Catherine Martin

Green Party · Dublin Rathdown

Activity on Health — 246 events (10 lobbying · 190 questions · 73 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Epilepsy Ireland Health

  • Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil
• 2025-01-21
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  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  National Infertility Support and Information Group Health

  • As part of European Fertility week 2024, NISIG wanted to highlight Ireland’s improvement in its ranking in Fertility Europe’s policy survey. We want to see Ireland increase its standing and strengthen supports regarding policy related to fertility treatment, including commencement of the health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024), widening criteria for publicly funded treatment, workplace support. This will need to be fully funded.
• 2025-01-20
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Development of Vaccine for TB - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Health

  • Mental Health Reform hosted meet and greet in Leinster House
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice Health

  • LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

  • VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns HealthEnvironmentSports and Recreation

  • Fair Deal & Support for Older People
  • Health - Primary Care Services - Rural Ireland
  • Water
  • Recreational Routes
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

  A bill to prohibit the sale by retail of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 years; and for those and other related purposes, to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion _ · 72–60
• 2024-02-21
  VOTE
  Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–54
• 2023-11-22
  VOTE
  Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–59
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 117–10
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–81
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 113–10
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023

  A bill to prohibit persons from engaging in certain conduct in safe access zones, that is to say, in certain areas in and adjacent to certain healthcare premises; to make provision for enforcement in respect of engaging in conduct prohibited in such safe access zones, and to provide for offences in relation to such prohibited conduct; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-05-31
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

  A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability; to abolish the 3 day waiting period for abortion on request; to allow for abortion on grounds of fatal foetal abnormality that are likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within a year of birth; to allow for abortion where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; and to decriminalise the provision of abortion.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–63
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 107–36
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 103–37
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 87–48
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to provide for the continuation in operation for a further period, which may be extended in certain circumstances, of certain provisions of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020, the Health (Amendment) Act 2020 and the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021, in the public interest and having regard to the continuing manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 (and variants of the virus that causes that disease) in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effects of the spread of that disease; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-11-24
  VOTE
  Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–46
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 82–43
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 74–68
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to— A. make, on a temporary basis, exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 for that purpose; to provide for the lawful operation of certain indoor premises subject to certain conditions notwithstanding restrictions in place in relation to such premises under that Act; to provide, for those purposes, for a robust and enforceable system of verification of the health status of certain persons, including vaccination or recovery status; to confer a power on the Minister for Health to prescribe matters related to the foregoing; to provide for enforcement; and to provide for related matters; B. amend certain provisions relating to pre-travel requirements in respect of certain persons arriving in the State; to amend the period to be spent by a person in quarantine at a designated facility in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the power of the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to tests that may be taken for the purpose of detecting Covid-19 in the context of the requirement to quarantine at a designated facility and to confer a power on that Minister to prescribe the purpose for which such a test may be taken; to provide that quarantine at a designated facility shall not be required for certain persons arriving in the State in certain circumstances and to confer a power on the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to those circumstances; for those purposes, and for related purposes, to amend the Health Act 1947; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–50
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 73–68
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

  Bill entitled an Act, to make exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 to make further and better provision for the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of that Act; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State from certain areas from where there is known to be sustained human transmission of Covid-19 or any variant of concern, or from which there is a high risk of importation of infection or contamination with Covid-19 or any variant of concern by travel from that area; to provide for the designation of such areas by the Minister; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State who fail to comply with certain requirements relating to testing for the disease; to provide for the designation of facilities for such quarantine; to provide for the conveying of persons to those facilities; to provide for the making of service agreements to facilitate such quarantine; to provide for alternatives to such quarantine for persons coming into the State where such persons indicate an intention to apply for international protection or where such persons are children who are not accompanied by an adult; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 125–5
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 131–11
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 85–53
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020

  A bill to make further and better provision in relation to the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of the Health Act 1947; for that purpose, to make provision in relation to the prosecution of certain offences consisting of contraventions of those regulations, to provide for the payment of fixed sums by persons alleged to have committed certain such offences in lieu of their being prosecuted for those offences; to provide for the giving of directions by members of the Garda Síochána in certain circumstances; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 93–43
• 2020-10-22
  VOTE
  Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-09-10
  VOTE
  Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 15–125
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been allocated the necessary home help hours in order to return home but has been informed that the funding is not available for the hours; his plans to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53625/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of occurrences of home help hours being awarded without the funding in place to deliver the hours in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53626/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the previous time resources were increased to the stoma colorectal clinical nurse specialists service in Crumlin Children’s Hospital; the resourcing for the service in the past five years in tabular form; his plans to adequately fund the service in view of the ongoing demands on the service which have resulted in children and their parents experiencing long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53627/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 13 November 2019, if he has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills to explore the provision of crèche facilities in the development of a permanent school building for two schools (details supplied) in view of the need for childcare places in Goatstown, Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53628/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a meeting by an association (details supplied) with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health in which the CEO of the association stated the preference of members for an integrated hotel model of care and to continue a service; his plans to take action on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50078/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an association (details supplied) did not undertake a consultation with its members in relation to the closure of a centre in advance of the announcement of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50079/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his views on a meeting by an association (details supplied) with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health during which its CEO stated that it would not be closing a centre if it had been able to attain funding; his plans to secure the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50080/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin which has reported a funding shortfall of €7 million since 2012 due to the gap between funding from the nursing home support scheme and the significant costs of meeting the high dependency needs of persons living with dementia and has indicated it will need to close its day care facility at the end of 2019. [47878/19]
• 2019-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the report on the fair deal scheme for nursing homes will be published. [46592/19]
• 2019-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the form of insulation materials being used in building the national children's hospital; and if they are fully compliant with standards required for fire safety in buildings over eighteen metres in height [45855/19]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of certain types of medication, particularly Micardis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to prevent medicine shortages in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44924/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extreme difficulties persons are experiencing accessing urgent mental healthcare services in the Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 area in particular psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41086/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset specifically will cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year [41087/19]
• 2019-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric consultants employed by the HSE who specialise in the treatment of patients with ME; his plans to include ME on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39182/19]
• 2019-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the slowdown in the number of approved fair deal funding packages being released by the HSE Dublin north nursing home support scheme office and that the rate of release has dropped from ten approved packages being released per week to 3 to 4 approved packages being released per week; his views on whether this is a deliberate policy choice being taken to save money or for another reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39184/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a replacement for the recently abolished rehabilitation training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37838/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the policy of the HSE on the use of pesticides on grounds managed by it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of the model of care for infertility being drawn up by his Department and the HSA; the timeline for the accessibility of the associated public fund for assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37846/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a new assessment of needs officer has not been appointed in the Dublin 15 assessment of needs area; if this is due to a recruitment freeze; when such an appointment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37855/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he has received rules (details supplied) for his consideration; if he has prepared plans to prevent job losses among pharmaceutical assistants nationally on these new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37859/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has not been a sufficient increase in the speech and language therapy allocation for an organisation (details supplied) to cater for the steady increase in the number of children requiring this support as per the response from the HSE to Question No. 709 of 8 May 2019 and that there is no funding stream in place to deal with filling vacancies arising due to maternity leave for the support; his plans to increase funding for the supports corresponding to the increase in the number of children requiring the supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new Tusla foster carers including relative carers approved by foster care committees by local health office in each of the past 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33856/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new private agency foster carers approved by foster care committees by local health office in each of the past 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33857/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in Tusla foster care placement placed outside of their original local health office area by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33858/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in private foster care placements placed outside of their origin local health office by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33859/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by Tusla on private foster care placements in each of the past 24 months by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33860/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new social workers that started in Tusla since January 2018, by local health office; the number of social workers that left since January 2018, by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33861/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to reassessing fire safety regulations for domestic furniture in view of environmental and health concerns relating to flame retardants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30640/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the necessary legislation has been put in place here and in the United Kingdom to guarantee cross-Border health arrangements such as patients accessing healthcare in Northern Ireland under the cross border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29624/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the two flow cytometers used by the National Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Service for Solid Organ Transplantation in Beaumont Hospital have been replaced to date in 2019 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29625/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the building of a private clinic in the new national children's hospital. [29626/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29627/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if new entrant management employees in the HSE have an induction period on joining; if so, if the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29628/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new medical entrants to the HSE are required to work unpaid induction periods; his views on whether this is a barrier to the recruitment and retention of essential medical staff here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29629/19]
• 2019-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to enable persons seeking to undertake IVF treatment to defray some of the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28434/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the pre- and postnatal services being offered to women in direct provision centres and emergency reception and orientation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23869/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the services being offered to women in direct provision centres and emergency reception and orientation centres who have experienced miscarriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23870/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of medical and surgical abortions that have been provided by the HSE to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23871/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if funding from the National Lottery to organisations supporting polio survivors has been cut; if so, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21972/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the national donor conceived person register will be established with regard to the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21974/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the appropriate legislative, regulatory and operational mechanisms are expected to be implemented in order to allow the commencement of Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. [21975/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of children’s disability network manager posts advertised on 19 November 2018 that were filled and in place by the end of quarter 1 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18749/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a facility (details supplied) has been allocated 0.8 of a speech and language therapist resource for 117 children; his views on whether this is in breach of Article 24, Section 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he will seek the provision of emergency speech and language therapist cover in a facility (details supplied) until the progressing disability services programme is completed in view of the fact there is only 0.8 speech and language therapist posts allocated for 117 children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18751/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in completing the progressing disability services programme; when the programme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18752/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the long-term illness scheme to include Crohn's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of families with a ministerial licence to purchase CBD oil with THC; the number of families whose CBD oil with THC treatment is being funded under the primary care reimbursement scheme; the rationale for not including CBD oil without THC under the scheme; the number of families using CBD oil without THC under the direction of consultant neurologists here; his plans to source a quality assured supplier here of medicinal cannabis products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19586/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the use of the €150 million provided in budget 2019 for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19594/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of nursing homes requiring separate new prescriptions for respite patients with associated extra dispensing costs and increased risk of medication error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19598/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who applied on 29 May 2018 for an early intervention assessment appointment is still waiting for that appointment and has been told it may not happen until May 2019 in view of the fact that under the Disability Act 2005 children must be assessed within three months of applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20002/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at hospitals in Dublin as a result of accidents along Luas tracks; if such data do not exist, if consideration will be given to the creation of a database of such accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17375/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if interviews have taken place for the position of a children's disability network manager in north Dublin city and county; when an appointment will be made; when the position will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17395/19]
• 2019-04-11
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019

  A bill to give further effect to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 2011, Act concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 2012, Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 2013, Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 and Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2016/790 of 13 January 2016 and, for that purpose, to amend the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; to make provision for certain other amendments to those Acts; to make provision for certain amendments to the Health Act 1953, the Health Identifiers Act 2014 and the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 102–2
• 2019-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to including fibromyalgia on the long term illness scheme; the findings if such consideration was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons living in Skerries cannot register with general practitioner services in the town due to the lack of capacity; the way in which he plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13719/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when a new allowance will be established to replace the mobility allowance that ceased six years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13720/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the review of the expert body of the study, entitled "Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6 to 12 years of age in Mexico". [13727/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of unpaid assistant psychologists working in the HSE; the policy of the HSE on recruiting unpaid positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13882/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the Rotunda Hospital will move to a new location at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; if so, when the process will commence and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13929/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the projected cost for the relocation of the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; the amount by which this has increased since the move was first announced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13930/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the increase in the cost of the national children's hospital will result in delays to the proposed move of the Rotunda Hospital to a new location at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13931/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the building of the new satellite unit of the national children’s hospital at Connolly Hospital will be completed; when the unit will open to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13932/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if there have been problems in recruiting staff for the new satellite unit of the national children’s hospital at Connolly Hospital; if this is causing a delay in the opening of the unit to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13933/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if an assessment of needs form must be submitted before a child receives an early intervention assessment through the HSE; if this is made clear to parents when presenting at their general practitioner or seeking information online; if the HSE has considered creating a step-by-step guide to accessing early intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14029/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 13 November 2018, if a replacement has been provided to cover the maternity leave. [14030/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent speech and language therapists in the HSE by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14031/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeons active here that are suitably qualified to perform the complex surgery often required to treat endometriosis. [14036/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason appointments to the consent declaration committee are behind schedule; the steps he is taking to nominate a committee chair; when this nomination will take place; and when committee members will be nominated. [14037/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he will strengthen research capacity here in women's health allowing his Department or related agencies such as the Health Research Board to apply for funding for researchers working in women's health in view of Ireland's 72% success rate in a fund (details supplied). [14038/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason frontotemporal dementia is not on the long-term illness scheme; his plans to review the illnesses that qualify for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentences under sections (details supplied) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since inception by section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13935/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the largest fine levied and the longest prison sentence imposed to date under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13936/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for transgender young persons to continue their care with a clinic (details supplied) via the treatment abroad scheme in the event of a no-deal Brexit: if they will be covered by another arrangement with the NHS in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12474/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if transgender young persons or advocates and representatives from the transgender community have been invited to input into the governance committee for the development of the transgender youth clinic to replace a clinic (details supplied); if not, his plans to make such an invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12475/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if proposed regulations to reduce the use of pharmaceutical assistants nationally will be clarified; the expected number of job losses nationally among the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10504/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if there is a speech therapist in a location (details supplied); if not, the reason therefore; when a speech therapist will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10560/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who applied for an assessment of needs in March 2017 has only received notice from the HSE in February 2018; his plans to improve the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10561/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who was granted four additional hours of homecare assistance per week in October 2018 is still waiting for the assistance; when they will receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10763/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of animals and the species that will be used in a large animal test facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10771/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the foreseen testing purposes for the use of animals in a large animal test facility (details supplied) other than those already outlined; the definition of new animal model systems; if the development of new lines of genetically-modified animals for research purposes is foreseen; if the creation of genetically-modified animals that are able to carry specific human diseases is foreseen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10772/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention or that of the HSE have been drawn to and whether it is considering the human relevant humane alternative approaches to pharmaceutical and other testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10773/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the success rates of animal experimentation and testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10774/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he has taken into consideration his responsibility to promote the development and uptake of alternatives to the use of animals under article 47 of Directive 2010/63/EU for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. [10775/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the animals in a test facility (details supplied) will be sold on to other facilities here or abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10776/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the locations in which medical device preclinical trials are being carried out here in view of the comment in a tender (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10777/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of medical devices tested on animals here each year; the percentage of tests legally required by the EU; the number of tests that lead on to human clinical trials; the success rates of the tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10778/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the expected cost of a project (details supplied); the expected cost of the feasibility report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10779/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the neurology waiting list in Tallaght Hospital over the past three years by the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is in breach of the EU emissions ceilings directive on emissions of NOx and the related World Health Organization, WHO, limits for clean air; and if so, his plans and timescale to address same. [9118/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he will address an anomaly in the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8318/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a centralised point that records all actions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in general and specifically regarding notices, charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentences; if so, the location of this centralised system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8319/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentencing for each offence under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its inception; the number of served notices under the Act; the requirements under the notices; the outcome of these notices by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases initiated under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its inception in the event that there is no centralised collection point of actions taken under the Act; the outcomes of these cases by notices, charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8321/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland participated in the DEMOCOPHES pilot biomonitoring project but did not continue on to the EHBMI-HBM4EU human biomonitoring initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland is not monitoring the level of chemicals in the population via the EHBMI-HBM4EU human biomonitoring initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the ongoing supervision the Health Products Regulatory Authority carries out for parallel import products, particularly regarding repackaging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7583/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner full-time equivalents for the past three years by county and year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5319/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of 335 positive BRCA results that were processed at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; his plans to review the 3,500 negative results; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4313/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a mother and baby group provided in a centre (details supplied) was ended; if this was due to a lack of financial resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2562/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the decision not to undertake a catch-up programme of meningitis B vaccinations for children who had not received it prior to the roll-out of the vaccination scheme will be reconsidered in view of the recent spate of deaths from meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2566/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a catch-up programme of meningitis B vaccinations for children that had not received it prior to the roll out of the vaccination scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2567/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the policy that acknowledges the need to meet the physical and psychological needs of transgender persons; the supports being offered; and the long-term resources being identified in policy terms to bring about such supports. [2568/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation for safety or exclusion zones around hospitals and primary care centres which provide terminations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2578/19]
• 2019-01-17
  VOTE
  Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018

  A bill to amend the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to establish specific criteria applicable for orphan medicinal products for the purposes of the Health Service Executive making a relevant decision regarding adding an item to the Reimbursement List

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–51
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 9 October 2018, if further testing of the population for the presence of environmental chemicals will be undertaken; the nature of these chemicals; if men will be included in the cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51161/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 9 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–15
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–101
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 90–16
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–63
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–65
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–67
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–75
• 2018-11-29
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to speed up access to new medicines after their authorisation by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48099/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no replacement has been provided to cover maternity leave for the clinical psychologist in the HSE early intervention team in Churchtown, Dublin 14; the efforts being made to find a replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46937/18]
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–11
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans for a catch-up programme of meningitis B vaccinations for children who had not received it prior to the roll-out of the current vaccination scheme; the estimated cost of such a catch-up programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41966/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he plans to continue with Ireland's participation in the human biomonitoring programme DEMOCOPHES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41123/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for the appointment of mediators engaged in the CervicalCheck mediation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39515/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the qualifications the mediators engaged in the CervicalCheck mediation process are required to hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39516/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health to outline his views regarding the crisis in mental health services in the south east; the way in which he plans to remedy the dangerous situation in the department of psychiatry at St. Luke’s Hospital, in which at-risk patients are sleeping on chairs due to overcrowding and lack of appropriate step-down outpatient facilities and waiting lists for psychology, child and adolescent mental health services and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31670/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the psychiatric day hospital in the primary care unit in Balbriggan; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30894/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont Hospital; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30895/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the annual funding for advanced paramedics; the number of filled positions operational within the HSE; the number of vacant positions; the number of training positions available to general paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26788/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the implementation of the National Maternity Strategy for 2018, 2019 and 2020; the way in which this funding allocation is broken down; the specific funding allocated to the roll-out of a national perinatal mental health service for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/18]
• 2018-05-10
  VOTE
  Health Service Reform

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–77
• 2018-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of home care package scheme applications awaiting assessment by local health office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14311/18]
• 2018-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages applications in which home care started in each month of the past 12 months, by local health office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of approved home care package scheme applications waiting allocation of carers by local health office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13867/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the monitoring or accountability of services in place for persons with intellectual disabilities that attend day services in training centres or day centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14143/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the urgent care satellite unit for children at Connolly Hospital will be open; if a staffing plan has been put in place to ensure it will work at capacity from opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12220/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the percentage of nursing homes support fair deal scheme income that accrues to the State; his plans to amend the scheme to ensure that more of the income accrues to the homeowner; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the financial terms of the scheme are leading to significant vacancy levels in the dwellings vacated by older persons and adding to the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10062/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns that seaweed harvesting rights may be granted to international undertakings potentially threatening the livelihood of indigenous companies; the measures he is putting in place to protect the long term health of seaweed stocks, the potential for local employment and the sustainability of the marine environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10066/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the expert body on fluorides and health will consider a paper (details supplied); and his views on its conclusions. [55222/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide the seasonal influenza vaccine to persons employed in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1797/18]
• 2017-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of the roadmap for out-of-hours access to mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Public Works plans for use of the site of the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin 14, when the facility is moved to the new national forensic mental health hospital in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50307/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce regulations under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban wild animal circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46436/17]
• 2017-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills report on positive mental health in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45009/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of HIV infections detected per year since 2011; the number of new HIV infections detected to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43844/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the long-term policy and funding strategy for the care of adults with intellectual disabilities particularly in scenarios in which close relatives are no longer able to provide care. [41767/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the quality of record keeping, archiving and recording of case histories at a facility (details supplied); if he has further satisfied himself with the level of continued professional development available to and availed by all staff; if he has satisfied himself with the communication with persons by electronic, telephone and other means; if he has further satisfied himself with the availability of information such as leaflets on mental health to persons within the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41772/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the costs of inquiries into allegations of historical abuse of persons with intellectual disabilities in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5 in 2015 and 2016; the likely costs in 2017; and the estimates of costs either directly from Government or through the HSE of such inquiries in 2018. [40245/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in Dublin 15 only have the resources to deal with emergency cases; if the level of resourcing in the Dublin 15 area is less than in other parts of the country; his plans to increase CAMHS resourcing in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40216/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis medication here, in particular, for groups that are at high risk of HIV infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with intellectual and or physical disabilities in HSE CHO 5 who are being PEG fed on an ongoing basis; and the longest periods of PEG feeding involved. [40234/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 5 registered with intellectual disabilities; the funding allocated for services to them in 2017; and the breakdown of this funding between HSE direct spending and indirect spending through section 38 and 39 grants. [40236/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with intellectual disabilities under 65 years of age living in nursing homes in CHO 5. [40237/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 1314 of 20 June 2017, the number of former TDs that applied for board positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34844/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a site (details supplied) owned by the HSE is on the Dublin City Council register of vacant sites during a housing crisis; his plans for the site; and when it will be put back into use. [32742/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the detail of the agreed allocation of the €15 million in development funding for mental health in 2017; the additional or new services being provided in 2017; the funding provided to each, by CHO, in tabular form; and the additional posts being provided in each. [32825/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the recently approved assistant psychologist posts, 114 in total for primary care teams across Ireland, will be advertised by the HSE; the date for this advertisement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32826/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the mental health development budget for 2016 spend by CHO area and type of service, that is child and adolescent, general adult and old age psychiatry; and the amount within that budget which was spent on inpatient, day, residential and other services for children, adults and older persons broken down by CHO area, in tabular form. [32827/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the external evidence and expert review which was commissioned to a company (details supplied) as the first step in determining the parameters of a revision of A Vision for Change will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if the review process for the inclusion of the FreeStyle Libre device and its related testing strips in the long-term illness scheme, the drug repayment scheme and for GMS reimbursement is complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31589/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeframe for the review of the report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare also called Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31590/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if remarks made by the former Minister for Health in 2015 that a system of universal health insurance is still the preferred model to achieve universal healthcare remains Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31591/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the waiting period for children in the Dublin area to get an assessment of needs assessment following receipt of application for such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31593/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the waiting period for children in the Dublin area to get access to an early intervention team following receipt of an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been made for terminations under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 each year since its introduction; the number of terminations which were refused; and the reason these terminations were refused. [29995/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if GMS payments to general practitioners which have previously been reduced under FEMPI are included under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29997/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason Crohn’s disease is not listed on the long-term illness scheme under section 59 of the Health Act 1970; if he will consider it for addition to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29999/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health to outline the way in which a new condition is added to the long-term illness scheme under section 59 of the Health Act 1970; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30000/17]
• 2017-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he has received a report on the external evidence review to inform the parameters of a revision of A Vision for Change; if he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23417/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the availability of trained interveners for persons that are deafblind; and his further plans to increase availability of and accessibility to early intervention from a deafblind specialist for persons with congenital or acquired deafblindness. [21788/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions initiated under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its introduction in March 2014 by category (details supplied); and the number of these initiated prosecutions which have been finalised in court with respect to the categories. [19495/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the pre-planned hospital waiting list and the pre-admit hospital waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10365/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, in tabular form, removed from waiting lists in each of the past 12 months due to their failure to respond to outpatient validation letters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10447/17]
• 2017-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps that will be taken to address the issue with regard to the recent survey conducted by the National Parents Council Primary regarding the back health of children from carrying heavy school bags; when his Department last issued information to all primary and post-primary schools highlighting the health hazards of heavy school bags; if his Department will consider mandatory weight guidelines for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/17]
• 2017-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to lower the premium placed on land and property assets of persons availing of the nursing homes support scheme from 7.5% to its previous level of 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7512/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in calculation of income for the family income supplement, superannuation and the pension levy are deducted for the purpose of calculating assessable income, whereas they are not for the medical card, whereby only tax, PRSI and the USC are deducted; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that superannuation, pension levy and 1.5% spousal and child pension are mandatory deductions in his Department, thereby making it more difficult for those working in the sector to access such medical benefits; the rationale for this; his plans to change the calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3911/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.1 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to health education, promotion and prevention across the life cycle, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41818/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.2 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to chronic disease management for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41819/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.3 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to medication management for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies, towards achieving this objective. [41820/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objectives 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to tobacco and alcohol as lifestyle factors contributing to poor health as they age, are assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering these objectives; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving these objectives. [41821/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.6 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to screening programmes for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies, towards achieving this objective. [41822/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.7 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to issues around mental health and mental capacity for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41823/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.8 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to falls and fractures prevention for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41824/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.9 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to proper nutrition for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41825/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.10 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to supporting physical activity for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41826/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.1.10 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to supporting telehealthcare and telemedicine for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41827/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.2.1 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to development of the single assessment tool, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41828/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.2.2 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to providing quality community care services for older persons, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41829/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.2.3 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to access to and discharge from acute settings for older persons, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41830/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.2.4 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to providing affordable residential care services for persons as they age, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41831/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.2.5 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to end of life care and palliative care for older persons, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41832/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 2.2.6 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to providing training and education for health and personal social service providers working with older persons, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41833/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 3.2.5 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to assistive technologies, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41834/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 3.5.1 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to implementation of national policy on elder abuse, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41835/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 3.5.2 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to awareness raising on elder abuse, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41836/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that responsibility for delivering objective 4.1.2 of the national positive ageing strategy, relating to the use of TILDA data by Government Departments, is assigned to his Department; the progress made by his Department in delivering this objective; the work completed to date; and the contact there has been with other Departments or State bodies towards achieving this objective. [41837/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds reserved exclusively for persons with dementia provided for in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33482/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an operation for a period of time well outside the expected timeline for same; the reason these delays occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33765/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the retirement of a staff member at a hospital has resulted in the freezing of funding for treatment for a person (details supplied) despite the fact that the person was already approved to have the treatment; his plans to restore this funding and, if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32839/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will start releasing money for privately funded operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31022/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the average length of time a person would be waiting to secure a wheelchair; if there is variation in the length of time waiting to secure a wheelchair in different areas across the country; if there are delays in the provision of this service at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29579/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he is considering adding Alzheimer's disease to the long-term illness scheme; if he will consider liaising with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to investigate the institution of a scheme for free of charge or subsidised public transport for those on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29584/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a catch-up programme for the meningococcal B vaccine, similar to that which was provided in the UK; if access will be provided to children born before 1 October 2016 to this vaccine free of charge as part of the primary childhood immunisation schedule; if not, whether his Department plans to financially assist parents seeking to get older children vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28438/16]
• 2016-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20068/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health why there are no respite services for a person (details supplied) for the past three years; and when the person will receive same. [12139/16]