial resistance, AMR; his plans to introduce the key recommendations contained in the report; if he is satisfied that Ireland’s AMR policy is robust enough to meet the huge challenge of AMR and with the situation that Ireland, unlike the UK, does not have set targets for the reduction of usage and or prescribing of antibiotics in health care settings such as hospitals or primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/16]

Question· writtenPQ 93asked

93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enhance An Garda Síochána’s cautioning scheme for drug possession as part of treating drug use as a public health issue. [14319/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enhance An Garda Síochána’s cautioning scheme for drug possession as part of treating drug use as a public health issue. [14319/16]

Question· writtenPQ 266asked

266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if the number of various categories of staff in the public health sector are adequate to meet requirements; if he will examine and identify the most understaffed sectors to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14214/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if the number of various categories of staff in the public health sector are adequate to meet requirements; if he will examine and identify the most understaffed sectors to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14214/16]

Question· writtenPQ 265asked

265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he can provided an adequate number of nurses to the public health sector; if the recent recruitment campaigns are on target; if competition from the private sector or overseas locations is evident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he can provided an adequate number of nurses to the public health sector; if the recent recruitment campaigns are on target; if competition from the private sector or overseas locations is evident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/16]

Question· writtenPQ 256asked

256. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a focused and strategic examination of the delivery of the public health services can identify best practice in service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14204/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

256. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a focused and strategic examination of the delivery of the public health services can identify best practice in service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14204/16]

Question· writtenPQ 255asked

255. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of reports that investment in capital and current support in the public health services appears to be greater than that in adjoining jurisdictions; if he has examined this to determine if he is achieving best comparable results or how he can do so; if he has identified anything in other jurisdictions that can be applied to ensure the best results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

255. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of reports that investment in capital and current support in the public health services appears to be greater than that in adjoining jurisdictions; if he has examined this to determine if he is achieving best comparable results or how he can do so; if he has identified anything in other jurisdictions that can be applied to ensure the best results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/16]

Question· writtenPQ 107asked

107. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will make available all of the documentation provided by officials in his Department to Independent Deputies during the course of negotiations for the new programme for Government; the clinical analysis that was undertaken by his officials before any of these measures were agreed; and his views on the impact on national health policy of local agreements, which may not take full cognisance of national health policy considerations and best clinical practice. [13732/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

107. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will make available all of the documentation provided by officials in his Department to Independent Deputies during the course of negotiations for the new programme for Government; the clinical analysis that was undertaken by his officials before any of these measures were agreed; and his views on the impact on national health policy of local agreements, which may not take full cognisance of national health policy considerations and best clinical practice. [13732/16]

Question· writtenPQ 106asked

106. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health how the ongoing work being conducted by his Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute's three-year programme on health reform will support in its work the new Oireachtas committee that will be 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 the research undertaken to date will be made available to the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

106. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health how the ongoing work being conducted by his Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute's three-year programme on health reform will support in its work the new Oireachtas committee that will be 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 the research undertaken to date will be made available to the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/16]

Question· writtenPQ 99asked

99. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the European Commission proposal to establish a common training framework for health care assistants; the input his Department has had in this; the actions that have been taken to date; his plans and proposals in respect of registration, ongoing training, budget for recruitment and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

99. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the European Commission proposal to establish a common training framework for health care assistants; the input his Department has had in this; the actions that have been taken to date; his plans and proposals in respect of registration, ongoing training, budget for recruitment and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/16]

Question· writtenPQ 32asked

32. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of the re-activation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if he will publish this; the number of patients who will be treated in public beds using the fund; how he will ensure that the diverting of millions of euro in funding from the public health system will address the underlying causes of excessive waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13736/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

32. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of the re-activation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if he will publish this; the number of patients who will be treated in public beds using the fund; how he will ensure that the diverting of millions of euro in funding from the public health system will address the underlying causes of excessive waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13736/16]

Question· writtenPQ 751asked

751. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the potential decriminalisation of small amounts of drugs for personal use as a harm-reduction approach to take a public health approach to chronic or recreational drug use. [13541/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

751. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the potential decriminalisation of small amounts of drugs for personal use as a harm-reduction approach to take a public health approach to chronic or recreational drug use. [13541/16]

Question· writtenPQ 715asked

715. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 164 and 165 of 19 May 2016, the indicative cost, based on other jurisdictions, of the public health system providing in vitro fertilisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13241/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

715. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 164 and 165 of 19 May 2016, the indicative cost, based on other jurisdictions, of the public health system providing in vitro fertilisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13241/16]

Question· writtenPQ 357asked

357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, given the fact that revisions to wind turbine guidelines will be informed by best international practice, he has noted whether international best practices have changed since the Marshall Day report in 2013 commissioned by the Government; if he has noted the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute for Public Health and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria in 2016 upholding the Bavarian state setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13581/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, given the fact that revisions to wind turbine guidelines will be informed by best international practice, he has noted whether international best practices have changed since the Marshall Day report in 2013 commissioned by the Government; if he has noted the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute for Public Health and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria in 2016 upholding the Bavarian state setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13581/16]

Question· writtenPQ 146asked

146. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health services available in prisons; and if on admission prisoners have a thorough mental health assessment as part of initial health care screening. [12662/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

146. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health services available in prisons; and if on admission prisoners have a thorough mental health assessment as part of initial health care screening. [12662/16]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

206. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the counselling service in the primary care service, including the numbers referred to, seen by and on waiting lists for community health care organisations in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12427/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016

206. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the counselling service in the primary care service, including the numbers referred to, seen by and on waiting lists for community health care organisations in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12427/16]

Question· writtenPQ 69asked

69. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the provision of advanced health care directives and assisted decision-making for persons with mental health difficulties; and the cost of these services to the Exchequer [12100/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016

69. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the provision of advanced health care directives and assisted decision-making for persons with mental health difficulties; and the cost of these services to the Exchequer [12100/16]

Question· writtenPQ 509asked

509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which he will reimburse persons availing of the cross-border health care directive scheme under the rules of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11789/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2016

509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which he will reimburse persons availing of the cross-border health care directive scheme under the rules of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11789/16]

Question· writtenPQ 508asked

508. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received a reimbursement payment due since March 2016 under the cross-border health care directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2016

508. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received a reimbursement payment due since March 2016 under the cross-border health care directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/16]

Question· writtenPQ 435asked

435. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure promotional opportunities are not denied to existing staff within Health Service Executive funded organisations; the measures in place to ensure European Union tendering legislation is complied with and that the cost of employing agency staff provides value for money; and the total number of days lost to each health care profession due to delays in recruitment practices in these organisations. [11333/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2016

435. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure promotional opportunities are not denied to existing staff within Health Service Executive funded organisations; the measures in place to ensure European Union tendering legislation is complied with and that the cost of employing agency staff provides value for money; and the total number of days lost to each health care profession due to delays in recruitment practices in these organisations. [11333/16]

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