Eugene Murphy

Fianna Fáil · Roscommon-Galway

Activity on Health — 390 events (10 lobbying · 364 questions · 36 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited Health

  • AV Room Briefing Event to discuss a Proposal for an Early Access Programme for Innovative Oncology Medicines
• 2025-01-21
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  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
  LOBBY
  Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions

  • On behalf of members, to issue the insurance sector's priorities for the General Election and new government.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • General Election campaign
• 2025-01-20
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  GSK Health

  • To demonstrate return on investment from adult vaccination
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland Health

  • Correspondence to General Election Candidates regarding the key asks contained within the Medicines for Ireland manifesto.
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Roscommon IFA Budget 2025 Priorities
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Mental Health Reform Health

  • Mental Health Reform's Mental Health Hustings
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health

  • Incumbent and prosepective Oireactmas members interviewed as part of Seanad nomination process
• 2024-09-25
  LOBBY
  Irish Dental Association Health

  • Invitation to HSE Dental Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting in Athlone, Co Westmeath
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the pension increments for 2018 and 2019 as promised in line with the national wage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53107/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received pension increments for 2018 and 2019 as promised in line with the national wage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53138/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit a replacement speech and language therapist for the Mountbellew primary care centre, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) due to the priority nature of the case; when the person will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51304/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the staffing restrictions and embargo on the recruitment of clinical psychologists in the CHO 2 area in view of the ongoing waiting lists for treatment and assessment in CAMHS, early intervention services, adult mental health services and the ASD services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49403/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical psychologists employed in the CHO 2 area; the number of clinical psychologists recruited by the HSE in 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in the CHO 2 area in tabular form; his plans to recruit additional clinical psychologists to address the ongoing waiting lists in CAMHS, early intervention services, adult mental health services and the ASD services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49405/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not permitted access and admittance to the psychiatric unit at Roscommon University Hospital on the date specified in view of the nature of the person's condition and the fact that the person posed a danger to the person and others and was accompanied by a member of An Garda Síochána on the date; if the person will be considered for admittance if the person presents at the psychiatric unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48653/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help support will be provided to a person (details supplied) in view of the person's deteriorating health and advanced years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48671/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if vacancies in the Ballinasloe and Portumna public health nursing services, County Galway will be filled in view of the impending emergency closure of the services due to the failure of the HSE to fill two-thirds of the posts; the reason for the delays in filling the vacant posts; the future plans for the service; the plans for patients that need to avail of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47118/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a home support assessment of needs meeting in view of confirmation of their eligibility in April 2018. [47119/19]
• 2019-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the provision of home help support will be extended for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/19]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44675/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment with the ASD services for counties Roscommon and Galway, in particular Athenry, County Galway; and if the appointment will be expedited. [44764/19]
• 2019-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a black triangle status on the 'flu vaccine for this season quadrivalent influenza vaccine split virion inactivated by a company (details supplied) and the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 by another company; if so, the procedures put in place to advise healthcare professionals and members of the public of the black triangle status; the procedures in place for additional monitoring of the products; the procedures in place for the reporting of all adverse reactions to the vaccines, both serious and non-serious to the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, to allow quick identification of new safety information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43675/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provision of home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42014/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the pension increments for 2019 as promised in line with the national wage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42083/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a design team has still not been appointed in relation to the multi-million euro development proposed for the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; the further reason a timeframe for completion of works cannot be provided in view of the fact that the project was announced in January 2016 and was originally due to be completed in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41166/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41459/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the pension increments for 2019 as promised in line with the national wage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40731/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason some former HSE staff have still not received their pension increments as promised in line with the national wage agreement for 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40734/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) in respect of speech and language and occupational therapy for children will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40719/19]
• 2019-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the decision to cease the rehabilitative training allowance for new entrants will be reversed in view of the significant educational and personal development opportunities it offers to persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40189/19]
• 2019-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a multi-million Euro development proposed for the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; the current stage of the proposed development; the status of the design process; to outline when construction will begin; the timeframe for completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40006/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if some of the workload from the local health office in Ballinasloe, County Galway will be allocated to health offices in west County Galway or Galway city on an interim basis in order to clear the backlog of applications awaiting approval under the HSE community ophthalmic services scheme for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39643/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset specifically covers only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if the health technology assessment group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38567/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy 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. [38568/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [36977/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of their position on the waiting list; when the person will receive an appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37038/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for the HSE Galway and Roscommon autism services to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average length of waiting periods; the numbers waiting in excess of 3, 6, 12 and 18 months respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37400/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the lengthy waiting periods for children to access services through the HSE Galway and Roscommon autism services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37401/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delays in relation to the approval of applications submitted to the health centre in Ballinasloe, County Galway under the HSE community ophthalmic services scheme for medical card patients in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37574/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of applications awaiting approval under the HSE community ophthalmic services scheme for medical card patients in counties Galway and Roscommon to date in 2019; the waiting period for the approval of applications under the scheme for medical card patients in the counties in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37575/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered by the HSE for orthodontic treatment in view of the extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32341/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy services in County Galway in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time for children to access physiotherapy services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy in County Galway in 2018 and to date 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time for children to access occupational therapy in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28625/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Galway in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time for children to access speech and language therapy in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28627/19]
• 2019-07-04
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Reports · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–81
  • ✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a full review will be undertaken of services provided for children with Down's syndrome in County Roscommon in order to determine the number of therapists required to provide a service fit for purpose in relation to the improvement of fine motor skills, gross motor skills and speech therapy; if the recommendations of such a review will be implemented with immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27451/19]
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the plans to develop a medical rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital; the stage of the project; if the project has been included in the capital plan of the HSE for 2020; the timeframe for completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/19]
• 2019-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists assigned to a service (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the number of children on the waiting list for speech therapy with the service to date; the average waiting time for children to access speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/19]
• 2019-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists assigned to the school age services in County Roscommon; the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy with the school age services to date; the average waiting time for children to access physiotherapy with the services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27216/19]
• 2019-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists assigned to school age services in County Roscommon; the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy with the school age services to date; the average waiting time for children to access occupational therapy with the services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27217/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring technology will be made available for all persons with type 1 diabetes; his plans to ensure survey findings by an organisation (details supplied) are considered as part of a HSE review in view of the quality of life improvement for the individual and cost savings resulting from the reduction in blood glucose strip usage by users of the device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26401/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons approved but still on a waiting list for home support services in counties Galway and Roscommon to date; the number of applications received for home support services in the counties to date; the number of applications in both counties which will now be restricted due to the freeze on receiving new applications in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24936/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the ENT outpatient waiting list at Roscommon County Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting period by triage category; the steps being taken to address the waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25358/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for primary medical certificates in counties Roscommon and Galway to date; the number of applications awaiting assessment in both counties to date; the waiting period in both counties for primary medical certificate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to access occupational therapy adult services in County Roscommon to date; the number on waiting lists for priority one, two and three cases, respectively; the number of children waiting to access occupational therapy children’s services in the county; the average waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25373/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a hip replacement procedure carried out at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23226/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23227/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to update its diagnostic and treatment procedures for persons suffering with ME to reflect best international practice; if he will address the lack of specialist support within the health service for those with ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23390/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of specialist consultants for ME patients; his views on whether ME is a multi-system disease with many debilitating symptoms which require patients to attend numerous consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23391/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to add ME to the list of disabilities, to reflect the HRB recognition of ME as a disability code, E014; if access will be allowed for assessment for home support and personal assistance services through disability services and not older persons services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the criteria used here to diagnose ME as described under G.93.3 WHO international classification of diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23394/19]
• 2019-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapy services will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23056/19]
• 2019-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding occupational therapy in Roscommon town, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23057/19]
• 2019-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are designated persons dealing with applications for primary medical certificates in County Roscommon; the number dealing with such applications; the waiting period to process applications for a primary medical certificate in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23066/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a home support application by a person (details supplied); if their local public health nurse has been in contact to update and communicate with them in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22803/19]
• 2019-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if access to a dietician will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21891/19]
• 2019-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that every effort will be made to resolve the funding anomalies regarding the Rehab Group in view of the fact that it employs 1,500 staff nationally and provides services for over 3,000 vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21195/19]
• 2019-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Rehab Group to examine the way in which the funding gaps can be addressed in the interests of over 3,000 vulnerable service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a number of senior staff members in Roscommon community mental health services have been transferred to County Galway; the reason for these positions being vacated; his plans for the replacement of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, further to the announcement of the HSE recruitment embargo, persons who were in the recruitment process and had consequently officially notified their employers are now unemployed as a result and will have to rely on payments from the Department of Employment and Social Protection. [20658/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of the 27 key recommendations made by the external review into Roscommon mental health services, which signalled a service in crisis mode, that have been implemented since the publication of the report in September 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20494/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if services have been removed from a centre (details supplied) in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21168/19]
• 2019-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if services have been removed from a centre (details supplied) over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21169/19]
• 2019-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect to be called for an operation in Merlin Park University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20473/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details of the HSE recruitment embargo that has been put in place; and if the moratorium will be lifted in June 2019 as stated. [19119/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if successful applicants who have been affected by the HSE recruitment embargo and have been advised that they cannot take an accepted position will be employed by the HSE once the moratorium has been lifted. [19120/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who was near the end of the recruitment process with the HSE and has now been advised that they cannot proceed due to the HSE recruitment embargo will be employed with the HSE once the moratorium has been lifted. [19121/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following the announcement of the HSE recruitment embargo persons who were in the recruitment process and had consequently officially notified their current employers are now unemployed as a result and will have to rely on payments from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [19122/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when home support hours previously assigned to a person (details supplied) will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a daily nurse home visit will be provided for a person (details supplied) which was approved by the HSE; the reason for the delay in providing the nursing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17417/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a permanent clinical psychiatrist is now assigned to Roscommon mental health services; if the services will now be returning to a position of locum psychiatrists due to a recent transfer of senior staff within the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17732/19]
• 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
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home help will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15564/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a lumbar MRI scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a permanent transport solution will be provided for a person (details supplied) to and form a day care service which is vital for the well-being and health of the person; if a budgetary allowance will be provided to the HSE to provide this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a hip replacement surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14943/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the psychiatric units in counties Roscommon and Galway; the out-of-hours or weekend psychiatric services available to persons in the counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13199/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider signing the new rules in relation to pharmaceutical assistants and seek to have amendments included in the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13615/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner surgery (details supplied) will be excluded from panel appointments going forward due to the fact that the surgery is operating at full capacity and has experienced difficulties in recruiting staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11509/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a unit (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [12335/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of residents occupying a centre (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [12336/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if plans to close down a centre (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be reconsidered. [12337/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a unit (details supplied) will be reopened to full capacity in order to deal with the rising numbers of Alzheimer and dementia patients in County Roscommon. [12340/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role the animal health computer system has in monitoring levels of tuberculosis; if the system is updated on an ongoing basis, particularly in bovine herds identified as high risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/19]
• 2019-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a decision was taken to merge the Westdoc out-of-hours general practitioner service in Glenamaddy, Castlerea and Roscommon; when the decision was made; the reason there was no communication or engagement with the communities affected by the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10088/19]
• 2019-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of service that will be provided to persons in the newly merged Westdoc out-of-hours general practitioner service for Glenamaddy, Castlerea and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10089/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing a fully qualified agency nurse on a full-time basis for a period of one year; the cost of employing a fully qualified full-time staff nurse with pension and PRSI contributions for a period of one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9562/19]
• 2019-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans and the preparations that have been made by his Department and his counterparts in Northern Ireland in relation to the EU cross-Border directive as part of Brexit preparedness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ~ abstained on the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €9 million for a replacement 50-bed unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon, has been ring-fenced; if the project is still included in the HSE capital plan 2017 to 2021 in view of the overspend on the national children’s hospital; the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7534/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €17 million for a new 50-bed unit at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe has been ring-fenced; if the project is still included in the HSE capital plan 2017 to 2021 in view of the overspend on the national children’s hospital; the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7535/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the funding for a 50-bed unit in St. Patrick's Community Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, has been ring-fenced; if the project is still included in the HSE capital plan 2017 to 2021 in view of the overspend on the national children’s hospital; the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7572/19]
• 2019-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [7224/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a resubmitted application seeking reimbursement for Translarna (details supplied) will be processed by the HSE; when the drugs committee will assess the submission; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an application seeking reimbursement for Translarna (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6286/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the arrangements and-or instructions issued to the HSE with regard to the supply of vital medicines in respect of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6332/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned €7.85 million national rehabilitation unit at Roscommon County Hospital, which was approved in 2015 for a 20-bed unit to be managed in conjunction with the service in Dún Laoghaire; when the design phase will be completed; when construction is expected to commence; if funding for the project is included in the HSE capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if HSE funding will be ring-fenced for the provision of care for Alzheimer's sufferers in County Roscommon by funding two full days respite in the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon during weekend periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4986/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied) due to extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5738/19]
• 2019-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if G5 transmitters for type 1 diabetes will be approved in order to ease the burden for families who have to deal with this condition. [4698/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €9 million for a replacement 50 bed unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon, has been ring-fenced; if the design team has been approved; if the project is still included in the HSE capital plan 2017 to 2021; the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2362/19]
• 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
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the unpaid internship operated by an organisation (details supplied) relating to pharmacy students will be re-examined; if a paid internship will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54324/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an advocate has been appointed to the residents in a centre (details supplied) as per a commitment in correspondence dated July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53003/18]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be provided to a person (details supplied). [52283/18]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an orthopaedic consultant appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52327/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the independent observer from the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland appointed to review the clinical assessments in a care home (details supplied) in County Roscommon has withdrawn from the process; the status of the review process; when an external person will be appointed to complete this review work; the timeframe for the review; if the HSE still plans to proceed with this review process which is contrary to the wishes of the families of residents at the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50598/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason CHO 2 missed its target for home support hours during the first nine months of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50700/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [51100/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 10 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.

  • ~ abstained on 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 add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 90–16
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–63
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–65
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–67
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–75
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–69
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) who is seeking reimbursement under the medicine management programme; when a decision will issue in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50577/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [50664/18]
• 2018-12-04
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 4 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 · 8–88
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 6–89
  • ~ abstained on an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–84
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84
• 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 add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-11-28
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 4 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 · 31–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–61
  • ~ abstained on an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–45
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 34–64
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a child psychology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/18]
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of women who are awaiting test results under the national cervical screening programme; the average length of waiting time for test results; the number of women waiting in excess of 12 weeks for results by county in tabular form; the steps being taken to address lengthy waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49466/18]
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive results under the cervical screening programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49467/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a home support package will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47870/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in view of the person's deteriorating health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/18]
• 2018-11-07
  VOTE
  Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 33–69
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a scheme or allowance which can be paid towards the ongoing maintenance and repair of an arterial assist machine which is a medical necessity for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44609/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive a revised and more immediate date for a procedure in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45167/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an orthodontic procedure for a person (details supplied) can be expedited in view of the fact that the person was initially assessed in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45231/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with home care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45663/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44563/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 50-bed unit at Portiuncula Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43604/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be allocated to upgrade the central sterile services department facilities at Roscommon University Hospital in order to meet the required HIQA decontamination standards and to allow for the expansion of surgical services at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/18]
• 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.

  • ~ abstained on the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a CT scan will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42660/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a 50-bed ward block at a hospital (details supplied); when funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41911/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to a hospital (details supplied) from 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a multimillion euro development proposed for the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; the stage the proposed development is now at; when the finalisation of financing will be achieved; the timeframe for completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41981/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned €16 million new build at St. Patrick’s Community Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; the stage the proposed development is now at; when the finalisation of financing will be achieved; the timeframe for completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40786/18]
• 2018-10-03
  VOTE
  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

  A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 23–65
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to a hospice (details supplied) and other voluntary hospices to allow them to meet pay restoration costs for 2017 and 2018 in line with HSE pay levels in view of the fact that the grant allocation to the hospice from the HSE is based on specific staffing levels and the service agreement with the HSE states that it must comply with HSE pay levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39392/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the level of dementia-specific services by CHO area; the number of dementia advisers by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39915/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide dementia advisers in each county; his further plans to provide key workers and dementia-inclusive community co-ordinators in each local health office in order to ensure the development of a dementia inclusive Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39916/18]
• 2018-09-26
  VOTE
  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

  • ~ abstained on an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–55
  • ~ abstained on an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–56
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the inpatient paediatric unit at the National Rehabilitation Hospital is accepting new referrals; the status of the inpatient paediatric unit; the reason the unit was closed to new referrals; when the unit will be in a position to take new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list in 2017 and to date in 2018 for the inpatient paediatric unit at the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the steps being taken to address growing waiting lists for this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37470/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to support the implementation of the national policy and strategy for the provision of neuro-rehabilitation services in Ireland since 2011; when the implementation plan for these services will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37471/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list for pain management at University Hospital Galway and also on a waiting list for a procedure at the hospital will be prioritised in view of the unique circumstances of their diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36267/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when funds will be available for a person (details supplied) to receive a mobility scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36376/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the length of time a secretarial position has remained vacant in the dentistry department of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; when this position will be filled; the steps that will be taken to address the backlog of work resulting from this vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a referral letter from the dentistry department of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; the timeframe for the person's treatment under the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the charging structure in relation to the out of hours on call doctors services by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32417/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the audiologist at the centre of the review of paediatric audiology services in more than 900 cases in counties Mayo and Roscommon from 2011 to 2015 was relieved of their duties; the process that took place; the sanctions that occurred for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34847/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the audiologist at the centre of the review of paediatric audiology services in more than 900 cases in counties Mayo and Roscommon from 2011 to 2015 is employed as an audiologist in a different jurisdiction on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34848/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if all health services provided in a practice (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be maintained. [30059/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if reports produced by HIQA in relation to dental services in County Roscommon will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to close or move the dental services provided in Castlerea County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the services he is seeking to relocate to the Boyle primary care centre from other medical centres in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30391/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to move services provided by a medical centre (details supplied) to the Boyle primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30392/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason no trauma patients are being taken in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason only two national trauma centres have been identified for the delivery of trauma treatment in the report of the trauma steering group, A Trauma System for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29181/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the lenses for a specific machine at Roscommon HSE eye clinic will be replaced in order to allow field eye tests resume in view of the fact that patients are forced to travel to University Hospital Galway for the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29299/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a full review of cases carried out by the audiologist who worked in counties Mayo and Roscommon for over a ten year period from the early 2000s will now be carried out in view of the recent failings identified as part of the review of paediatric audiology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27794/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the failings identified as part of the review of paediatric audiology services in more than 900 cases by one audiologist in counties Mayo and Roscommon in each of the years 2011 to 2015, which left some children with lifelong impairments, will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27793/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if the appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28146/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the review of paediatric audiology services will be extended to other areas in which the audiologist at the centre of the review in counties Mayo and Roscommon worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27798/18]
• 2018-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if medical records will be released to a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [26957/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an investigation will be undertaken into a situation in which a child (details supplied) who has very complicated health needs has been denied the 16 hours SNA support the child had previously in primary school when the child moved to secondary school in September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26599/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a situation in which a person (details supplied) had to seek private medical intervention and pay for an operation due to the inadequate audiology services in counties Roscommon and Sligo will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26418/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is now denied the continuous glucose monitoring equipment he has been using for the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26421/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) for home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has been waiting on a home care package for some months will be awarded same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the Sligo cataract scheme will be rolled out nationwide in order to address the growing waiting lists for public cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a national eye care scheme will be introduced for all children up to 16 years of age in order to reform eye care here particularly in relation to children for which services are limited and on ad hoc basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24017/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 12 and from 12 to 16 years of age who are waiting for ophthalmology services in counties Roscommon and Galway in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24018/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway who are waiting for public cataract surgery in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a HSE section 39 application by a centre (details supplied) has been received within the required deadline; when confirmation of same will be communicated to the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24098/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding arrangements for HSE section 39 applications have been finalised for 2018; if so, the date on which the funding arrangements were completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24099/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the walk-in x-ray facility is still operational at Roscommon University Hospital; if not, the reason for the withdrawal of the service; the x-ray facilities that are currently available at the hospital; the date on which the walk-in x-ray facility will be fully restored at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23146/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and locum nurses in 2017 in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22000/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and locum doctors in 2017 in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22001/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency care assistants in 2017 in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22002/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency staff in 2017 in each CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22003/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the X-ray equipment in Roscommon University Hospital that is used for hip and spinal X-rays is out of order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the replacement date for the X-ray equipment in Roscommon University Hospital that is used for hip and spinal X-rays that is out of order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22216/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive home care support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22527/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the reason Roscommon HSE eye clinic is unable to carry out field eye tests due to having no lenses for the machine used for this test will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22641/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his long-term plans for the Rosalie Centre, Castlerea, County Roscommon; if the centre will remain open and be restored to its full capacity of 33 residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21362/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans for the 12 persons residing in the Rosalie Centre, Castlerea, County Roscommon; his views on information circulating that they may be moved to another centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21363/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) failed to attend a meeting with the Minister of State with special responsibility for mental health and older people to discuss the future of the Rosalie Centre, Castlerea, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21364/18]
• 2018-05-10
  VOTE
  Health Service Reform

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–77
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if Versatis patches will be reinstated and made available to persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17394/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the list of ailments that can be treated with Versatis medicated patches on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17395/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is an investigation into the possible extension of the ailments that Versatis medicated patches can treat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17396/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16237/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) plans to close a number of respite centres on bank holiday weekends in County Galway during 2018 due to a lack of funding and resources; if so, the alternative placements that will be provided for service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16918/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a third paediatric consultant rheumatologist has been approved for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin as part of the 2018 service plan in view of the waiting list and access issues for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17010/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip replacement surgery; and the expected timeframe in this regard. [16924/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of psychotherapists employed on full-time permanent contracts by the HSE nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14944/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the numbers of psychotherapists employed by the HSE on rolling or yearly contracts nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14945/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to create full-time permanent positions for the psychotherapists employed on rolling or yearly contracts; the locations in which these positions will be offered by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14946/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic procedures in the public system that were carried out by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and their team (details supplied) at University College Hospital, Galway; the number of private orthopaedic procedures carried out by the consultant and their team in the hospital in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15006/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic procedures that were carried out by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and their team (details supplied) at a hospital in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15007/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting and the length of time they have been waiting for an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon (details supplied) at University College Hospital, Galway in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15008/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15160/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new and effective medicines are available to persons with MS through a fair and sustainable system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16627/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the provision of new and effective medicines for MS patients undergoes such a lengthy waiting period compared to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16628/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13744/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff employed by Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13745/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who has been granted extra days of respite care per month is still waiting three months after they were granted same due to the funding not being drawn down by the HSE in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13985/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the role and function of the protein biologics in yeast, the yeast manufacturing process used extensively in the production of Gardasil by a company (details supplied); if these proteins cause a cross reaction with the AML1 and myelin which lead to unexplained adverse reactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14108/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a situation in which a person (details supplied) was turned away from the Roscommon County Hospital urgent care centre will be investigated in view of the fact they did not have a referral letter from a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the circumstances in which a HSE hostel in Athleague, County Roscommon was closed without prior notice or consultation with the residents will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12177/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for a full-time home care package for a person (details supplied) who wishes to move home from a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10891/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an ENT appointment in each CHO area in tabular form; and the number waiting zero to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months respectively. [11364/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if information will be provided on the substance polysorbate 80, also known as Tween 80, and polyoxyethylene-sorbitan-20 mono-oleate and the known medical side effects of the Gardasil HPV vaccine (details supplied). [11491/18]
• 2018-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a child psychology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10212/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a full time residential placement for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10102/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9208/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a home care support package, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8083/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8291/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7837/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7878/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in regard to the inadequacies of the diagnosis, testing and treatment of Lyme disease here since the public rallies on the issue in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7556/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if proposals by a person (details supplied) to develop a radiation oncology department at Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7596/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Ballaghaderreen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6404/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the medical assessment unit in County Roscommon will be open at evenings and weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6403/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing information technology problems affecting the recently introduced online medical card application service; the steps being taken to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the administration of the Gardasil vaccine to persons who develop types of auto antibodies that were not present before the vaccine was administered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6048/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the selection of persons for the trial of vaccines (details supplied). [6049/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether general practitioners should inform persons (details supplied) of post-Gardasil vaccine reactions. [6050/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5233/18]
• 2018-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with home care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4667/18]
• 2018-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was removed from the public waiting list and transferred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund without notice, to be then transferred back to the public waiting list due to age ineligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4702/18]
• 2018-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/18]
• 2018-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4704/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance to trainee educational psychologists will be provided, in line with the financial support provided to their counterparts on alternative doctoral programmes and in the context of youth mental health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4079/18]
• 2018-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and over 24 months, respectively, for an appointment at the nerve conduction clinic at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe by the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3759/18]
• 2018-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been transferred from Sligo hospital to Tallaght hospital for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2612/18]
• 2018-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery at University Hospital Galway; and the expected timeframe in view of the fact that this person has been on the waiting list since June 2016. [2176/18]
• 2018-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when an external clinical risk assessment will be carried out at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, to allow the re-opening of a number of theatres which have remained closed for the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/18]
• 2018-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures which have been cancelled or delayed since the closure of a number of theatres at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, in September 2017; the number of elective procedures that have been undertaken in the private sector to alleviate the pressure of the backlog since the closure of the theatres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; when an appointment will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55007/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1388/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1389/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [1451/18]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will be waiting on an orthopaedic procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53275/17]
• 2017-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can secure an urgent sleep study appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway in view of serious health concerns and retention of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50783/17]
• 2017-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be advised of the date of a hip replacement operation in Merlin Park hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48509/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of funeral removals that took place from the mortuary facilities at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48334/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the refurbishment programme of the mortuary facilities at Portiuncula Hospital, including refurbishment of the viewing and reposing area and clinical pathology area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48335/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the care of the orthopaedics department at Castlebar hospital, County Mayo, who were subject to a wash-out procedure due to complications after knee replacement or hip replacement operations between 1 October 2016 and 1 October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47644/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/17]
• 2017-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason contracts have not been signed in relation to necessary upgrading works at Ballinasloe Garda station which were due to begin in October 2017; when these works are scheduled to commence in view of health and safety issues at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47170/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 16 years of age waiting to see a paediatric rheumatologist in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the average waiting time, by LHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a third paediatric consultant rheumatologist and a multi-disciplinary team at Our Ladies children's hospital, Crumlin will be funded in view of the significant waiting list and access issues for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46459/17]
• 2017-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) will expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to close the children's dental services in Elphin, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44677/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the children's dental service based in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, has been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44312/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children's dental health services that have closed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44313/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to open or reopen children's dental health services in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44314/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the allocation of funding to children's dental services he has at his disposal; the amount of funding which was allocated to these services in the past five years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44315/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of school aged children who avail of dental health services, by county, in tabular form. [44316/17]
• 2017-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will be given for a setdown or drop-off point for a school (details supplied) in the interests of health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/17]
• 2017-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an assessment with the early intervention services in Tuam, County Galway for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the ongoing delay; the reason a seamless transfer of former services from the early intervention services in County Sligo could not have been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/17]
• 2017-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated for a joint plan between Leitrim and Roscommon county councils to construct a pedestrian foot bridge on Rooskey bridge in the interests of ongoing health and safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43363/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be advised of the date of a hip replacement operation in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacements that have taken place in Castlebar Hospital, County Mayo, in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42258/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of post-operation wash out procedures following knee and hip replacements in the past year in Castlebar Hospital, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42259/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted the MRSA virus in Castlebar Hospital post-operation procedures in the hospital in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42261/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency and bank staff employed by the HSE in each CHO area in tabular form. [40788/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available under the LTI scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted only to persons with type 1 diabetes but will be made available to all persons on multi-daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40776/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the recent report on Roscommon mental health services will be implemented; and if so, the timeframe for same. [40978/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the assessment to be held by the Health Service Executive on the pricing and reimbursement under the community drugs scheme of the FreeStyle Libre medical device, which is used by diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37209/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed care services in other jurisdictions and numbers availing of treatment under the cross-Border health care directive scheme since its inception, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37360/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been reimbursed to patients through the cross-Border health care directive to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37361/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of a long-term residential care place for a person (details supplied) in a centre in County Kildare. [35094/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of residential weekend respite care from an organisation for a person (details supplied) with severe autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact this person has waited three years to attend a consultant; the reason there is now a further delay to attend a physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to attend a physiotherapist in counties Roscommon and Galway, including Galway city, in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of persons who have been waiting for six months, 12 months and 18 months or more, respectively, for a physiotherapy appointment in both counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30110/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the further length of time it will take to appoint a paediatric diabetes consultant at University College Hospital Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27731/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a paediatric diabetes consultant or paediatric diabetes endocrinologist at University College Hospital Galway in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27732/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures carried out at the new endoscopy unit at Roscommon county hospital since it was established in June 2016 to date in 2017, by month, in tabular form; the average length of stay for a person; the number of staff currently employed at the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27239/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) with a speech and language therapist; the reason for the delays in securing a speech and language therapy appointment in Boyle, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27665/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to see a speech and language therapist in counties Roscommon and Galway in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27666/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for the Respreeza drug for persons suffering with emphysema or alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28919/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can be provided for a person (details supplied) who is visually impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28920/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to allocate additional home help hours to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of one hour per week. [28921/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take regarding the lack of adequate testing for the diagnosis of Lyme disease in view of the fact that many persons are forced to travel abroad to receive a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28923/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide weekend respite to a person (details supplied) on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on a waiting list to date in 2017 to avail of respite services operated by a charity (details supplied) in the north east County Galway area; the number of weekend respite places available in its facilities in the north east County Galway area on a monthly basis in 2017; the criteria and catchment area used to determine the way in which weekend respite places are allocated by the charity in the north east County Galway area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25768/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the non-emergency waiting list for dental services in Roscommon County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a HSE dentist in the area of south Roscommon; and when the position will be filled. [24204/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the regulations, policies and procedures for allocated exercise time or outside recreational time for persons who are admitted to County Roscommon psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24530/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional home care hours for a person (details supplied). [21599/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if full five-day nursing-led care is available at a hospital (details supplied); if not, his plans to reinstate this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20900/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a multi-million euro development proposed for a hospital (details supplied) in Roscommon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20901/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned €16 million new build at St. Patrick’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon; when work on the planned public private partnership will commence; the timeframe for the completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20981/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to locate a stabilisation type unit at Roscommon County Hospital in the absence of a 24-hour accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20982/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the detail of the incident which led to the death of a person (details supplied) in the psychiatric unit of Roscommon University Hospital in June 2013. [17174/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are dental services available in the south Roscommon area; if not, the reason there are no services available; and the expected timeframe as to when there will be a dentist appointed to the post. [17179/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons currently based at University College Hospital Galway; if there are current vacancies, when the orthopaedic surgery posts became vacant; when these positions will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16610/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for pain management injections at University Hospital Galway's orthopaedic department. [16611/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the administration of pain management injections is currently available at University College Hospital Galway; if not, the expected timeframe for this service to become available; and if there are other options for persons experiencing extreme pain in the interim [16612/17]
• 2017-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 7 March 2017, if he will source some level of State funding towards the remuneration of a centre manager and full-time office administrator for a cancer support centre (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that over 140 persons a week use the centre and a range of vital therapies and support is provided on an entirely voluntary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14774/17]
• 2017-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 649 of 7 March 2017, the reason a cancer support centre (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive funding under the national lottery grant scheme despite the fact that a full-time service is run on an entirely voluntary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14775/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the proposed ten bed rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital. [12128/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if plans for the provision of a school age team for children with disabilities in Roscommon town have now been stalled due to budgetary issues in securing a lease on a premises in the county town despite the fact that negotiations were at an advanced stage and proposed plans for a 11,000 sq ft facility had been drawn up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12305/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on a situation whereby a person (details supplied) was subject to a set of circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11794/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that beds are not being taken up at weekends by persons who are physically fit to go home on a Friday but due to the lack of consultants on site over the weekend to sign them fit to leave are being kept in hospital beds until Monday morning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11831/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his Department's position on vaping; if there are any measures to introduce regulation of vaping in public places; if so, the details of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11832/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been such a significant delay in the publication of the external review into mental health services in County Roscommon, in view of the fact that the report was commissioned over two years ago and the services are in crisis mode without a clear service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11833/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will source some level of State funding towards the remuneration of a centre manager and full-time office administrator for a vital cancer support centre (details supplied) in County Galway, in view of the fact that over 140 persons a week use the centre and a range of vital therapies and support is provided on an entirely voluntary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11836/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a vital cancer support centre (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive funding under the national lottery grant scheme despite the fact that a full-time service is run on an entirely voluntary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11837/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternative avenues of funding applicable to a cancer support centre (details supplied) in County Galway, apart from the national lottery grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11838/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional acute psychiatric beds in Roscommon University Hospital, in view of the fact it is operating at maximum capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11835/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when full-time psychiatrist posts will be made available in County Roscommon, in view of the fact there are currently only locum psychiatrists providing a disjointed service, which is impacting negatively on patients and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11834/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost per person to accommodate a person on a weekly basis in the community nursing unit in Creagh, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate a matter with regard to a person (details supplied) concerning home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/17]
• 2017-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip replacement surgery; and the expected timeframe in view of the fact that this person has been on the waiting list a considerable length of time and is in deteriorating health. [7567/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount his Department spent on grant aid to the meals on wheels project in 2016; and the projected amount of spend for 2017, by county. [6968/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on a waiting list to see an ear, nose and throat specialist in the CHO area 2, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, with a breakdown of the waiting list for each of the hospitals in the west north west hospital group, Saolta, for 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7316/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of home help for a person (details supplied); the timeframe this person is expected to be on a waiting list; if additional funding will be provided for home help hours in County Roscommon in view of the fact that the budget has been exhausted to provide home help care for existing clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided in 2016 for the provision of home help hours in counties Roscommon and Galway; the amount of funding for home help allocated to both counties for 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6134/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific number of home help hours which funding allowed for in County Roscommon in 2016; the specific number of hours which funding will allow for in County Roscommon in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6135/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding for home help hours will be made available to County Roscommon for 2017 in view of the fact that funding is being exhausted to cater for existing clients while new clients are being left on long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6136/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there will be any increase in the number of home help hours provided in 2017 in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4693/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4782/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a cataract operation carried out; the reason for the significant delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4809/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who was advised that of the entitlement to an external review of treatment received at Portiuncula Hospital has now been told that the person will not receive an external review, in view of the fact the reviewers are now appointed by the national forum and this particular case does not fall within its criteria. [4044/17]
• 2017-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Roscommon for 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017 on the waiting list for an assessment with a child psychologist; the period of time they have been waiting and the expected timeframe for an appointment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will secure an urgent assessment appointment with a child psychologist for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for over nine months for an urgent appointment. [2620/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to find an interim replacement for the position of child psychologist in the Roscommon area to replace the current child psychologist who is currently on sick leave since March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2621/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hip replacement operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/17]
• 2016-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will add the freestyle libre blood sugar meter to the long-term illness scheme, in view of the fact it could change the lives of children with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40398/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will add new low protein products to the long-term illness card as they are a vital nutritional source for sufferers of the rare metabolic disorder phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39193/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of extra home help hours in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38679/16]
• 2016-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 350% increase in inpatient and day case waiting lists in Roscommon hospital since April 2014, which significantly ahead of the national average increase of 57%. [38025/16]
• 2016-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a newly purchased dental X-Ray machine for Merlin Park Hospital will be fully operational; if there is an issue with the staffing of two orthodontist posts; and the reason there are ongoing delays in orthodontic treatments at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway. [37913/16]
• 2016-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for three years at Merlin Park Hospital. [37914/16]
• 2016-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the waiting time of over three years for a person (details supplied) awaiting an orthodontic appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital. [37040/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, of recommending that relevant patients are discharged to a community nursing home (details supplied) as opposed to private nursing home operators in the area despite the claim that certain services are not provided in the community nursing home and the cost is significantly higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33101/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the cancellation of orthodontic appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32747/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals throughout the country that have been rebranded with a university status in 2015 and in 2016 to date; the cost of that rebranding in terms of moneys spent on marketing, advertising and media consultation fees in the creation of a new corporate identity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32400/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the Galway and Roscommon autism spectrum disorder service based in Athenry for 2015 and 2016 to date in tabular form; the criteria used to assign or develop a programme for a person; and when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive some support or advocacy in a school setting. [31043/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he envisages significant improvements in ambulance service provision in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30683/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a serious threat of closure regarding a number of psychiatric day centres in County Roscommon including Strokestown, Ballaghaderreen and Boyle; if services are being wound down at a centre (details supplied); his plans for residents; his views on the deteriorating state of mental health services in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis who received a satisfactory service with the Roscommon early intervention team in their first year of primary school has now been left unsupported in their school setting with an inadequate response from the Galway-Roscommon ASD service and with a lack of school-based services and advocacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the seven-point home care criteria (details supplied) are standard criteria throughout the country or unique to County Roscommon; the reason the issue of being in receipt of carer's allowance is not included as being a factor in assessment despite the fact that this seems to have been an issue in so many persons losing home care hours in County Roscommon; the reason cognitive ability is not assessed as part of the home care criteria when it is obviously a major factor in determining a person's vulnerability and dependence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway currently awaiting implementation of a home care package for 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; the average waiting time for the delivery of a home care package in the respective counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29644/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for increased home care package hours for a person (details supplied); and the expected timeframe for delivery of the approved 8.75 home care hours. [29645/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ~ abstained on the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ~ abstained on an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over a year for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24966/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking so long for those MS sufferers to be reimbursed for the drug Fampyra after the announcement was made that the responders to the drug who satisfy a responder protocol would be reimbursed and receive the drug free of charge going forward (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason there have been such drastic cuts to home care packages in the Roscommon-Galway area in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26043/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a vital home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26044/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of hours of a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26045/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of hours of a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26046/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the percentage performance of the eight-minute and of the 19-minute echo-delta call-outs from the total number of call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the years 2015 and 2016 to date; his views on ongoing problems with ambulance response times in parts of counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and in the ambulance blackspot of west County Roscommon and east County Mayo in particular. [18403/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €7.85 million funding for the proposed rehabilitation unit in Roscommon county hospital has been withdrawn; if so, on what grounds; and if the funding for the rehabilitation unit has been included in the Health Service Executive's 2016-2021 capital programme. [17663/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to move the primary care centre in Monksland, south Roscommon from the Galway-Roscommon-Mayo area, CHO2, into the Laois-Offaly, Longford-Westmeath, Louth-Meath community health organisation CHO8; and if so, the rationale or reasoning behind such a proposal. [17664/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a full five day nursing led care in St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon; his plans to release the HSE assessments to general practitioners and families of patients which led to the reduction of services at the facility; and the number and type of clinics currently available at St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon [17355/16]
• 2016-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of low staff levels for a health care group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15177/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on prescription charges; and if there could be a provision for pensioners not to pay the charges on all of their individual items as opposed to a flat fee or no fee for this age group. [14758/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for hip replacement operations; and the number of emergency hip replacement surgeries that are carried out in the event that a hip is broken. [15063/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulance call-outs in County Roscommon in each of the years 2014 to 2015; and the length of time that the ambulance took to arrive at the scene of the emergency. [15064/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed at Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway, and the number of vacant consultant positions. [13759/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the scheduled appointments of consultants at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [13758/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if scheduled consultant appointments at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, will occur; the timeframe for their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13524/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the endoscopy unit in Roscommon County Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13525/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the 75-bed extension to University Hospital Galway will commence; the timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13526/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline on the promised refurbishment of St. Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-On-Shannon, County Leitrim. [9154/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline on the promised refurbishment of the Sacred Heart Home in County Roscommon. [9155/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for delays in processing the registration of newly qualified nurses so they can obtain a PIN and gain employment in private nursing homes (details supplied). [8273/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the changes to the home care package, particularly in counties Roscommon and Galway. [7707/16]