Pearse Doherty

Sinn Féin · Donegal

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• 2026-04-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment for sedation tooth removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27387/26]
• 2026-04-15
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025

  A bill to provide for a period of paid leave in order to enable employees to participate in health screening programmes; for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015; to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other Acts; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 65–83
• 2026-04-13
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to Sinn Féin TDs and Senators outlining evidence on the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers, and highlighting potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for individuals who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.
• 2026-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be contacted by St. Vincent's Hospital regarding their diagnosis and treatment plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23173/26]
• 2026-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a referral for a person (details supplied) to the Coombe enhanced endometriosis clinic was rejected; and the steps they can now take. [23471/26]
• 2026-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) referred under the NTPF from Letterkenny University Hospital did not have their treatment completed; when and where it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22561/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for ENT surgery in CHI Crumlin; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21866/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for an orthopaedic operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason a referral to the NTPF was not sent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18965/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an orthopaedic operation in February 2026 was cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); if a re-scheduled surgery date in March 2026 will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19402/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to prioritise the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) under the current drugs reimbursement process for the treatment for Friedreich's Ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19753/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to address the fact that ambulances are regularly queued outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients to ED staff, and that national response targets have not been met since October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17525/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the lengthy waiting lists for home help in County Donegal; if new staff who are waiting on recruitment panels will be allowed to take up positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17524/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for an urgent orthopaedic operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason a referral to the NTPF did not materialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17364/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the criteria for sending patient files to the NTPF from Letterkenny University Hospital, including timeframes for each category for the years, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; to confirm any changes to extending the timeframe that was made to the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17367/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for all surgeries in Letterkenny University Hospital per category in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17376/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of, and reasons for, inpatient surgeries cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital, per category, during the years 2024 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17377/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plan to re-open to new tenders; if a supplementary panel is planned for service providers seeking access to HSE autism and ADHD procurement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17401/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for recent changes this month for newly qualified paramedics now having to apply for permanent positions in the HSE National Ambulance Service, when previously the long established practice was they were offered permanent positions with the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17461/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient in Letterkenny University Hospital will be transferred to Beaumont Hospital for an urgent surgical procedure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16870/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to increase GP recruitment and retention in areas of population growth, including Lifford, County Donegal; the supports available for those currently on GP waiting lists, or who have to wait long periods for access to a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16881/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital will transfer to Beaumont Hospital; the reason for the two week delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17189/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from her Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14103/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home support will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal deemed clinically fit for discharge home from a Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14445/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the protocol and procedure that HSE staff and in particular those within hospitals and psychiatric units follow when a patient discloses a rape; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15149/26]
• 2026-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE refused funding under the National Treatment Purchase Fund to complete treatment for a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13261/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in December from 2022 to 2025; the number of people receiving less than their allocated hours, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12193/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12209/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12213/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home help service positions will be filled in Donegal; the reason for additional staff not being able to take up positions given the long waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12229/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people for each day in January who were medically discharged at Letterkenny University Hospital but had to remain in hospital as they had to wait for a home help package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12490/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a cancer patient (details supplied) to have an urgent procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12790/26]
• 2026-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the delay processing a Garda vetting application for a person (details supplied) which impacts a HSE occupational therapy position offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11290/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund refused funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; if the person is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6348/26]
• 2026-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5072/26]
• 2026-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address audiology waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5071/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited Health

  • Diabetes Policy in Ireland
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
• 2026-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if urgent dental treatment can be provided by the HSE dental services in Donegal for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4759/26]
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Psychological Society of Ireland Health

  • Sent PSI press release to multiple TDs, highlighting key pre-budget priorities including increasing the mental health budget, extending CAMHS eligibility to age 25, culturally competent services, and zero restraint/seclusion with statutory advocacy.
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans to upgrade a health centre (details supplied) where a GP currently operates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3800/26]
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Fórsa trade union Budgetary matters

  • Advocating Fórsa policy on the budget and encouraging 1. To address the impact of the removal of universal cost-of-living measures through social dialogue and wage increases 2. broaden tax base to deliver high quality public services & address the resources problems which exist in housing, health, education, childcare and in achieving a greener economy.; 3. Introduce tax relief on trade union subs 4. Increase minimum wage by 5%
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Irish Heart Foundation pre-budget submission 2026.
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Dexcom Health

  • Diabetes Policy in Ireland
• 2026-01-13
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to Sinn Féin TDs and Senators outlining evidence on the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers, and highlighting potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for individuals who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that adults have access through the health service to burosumab for treatment for hypophosphataemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74617/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of every residential care home provider in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74794/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be referred to another hospital under the NTPF by Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74883/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists which are providing care to medical card patients under the dental treatment service scheme, by county, in tabular form; the number of referrals for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74924/25]
• 2026-01-08
  LOBBY
  The Union of Students in Ireland Health

  • Supporting Labour Party Motion for Drug Decriminalisation
• 2026-01-05
  LOBBY
  Parkinson's Ireland Health

  • Wrote to the elected representative to lobby for the HSE to provide funding for Parkinson's Ireland to run exercise classes in Donegal.
• 2025-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacant beds in each community hospital in County Donegal; the reason in each case they are vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73075/25]
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

  A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 24–124
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 71–73
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024

  A bill to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of priorities and performance targets by that Minister in relation to maximum waiting times for health and personal social services; to amend the National Treatment Purchase Fund Board (Establishment) Order 2004 to provide for additional reporting, revised corporate governance and accountability arrangements; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 66–80
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the assessment or consultation that was done to approve the permanent removal of dental services in Killybegs, County Donegal; the reason for removing the service; the reason another dentist could not be found in Killybegs to continue the service; if her Department will consider reversing this decision in the future given the distance people will now need to travel to Donegal town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72081/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE hydro-pools in the State; the location of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69092/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for audiology services in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1, by location, age, assessment type and procedures, and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69514/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for audiology appointments in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1; the number currently waiting to be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69515/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a review of Dermatology Service requirements for Letterkenny University Hospital was undertaken; when the results will be published if completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69516/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to fill vacant Dermatology Service positions at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69517/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69965/25]
• 2025-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Donegal currently on audiology waiting lists broken down by adults and children, in tabular form; the length of time they have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68852/25]
• 2025-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within audiology services in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68853/25]
• 2025-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the new primary care centre in Dungloe, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68854/25]
• 2025-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of pharmacy charges medical card holders pay for medication dispensed in blister packs; the impact the charges have on those on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68403/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine adult audiology waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67994/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for adult audiology appointments in County Donegal per category for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67995/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65797/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital to date; and the length of time waiting for an appointment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65798/25]
• 2025-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans the Government has to address the lack of services regarding diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64571/25]
• 2025-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the crisis with emergency department wait times at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64570/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to extend existing test-purchase powers under section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 to include situations where alcohol has been purchased online and delivered to a home address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63002/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital was cancelled for a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a new date for the operation will be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63048/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a full response will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) relating to a Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63604/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home support hours will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which were approved in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62353/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in view of another recent failure to provide nursing cover for Tory Island, when commitments will be fulfilled regarding the provision of nursing cover on the island at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61059/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned new Dungloe primary care centre; the timeframe for when the Centre will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61854/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of defamation cases, where litigation has been paid by the HSE, taken against family members of persons with disabilities where the person is a ward of court, over the past ten years; the breakdown of the category of litigation, to include injunctions, defamation proceedings and any other relevant details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62113/25]
• 2025-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the clinical pathway for someone who is bi-polar and presenting with a hyper-manic episode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60228/25]
• 2025-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60268/25]
• 2025-11-03
  LOBBY
  Drury Health

  • Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/25]
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of plans to develop a new surgical hub in Letterkenny University Hospital. [57492/25]
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her Departments progress in ensuring the second busiest level 3 hospital in the country, Letterkenny University Hospital, changed to a level 4 hospital, considering its geographical and roads/rail infrastructure isolation, and by adding much needed medical specialties to existing services, thereby making them more easily accessible to people living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57493/25]
• 2025-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under her Department and at agencies under her aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56452/25]
• 2025-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the large number of people in County Donegal on waiting lists for occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52385/25]
• 2025-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans the Government has in place to address the large number of people in County Donegal on waiting lists for home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52382/25]
• 2025-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the locating of a surgical hub at Sligo University Hospital was discussed prior to the forming of Government with prospective members of Government; and, if so, the promises that were made at the time. [36718/25]
• 2025-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she was personally aware that during negotiations to establish the current Government, a commitment was given, as stated by the Minister of State, Deputy Harkin, on local radio, for the surgical hub for the north west to be located at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37249/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment at CHI Crumlin will be made for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52113/25]
• 2025-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49937/25]
• 2025-09-22
  LOBBY
  Epilepsy Ireland Health

  • Seeking Deputies submit parliamentary questions on the status of epilepsy services in their local hospitals.
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Forum Ireland Health

  • Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Down Syndrome Ireland Health

  • Support for people with Down syndrome experiencing regression
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Drury Health

  • Request for meetings with DPOs to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health

  • Call for Investment in Budget 2026 to begin to implement the commitments to the development of neurorehabilitation services within the current Programme for Government
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; if all options are being considered including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47873/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric orthopaedic appointment in CHI Crumlin hospital was cancelled for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans for the derelict HSE building in Pettigo, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48056/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of child respite beds which exist and are available to be used in each county, broken down by those which are provided by the HSE and provided privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adult respite beds which exist and are available to be used in each county, broken down by those which are provided by the HSE and provided privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48664/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds that are planned to be delivered in the future, broken down by county, whether the beds are for children or adults and whether the beds are being provided by the HSE or privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48665/25]
• 2025-09-15
  LOBBY
  Dexcom Health

  • Diabetes Policy in Ireland
• 2025-09-12
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

  • Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
• 2025-09-11
  LOBBY
  Inclusion Ireland Budgetary matters

  • We contacted Deputies Ó Murchú, O'Reilly, O'Rourke, Doherty, and Cullinane, in their respective capacities as Sinn Féin's disability, social protection, finance, education, and health spokespeople, to invite them to a briefing of Inclusion Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission's priorities, along with a fully copy of the document for their consideration.
• 2025-09-09
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland 2 returns Health

  • Alcohol health information labelling
  • Costs of alcohol harm
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to assess children with scoliosis for their first appointment with a paediatric orthopaedic consultant at CHI Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47300/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times from referral date for appointments with a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in CHI Crumlin Hospital for children with scoliosis for each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47301/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times from referral date for appointments with a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in CHI Crumlin Hospital for children with scoliosis for each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47301/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the overall average waiting times for children with scoliosis to see a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in CHI Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47302/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if rescheduled orthopaedic surgery is confirmed in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); the reason it was cancelled for a third time; if every avenue inside and outside the State has been explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47515/25]
• 2025-09-03
  LOBBY
  BioMarin International Limited Health

  • Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU
• 2025-09-01
  LOBBY
  Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Health

  • Implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy/Implementation Framework
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40208/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a permanent consultant neurologist will be appointed at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40209/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when all vacancies at Letterkenny University Hospital affecting the treatment of diabetes will be filled; the efforts that have been made to fill the vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40210/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40212/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a senior radiographer vacancy (details supplied) has been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths that have occurred on the operating table during open heart surgery in Irish hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40273/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40353/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40355/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40356/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when services that were removed from St. Joseph’s Community Hospital in County Donegal will be returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40357/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the new Lifford Community Hospital project; the timeframe for the delivery of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40362/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025, the reason it has still not been answered; the reason for the failure to answer the question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40364/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40368/25]
• 2025-07-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 86–69
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 67–86
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–86
• 2025-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to change the existing electronic care note system in Donegal community hospitals; the type, and timeframe to implement a new system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36906/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the percentage of blood tests for Letterkenny University Hospital that are outsourced from March 2024; the cost of this outsourcing during this period; the cost of doing the same percentage of blood tests in-house over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36245/25]
• 2025-06-25
  VOTE
  Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

  A bill to require pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and their servants or agents, to declare payments, gifts, donations or other transfers of values provided to healthcare professionals or health care organisations on an annual basis.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–67
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive an appointment for hearing aids and hearing physiotherapy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33818/25]
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; the current waiting times for such appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34308/25]
• 2025-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; the current waiting times for such appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34309/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if urgent help will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal to access CAMHS and other support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31946/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason fillings are not being installed in a HSE local dental clinic (details supplied); if the failure to provide this service is contributing to the lengthy waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32584/25]
• 2025-06-11
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for the admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres, of adult persons in certain circumstances and, for the involuntary admission of adult persons who meet the criteria for involuntary admission to such centres; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of adult persons to registered acute mental health centres; and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of mental health review boards; to provide for the care and treatment of adult persons in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to adult persons without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of adult persons who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the admission to and discharge from registered acute mental health centres of children on a voluntary basis and with parental consent; to provide for the involuntary admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres of children who meet the criteria for involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres by way of application to the District Court; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the treatment of children in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to children without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of children who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for applications to be made to court to provide for the entitlements of persons admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the continuation in being of the Mental Health Commission and the Inspector of Mental Health Services; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of acute mental health centres, a register of community mental health centres and a register of community mental health services for such centres and services registered under and in accordance with this Act; to provide for the regulation of mental health services including registered acute mental health centres, registered community mental health centres and registered community mental health services; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Act by the Mental Health Commission; to repeal the Mental Health Act 2001 and certain other enactments; to provide for the amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeline for pre-legislative scrutiny, the drafting, publication and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29595/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the vacancies that exist in dermatology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; when any vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30042/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she has received correspondence regarding the 171 clinicians that are concerned about the failure to locate a surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital; if she will meet with representatives of these clinicians; when the meeting will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30055/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies there are within CAMHS in County Donegal, by area; the length of time the roles have been vacant; the action that has been taken to ensure vacancies are filled; if there is a date for any vacancies to be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30094/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 786 of 20 May 2025, the reason the question has not been answered; when an answer will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30549/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025 has not been answered; when an answer will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30552/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the percentage of blood tests for Letterkenny University Hospital that are outsourced; the cost of this outsourcing; if there is any plan to address the capacity issues that prevent all blood testing being done on site; the impact this is having on hospital services, GPs and surgeries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30602/25]
• 2025-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Children’s Hospital Ireland, Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28504/25]
• 2025-05-28
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

  A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 113–49
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he became aware that 2,260 families had been contacted as a result of the early recommendation from the audit into the unnecessary hip surgeries scandal. [26416/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27198/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if any assurances can be provided that the Lettermacaward Health Centre in County Donegal will not go without GP cover until the new GP takes up their position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27583/25]
• 2025-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he became aware that 2,260 families had been contacted as a result of the early recommendation from the audit into the unnecessary hip surgeries scandal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/25]
• 2025-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26427/25]
• 2025-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a date for a hip operation in Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26585/25]
• 2025-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26589/25]
• 2025-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints or queries related to unnecessary hip surgeries or advised hip surgeries on children to Children’s Health Ireland since 2015 and prior to the protected disclosure made in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26361/25]
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Health information labelling of alcohol products
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Health

  • Mental Health Bill 2024 and concerns re inability to provide treatment to all who will be involuntarily hospitalised due to current iteration.To provide descriptions using video recordings of people who had benefited from treatment under the current Mental Health Act explaining their illnesses and the necessary treatment provided in a timely manner.
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline all information in relation to people applying for tax relief on electricity related to running health equipment, including a list of eligible medical equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a specialist helmet was turned down for a child (details supplied) by his CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25197/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when orthopaedic surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital will take place for a patient in County Donegal (details supplied), which was cancelled twice; if all and every avenue has been explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25235/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health which local health authorities have a reimbursement scheme offering an ESB rebate in lieu of the excess electricity costs incurred by running a home oxygen generator/machine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25236/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire; the current waiting times for such transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25322/25]
• 2025-05-16
  LOBBY
  Down Syndrome Ireland Health

  • Maternity Patient Safety Statements 
• 2025-05-15
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland Health

  • Re-launch All Party Group on Rare Diseases. Update on the need for a new National Strategy for Rare Diseases, including background data on rare diseases in Ireland and the challenges that people living with rare diseases face.
• 2025-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home support application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to allow discharge from Letterkenny University hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24759/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to consider providing the support required to provide a much-needed surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital, given the pressures that the hospital continue to face; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24154/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in light of the failure to provide nursing cover for Tory island, when commitments will be fulfilled regarding providing nursing cover on the island at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24143/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, and broken down by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22534/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, in tabular form, broken by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22535/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22536/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22537/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22538/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22541/25]
• 2025-05-06
  LOBBY
  Diabetes Ireland Health

  • To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing longterm improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work together to seek ongoing government commitment to a long-term innovative strategic framework for managing diabetes with committed annual funding.
• 2025-04-30
  VOTE
  Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–68
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that a dedicated consultant neurologist will be appointed at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18546/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting an appointment at the breast clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by the time they have been waiting, in tabular form; how these numbers compare with the numbers from 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19230/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20501/25]
• 2025-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home support package, which was approved six weeks ago, will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18136/25]
• 2025-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an investigation has been held into the circumstances of the death of a patient (details supplied) who had recently undergone medical treatment; if so, when family members will be made aware of the cause of death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15891/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13309/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the deaths of babies with congenital anomalies, such as down syndrome or spina bifida, are not included in Maternity Patient Safety Statement reports; how the exclusion of these deaths contribute to transparency and patient safety monitoring; the measures in place to ensure that the full extent of perinatal mortality, including cases involving congenital anomalies, is accurately recorded and used to inform maternity care improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13327/25]
• 2025-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Donegal cannot access day or respite services; the steps they can take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13023/25]
• 2025-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13185/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person in County Donegal (details supplied) is on the routine or urgent waiting list for cardiac surgery in Saint James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10746/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; if all options are being considered, including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11095/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal; the length of time they have been on the waiting list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11700/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant occupational therapy posts in Donegal; the length of time these posts have been vacant; the number of posts expected to become vacant within the next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11701/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Galway University Hospital; the reason for the daily cancellations for over a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action taken, and planned, to address the fact that only 30% of patients in Donegal receive day-case chemotherapy within the target time of three weeks, due to capacity constraints at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10170/25]
• 2025-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action taken to address, and the planned actions, to deal with the current crisis with Neurology Services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10171/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 6 February 2025, if he is aware that the HSE has refused to provide the costs of consultancy contracts for 2023 and 2024 despite the fact that this information has been provided previously by the HSE and for the current year by other public bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9269/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; to confirm that the review will provide sustainable solution for charity-operated GP practices in relation to the taxation of GMS contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7267/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of the PwC report into the National Children’s Hospital commissioned in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7268/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) from County Donegal will be transferred from Sligo University Hospital to Beaumont Hospital for a second opinion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5457/25]
• 2025-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled vacant positions in the Donegal HSE mental health services which are vacant, unfilled or filled on a temporary, agency and locum basis, at staff grade level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4976/25]
• 2025-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of each time her Department, or public bodies under the aegis of her Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of her Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3785/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive home help; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2307/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) from County Donegal in Sligo University Hospital can be transferred to another hospital for a second opinion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2327/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, for a new primary care facility in Dungloe, County Donegal; if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need for one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2864/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an inpatient appointment at Galway University Hospital in advance of a major operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3107/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a neurology appointment will be made for a person in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46420/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for brain surgery in Beaumont Hospital to remove a tumour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment in Beaumont for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1451/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a urology outpatient appointment in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, for a person (details supplied) will be made, if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1542/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an urgent patient (details supplied) transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal to St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin will take place; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1607/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1689/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Council for Psychotherapy Health

  • A Pre-Budget Submission to Government was sent to Ministers for Finance, Health/Mental Health & Education on 31/07/2024. The submission focused on key ICP issues in health/mental health, education & finance (VAT). A General Election Manifesto Submission was sent to 6 political party leaders & copied to the health, education & finance spokespersons on 31/07/2024. The parties concerned were Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Green Party, Labour Party, Sinn Féin & Social Democrats https://tinyurl.com/mr42u8xn
• 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
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Home and Community Care Ireland Health

  • Home care providers received a notification that the HSE would cease issuing additional home care hours for older people on the waiting list for home support in HSE Community Health Office 1.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to smoking, with consequent impacts on deaths from smoking. This analysis was prepared on a Dail constituency basis and sent to all members of Dáil Eireann.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Local Government

  • Launch of Donegal Rising video
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health

  • General Election manifesto provided to all members
• 2025-01-10
  LOBBY
  Parkinson's Ireland Health

  • Various politicians were lobbied to support Parkinson's Ireland's election asks including increased HSE section 39 funding for Parkinson's Ireland, recruitment of additional Parkinson's nurses, investment in regional neurology services and research..
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by how many months they are waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45754/24]
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of positions at Letterkenny University Hospital which are vacant, unfilled or filled on a temporary, agency and locum basis, at staff grade level, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45516/24]
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current number of respite hours that each respite facility in Donegal provides, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45708/24]
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Donegal that have been turned down for CAMHS over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45756/24]
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children who have medical cards awaiting dental treatment in Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45781/24]
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of Lifford Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45803/24]
• 2024-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45433/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is policy for ambulance arrival times not to be shared with callers during emergency calls; if this is the case, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45112/24]
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels, current vacancies, and how long these positions have been vacant in HSE home support positions, for each sector in County Donegal, for each area per month in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43674/24]
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of approved home care package applications in County Donegal which remain without home support, per sector and area, per month, to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43675/24]
• 2024-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a recruitment embargo is in place within the HSE home support service in County Donegal in the older persons service and disability service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/24]
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home help packages and hours of support that have been provided to persons in County Donegal, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42708/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied), who is a medical card holder, will be charged for a MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42741/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for MRI scans in Letterkenny University Hospital for urgent and non-urgent referrals, per calendar month, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024 in tabular form. [42742/24]
• 2024-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered providing an ambulance shelter on Arranmore Island, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41888/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a scoliosis operation in the Mater Hospital; their position on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for respite care made in Donegal over each of the past 18 months, detailing whether that application was facilitated or not and the reason for those not facilitated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41281/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current status of day care services at Killybegs Community Hospital; if the day care services are operating at full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41282/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of staffing levels over the past five years of each community hospital in Donegal, detailing any vacancies and the length of each vacancy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the impact the HSE’s pay and numbers strategy will have on recruitment specifically in Donegal; whether it will negatively impact some services more than others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41294/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40855/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the respite services available, including capacity and hours of respite, in all community hospitals in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40380/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for home help in county Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40389/24]
• 2024-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels, current vacancies, and how long these positions have been vacant, at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/24]
• 2024-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made in appointing a consultant in neurology services to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39399/24]
• 2024-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39490/24]
• 2024-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a dedicated stoma nurse for primary, community and continuing care services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39395/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38518/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans to reform section 14 of the Mental Health Act 2001; and if there are planned changes to Garda training and policy related to same. [38692/24]
• 2024-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will consider cardiac patients in County Donegal with Non-STEMI being given the option of treatment in Altnagelvin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of new stoma patients referred to the community intervention team from Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of visits that have been provided to these patients, including home or clinic visits; the number of these patients who were referred to another service; the number who needed to involve the stoma nurse earlier than planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37223/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it there are plans to offer a HSE-owned property (details supplied) to State stakeholders, for sale to the community or for private sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a CAMHS appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37757/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for chemotherapy since their first chemotherapy consultation in increments of one week, that is, the number waiting one week, two weeks, three weeks and so on, by CHO, in tabular form; to provide the corresponding data, specifically for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the percentage of blood tests for Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) that are outsourced; the date blood tests have been outsourced from; the cost of outsourcing blood tests; the cost in comparison to equivalent in-house testing; the cost-benefit analysis the HSE undertook before deciding to outsource blood testing; if the HSE considered doing it in-house instead; the concerns there are that test results come back from the third party lab in a different format to those tested at LUH; the impact this is having on GPs and surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34419/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35072/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a paediatric appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35434/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be discharged from Letterkenny University Hospital to a long-term care facility in County Donegal; the reason for the delayed discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31044/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if mental health services will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31599/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/24]
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

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

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff carpark spaces available at University Hospital Limerick for each year from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the total number of formal complaints made by HSE employees and agency staff which have been received by HSE complaints officers and or other competent authorities about car parking facilities at University Hospital Limerick for each year from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29592/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the total number of WTE staff, by job title and grade, employed at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years from 2014 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening on Lettermacaward GP surgery in County Donegal; if patients registered there can still attend Glenties GP surgery for treatment; if not, the contingency plans in place to ensure that patients continue to receive medical attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an explanation as to why a facility (details supplied) is not fully operational; the reason it is instead opening up in stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28350/24]
• 2024-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an appeal under the community drug scheme for a continuous glucose monitoring sensor reimbursement was refused for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27664/24]
• 2024-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if patients previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who are then diagnosed with type 1 diabetes based on blood results qualify for the continuous glucose monitoring reimbursement application system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27817/24]
• 2024-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding announced recently to enhance support for children with disabilities in County Donegal came out of the same grant fund, namely the Children’s Disability Service Grant Fund; if this was to be emergency funding; the reason the awarding of the grants took so long; if all applications have now been assessed; the number of applications received from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26295/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans, if any, are in place to deal with the crisis in neurology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans, if any, are in place to deal with the crisis in diabetes care at Letterkenny Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25768/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the future of the GP surgery in Ardara, County Donegal after the resignation of the surgery’s GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25217/24]
• 2024-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the GP surgery in Lettermacaward in County Donegal will be open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24472/24]
• 2024-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services will be available again at Killybegs community hospital; when the service will be returned to a five-day-a-week service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24481/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; if he is on the routine or urgent list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22389/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1542 of 9 April 2024, when a full HSE reply will be issued (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22546/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an urgent patient transfer will take place for a person (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22606/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of dermatology consultants at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; the stage the recruitment process is at; the timeframe for when consultants are to be in place if they are not already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22914/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; if any further documentation is required to process the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/24]
• 2024-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1542 of 9 April 2024, when a full HSE reply will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22050/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an ENT appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if it can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21020/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21036/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a post operative bed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20176/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a full-time MSc in an occupational therapy course (details supplied) is a qualification recognised by CORU, and if so, the average processing times for recognition and registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a report, believed to have begun in June 2022 into 11 allegations of abuse at a disability centre (details supplied), will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20489/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will be made for a cancer patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns regarding broken promises to improve diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide for a dedicated consultant neurologist at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19818/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Public Expenditure

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of the non-core expenditure allocation of €4.5 billion, which includes provision for Covid-related spending primarily in health, costs relating to accommodating and supporting beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine and expenditure related to EU funds, disaggregated by programme type. [20095/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19286/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18562/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the lack of dedicated support for mental health in the Donegal town area of County Donegal, and that people are having to travel over 50 miles to Letterkenny for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal, after news emerged that the facility was to close for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18578/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital in County Donegal will become fully operational; the reason the hospital is not currently operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18579/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if cold caps will be made available for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that can provide cold caps for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if Beaumont Hospital surgery referral will be expedited for person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18307/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a HSE reimbursement application was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17472/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will get sanctioned for funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment with the orthopaedic department in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14411/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide for a dedicated consultant neurologist at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14574/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide urgent mental health care for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14998/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence chemotherapy treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11641/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in light of a care facility (details supplied) declaring that diabetes care for type 1 diabetes in Letterkenny University Hospital is in crisis, if he plans to address the situation; if he will meet with stakeholders to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12252/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of delays in processing blood tests at LUH; the impact this will have on services; if steps are being taken to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12450/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 30 January 2024 (details supplied), when a full HSE response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13072/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 28 November 2023, when a full HSE response will issue to the question (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13078/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for physiotherapy sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10869/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that without HSE funding a pastoral centre that provides counselling to people, including a family member of a victim of the Creeslough tragedy, is to close in two weeks; if the HSE plans to prevent this closure from happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10926/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the Government has not provided support for immediate family members of victims of the Creeslough tragedy who live outside Creeslough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10931/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health did the HSE provide a taxi transport service for a person in County Donegal (details supplied) to attend Sligo University Hospital for intravitreal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE had provided a taxi transport service for a person in County Donegal (details supplied) to attend Sligo University Hospital for intravitreal, the reason this service will no longer be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10687/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person from County Donegal (details supplied) attended Sligo University Hospital for intravitreal; can this person receive this treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10688/24]
• 2024-02-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he can provide assurances that vital services such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy service, and current bed numbers, will remain at Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Donegal in the long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9710/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for long term stay in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9630/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what the long term stay capacity will be post refurbishment in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on a respite bed in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite beds have been reinstated after refurbishment in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9634/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term stay beds to be retained after refurbishment in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9635/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for a respite bed in a community hospital in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

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

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the community neurorehabilitation team in CHO1 is operating with less than a third of the minimum recommended staffing; his plans to address this understaffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7865/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a replacement hearing aid from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7998/24]
• 2024-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if Donegal Mental Health Intellectual Disability Service will provide help and support for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6728/24]
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a bed can be provided for a person in St Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6294/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if home help support can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal following an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/24]
• 2024-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will commence for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3852/24]
• 2024-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect a date for an operation in the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only child and adolescent counselling service in Donegal is to close in March; if he is aware of how important this facility is for young people in Donegal; if his Department will make up the shortfall in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2593/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a date for an operation in CHI Crumlin will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1239/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) in Donegal can expect a date for a procedure in Crumlin Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1795/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide home support for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/24]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will commence chemotherapy treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55563/23]
• 2023-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if ophthalmology patients with age-related macular degeneration living in Donegal and travelling to Sligo for regular eye injections can have such injections at Letterkenny University Hospital; if not, if this is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/23]
• 2023-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can have treatment at the ophthalmology clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54275/23]
• 2023-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can have treatment at the ophthalmology clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54276/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment for Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton; if they are on the routine or urgent list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53345/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available to help with the purchase of braille devices; if so, the source and application process for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51860/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when payments will issue for services provided to the HSE by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52493/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51633/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO1, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51634/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate. [51635/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of the memorandums CEO ref 09954 and 10166 of 2023 by grade for CHO1, in tabular form; and the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate. [51636/23]
• 2023-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are properties in the Pettigo area of County Donegal that are owned by the HSE but not currently being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51421/23]
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 117–10
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–81
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what further plans are being considered to deal with the ongoing crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48213/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the ongoing situation with Letterkenny University Hospital where GPs and consultants continue to voice their concerns about the future of the service; if any further resources will be provided to the hospital to help it deal with the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48220/23]
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for a dermatologist in the north west broken down into whether they have been waiting for 6-12, 12-18, 8-24 and over 24 months; how these figures compare with last years, in tabular form; if he is concerned about the fact that a consultant dermatologist has said in a letter to GPs that dermatology provision in the north west is on the brink of collapse and that they are only able to take on urgent cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47374/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite services can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for one week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48464/23]
• 2023-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the departmental allocation of €708 million for the existing level of service in budget 2024, for example, demographics, PSP deal and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47181/23]
• 2023-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to domestic violence services in Donegal for each of the years from 2019 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46821/23]
• 2023-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding allocated to drug addiction services in Donegal for each of the years from 2019 to 2024 on a per capita basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/23]
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of spending allocated for mental health in the CHO1 region on a per-capita basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46725/23]
• 2023-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when orthodontic appointments will be issued to children (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44625/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a registration application with an organisation (details supplied) will be processed for a person in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43536/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43787/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for hip replacement surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42454/23]
• 2023-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a Cross Border Directive NIPHCS appeal decision will be made (details supplied); the average waiting times for such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41681/23]
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

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

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children in Donegal on HSE dental waiting lists at the end of May and June of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting times, by clinic, in tabular form. [40593/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children in Donegal on HSE orthodontic waiting lists at the end of May and June of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting times, by clinic, in tabular form. [40594/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any disqualifications for applicants under the local authority mortgage protection insurance group scheme for underlying health conditions, specifically type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37922/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parent of a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for CAMHS in Donegal town, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37428/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39092/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a consultant will be allocated and a date for surgery be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who urgently requires scoliosis surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34938/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was not paid their annual leave/TOIL after they retired after 23 years of service in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34970/23]
• 2023-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the podiatry service provided by the HSE in the health centre in Glenties, County Donegal, is unavailable to service users; when it is planned to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33065/23]
• 2023-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health he number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Donegal, by location; the plans to fill any such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33066/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing prescribed solpadine for holders of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32116/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; the dates on which he has or will engage with same; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; and if so, whether he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacy in the terms of reference of the aforementioned review. [31487/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason why seriously ill young infants have to travel abroad for ECHMO treatment; if there are plans to make this treatment available in Ireland for all children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31610/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a hospital admission to rehab, Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal did not get fully reimbursed from the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30848/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an ear, nose and throat, ENT, procedure in Sligo University Hospital, if he is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30864/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a response to communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28765/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for cardiac surgery; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an orthodontic assessment carried out; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28468/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the recent resignation of two consultant endocrinologists from Letterkenny General Hospital; the plans that are being put in place to address this lack of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26678/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans that are being put in place to address understaffing in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26679/23]
• 2023-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have spinal surgery at Temple Street Children's Hospital; the reason for multiple cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/23]
• 2023-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26512/23]
• 2023-05-31
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare cross-Border initiative who have not had all of their expenses fully covered; the number of persons who have had to pay in excess of €1,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25640/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to ensure that minimum care provision will be in place at LUH in light of two endocrinologists suddenly resigning and the current challenges in recruiting endocrinologists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a reassessment of a fair deal scheme application is possible where a property valuation was undertaken without entry to the property due to Covid restrictions, and is later found to be incorrect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25873/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a reassessment of value of property is required under the fair deal scheme when the family home is sold and a new property is purchased by a spouse or partner of the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25874/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an urgent hospital transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital will take place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26056/23]
• 2023-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a home support application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to allow discharge from a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an earlier appointment can be provided for a child in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24114/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23269/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for inpatient and outpatient neurology appointments at each hospital across the seven hospital groups, in tabular form; if he will provide this information specifically regarding those waiting for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months or more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children in County Donegal on the waiting list for HSE dental and orthodontic services at the end of each quarter 1 of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting times, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all necessary equipment required for orthodontic assessments, including x-ray equipment, is available and in working order at the dental department, St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in Beaumont Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if any plans are being made to address the fact that staff in an organisation (details supplied) have not had a pay rise for fourteen years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital last week; if any plans are in place to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22422/23]
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–63
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to get an appointment with a child psychologist in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20290/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment at Galway University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20403/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an application for the special recognition pandemic payment will be processed for staff at a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the drug melatonin is available under the discretionary hardship scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19005/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allow a person (details supplied) use the National Purchase Treatment Fund to access urgent surgery; if each and every possible option available has been explored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19022/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what decision will be taken regarding the future of the Lettermacaward health centre; if comprehensive remedial actions will be undertaken as a matter of priority to ensure the health centre is open and available for the local community as soon as possible; and if he will provide a timeframe for its reopening. [18612/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people living in County Donegal who have attended Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry for treatment over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16897/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for hip surgery at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; if a referral to another hospital was considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that the pandemic special recognition payment still has not been paid to staff of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17681/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to admit patients from ambulances to the ED at Letterkenny University Hospital in each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17917/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting time to admit patients from ambulances to the ED at Letterkenny University Hospital in each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting time to admit a patient from ambulances to the ED at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of times ambulances in each ambulance station in County Donegal were unable to leave Letterkenny University Hospital due to delays in admitting patients to the ED, or when patients were using an ambulance trolley inside the hospital, for each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form. [17920/23]
• 2023-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) can be transferred from the children's hospital, Crumlin to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15878/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14919/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14960/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Temple Street Hospital can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15015/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Children's Hospital in Crumlin can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15016/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Children's Hospital in Crumlin can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15017/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Temple Street Hospital can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15018/23]
• 2023-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the urgent transfer of a patient (details supplied) from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater Hospital will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any issues having been raised with the management of Letterkenny University Hospital by staff regarding staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13074/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a timeline will be provided for the implementation of pay increases for staff working in section 39 organisations; if he is aware of the regional imbalance in pay among staff at section 39 organisations; if there is a rationale for this; if there is any plan to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on implementing the enhanced travel and subsistence scheme for student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13780/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10947/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent in March 2022 regarding a funding query; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9472/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9540/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Donegal is no longer receiving speech and language therapy; when their speech and language therapy sessions will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a date will be provided for the inquiry regarding sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7525/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the option will be available in County Donegal to administer IV antibiotic therapy in the home setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7714/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a healthcare worker (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic payment bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7959/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the paediatric care for a child (details supplied) can transfer to another hospital closer to their new home having moved address; the process to apply for such a transfer of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7638/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for endocrinology appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital per month for each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6611/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a CAMHS referral can be made for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; if associated funding can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5741/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to provide more ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5787/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Donegal to receive treatment for age-related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic in Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5788/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients travelling from Donegal to receive treatment for diabetic-related macular degeneration at the ophthalmic clinic in Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5789/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if private clinics offer age and diabetic-related macular degeneration ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5790/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application can be reopened for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive support from the Donegal north children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5399/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an assessment for autism to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5400/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what the policy of Letterkenny University Hospital was regarding the determination of next-of-kin and capacity prior to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 which came into effect in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4169/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4272/23]
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an endocrinology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2966/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive support from the Donegal north children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3231/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the positions in HSE intellectual disability services whereby applicants with a driving conviction are disqualified from and fail to meet the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3351/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the roles in HSE intellectual disability services for which one is not required to have access to a vehicle in order to hold the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a consultant refuses to prescribe medical cannabis for a patient when they are not familiar with the Medical Cannabis Access Programme, what recourse a patient has in such circumstances to gain access to medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3367/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was referred to another hospital for cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2509/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63486/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63933/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the supplementary medications and treatment required for chronic Lyme disease will be covered by the general medical scheme and the drug treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1244/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1393/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cognitive behavioural therapy in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1774/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a young child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an assessment of need; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1942/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment date from the Mater Private Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2186/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/23]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had a number of dates for a procedure cancelled in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; when a new date will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62397/22]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist will be provided to carry out an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62526/22]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the 12.5% pay increase for fourth-year student nurses completing their 36-week internship will be in place for nursing interns starting placement in January 2023. [61916/22]
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure under the NTPF in a Dublin-based hospital; the reason for the cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61987/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding finding a replacement GP to take over the general practice in Dunkineely, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61339/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that the nurse on Arranmore Island is no longer dedicated to the island on a full-time basis; the steps that are being taken to address the resulting decline in services on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61342/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when approved home support will become available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61412/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cognitive behavioural therapy at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61169/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the responsible community service for a home support package for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61203/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to ensure that the persons who used the Dunkineely general practice will be affected as little as possible given its closure; and if he will ensure that there is sufficient cover in the region. [60147/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that long-term illnesses such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not included in the long-term illness scheme; if he will review this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60225/22]
• 2022-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for the Northern Ireland healthcare scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59713/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment date from a hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59122/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Sligo University Hospital to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59504/22]
• 2022-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that infusion clinics are being cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if it is planned to retain or to move the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57088/22]
• 2022-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for ENT surgery at Sligo University Hospital; if they are on the routine or emergency waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56869/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if plans have been put in place to reinstate the HSE counselling services which were withdrawn from the Creeslough community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56208/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a rescheduled date for ENT procedures at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56337/22]
• 2022-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an echocardiogram in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55682/22]
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54639/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when medical records will be released for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55116/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will obtain an appointment for occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53721/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; if the referral is an emergency referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52816/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the downgrading of health services on Arranmore island, for example the current community-registered nurse is not on the island full-time and there is no public health nurse, leading to people waiting longer for treatment and having to go to the mainland more often; his views on whether this is appropriate at a time when the population of the island is increasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52906/22]
• 2022-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52168/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time optometrists employed by the HSE working in County Donegal in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations where these optometrists are located. [51236/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2023 if the number of training places for GPs increased to 293. [51237/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if access to out-of-hours and weekend cover for mental health services is available in the County Donegal catchment area of the HSE, including nursing, psychology and other allied health services; if so, if he will provide details of these services, by WTE, across each discipline. [51238/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered replacing the ambulance on Arranmore island for a newer model in order that the ambulance can spend more time on the island and less time on the mainland getting repaired; if a replacement ambulance has been considered; if so, when this change is likely to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50087/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when Arranmore island will be assigned a full-time public health nurse to replace the island’s full-time public health nurse who retired in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50088/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to get reimbursed for the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49269/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49284/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when test results will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47889/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment date from the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48011/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48012/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46654/22]
• 2022-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the policy of Letterkenny University Hospital on establishing a patient's next-of-kin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46426/22]
• 2022-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46484/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital, the reason that planned surgery was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42057/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding has been made available for those families affected by defective blocks and who need mental healthcare; if so, if he will provide the details of the amount of funding that has been provided; to whom this funding has been given; the services that are being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43648/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in Temple Street Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is likely to get transferred to University Hospital Galway from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40106/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40428/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a bus escort trained in the administration of buccal midazolam will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will attend a meeting with an organisation (details supplied), the Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital and the CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group to hear their concerns regarding the lack of diabetes care services at the hospital and the pressing need for additional services to be provided. [37590/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he plans to alleviate the concerns that have been raised as a result of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services that cardiac care services are being eroded at Letterkenny University Hospital; and the correspondence that his Department has had with health authorities in the North of Ireland regarding strengthening cross-Border cardiac care services at Letterkenny University Hospital for persons in Derry, Tyrone and Donegal. [37591/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for a procedure in Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37136/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will find out if funding for overnight care will be provided to them in order that they can take up a place at university and if consideration has been taken for the fact that due to the person’s complex needs that they will need this information supplied to them well in advance of the beginning of the semester. [36510/22]
• 2022-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Sláinte cá mhéad iarratas ar chártaí leighis a cuireadh isteach ar bhonn míosúil i ngach aon bhliain ó 2020 go 2022, i bhfoirm tábla; cá mhéad iarratas a ndearnadh próiseáil orthu gach aon mhí i bhfoirm tábla, cad é an meánmhéid ama a ghlac sé próiseáil a dhéanamh ar na hiarratais seo gach aon bhliain [36893/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for occupational speech and language therapy for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35701/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Donegal was referred to Sligo University Hospital; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35995/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Donegal was referred to Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin; if the referral was routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36012/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of expressions of interest received from 19 February to the closing date of 29 April 2022 for appointment to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal. [34318/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card review will be completed for a person (details supplied); the reason that tax clearance is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33868/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if arrangements will be made with Altnagelvin Hospital, County Derry for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to receive radiotherapy who is due to commence radiotherapy in Galway on 30 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34146/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU registration will be processed [32292/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; if any further outstanding documentation is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect consultations in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30001/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30086/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30087/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30245/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of Lifford Community Hospital; the plans that the HSE has for the hospital; if they include the construction of a new facility on a greenfield site; if so, the time frame for any proposed development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for knee surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27008/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to Galway University Hospital from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27047/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter (details supplied). [25103/22]
• 2022-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for orthopaedic surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23932/22]
• 2022-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22479/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation; the reason for cancelled surgery dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19722/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system for those with type 1 diabetes; if he has considered extending the availability to all persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20113/22]
• 2022-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a risk assessment and respite service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/22]
• 2022-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home support package will be processed and in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application by a person will be processed (details supplied); the specific outstanding documentation that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14134/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will issue; the specific documentation that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14135/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry and terms of reference for the drug sodium valproate, the disability package for those affected by sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a provisional date for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital will be confirmed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14267/22]
• 2022-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/22]
• 2022-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when assessment of needs applications submitted in September 2020 will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the provision of child speech and language and occupational therapy services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an approved direct payment was revoked for a child disability service in relation to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9218/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9431/22]
• 2022-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plan to have a full-time consultant ophthalmologist located in Letterkenny, County Donegal to address high waiting lists for eye care in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8622/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of capital works at Lifford Hospital, County Donegal; the services that will be available at the hospital post completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7718/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the full publication of a report (details supplied) into abuse at a facility in County Donegal; and when the full report will be published. [7719/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite care and other services will recommence at full capacity at Drumboe House, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a urology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6608/22]
• 2022-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a Covid-19 vaccine booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5612/22]
• 2022-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment with a psychologist in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5261/22]
• 2022-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a hip operation in Castlebar Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/22]
• 2022-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new cardiology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason that their appointment was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5371/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–76
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if ophthalmology treatment can be facilitated at St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny, County Donegal, for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4258/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4259/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when dental services will resume in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list with each HSE dental and orthodontic services in County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner visits for children under seven years of age which was committed to in Budget 2022 will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4344/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4743/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4127/22]
• 2022-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a neurology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of items the HSE has provided to nursing homes in CHO 1 under grant aid from 2010 to date. [3054/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an updated EU Digital COVID Certificate with booster vaccine will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3214/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an updated EU Digital COVID Certificate with booster vaccine will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3215/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63239/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for a pain relief injection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63577/21]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services at a location (details supplied) will open on a seven-day basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1335/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when medical records requested by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be issued; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1939/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the eligibility criteria for the range of financial supports for businesses in response to the public health measures in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60676/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will implement to provide support to businesses in County Donegal affected by public health measures announced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60675/21]
• 2021-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60615/21]
• 2021-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for colonoscopy procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital, for routine and urgent referrals in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60616/21]
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

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

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received from patients in County Donegal for treatment pursuant to the cross-Border Directive in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications; the reasons for each unsuccessful application in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58422/21]
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken following the raising of governance issues by HIQA in its report entitled Report of the Targeted Assurance Review of the Governance Arrangements of Gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58421/21]
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58419/21]
• 2021-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the families of the victims of abuse at a home (details supplied) will have sight of the full contents of a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58420/21]
• 2021-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding was sought in 2020 from the estimates to provide seven day per week respite at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59598/21]
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that that non-Irish citizens living in the State that were vaccinated in the North are excluded from applying for an EU Digital Covid Certificate when they do not hold an Irish passport; his plans to change this anomaly;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59141/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he received a submission for a specialist centre for intestinal failure; if he plans to deliver a specialist centre at St James’s Hospital;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59142/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a funding mechanism for healthcare assistants currently employed by the HSE for emergency medical technician courses run by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59294/21]
• 2021-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of days per week a radiology service is available at Donegal Community Hospital; if there are plans to increase capacity in this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58083/21]
• 2021-11-24
  VOTE
  Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021

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

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–46
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from the early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57062/21]
• 2021-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital for a hernia operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56254/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for a kidney stone removal operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54788/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for an MRI scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53741/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a consultation in Sligo University Hospital ophthalmology department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53776/21]
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

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

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to have pharmacies administer Covid-19 booster vaccinations in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52703/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services for adults with special needs will resume to full capacity in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53315/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if sufficient staff are available for a HSE centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53316/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if sufficient staff are available for a transport service to a HSE centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53317/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if recruitment of staff for transport services to a HSE centre (details supplied) in County Donegal is ongoing or planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53318/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when approved respite will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51542/21]
• 2021-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic outpatient appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51560/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital pain management clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50404/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the pain management clinic at Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [50405/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is envisaged that the assisted human reproduction Bill will legislate for the mother's name to be included on the birth certificate in the case of a child born through altruistic domestic surrogacy; and if this will be applied retrospectively to the birth certificates of children already born in this way. [50719/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a resumption of services is planned at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if full-time services will be available on reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50190/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50247/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for a national diabetes register; the reason there is no current register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50248/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will process an application to assign a general practitioner to a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48491/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no consultant ophthalmologist located permanently at Letterkenny University Hospital; if an assessment of need was carried out in respect of this decision; if that assessment will be made available; and if he will liaise with the Health Service Executive to recruit a consultant ophthalmologist to be located permanently in Letterkenny University Hospital. [48582/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on an ophthalmology appointment for less than six and more than six months by county in tabular form. [48583/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant ophthalmologists working within the Health Service Executive; and the location of each such consultant by hospital in tabular form. [48584/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of clinics and visits made by the consultant ophthalmologist to Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [48585/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a consultant ophthalmologist cannot assess children (details supplied) at Letterkenny University Hospital before a scheduled date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48586/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure at Sligo University Hospital; if the referral is general or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47566/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason neonatal and premature baby ophthalmic care is unavailable at Letterkenny University Hospital; if there are plans to introduce this care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47567/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason premature baby and neonatal ophthalmic care is unavailable at Letterkenny University Hospital for children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47568/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will received a date for a scoliosis operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47614/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an increase is due in relation to a HSE pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47156/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46159/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if second-dose Covid-19 vaccines can be accessed at local vaccination centres if first dose Covid-19 vaccines were received in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46160/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is planned that Covid-19 booster vaccines will be available at local vaccination centres for those who received Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46161/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he plans to reopen the respite services at Drumboe House, County Donegal for children and young adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46162/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be made available for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46163/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an eye operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46165/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who has been diagnosed with autism will have a speech and language and an occupational therapy appointment for the purposes of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46166/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement process for the drug Zolgensma for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46167/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for ophthalmic surgery in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46168/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapy appointment frequency have changed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46169/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding was sought in 2020 from estimates to provide seven day per week respite at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46170/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to processing times to have qualifications recognised and register with CORU for social workers who qualified in Northern Ireland that want to apply for vacant positions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46171/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the processing timeframes for recognition of qualifications and registering with CORU for social workers in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46172/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if cross-Border workers vaccinated in Northern Ireland will receive an EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46173/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person who was vaccinated using their English name will be able to have their EU Digital COVID Certificate amended to match the Gaeilge version of their name which corresponds with their passport; if so, the process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46174/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the intellectual disability service received a multidisciplinary team proposal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46175/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for positions within the mental health services in County Donegal; the corresponding length of the vacancies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46176/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation for mental health services in County Donegal by organisation in for the period from 2011 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46177/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for mental health services in County Donegal by the stage of assessment and or treatment; the corresponding length of time that they have been waiting for assessment and or treatment in three-month intervals, that is, zero to three, three to six months and so on in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital; if the referral is general or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46180/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for gynaecology appointments; the waiting times for urgent and routine referrals in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45530/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if results of blood tests taken at accident and emergency can be accessed by the gynaecology department in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting and the waiting times for urgent and routine MRI referrals in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45532/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for hip surgery at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for foot surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for gynaecological appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital for routine and urgent referrals in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [45535/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for inpatient and outpatient gynaecological appointments at each hospital across the seven hospital groups in tabular form; if this information will be provided specifically regarding those waiting for three, six, nine, 12 or more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45536/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure undertaken in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45538/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45539/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment for Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42865/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34259/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide assistance to a patient (details supplied) to register with a general practitioner practice given their attempts to do so have failed due to full patient lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35532/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be made available for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35541/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive their first vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35644/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36730/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to administer second dose Covid-19 vaccines in local vaccine centres if deemed safe to do so for those who received their first dose Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36732/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapy appointment frequency have changed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36733/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding was sought in 2020 from estimates to provide seven day per week respite at Seaview House, Mountcharles, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38658/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to processing times to have qualifications recognised and register with CORU for social workers who qualified in Northern Ireland that want to apply for vacant positions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38659/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the processing timeframes for recognition of qualifications and registering with CORU for social workers in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38660/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if second dose Covid-19 vaccines can be accessed at local vaccination centres if first dose Covid-19 vaccines were received in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38661/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is planned that Covid-19 booster vaccines will be available at local vaccination centres for those who received Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38662/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if cross-Border workers vaccinated in the North will receive a European vaccine certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for a cognitive assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38684/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the intellectual disability service received a multi-disciplinary team proposal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a permanent location has been chosen for the inclusion centre in Ballybofey and Stranorlar, County Donegal; if there are plans to move the centre from its current location; if so, the other locations that are being considered for the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39636/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a funding mechanism for health care assistants currently employed by the HSE for EMT courses run by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40107/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40108/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for ophthalmic surgery in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40110/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide assistance to a patient (details supplied) to register with a general practitioner practice given that their attempts to do so has failed due to full patient lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40111/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an eye operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40112/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the frequency of physiotherapy sessions have decreased for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40113/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if second dose Covid-19 vaccines can be accessed at local vaccination centres if first dose Covid-19 vaccines were received in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40114/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is planned that Covid-19 booster vaccines will be available at local vaccination centres for those that received Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40115/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40116/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40117/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for ophthalmic surgery in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40118/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 12 May 2021, if children with spina bifida born before 2008 under the care of St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin have equal access to multidisciplinary services in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital as children born in 2009 and after that are under the care of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40119/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for positions within the mental health services in County Donegal; the corresponding length of the vacancies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40120/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation for mental health services in County Donegal by organisation from 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40121/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for mental health services in County Donegal by the stage of assessment and or treatment; and the corresponding length of time that those people have been waiting for assessment and or treatment in three month intervals in tabular form. [40122/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement process for the drug zolgensma for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32364/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31335/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the additional vaccination centres announced for County Donegal in Dungloe and Carndonagh are expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31336/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

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

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite care services will recommence in their full capacity; when services provided in locations (details supplied) in County Donegal will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28645/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive their Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30253/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who has been diagnosed with autism, will have a speech and language and an occupational therapy appointment for the purposes of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27022/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he plans to reopen the respite services at Drumboe House, County Donegal for children and young adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27021/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

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

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

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum in County Donegal aged between 0 to 4, 4 to 12 and 12 to 18 years of age, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for occupational therapy services in County Donegal as part of children and youth services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24995/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for psychology services in County Donegal as part of children and youth services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for speech and language therapy services in County Donegal as part of children and youth services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24997/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for Donegal intellectual disability support services in County Donegal as part of children and youth services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24998/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be admitted to the Sean O'Hare unit in Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24999/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the vacant ophthalmic position will be filled to allow for the resumption of the diabetic ophthalmic clinic in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25000/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25001/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an orthopaedic operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25002/21]
• 2021-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if children with spina bifida born before 2008 under the care of St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin have equal access to multidisciplinary services in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital as children born in 2009 and after who are under the care of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25003/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the policies in his Department regarding the correspondence carried out by the Minister of the Department in the conduct of Department businesses or in relation to Department business; the actions his Department takes to retrieve such correspondence that is carried out through private messaging services and ensure it is held on Departmental records; and the action taken in cases in which a Minister does not share this correspondence or it cannot be retrieved. [22209/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22259/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22260/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22261/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the steps that were taken to retrieve information and correspondence that was shared by the then Minister for Health regarding the GMS general practitioner contract through private messaging services in the conduct of official Department business in response to a request (details supplied); the efforts made to retrieve the records requested such as messages sent over social media; the response received by his Department as it sought those records; the Departmental policy when such records, which are official department records, cannot be retrieved or are not shared with the Department by the office holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22350/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if St. Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal will continue to be used to provide dental treatment to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20790/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if residential care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to add i-ports for children to the long-term illness scheme or otherwise reimburse costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20792/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans and timelines for the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in County Donegal for housebound persons by the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with mortgage lenders regarding mortgage applicants unable to draw down their mortgage loans due to their inability to secure mortgage protection insurance on health grounds in the context of Covid-19; if he has discussed their ability to waive this requirement under section 126 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme under the Finance Act 2020 to include suppliers who have suffered reduced income as a result of public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1852/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to attend for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17568/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical assessment for a primary medical certificate will take place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17569/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment in a pain relief clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14790/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have a diabetic pump procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14791/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the outpatient neurology waiting list in Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, for both routine and urgent referrals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14792/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical records request will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14793/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if childcare workers (details supplied) will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15869/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15870/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding allowance for the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13499/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a new x-ray machine will be made available for the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13500/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when new dental chairs and spaces for surgeries will be made available to tackle the waiting lists for orthodontic treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13501/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he plans to employ a full-time orthodontic consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of x-rays carried out in Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13503/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of radiology staff working in Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13504/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit further radiology staff in Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13505/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in 2020 who were referred from Donegal and Killybegs community hospitals to other community hospitals for x-rays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13506/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13507/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Holles Street hospital; if the referral is urgent or routine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12087/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12088/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

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

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 125–5
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 131–11
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10528/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow outside workers, that is, painters, window cleaners and tree surgeons who work alone to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10529/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the application process and guidelines will be available to new applicants for the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an orthodontic assessment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8950/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment by each grade and length of time waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8951/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthodontic assessment and the waiting times in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8952/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if transport will be provided for a person (details supplied) travelling from County Donegal to Cappagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7405/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the transport support scheme will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7406/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the primary medical certificate that are waiting for a medical assessment since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7407/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the primary medical certificate; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications by county since July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7408/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a medical assessment to be carried out to further process an application for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7409/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can receive the Covid-19 vaccine earlier than circumstances allow for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if surgical dental extractions are covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if financial support or reimbursement is available to medical card holders referred to private dental surgeons for surgical dental extractions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the process used to determine the competent state when processing cross-border directive reimbursement applications for applicants in receipt of both an Irish and UK state pension who are Irish citizens residing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a full response in relation to an operation will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7414/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason no funding was allocated to the national eating disorder treatment plan in 2020; the reason none of the €1.6 million allocated in 2019 was spent in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5914/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have an ASD assessment before they reach 18 years of age in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6013/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for St. Vincent’s Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6014/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was released from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6015/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment in Sligo University Hospital neurology department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6016/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home help support will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3821/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment in Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3822/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date, on or after 4 April 2019, the former Taoiseach or their adviser, requested a copy of the draft terms of the agreement between his Department, the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) regarding general practitioner contractual reform and service development. [3982/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date, on or after 4 April 2019, his Department provided the former Taoiseach or their adviser, with a copy of the draft terms of the agreement between his Department, the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) regarding general practitioner contractual reform and service development. [3983/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the person in his Department who provided the former Taoiseach or their adviser with a copy of the draft terms of the agreement between his Department, the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) regarding general practitioner contractual reform and service development. [3984/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the format in which, such as by email or physical copy or by post, a copy of the draft terms of the agreement between his Department, the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) regarding general practitioner contractual reform and service development, was provided by his Department to the former Taoiseach or their advisor. [3985/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason his Department did not share a copy of the draft terms of the agreement between his Department, the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) regarding general practitioner contractual reform and service development with the Minister for Health after it was requested by the Minister and his office on 15 April 2019. [3986/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which version 3 of the draft terms of agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO regarding GP contractual reform and service development was created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4243/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the purpose for which version 3 of the draft terms of agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO regarding GP contractual reform and service development was created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the persons or bodies with which version 3 of the draft terms of agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO regarding GP contractual reform and service development was created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4245/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which he received a copy of version 3 of the draft terms of agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO regarding GP contractual reform and service development; the form he received it in, that is, by email, physical copy and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which he received a copy of version 2 of the draft terms of agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO regarding GP contractual reform and service development; the form he received it in, that is, by email, physical copy and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which he shared a copy of version 2 of the draft terms of agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO regarding GP contractual reform and service development with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; and the form by which it was shared, that is, by email, physical copy and so on. [4248/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited in County Donegal to work in Covid-19 testing centres; if there are any vacancies for such positions within the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2756/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if changes to circulars 064/2020 and 074/2020 relating to special sick pay leave for HSE health workers who tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021 affect entitlement to sick pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2757/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if HSE health workers who tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020 are entitled to special sick pay for the entirety of their sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2758/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a large volume of dental practices are no longer treating persons under the medical card scheme; if funding will be made available to compensate medical card holders who have been put in financial distress as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1998/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the waiting list for a spinal operation; when they will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2000/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if organ transplant patients will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccine roll out; if so, when this will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2001/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated with an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2002/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the dental department, St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny was fully operational providing both routine and emergency dental treatment in-house in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2003/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who received routine and emergency dental treatment in the dental department, St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny in 2019 and 2020, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2004/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred from the dental department, St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny to dental clinics here and abroad for both routine and emergency treatment in 2019 and 2020, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2005/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if persons between 18 and 64 years of age with Friedreich's Ataxia will be included in the people aged 18-64 with certain medical conditions category for Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services will resume in Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44995/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be provided with respite for 24 and 25 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44996/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have urgent surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44997/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has to attend for an early-morning Covid-19 test appointment in Mayo hospital four days prior to an appointment in the hospital; the reason a Covid-19 test cannot be carried out in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43710/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made in the implementation of recommendations made in the report into gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; if a wider independent review of services at Letterkenny University Hospital will be committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41265/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to improve the financial support and conditions in place for student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42490/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the restoration of full-time disability day services; when these services will resume a five-day week service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40503/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence employment as a Covid-19 swabber with the HSE at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42631/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to recommence respite service at Lifford Hospital; the time frame for resumption of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42758/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a gynaecological appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42759/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for gynaecological appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital for routine and urgent referrals in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular from. [42760/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if DJ music is permitted at weddings in line with the latest level 3 Covid-19 restriction guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42761/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the legislative basis and the provision of legislation upon which the decision to refuse a cross-border directive application was made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42762/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the national roll-out of the Sligo pilot scheme for ophthalmology cases committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41305/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect the results of procedures carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41464/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an online video conference consultation is not permitted during Covid-19 for a cross-Border directive application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40522/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; the total number of beds both occupied and unoccupied for the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40612/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing staff employed at St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40613/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing staff in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal re-deployed in 2020; the number that have resumed their positions of those re-deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of non-nursing staff employed at St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40615/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services can be expected to resume in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the new ward in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal is not open; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for follow-up cancer treatment and procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if emergency dental treatment is available at the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, for cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment; if so, the process in place to access such treatment; the timeframes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40346/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is considered necessary to travel to the UK under the cross-border directive for consultations during the Covid-19 crisis; if it is permitted during the Covid-19 crisis to accept an offer of an online video consultation by a UK consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40349/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with religious leaders in relation to putting plans in place regarding the way in which worship can take place safely and securely during the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with religious leaders in relation to the way in which baptisms can take place safely and securely during varying levels of Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40352/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for a procedure in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39392/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused home help support for personal care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39393/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for dental treatment in the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; the number of patients waiting for routine and emergency treatment in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if emergency dental treatment is available at the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal for cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment; if so, the process in place to access such treatment; the time frames involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39395/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if their referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39396/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a cross-border directive reimbursement having received written confirmation of prior approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39397/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for follow-up cancer treatment and procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39398/20]
• 2020-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if women who are 28 weeks pregnant are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; the information the HSE has on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services for older persons will be resumed in Ballybofey, County Donegal; if alternative supports are available during the suspension of respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36541/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36042/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to resume speech and language services in County Donegal with speech and language therapists returning to their positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36043/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists redeployed to Covid-19 testing in County Donegal per month to date in 2020; the number of those who resumed their roles in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36044/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit Covid-19 testers in County Donegal to allow speech and language therapists to resume their positions in their qualified field; when it may be expected this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no flu vaccine available in Stranorlar Health Centre, County Donegal; when it will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34627/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) requested a copy of the Terms of Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO, regarding GP Contractual Reform and Service Development between 1 April and 16 April 2020; if his Department agreed to such a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34500/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position granted to an organisation (details supplied) in negotiating with his Department on behalf of its members as a result of the framework agreement between the two parties on 4 June 2014 as opposed to another organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34501/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for disability services in County Donegal which have been heavily impacted by underfunding and the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30632/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of assessment of needs applications that have been made in County Donegal in 2020; the number that have been processed; the number that have yet to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30633/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to a unit in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to a complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33078/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to resume child and adult intellectual disability respite services in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties families are encountering while services are suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33079/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services for both children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Inishowen area of County Donegal will be resumed; if alternative supports are available during the suspension of respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33080/20]
• 2020-10-22
  VOTE
  Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31042/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which a CORU registration will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31043/20]
• 2020-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Health and Safety Authority, HSA, inspections of meat and food processing plants that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations since March 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of these; if the workplace was compliant or not; the number that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30093/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place for Covid-19 testing for staff and residents at two facilities in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29655/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29656/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29657/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29658/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29659/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person that is an Irish citizen that requires long term care that is resident in a nursing home in Northern Ireland can apply for the fair deal scheme and return to live here; the way in which the assessment can take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29660/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of the commitment to raising the income threshold on medical cards for persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29861/20]
• 2020-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Media

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the further financial measures that will be considered to support the tourism sector in County Donegal in view of recent public health measures introduced in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27370/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no diagnostic pathway for adults with query diagnosis of autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26901/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if holders of a full medical card can receive HSE funding towards the cost of an external assessment for adults with query diagnosis of autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26902/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when cancer treatment in Galway University Hospital will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26903/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to introduce the Dexcom G5 CGM transmitter for patients with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26904/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Temple Street hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26905/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a physiotherapy appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26906/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if the free transport scheme will be extended to include travel to HSE day services across older persons, disability and mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25045/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a €4 daily charge paid by service users for transport to HSE day services for older persons, disability and mental health services applies to all CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25046/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25041/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a long-term bed will become available for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the reduction of prescription charges announced in Budget 2020 will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25043/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason respite services have not resumed in a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24001/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the financial supports available to islanders travelling to hospitals and overnight stays to access cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24002/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24003/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient gynaecology appointment; if the referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24004/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for hip replacement surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [24005/20]
• 2020-09-10
  VOTE
  Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 15–125
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if teacher placement as part of teacher training courses will proceed in 2020 in primary and post-primary schools; if health and safety plans are in place for same; if her Department is working with the teacher training colleges on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22677/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a medical procedure expedited in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive the remainder of their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21511/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Donegal; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20415/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health : the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in County Donegal; the average waiting times for appointments; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in County Donegal; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20417/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are awaiting homecare support in County Donegal; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Donegal; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20418/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a colonoscopy in County Donegal; the number waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an endoscopy in County Donegal; the number waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20420/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in County Donegal; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of each vacancy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20421/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in County Donegal; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20422/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in County Donegal; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in County Donegal; the number that have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20424/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in County Donegal over each of the past 12 months; the number that has been provided each month since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20426/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of day care centres in County Donegal that have now reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; the number that will not be in a position to reopen by September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20427/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in County Donegal that have submitted applications for funding in order to reopen; the amount required; the amount allocated to date by his Department; the amount that will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20428/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in County Donegal; the average waiting time for appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20429/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal who are awaiting an appointment for early intervention by therapy; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20430/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a diabetic automatic pump fitted and receive training from a specialist diabetic nurse in the use of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when intellectual disability services will resume in County Donegal; the level of service planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if home support services will be terminated for service users in circumstances in which the service was suspended while their disability day services remain closed and family members are cocooning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18984/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for an earlier appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18985/20]
• 2020-07-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an adult day service facility (details supplied) in County Donegal will resume services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17558/20]
• 2020-07-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when HSE chiropody and podiatry services will resume in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the impact on service users while services have been suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17559/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can get a referral expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17235/20]
• 2020-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if an extension of the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be considered for sectors and employers that continue to be affected by public health measures; his plans to discontinue, modify or taper payments under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16299/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a resumption of services is planned at a HSE adult disability day service centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14675/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE and private home support staff who were tested for Covid-19 by county; the number that remain to be tested by county in tabular form in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13866/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13967/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to attend for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13968/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when paediatric physiotherapy services will resume in a Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14422/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the allocation of funding for the establishment of a school leavers disability hub in the Gweedore area of County Donegal; the plans in place to progress such a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11767/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been referred from Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital for heart surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment date in the ENT clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8583/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents of nursing homes disaggregated by the number or percentage of residents in private and voluntary nursing homes and in public nursing homes. [9353/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents of nursing homes who died from Covid-19 related illnesses disaggregated by the number or percentage of those residents in private and voluntary nursing homes and in public nursing homes. [9354/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents as a proportion of all nursing home residents living in nursing homes reported by HIQA to the HSE as those centres with poor compliance with key regulations, as those services were at increased risk of Covid-19 outbreaks as per HIQA evidence at the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020; and the proportion of this cohort of residents living in private and voluntary settings compared to public settings. [9355/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents living in nursing homes reported by HIQA to the HSE as those centres with poor compliance with key regulations, as those services were at increased risk of Covid-19 outbreaks as per HIQA evidence before the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020 who died from Covid-19 related illnesses as a proportion of all those nursing home residents who died from Covid-19 related illnesses. [9356/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 10 October 2019, the progress made with the review; when the review will conclude; if the findings of the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9490/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7729/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an operation on their back carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6495/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 26 November 2019, when a reply will issue. [2674/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 20 November 2019, when a reply will issue. [2675/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 11 December 2019, when a reply from the HSE will issue. [2676/20]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [52583/19]
• 2019-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the capital allocation of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each year [52213/19]
• 2019-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at University Hospital Galway for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51926/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a service provider (details supplied) sought additional funding for the continuance of a service; if his attention has been drawn to the effect its closure will have on respite service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51096/19]
• 2019-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a request for a national supplement reimbursement under GMS for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed on discretionary grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50718/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the frustration expressed by community pharmacists due to the failure to restore the levels of fees previously paid to the sector for the provision of medicines and services which were reduced under FEMPI; if his attention has been further drawn to claims made by unions representing the sector that a failure to reverse the cuts poses a risk to the sustainability of community pharmacies particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50091/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the treatment and community support services available to lymphedema patients in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48542/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for an earlier appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital outpatient clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48549/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the detailed design plans with respect to the upgrading of St Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48625/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the plans to extend the dementia unit at St Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48626/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for the proposed redevelopment of Lifford Community Hospital; his plans for the retention and development of existing health services based in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48627/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can retrospectively sign a referral letter for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal wishing to avail of reimbursement for a procedure provided via the cross border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48628/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Country Donegal was not provided with ambulance transport back to the county following an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48155/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided in the woodville ward, St Joseph’s Community Hospital, County Donegal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48156/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be admitted into full-time residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48157/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the rehabilitative training allowance for new entrants will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48158/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inequality new entrants are encountering caused by the decision to cease the rehabilitative training allowance for new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48159/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in re-opening a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the prolonged closure of the facility is inconveniencing service users and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47273/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for procedures at Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin; if the child is on urgent waiting lists with respect to the procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 28 May 2019, the version of the WHO international classification of diseases used by the HSE with respect to the disputed condition referred to; if a cross-departmental committee, including the relevant Departments, the HSE and other agencies, will be established to monitor potential developments on the classification and status of the condition and the treatment options for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 3 July 2019, when a reply from the HSE will be issued. [47549/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions within County Donegal intellectual disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 201, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47567/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant support staff positions within County Donegal intellectual disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47568/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a post (details supplied) within County Donegal primary care teams and community services is currently filled; if not, the date on which the incumbent vacated the role; the cover available to service users; if locum cover is in place; if so, if the person is qualified to provide child developmental checks which are normally offered as part of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47569/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the routine waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery consultations in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47570/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the emergency waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery consultations in 2017 and 2018 and to date, in 2019 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47571/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the emergency waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery procedures in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47572/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 10 October 2019, if he will clarify the scope and terms of reference of the review being carried out into the safety and quality of gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the review will be conducted publicly; when the review will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47650/19]
• 2019-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving measures recommended by the health budget oversight group and shared with his Department for the remainder of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46894/19]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal at Letterkenny University Hospital will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44200/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a HSE capital bid to redevelop adult day services formerly housed at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44444/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card review application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45141/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to have a medical card application renewal processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45142/19]
• 2019-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/19]
• 2019-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure at Galway University Hospital; the waiting times for the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42391/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the expected completion date and projected cost of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39624/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an independent clinical review will be launched into recent reports of apparent failings in the care provided to a number of women at the gynaecology department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal. [41170/19]
• 2019-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a referral for respite services for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been received; if so, when respite will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41354/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40511/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40760/19]
• 2019-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite service provision will resume for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40764/19]
• 2019-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital outpatient clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40092/19]
• 2019-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint sent to Letterkenny University Hospital by a person (details supplied) was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40093/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in securing approved homecare services for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if supports will commence and be made available to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant gap which exists between the funding requirements of a service provider (details supplied) in County Donegal and the core funding allocated to the organisation in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39619/19]
• 2019-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint was received from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38343/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) referred from Letterkenny University Hospital to St. James’s Hospital, Dublin was returned to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38104/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not informed of a decision to return their referral from St. James’s Hospital, Dublin to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38105/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a procedure at St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38106/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a respite care allocation was reduced for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a full respite care service will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38107/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the rehabilitation training allowance for new entrants; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty the decision to terminate the payment is having on new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38109/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by users when trying to access speech and language services at a hospital (details supplied) during the maternity leave of the post holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38191/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a vacant post for a special needs counsellor (details supplied) in west County Donegal has been filled; the reason for the delay in having a permanent post holder take up the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38192/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties service users are encountering in having referrals to vital services, including respite, due to a special needs counsellor post (details supplied) in County Donegal remaining unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE proposals with respect to the future of Lifford Community Hospital post-2021; if health services offered at the facility will be preserved as part of plans to redevelop the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37166/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason arrangements with respect to the provision of home help support for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal have been changed with regard to service times, hours of care and so on; if his attention has been drawn to the impact these changes are having on the welfare of the person in addition to the ability of the service provider to ensure continuity of care for the person; if the provider will reconsider these changes with the view to reinstating the previous timetable and service arrangements formally allocated to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34962/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had appointments for a procedure in Galway University Hospital cancelled on four occasions; when a new date for the procedure will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34974/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a supplier of hair pieces and wigs (details supplied) is not listed on the information pack of approved suppliers which is given to patients at Letterkenny University Hospital who wish to avail of the dedicated scheme of the HSE for wigs and hair pieces and which is available for certain patients experiencing medical hair loss; if this omission is an oversight; if so, when the supplier will be added to the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35197/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was not provided with ambulance transport back to the county following an operation at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35378/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be reimbursed for treatment carried out under the cross border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35478/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35750/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint was received from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35861/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is being charged €4 per day for transport from their home to the community inclusion hub in Letterkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35862/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a bed will be made available for a person (details supplied) at a unit in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36255/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home help package as approved will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to establish a funding package to sustain and satisfy the long-term funding requirements of a service provider (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36774/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has established a core funding package to finance the services of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36775/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to receive an appointment for the child and adolescent mental health service by CHO area; the number waiting between zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 15 and greater than 15 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31571/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the vacant posts within CAMHS by CHO area; the post title in each case; the date on which the post first became vacant in the case of existing roles for which a successor is being sought in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31572/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the level of staffing operating within CAMHS by CHO area in tabular form; the staffing levels for each CHO area as recommended under A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31573/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient surgical procedures cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of outpatient procedures cancelled at the hospital during the period; if the cancellation was at the request of the patient or the hospital authorities in each case in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31574/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient surgical procedures cancelled at Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of outpatient procedures cancelled at the hospital during the period; if the cancellation was at the request of the patient or the hospital authorities in each case in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to receive an initial appointment for speech and language therapy services by county; the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 15 and greater than 15 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31576/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31752/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be reimbursed from the HSE for a procedure carried out in Belfast through the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31801/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32712/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be admitted into full-time residential care; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that existing service providers used by this person are only in a position to provide limited respite care at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32753/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to have a medical card application processed; if consideration will be given to backdating the award date to when the applicant first applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32775/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason tenders submitted by companies which use a specific building management solutions system (details supplied) will only be considered eligible in respect to a recent competitive procurement process initiated by the HSE; if his attention has been drawn to the implications such a restrictive requirement is having on the ability of local firms which operate alternative building management systems to successfully tender for such contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32791/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the business cases and additional funding applications developed by Letterkenny University Hospital which require additional capital and revenue funding; if the business cases are with the hospital, the Saolta University Healthcare Group and HSE Estates; the status of each such project; the timeline for delivery of each project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30634/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the efforts made and steps taken during 2018 and to date in 2019 to assess the health, mental health and needs of caregivers of children with medical needs; the relevant research undertaken or commissioned by his Department or the HSE; the pilot initiatives under way or completed; and if evaluation reports from same will be provided. [29248/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/19]
• 2019-07-04
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Reports

  • ✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41
• 2019-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised that persons are being admitted through the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital for psychiatric care; if consideration will be given to change the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28397/19]
• 2019-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home support package hours which had originally been budgeted for in 2018 and 2019 in County Donegal; the number of home support package hours which were provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28540/19]
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list to attend Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27911/19]
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be considered for an earlier appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27912/19]
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason respite care allocation was cut for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when full respite care service will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28109/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services will resume for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26066/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the reimbursement of ocrelizumab for persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26067/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list to attend Crumlin hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26368/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be considered for an earlier appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26369/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will be allocating more financial assistance in 2019 to an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal and is working towards signing off on a service-level agreement with the organisation. [26720/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Donegal in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [25968/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for children with an intellectual disability in County Donegal in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [25969/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents in County Donegal with an intellectual disability in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [25970/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Donegal in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [25971/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in County Donegal. [25972/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a procedure in St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24915/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an addiction counselling service (details supplied) in County Donegal has ceased to provide service; his views on whether such an absence will have a detrimental impact on the health and well-being of service users in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred from Sligo University Hospital to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24975/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment from the breast clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25272/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25422/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for a tonsillectomy from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25613/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25614/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if bladder botox is a procedure that is carried out in Letterkennny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23261/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was referred from Galway University Hospital to Letterkenny University Hospital for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23263/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the job title, staffing grade, working hours per week and so on of each employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23417/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staff vacancies at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the date when each vacancy first occurred; the efforts made to recruit to fill such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23418/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staff to service user ratio at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23419/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24064/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times in respect of both routine and review appointments as part of adult diabetes services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22467/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a permanent paediatric endocrinologist is in post at Letterkenny University Hospital; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22468/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an earlier appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22470/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to a community hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22471/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22472/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the podiatrist post at Letterkenny University Hospital as part of diabetes services has yet to begin receiving referrals; when the post holder will take up the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position of the HSE with respect to the recognition of a disputed condition (details supplied); the version of the WHO International Classification of Diseases diagnostic and statistic tool used by the HSE for the purpose of recognising the condition; if cross departmental work with the Department of Justice and Equality will take place should changes to the version being used be adopted in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22711/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of tenders received for the provision of respite services at a centre (details supplied) with respect to the most recent competition for the procurement of the services; the name of the organisation in the case of each tender submission received; the respite hours each organisation is willing to provide per week; if submissions stipulated a willingness to provide weekend cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21699/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a MRI scan to be carried out at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21845/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list for a knee operation to be carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21855/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a knee operation to be carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21856/19]
• 2019-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of talks being held between the HSE and the Rehab Group over funding; his plans to avoid the possible withdrawal of services for persons with disabilities, the contracts for the provision of which are held by the charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21190/19]
• 2019-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding has been sanctioned for planned refurbishment and upgrade works at St. Joseph's and Ramelton community hospitals; and if so, when works will commence [20409/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public health assessment has been carried out in advance of the installation of 5G technology at Buncrana Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19260/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an autism therapist position will be allocated in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the existing facility which houses general practitioner and related health services in the area remains available for use in the immediate to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18681/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18682/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18683/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, was rescheduled on two occasions; if it is anticipated the latest appointment will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18878/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18879/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to enable a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to purchase equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19238/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the clinical cover which will be in place to ensure that speech and language services provided at a hospital (details supplied) continue to be available to service users over the coming months when it is anticipated that the current post holder will be on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19590/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the health (transport support) Bill will be published; the progress made towards replacing the mobility allowance and the motorised transport schemes with new schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17292/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the service schedule for a respite care facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the days of the week and number of hours per day respite care will be provided at the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the drug sapropterin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17721/19]
• 2019-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/19]
• 2019-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for an earlier appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16447/19]
• 2019-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the planned three year cap on farm assets for the assessment of means under the fair deal scheme will come into force; the reason for the delays being experienced in the introduction of this new measure; his plans to apply the new criteria retrospectively with respect to current applicants of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16629/19]
• 2019-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE reserves the right to terminate contracts it has with private agencies with respect to home support services in County Donegal in order to relinquish responsibility for the provision of such services; the consideration given to the continuity of care for service users in receipt of home supports when terminating contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15694/19]
• 2019-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions since the commencement of the new 2018 contract awarded by the HSE for the home delivery of incontinence wear to a private courier partner on which deliveries were either delayed, cancelled or orders were only partially delivered; the dates on which same occurred; the reason for the service disruption on each such occasion by CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15695/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a home help assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding can be made available to County Donegal to employ home help assistants to alleviate waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been approved for the homecare package but are yet to receive allocated home help assistants in County Donegal since 1 January 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15182/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15246/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a hip operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13314/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for respite care in an adult metal health facility; the reason for multiple cancellations; if an alternative facility is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13334/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adult mental health respite care facilities in CHO1 for persons living in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13335/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13849/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of works to redevelop and upgrade nursing homes (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeline for the completion of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if home support services are available for persons under 65 years of age under the care of mental health services; if so, the process by which applications are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a letter was issued to confirm that a hotel (details supplied) met all the health and safety requirements to be used as a direct provision centre prior to the signing of an agreement; if the terms of the agreement relating to the proposed direct provision centre at the hotel commenced on the date the agreement was signed; and if not, if it commences when the asylum seekers arrive. [11833/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital to the St. Conal’s rehabilitation unit in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12151/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12152/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts being made by the HSE to meet the long-term operational funding of a service provider (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision will be made with respect to meeting the core funding needs of the provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal has been fully taken over by a newly appointed service provider; if so, the date on which services were formally transferred to the new operator; the number of hours of respite services delivered at the facility in each week of 2019 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11238/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the counties in which applied behavioural analysis, ABA, programmes are being made available to families of children with autism, in tabular form; the number of hours under the programme delivered in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of children receiving ABA supports by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/19]
• 2019-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consultant cover is in place at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if not, the reason therefor; the efforts being made to ensure service disruptions are avoided at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10128/19]
• 2019-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal is accepting patient admissions; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10129/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons provided with permanent contracts of employment by the HSE in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, under the HSE job evaluation scheme; the number of such cases for which the candidate underwent a formal interview as part of the process; the number of such cases for which no formal interview occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8975/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the grades and types of roles which qualify for the HSE job evaluation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a minimum tenure period which a person must remain in post before they have an entitlement to permanency in instances in which a person is employed by the HSE in an acting post; if so, the details of same; the grades, roles and so on which this rule covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount drawn down to date of the €490 million loan secured from the European Investment Bank, EIB, to construct the national children’s hospital; if a further loan is being considered in view of increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9126/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the processing times for cross-Border directive refunds; the measures put in place to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

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

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has yet to provide a response other than to confirm its receipt to a protected disclosure of information it received on 16 February 2018 (details supplied); the status of the disclosure and the associated investigation into the allegations contained therein; the reason none of the complainants or witnesses involved have been called upon to give evidence in relation to the disclosure; when the complainants will receive further correspondence from the HSE in relation to the disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8376/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the way in which two formally vacant HSE posts were filled (details supplied); if the recruitment processes and execution of same were identical with respect to both posts; if not, the reason for such variation; if interviews were part of the recruitment process to choose a successful candidate in the case of both these roles; if so, the number of candidates interviewed respectively for both; if tenure was considered in both instances as part of the formal assessment and evaluation process of the candidates; if so, the number of individual years of service the chosen candidates had accumulated, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8377/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans being devised and considered by the HSE regarding the future of services at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; his plans to redevelop the facility; if so, the details of same; his immediate plans for current services housed at the unit with the view to ensuring continuation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7585/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to State-backed health infrastructure projects that have been delayed due to the sale of the loans of a contractor to vulture funds; if so, the projects, such as in the case of a company (details supplied); his plans to intervene to ensure the timely completion of such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6434/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of funding mechanisms available for the purchase of vehicles for HSE community care facilities in County Donegal providing residential, temporary and respite care to ensure they meet HIQA standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6742/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel employed by the National Ambulance Service; the number who avail of the facility to have union deductions automatically deducted through the NAS payroll system by union across each of the relevant recognised workers' unions, by which they are represented, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6803/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of National Ambulance Service personnel involved with direct patient contact; the number of personnel employed in administrative roles; the number of personnel employed in other roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6804/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if financial support is provided in County Donegal to foster parents of those who, on reaching 18 years of age, continue to be cared for into adulthood and require mental health and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6934/19]
• 2019-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for an implant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to secure a permanent second consultant breast surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5125/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rescheduled date for an operation in Tallaght hospital having had the scheduled date cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5008/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for a procedure at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5477/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the support services in place in County Donegal for those in foster care transitioning from Tusla services on reaching 18 years of age requiring mental health and disability services; if such services are provided without a break in service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5478/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if financial support is provided in County Donegal to foster parents for those in care on reaching 18 years of age who they continue to care for into adulthood and who require mental health and disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5479/19]
• 2019-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the due diligence that was carried out to ascertain the business links between companies (details supplied) before one of the companies was appointed to carry out the assessment of the costs of the national children’s hospital. [4763/19]
• 2019-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a complaint made by the family of a person (details supplied) with respect to purported deficits in the care and level of treatment provided to the person at Letterkenny University Hospital has been received by the HSE; if a response has issued to the complaint; the efforts made by authorities to address the concerns raised therein and investigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4900/19]
• 2019-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans being considered by the HSE to develop a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the project will form part of the approved capital projects for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4676/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for capital funding to redevelop a training facility for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Donegal; when a decision in respect of the application will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3880/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the protocol for receiving patients transferred from general practitioner surgeries by ambulance to the psychiatric unit in Letterkenny University Hospital for assessment or admission; if such transfers are received in the psychiatric unit or the accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3881/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if home support services are available for persons under 65 years of age under CAMHS; if so, the process by which applications are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3882/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the community-based suicide support services in place in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3883/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4018/19]
• 2019-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the legislation, including heads of Bills, from his Department which has been sent to EU institutions before publication for the period of the thirty-second Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4251/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to intervene in the ongoing industrial dispute between members of an organisation (details supplied) and the HSE; the efforts he is making to ensure that a resolution to the dispute can be found with the view to avoiding the occurrence of industrial action by the organisation and the impact which such a strike action may have on services and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3609/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals made to pricing and contract terms negotiated between the NTPF and proprietors of registered nursing homes in relation to the provision of long-term residential care services to nursing home support scheme residents in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of appeals upheld and rejected, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2346/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the mechanism and various parameters used to determine and calculate the maximum price paid to proprietors of registered nursing facilities in return for the provision of long-term residential care services to nursing homes support scheme residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2347/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of written submissions received as part of the most recent review of the nursing home support scheme; the number of submissions received from the proprietors of registered nursing facilities; when the next review of the scheme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2348/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2468/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to secure a permanent second consultant breast surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2519/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the bespoke maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital will be commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2520/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the improvements made to address deficits previously identified in dedicated acute stroke care services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2521/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when all beds housed within the short-stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital will be operational; the number of additional personnel that have been allocated to the service and unit for 2019; the job titles of posts that have been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2522/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a shortage in supply of a medicine (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2666/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2667/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment to be seen by a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2668/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if parental alienation syndrome is recognised by the HSE and other statutory health and social care bodies and agencies; if not, his plans to have the syndrome recognised; the clinical and other pathways available to those affected by the condition in order to avail of appropriate supports and treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2837/19]
• 2019-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 735 of 7 September 2018, the reason the reply provided by the HSE does not contain the requested information; when a satisfactory response to same will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2136/19]
• 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 Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for an appointment at Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1515/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1516/19]
• 2018-12-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application assessment will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53510/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient procedures and surgeries by specialty carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53102/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress being made to commission the bespoke maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53103/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled by specialty at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53104/18]
• 2018-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if home help hours previously provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51669/18]
• 2018-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 20 November 2018, the reason the reply received from the HSE does not provide the breakdown of the costings sought; if this information will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52188/18]
• 2018-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the nursing homes support in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52191/18]
• 2018-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to retain long-stay residential care services at St. Joseph's and Ramelton community hospitals, County Donegal, have been signed off. [51224/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when pay will be restored for section 39 workers; and the full cost of this measure. [49020/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his views on the overcrowding crisis at the emergency department at Letterkenny University Hospital. [50593/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive temporary rehabilitation remuneration pay from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51007/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 divisions

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–15
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–101
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–67
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–75
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–69
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the discussions he has had with the Minister for Justice and Equality or the Reception and Integration Agency regarding the need for healthcare resources and supports in County Donegal for proposed direct provision centres to be located there; his plans to ensure the health needs of the residents will be met; the additional health services which will be made available to support residents and local communities in which such facilities are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50199/18]
• 2018-12-04
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 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
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–84
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84
• 2018-11-29
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 2 divisions

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

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an initial assessment as part of CAMHS for 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and more than 15 months, respectively by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49671/18]
• 2018-11-28
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 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 · 31–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–61
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–45
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 34–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–90
• 2018-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced. [48665/18]
• 2018-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 23 October 2018, when a reply will issue. [48652/18]
• 2018-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) will transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48687/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 577 of 18 September 2018, when a reply will issue. [48574/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety initiatives, campaigns and projects in County Donegal in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47799/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47924/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48093/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) is structurally safe and poses no risk to the public; the recent building, construction and if applicable, remedial works which have been carried out to the property between 2011 and to date in 2018; the costs associated with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48246/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the availability of FreeStyle Libre on the long-term illness scheme to include those aged over 21 with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46539/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the availability of FreeStyle Libre on the long-term illness scheme did not include those aged over 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46540/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with organisers of the campaign to extend the availability of FreeStyle Libre to those aged over 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46541/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if Letterkenny University Hospital is party to a contract with a company with respect to the provision of laundry services; if so, the name of the company; the value of the contract; the duration of the contract; the sum paid to the company in respect of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46603/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE 2018 incident management framework document, designed to provide health and social care services with a practical and proportionate approach to the management of incidents, is mandatory for all staff across all HSE community health organisation, CHO, areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46615/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be called for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46869/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47010/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if weekend home support, including newly approved support, will continue and include all cover according to days and times in their care plan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47141/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to commence recruitment of home support staff in County Donegal to replace staff who have made it known they are due to and will retire, ensuring the continuation of home support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47142/18]
• 2018-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a copy of their medical records from St. James's Hospital, Dublin; the reason previous attempts by the person to access their medical files through freedom of information requests were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46315/18]
• 2018-11-07
  VOTE
  Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card previously awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal may be backdated to enable them to be considered for community childcare subvention plus, CCSP, band A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44620/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person employed by the HSE has been issued with an advisory note regarding working hours, pay and conditions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44679/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the extension of ophthalmic services in Letterkenny University Hospital to include cataract procedures has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44820/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the costing of providing extended ophthalmic services to include cataract surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44821/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 443 of 23 October 2018; if he will elaborate on the information provided in the reply with respect to the reopening of the short stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital; the date on which the unit will be reinstated; the details of the staffing complement which be allocated to the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44969/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the corrective measures and remedial actions being taken in response to recent inspection report findings by the Health Information and Quality Authority at Letterkenny University Hospital which found repeated incidents of poor governance and on-site leadership in the area of medication safety and risk management; the improvements made in relation to on-site governance arrangements to ensure the quality and safety of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45527/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44283/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting oral maxillo facial services in Letterkenny University Hospital in tabular form; the number of persons on the waiting list over six, 12 and 24 months and in excess of these times for both outpatient appointments and for actual procedures respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44329/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of homecare support packages in County Donegal; the number of home support hours delivered in each month in 2018 to date; the number of hours to be delivered in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44443/18]
• 2018-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for homecare support packages in County Donegal; the number waiting to receive a package for one to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 15, 15 to 18 and longer than 18 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44444/18]
• 2018-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision in relation to the drug sapropterin following the report from the rare diseases technology review committee will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43983/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43242/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the short stay ward in Letterkenny University Hospital will be open; the number of beds which will be opened in 2018; the plans in budget 2019 that included this opening; the number of beds that will be opened in 2019 and 2020; if they will be open on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43668/18]
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

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

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42583/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the drug refund scheme will be extended to include drugs prescribed outside the State for persons accessing IVF treatment abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if fertility treatment will be offered to women with conditions such as endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of new hospital beds that will be introduced in 2019 and 2020, respectively, as per the measures announced as part of the health budget for 2019 in which additional hospital bed capacity is pledged; the individual hospitals to which these beds will be allocated; the number of beds each facility will receive; the timeline for their proposed introduction at each facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/18]
• 2018-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if changes will be introduced to bring clarity and consistency to the VAT rating of health food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41553/18]
• 2018-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in respect of an application by a person (details supplied) to the HSE for the approval and reimbursement of a drug to treat a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40500/18]
• 2018-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average response times taken by ambulance crews to respond to all emergency call-outs in County Donegal during August and September 2018; the number of occasions that the time taken to respond exceeded the average response time; the date on which each exceedance occurred; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40132/18]
• 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 add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 23–65
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 773 of 7 September 2018, if the application submitted by hospital management to have the facility reopened has been formally assessed; the details of the application submitted including costings; when a decision will be made in respect of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39598/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for capital funding to redevelop a training facility (details supplied) for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Donegal; when a decision in respect of the application will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39599/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to develop a funding package to sustain and meet the long-term funding needs of a facility (details supplied) that provides training services and supports to children with disabilities and their families in County Donegal; if further discussions between the HSE and the service provider are scheduled to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39600/18]
• 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

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–56
• 2018-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to recruit a permanent psychologist to a vacant post as part of the school age disability psychology service in County Donegal; the staff cover in place owing to this vacancy to assist staff deliver the service; when the post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38385/18]
• 2018-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned new acute psychiatric unit at Sligo University Hospital; when the project will proceed to construction; if a completion date for the project has been determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38523/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the health (transport support) Bill will be published; the progress made towards replacing the mobility allowance and the motorised transport schemes with new schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37758/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an approved home support service implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37763/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be allocated in respect of home support services in County Donegal in view of the delays in putting approved packages in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37764/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure performed at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37801/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients at Letterkenny University Hospital who have been referred to other facilities to undergo dialysis in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the name of the facilities to which patients were referred in respect of these years; the reason these patients were unable to access dialysis treatment in the hospital in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35662/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at the department of psychiatry, Letterkenny University Hospital; the details of the positions and vacancies at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35737/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patient referrals made to the department of psychiatry at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35738/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a request to transfer from rheumatology services at Manorhamilton to those at Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) will be acknowledged and responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35818/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists at Letterkenny University Hospital for cataract surgery; the number waiting 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and more than 15 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35935/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the equipment utilised by Letterkenny University Hospital's ophthalmology service; the costings and date of purchase of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35936/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of proposals to redevelop a training facility (details supplied) in County Donegal for adults with intellectual disabilities; if the HSE has formally appraised and assessed an application for capital funding in respect of the project; if so, if approval for the project has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36056/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if all documents sought by his Department in regard to revised HSE proposals concerning the retention of long-stay residential care beds at community hospitals in County Donegal have now been received; if so, if these revised plans will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36057/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an application for funding submitted by management at Letterkenny University Hospital to reopen the hospital's short stay ward will be approved; if so, when the facility will commence operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36058/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 3 October 2017, if the review carried out within CHO area 1 into in-home and facility-based respite care provision for children with life-limiting conditions and their families, as referenced therein, has now been completed; if the review's findings will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36059/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children with complex needs in receipt of paediatric home care packages by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36060/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the supports available to persons wishing to access IVF treatments; his plans to extend and increase the number and level of supports and services available to such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36094/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care provided at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal each week to date in 2018; the number of service users these hours were delivered to for each of these weeks in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36380/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the retention of services including long stay residential care beds at Lifford, Ramelton and St. Joseph's community hospitals in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32706/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if approval has been granted for a full-time social worker for oncology patients at Letterkenny University Hospital; if so, the date on which the post was first sanctioned; if this post has yet to be advertised, the reason for same; when the advertisement of same will commence; when the post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32916/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1004, 1005 and 1006 of 26 July 2017, if the record of Dáil Éireann will be amended to correct erroneous information given regarding the future of long stay residential care beds and services at community hospitals (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the official position in respect of the future of these beds and services at these hospitals will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33123/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if proposed changes being planned for home care services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal due to new rostering arrangements will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32297/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times in respect of prostatectomy procedures across all the relevant hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30028/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the consultant urologist vacancies across all hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare group; the length of time for which these posts have been vacant; when these posts will be filled in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 8 May 2018, if a detailed breakdown of patient entitlement to post-mastectomy products, including product types and product cost across each of the relevant HSE local area offices will be provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30328/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the consultant urologist vacancies across all hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare group; the length of time for which these posts have been vacant; when it is anticipated that these posts will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30613/18]
• 2018-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an assessment for support services will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29546/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has had home help hours reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if previously allocated home help hours will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28730/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 19 June 2018, the reason the reply received from the HSE does not contain the information as requested; if this information will now be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29182/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by same-sex couples with children seeking to obtain parental rights equal to heterosexual couples in view of the fact that parts of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 have not been commenced (details supplied); the timeline for the legislation in respect of these specific issues to be commenced; the supports that will be made available to couples in order to register a non-biological parent on a child's birth certificate such as in the case of donor assisted births at present and post commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28522/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE's national estate committee has discussed and made a determination in respect of an application for capital funding for a project proposal (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28635/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a replacement consultant psychiatrist has been appointed to fill a vacancy (details supplied) owing to a retirement in the CAMHS service in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the report on lymphoedema and lipoedema will be published; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a decision in respect of a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27555/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for psychology services in County Donegal children and youth services, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27665/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the family of a service user (details supplied) of a facility which provides accommodation for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Donegal has been advised that, due to upcoming service disruptions at the unit, they will likely be necessitated to source alternative accommodation arrangements during certain periods; the alternative accommodation services that will be made available to all service users of the facility should the service disruptions occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27717/18]
• 2018-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27124/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an application for increased home support services by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26229/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an insulin pump at Our Lady's Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, for children with type 1 diabetes; the number of children on the list for a pump at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26358/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be called for an operation in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26855/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a new scheme to replace the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24500/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1051 of 16 January 2018, the progress being made to introduce dialectical behaviour therapy services for adults in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24559/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for capital funding for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the appraisal unit assessing the application has now received all outstanding documentation in relation to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24660/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to allocate additional advanced nurse practitioners to deliver adult and children's diabetes care services at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; when the additional posts are likely to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24745/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 9 May 2018; the reason a response has yet to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25016/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 10 May 2018, the reason a response has yet to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25017/18]
• 2018-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred to St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23830/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the clinical research which has been conducted by his Department and or the HSE into claims of links between the swine flu vaccine and conditions such as narcolepsy; the number of claims which have to date been formally lodged against the State and which are being dealt with by the State Claims Agency concerning same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23718/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 27 March 2018, the reply for which was subsequently provided by the HSE, the methodology used to calculate and determine the occupancy rates at each of the facilities referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts being made to secure a permanent second consultant breast surgeon post at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made to make the drug sapropterin available to patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 23 January 2018, the reason the referred reply to the HSE has not been supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22327/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if treatments for haemochromatosis such as scheduled phlebotomies are available under the long-term illness scheme; if not, if there are plans to extend the scheme with a view to include such treatments; the supports available to persons with the condition to assist with the cost of treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from the abolition of tax relief for private health insurance premiums and the capping of such relief at 5%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 18% and 19%, respectively. [21218/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of cases related to medical negligence that the State Claims Agency resolved through mediation; the number that were resolved after a court case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be restored for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal at Stranorlar Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be allocated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an extra carer will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20950/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the threat of closure facing a facility (details supplied) for adults with disabilities in County Donegal owing to its financial situation and lack of available funds; if an additional subvention will be made available to the facility in view of the risk this situation now poses to the continuation of service provision locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21033/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a home help assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21342/18]
• 2018-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for surgery at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20522/18]
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be referred to St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20239/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a physiological assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19624/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the patient entitlement including product types and product costs of post-surgery products such as prosthesis swimwear, bras and so on; the application procedure a person wishing to receive such products must follow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19877/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a partial refund was awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18602/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton, to local rheumatology services at Letterkenny University Hospital with a view to continue receiving the appropriate medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18636/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical card section failed to take into account certain items for the purpose of assessing and determining the eligibility of persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18973/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a psychiatric assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18974/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the withdrawal of a general practitioner service from a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the steps he will take to provide support to the service lead in order to ensure the continuation of the service going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18983/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the legislative controls and restrictions in place to regulate the sale, supply and use of hookah instruments for the smoking and vaping of tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19076/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason no Garda vetting application has been issued by the HSE to An Garda Síochána in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal as required for a staffing vacancy with home support services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this failure may render the person's job application invalid as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to attend Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18224/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 259 of 8 March 2018 and 246 of 21 March 2018, the reason a response has yet to issue from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17830/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the restoration of pay to section 39 workers cannot be costed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13518/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16893/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of pieces of legislation both enacted and published by his Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each piece of legislation in the corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a business case prepared for the proposed redevelopment of a facility (details supplied) for adults with disabilities in County Donegal; when the proposal will be assessed in full and a decision made in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16244/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding has been approved for a powerchair for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, when funding will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16618/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure carried out at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13521/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13524/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity at each of the community hospitals in County Donegal in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of bed closures which have occurred at each of these facilities during this period; the reason for each such closure; the average percentage occupancy rate experienced at each of these facilities during this period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the review of the pricing system in respect of long-term residential care with service providers, and as recommended by the review of the fair deal scheme will be published; the steps being taken to develop a fit-for-purpose funding model for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an appeals mechanism as part of the fair deal scheme to provide recourse for service providers unable to formally agree fees and pricing with the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13962/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made to establish a recognised standard of training for practitioners of acupuncture (details supplied); if academic validation of training programmes in this field by QQI is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13987/18]
• 2018-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Country Donegal was first referred to a pain management specialist; when they will receive an appointment to attend such a specialist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13054/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost to his Department of negative interest rates on deposits held; the details of same for agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11739/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the resignations, employee exit transfers and other staff departures which have occurred at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal in 2016, 2017, and to date in 2018; the date on which each such departure took place; the date on which the resulting vacancies were filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12343/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the alternative speech and language services that will be made available for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of ongoing service disruption locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12388/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason correspondence does not clarify if a person (details supplied) was entitled to use a job title or provide details of the person's qualifications; the reason it does not confirm if the person was registered with the relevant oversight bodies at the time of the intervention in this case; the options available to have the query addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10849/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to section 39 bodies in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11209/18]
• 2018-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10247/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9314/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [9521/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will undergo a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the resources including staffing, equipment and so on, required to commission the maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital; the estimated costs associated with providing each such resource; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7893/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will facilitate a meeting requested by a patient advocacy group (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for service disruptions to speech and language services provided at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; when services will resume as normal; the alternative arrangements which have been put in place to ensure that service users may continue to access services in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8021/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the projects to which funding has been allocated under the HSE capital plan for 2018 by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6714/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the necessary resources will be provided to allow for the commissioning of the purpose built maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital; when the facility will open for procedures; the reason the facility has lain idle since its construction in 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6641/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an orthopaedic assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5347/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the HSE capital and property steering group will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5366/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not operate a single [email protected] email address for FOI requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5476/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a swimming pool which provides instruction to children with disabilities and is housed at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; his plans to provide additional supports to the service provider with the view to ensuring that the pool can remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5540/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a third ANP post has been approved for the emergency department at a hospital (details supplied); if so, when this post is expected to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5590/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5853/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children nationally that require respite care services, by CHO area, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5951/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children with complex needs who are in receipt of paediatric home-care packages nationally, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5952/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a referral to another health facility is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5008/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) who is unable to secure employment in the health sector here having previously worked outside of the State due to the requisite documentation being unattainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5009/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the various positions held including all clinical and all non-clinical roles as at 1 January 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5039/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional resources have been allocated to support a second consultant led adult diabetes team at Letterkenny university hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5040/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times in respect of review appointments as part of adult diabetes services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a full-time dietician based at Letterkenny University Hospital and dedicated to diabetes services is now in post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5042/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the recently vacated diabetes clinical nurse specialist post at Letterkenny University Hospital has yet been advertised; the efforts being made to recruit for this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5043/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a suitable candidate has now been selected to fill the recently vacated paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist post at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5044/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated attendant will be provided to accompany persons on a bus service which operates and transports service users to and from a day care centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5128/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the public private partnerships his Department is currently engaged in; the name, cost and timeframe of each; the names of all private parties involved; the nature of each project in terms of design, build, maintain and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4437/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision in respect of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2925/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a device can be made available on discretionary terms to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting list position of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a long-term bed at a residential facility in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3033/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a decision in respect of a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3121/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount in donations received by the HSE by hospital or service for each of the past five years through the HSE donation fund form process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3158/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints that have been received regarding dissatisfaction with the HSE donation fund process in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3159/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if travel reimbursement for home support workers is deducted when calculating income for the purpose of medical card assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3362/18]
• 2018-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive home help supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2141/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a medical card application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54350/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a position at Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied); if the current holder of the post is employed on a locum or permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54582/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; if, in the event that a cancellation should arise, an appointment will issue to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54648/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the role, responsibilities and duties of the outreach paediatric palliative care nurse based at Letterkenny University Hospital and servicing County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55065/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of families of service users who were contacted to take part in the ongoing review into services for children with complex needs and their families in CHO1, specifically County Donegal; the reason not all the families of service users were asked to take part; the reason the families of service users and other relevant stakeholders have not been kept adequately updated on the progress of the review to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55066/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the membership of the steering group in respect of the national quality assurance initiative established as part of the review into services for children with complex needs in CHO1; the reason the steering group is not open to external groups and stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55067/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Donegal who require respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55068/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to progress a building project (details supplied) as part of a service which provides supports and training to persons with intellectual disabilities in County Donegal; if capital funding has been approved and sanctioned for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1351/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason self-adhesive pain relief pads, previously available free of charge to medical card holders, are no longer available and have been replaced by a rub-on pain relief gel, save for the purpose of pain management for persons with shingles; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that older persons and those with reduced mobility have great difficulty when applying this alternative product to sores; if this decision will be revised in view of said difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1449/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if dialectical behaviour therapy is available to service users in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1494/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners, ANPs, employed at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of ANP posts that are vacant at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to amend the job title of home help assistant to community health care assistant as per recommendations from the various workers' unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1951/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the wording used as part of a Government statement concerning the programme of investment in public nursing home facilities, HSE capital plan 2016 to 2021, in respect of a facility (details supplied) remains the position; if not, the future of services at the facility; the planned changes to service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2021/18]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels and staffing rota details in respect of the radiology department at Letterkenny University Hospital; the vacancies which have yet to be filled at this department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52655/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons awaiting an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital's radiology department for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months and more than 15 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52656/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the gaps and service disruptions within the care package being made available to a person (details supplied) with complex health needs; if his attention has been drawn to the impact which this situation is having on ensuring continuity of care in respect of this person's care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53118/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide long-term full-time care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51824/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future of long-term residential care at a facility (details supplied); if bed capacity reductions are being considered as part of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51256/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future of long-term residential care at a facility (details supplied); if bed capacity reductions are being considered as part of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51257/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if reports detailing the investment and service needs of community hospitals in County Donegal (details supplied) will be made available to me; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51258/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a policy position has now been agreed in respect of the status of the loco parentis policy on the current HSE review of care services and supports for children with life limiting conditions and complex healthcare needs; if service users and their families have been updated accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51328/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the operational appraisal into the Ballyshannon campus site in County Donegal to examine respite service provision options within the community healthcare organisation or CHO 1, as requested by HSE corporate management, is now complete; if he will provide the details of the report's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51330/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the latest proposals being recommended in respect of the redevelopment of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; the changes being considered for long-term residential care and dementia services at the aforementioned facility as part of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49905/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50182/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at the ENT clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50356/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision in respect of an application for a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50509/17]
• 2017-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49510/17]
• 2017-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from the HSE speech and language service and the psychology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49617/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for the pain clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48701/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the respiratory outpatient clinic (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48702/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision regarding a review of their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48703/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be called for an orthopaedic procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48704/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial assessment as part of child and adolescent mental health services for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months and more than 15 months, respectively, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48896/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist positions which have yet to be filled within child and adolescent mental health services, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48897/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of beds which are available within child and adolescent mental health services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant suicide crisis assessment nurse positions within child and adolescent mental health services, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48899/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time positions which exist within adult mental health services; the number of said positions which exist within children's mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48900/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the vacancies which exist at Letterkenny University Hospital as part of dementia care services; the date on which the vacancy occurred in respect of each; the progress made to recruit to fill vacant posts in respect of each; the alternative arrangements being made to avoid service disruption for persons in respect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48344/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date to deliver a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48018/17]
• 2017-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for radiotherapy treatment at Altnagelvin area hospital, County Derry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47379/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of efforts being made to minimise, in so far as possible, the number of "did not attends" in respect of scheduled outpatient hospital appointments across the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45672/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason correspondence sent to the HSE regarding matters relating to human resources (details supplied) has yet to be responded to or acknowledged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46170/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to be seen by a consultant at Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46391/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to be seen by a consultant at Galway university hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46392/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to junior ministers in his Department; the annual salary of each adviser; if these persons were special advisers immediately prior to taking up their current role or immediately prior to the June 2017 Cabinet reshuffle; if so, the Minister to which they were appointed to; the date each special adviser was appointed with effect as stated in the Government order; the date of the Government order; if they received a salary for the period before the appointment order was signed in the case of special advisers whose appointment order date has an effect date earlier than the order date; if so, by whom they were paid; if a special adviser during a period later backdated by appointment order had access to confidential material and or Cabinet papers; if they were subject to the Official Secrets Act 1963 during this period; if any persons currently employed as special advisers have not yet been appointed by order since the Cabinet reshuffle of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46470/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient procedures, respectively, which are expected to be carried out in 2018 across the various hospital groupings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46665/17]
• 2017-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a copy of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be furnished to their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45431/17]
• 2017-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45124/17]
• 2017-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will release funds owed to Dublin City Council totalling €4 million and overdue to ambulance services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45208/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the extent of services and treatments that will be available to children on an all-island basis in the new national children's hospital; the way in which it is anticipated that Brexit will impact on plans to achieve and implement this proposed care delivery model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44573/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation provided to an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of community and residential neuro-rehabilitation services for persons with acquired brain injuries in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of all requests for funding received from a service provider (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the amount sought on each such occasion; the purposes for which moneys were being sought; the dates on which such requests were received; if applications for funding were approved, partially approved or rejected in respect of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44645/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44303/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if medical card or general practitioner visit card holders are exempt from charges arising from blood tests performed at general practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if full cover is in place for personnel employed at a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal who are availing of maternity leave or parental leave entitlements; the gaps in staff cover at the facility as a result; the number of hours each day for which cover is not in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43553/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had an appointment cancelled at Our Lady’s Children's Hospital, Crumlin; when another appointment will be issued to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43747/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a new appointment from the Mater hospital for surgery; the reason the original appointment was cancelled by the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43980/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the drug Kuvan sapropterin will be approved for reimbursement for those diagnosed with the genetic condition phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44017/17]
• 2017-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43228/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of restoring all section 39 employees to pre-FEMPI levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42581/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42488/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an application for HSE national lottery grants submitted by a service (details supplied) was unsuccessful; if this decision may be appealed by the service; the other suitable sources of funding for which the service may apply in this circumstance in view of the fact that this service has now been placed in jeopardy as a result of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42515/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies which have occurred at the psychiatric unit at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the dates on which each such vacancy was filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to secure the allocation of two additional advanced nurse practitioners to diabetes services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42303/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a step down bed at a community hospital will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal subsequent to discharge from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist to provide diabetes podiatry services to persons living in County Donegal will be made available; if so, when it is likely that this post will be available to persons; if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the number of persons with diabetes in the county requiring lower limb amputations owing to complications associated with the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41486/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision from the medical card department regarding an application for a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41487/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the outcomes and recommendations of a quality assurance review of in-home care packages and respite care for children with complex needs and life-limiting conditions residing within CHO area 1 has now been completed; if so, the findings contained therein; if copies of the report have been furnished to the families interviewed as part of this review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made by the national palliative care office and representatives from CHO area 1 to explore the various options available with regard to the provision of respite services for children with complex needs and life-limiting conditions, including the possibility of providing services on a cross-Border basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a business operational appraisal case into respite care services has been prepared for the Ballyshannon complex in County Donegal; if so, the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41557/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made to advance the case for hospice respite services provided at a facility (details supplied) to be made available to children with complex needs and life-limiting conditions who reside in CHO area 1 and its hinterland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41558/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when Nivolumab will be made available on the HSE primary care reimbursement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the next lidocaine infusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41873/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the service available to patients at University Hospital Galway for the administration of lidocaine infusion has been reduced resulting in access for existing patients having been restricted; if so, the reason for reducing the number of appointments being allocated to existing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41874/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Our Lady’s hospital, Manorhamilton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a patient advocacy group (details supplied) in which a request to meet is formally communicated; if so, if he will facilitate this request; if he will propose a suitable date and time for such a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40615/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to introduce a scheme to replace the motorised transport grant scheme; when such a replacement scheme will likely be operational and open to new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39590/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the capital investment and investment in education, health and child care, respectively, as a percentage of the GNI* data as opposed to GDP for the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36893/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the contracts which have been awarded between 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 to carry out building, construction and or structural works at Letterkenny University Hospital; the names of the successful tender; the project costs; the dates on which contracts were awarded; the dates on which works commenced; the dates works were completed in respect of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36932/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the contracts awarded between 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 to carry out building, construction and-or structural works at Letterkenny University Hospital whereby, following completion of the project, it was later discovered that additional works, corrective measures and-or remedial action was required to be carried in order to remedy, correct or repair flaws, faults and-or complications which later arose; the name of the successful tenderer in each case; the corrective measures subsequently required; the costs incurred by same and by whom; the name of the company later called upon to carry out said corrective measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36933/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost his Department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees; the financial institutions to which the payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37226/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for cataract surgery at the Mater hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37300/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the remit of intermediate care vehicles, ICV, when first deployed to provide transport services at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2012; if there has been changes or a reduction in the number and or nature of services for which the aforementioned ICV ambulances are responsible in the years since their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37622/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason intermediate care vehicles in County Donegal are not equipped with on-board monitoring devices for the purpose of cardiac transfers in view of the fact crews are trained in their usage; his plans to fit intermediate care ambulances with monitoring equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37623/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to reduce service days for persons under 65 years of age with physical and sensory disabilities provided at a centre in County Donegal by an established charity (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that as part of these plans it is proposed to reallocate resources within the county due to a lengthy waiting list of persons wishing to access services in the region, coupled with the provider's inability to meet said demand based on existing resources; the measures he will take to ensure that service users in west Donegal are not inconvenienced by these plans; the steps he will take to ensure that there will be no reduction in the number of service days provided at the aforementioned centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37978/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a scan at Letterkenny university hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38940/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38958/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a long-term bed in a residential facility in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35462/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current place on the waiting list of a person (details supplied) awaiting a long-term bed in a residential facility in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35463/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a primary medical certificate. [36232/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36235/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36236/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason allocated care hours and schedules are not being fully met for home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36248/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the alternative service provisions within intellectual disability services being put in place to accommodate young persons that are transitioning from children’s services to adult services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33156/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the locations in which the alternative service provisions within intellectual disability services will be in County Donegal to accommodate young persons that are transitioning from children’s services to adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33157/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the alternative service provisions within intellectual disability services will be available to accommodate young persons that are transitioning from children’s services to adult services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33158/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33201/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine waiting list for a hip replacement in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason agency staff (details supplied) in County Donegal had their hours reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite services are being provided at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if not, the alternative provisions available to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33399/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding a discretionary medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32222/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32643/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term beds for males that have become available in a residential facility (details supplied) in County Donegal since 31 March and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not been offered a long-term bed in a residential facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31615/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy in a residential facility (details supplied) in County Donegal that persons awaiting long-term beds must vacate the premises to avail of such placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31616/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30957/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason cardiac rehabilitation services at Letterkenny University Hospital have been suspended; the date on which the service was withdrawn; when the service will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31166/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the interim measures in place for service users, including existing programme participants and new referrals, whilst the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital is closed; the way in which the medical needs of the service users are being met and accommodated during this service disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31167/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which his attention was drawn to equipment failure having occurred at the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital leading to the closure of the facility; if a formal request from the hospital for additional resources and-or supports to replace and-or repair equipment at the unit has been received; if so, the date this request was received; if additional supports have been sanctioned; if so, the date this formal approval was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31168/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the way in which service users of the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital were formally notified that the service had been suspended; the date such correspondence issued to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a campaign and patient advocacy group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to advance the publication of a report into future service provision at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31204/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on discretionary medical grounds on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/17]
• 2017-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has received a bill from Sligo University Hospital; the hospital charges and the amounts owing concerning this bill; if the hospital has made a decision in respect of this appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/17]
• 2017-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the support provided to the cardiac screening programme (details supplied) provided at the Mater Misericordiae university hospital; the details of funding provided for the provision of the service for each of the years 2014 to 2016; if such a programme is offered at public facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29313/17]
• 2017-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/17]
• 2017-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/17]
• 2017-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 18 May 2017, if there is policy or regulation in existence which prohibits paramedics deployed from Northern Ireland providing treatment according to their qualified skill set to persons when dispatched to attend calls here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26587/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the issue of Garda vetting and the associated assessment of applications is the reason for the delay in filling vacancies at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be called for surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26669/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be called for an operation at Letterkenny university hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26670/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times at the breast cancer clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital specifically in respect of those waiting for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months and all periods in similar increments thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26834/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 227 of 6 October 2016, the reason for the delay in amending the application form for the long-term illness scheme in order to replace offensive terminology used to define a recognised condition under the scheme; his views on whether legislative changes are required to complete this action; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the approved medication section of the LTI scheme web page on the HSE's website has also to be changed to reflect the HSE's usage of the more appropriate term of intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27256/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the budget allocations which have been provided to a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal for each of the years since its establishment and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27257/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to utilising agency staff working at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal to fill vacant permanent positions at the unit; if a request to use agency staff in this way was received by the HSE from the service provider; if so, the dates that the requests were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27258/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application on discretionary grounds for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application on discretionary grounds for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28021/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application on discretionary grounds for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28024/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28025/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to correspondence dated 19 June 2015 issued by the HSE to the parents of a person (details supplied) who used a training centre in County Donegal, the amount of funding referred to that was provided to support the person; the details of the funding for each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017 that has been allocated to the centre to provide the necessary supports to the person; if moneys from the funding are still being provided to the centre despite the person having withdrawn from the centre; if not, the date on which funding stopped being paid to the centre for the provision of these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28493/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28497/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to making funding available to establish a separate unit for young persons at an existing facility (details supplied) in County Donegal to enable such persons with more severe disabilities to attend its day care service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28542/17]
• 2017-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by his Department relating to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26288/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a scan at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25279/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made in recruiting nursing staff for a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25331/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the alternative provisions available to service users of a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal during the period of recruitment of nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25332/17]
• 2017-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25195/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason respite services at Carndonagh Community Hospital in County Donegal were recently disrupted for some service users; the efforts being made to ensure that services resume without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital for hip replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23996/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopy procedures carried out per month in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24151/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a home support package implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy prohibiting first response paramedics deployed from Northern Ireland from providing treatment according to their qualified skillset, such as suturing, to persons when dispatched to attend to calls here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23680/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence (details supplied) from campaigners in County Donegal regarding the national maternity hospital; if a response has been issued to the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/17]
• 2017-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of home help assistance for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 7 March 2017, if the proposed surgery for a person (details supplied) will take place here as part of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will provide further clarification on a possible date for the procedure. [22816/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from a health campaign and patient advocacy group (details supplied) in County Donegal requesting that he agree to facilitate a meeting between himself, the members of the group and Houses of the Oireachtas Members based in County Donegal; if he will facilitate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22839/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of sunbed units registered under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23006/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an allocation for home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23177/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress regarding the second breast surgeon consultant post at Letterkenny University Hospital; his plans to deploy and utilise the post on a cross-Border basis in collaboration with Altnagelvin area hospital, Derry; the nature of discussions that have taken place to date between both service providers about the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23255/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22261/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision in respect of this application will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21600/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the range of dental services for persons with special needs; if his attention has been drawn to concerns from dentists on the lack of dental services and related supports which are available to persons with physical and intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19252/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal seeking an appointment from Temple Street Children's University Hospital for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19305/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can have an appointment expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19957/17]
• 2017-04-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a psychological assessment in view of the fact the person has spent two years on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18569/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal may change consultant with the Donegal mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17615/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18016/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate and attend a follow-up meeting with members of a group (details supplied) to discuss the issues facing diabetes services in Saolta Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18062/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a replacement has been selected to fill a soon to be vacated paediatric endocrinologist consultant post based in Sligo University Hospital; if so, the date the selected candidate will take up the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18103/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional home support services will be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to remain in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17272/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused funding for the purchase of special car equipment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person in question cannot now be transported safely as a result of this refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17274/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a funding mechanism in place for specially adapted car equipment for children with disabilities or conditions such as scoliosis; if such a mechanism exists, the process by which it may be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17275/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to be assessed for home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17276/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide detail of the rosters in respect of GP services and cover, specifically information relating to the provision of GP clinics, including dates, times and names of doctors, for each of County Donegal's inhabited offshore islands for each month in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17279/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if dedicated clinics for the provision of vaccinations for children is available on Toraigh, County Donegal; the locations children living on the island can receive immunisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17280/17]
• 2017-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite services are currently being provided at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if not, the alternative provisions available to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16887/17]
• 2017-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a decision to revoke a medical card from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be reviewed in view of evidence having been supplied that supports claims by the card holder that every effort was made to engage with his Department and supply it with the required information concerning the holder's place of residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17084/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the individual funding that was allocated to a training centre for adults with disabilities in County Donegal for the provision of services, training and supports which was to be provided to a person (details supplied); the details of the services, training and supports provided to the person in addition to the costs associated with each and which was incurred through the provision of same for each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16074/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a transitional care plan compiled in respect of a person (details supplied) outlining the individual care needs of that person was not implemented by a training centre for adults with disabilities in County Donegal; if an individualised care plan was ever created for the person while the person was a service user at the aforementioned facility; if so, if he will make this plan available to the person for the person's information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16075/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the options that are available to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to access suitable training services; the location these services can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16076/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason formal written confirmation has never been issued to a person (details supplied) to indicate that the person's individual care needs cannot be accommodated through the various programmes offered by the National Learning Network; if written confirmation will now be issued to the person to confirm same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16077/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be scheduled for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for the regulation of surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16755/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from the abolition of tax relief for private health insurance premiums and the capping of such relief at 5%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 18% and 19%. [14883/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation at Temple Street University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14822/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the Gaeltacht allowance for all nurses working in Irish speaking areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14863/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) who supplied supporting documentary evidence to the relevant authorities on 27 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14926/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14927/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the support the State provides to the cardiac screening programme provided at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; the details of all funding provided for the provision of the service for each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; if such a programme is offered at public facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal who have been referred to the north-west radiotherapy unit at the Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry to undergo treatment in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to have a decision made in respect of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13663/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a CT angiogram at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is any policy or procedural item which prevents a first response responder paramedic working with the ambulance service in Northern Ireland from providing treatment, such as sutures to wounds and injuries, to persons when dispatched to attend to calls here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14198/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet officials from the Department of Health to examine the possibility of ensuring that, irrespective of the person's location or the mission call out number, in every instance whereby it is believed that transporting a person to hospital can be achieved faster via air than via road using an ambulance, then the closest helicopter to the person shall be deployed to respond to such emergency medical calls (details supplied); his views on the benefits which such a protocol may yield both in terms of improving patient outcomes and its potential to save lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13659/17]
• 2017-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age on waiting lists to access child and adolescent mental health services following a referral by a general practitioner, by CHO and in tabular form; if he will provide details of those waiting three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months and more than 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12742/17]
• 2017-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of Social Workers Registration Board applicants which were successfully registered for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of applicants that had their application refused; the number of applications who were voluntarily withdrawn by the applicant; the number of applications which were removed from the registration process prior to completing registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12743/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is sufficient awareness of the incapacitated child benefit among taxpayers; if consideration has been given to proactively bringing it to the attention of possible candidates such as through collaboration with the Departments of Health, Children and Youth Affairs or Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12250/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12426/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the additional supports in place for persons not in possession of, and who do not qualify for, a medical card while in receipt of illness benefit and who have regular medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11210/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11272/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the care plans, including the weekly hours allocated, which have been identified as being required by each child who was formally assessed as part of a service user evaluation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11273/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the method employed to evaluate care needs, including details of the scoring scale used, as part of a formal testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11274/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a date for an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11408/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had a medical card revoked subsequent to having gained employment following the requisite period of unemployment and despite having engaged with the relevant authorities and having returned documentation and information to the medical card section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11500/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred to construct the purpose built maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital's obstetrics unit; the number of occasions, per year, since its completion that the theatre has been used to perform surgeries, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11909/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of births which have taken place at the maternity unit at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11910/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital has gone unused and uncommissioned since its construction over a decade ago; the measures required to make the facility operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the individual scores recorded by each child who was formally assessed as part of the service user evaluation with regard to the paediatric clinical assessment test conducted in the latter part of 2016 to assess the individual care needs of children with complex needs and life limiting conditions resident in County Donegal; if he will provide this data while withholding the names, addresses and other such personal details held in respect of each child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10569/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures performed by each consultant breast surgeon at every hospital here during 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10571/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9664/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite services at community hospitals in County Donegal have been suspended; if so, the dates on which respite services were suspended at each facility, in tabular form; the number of cancellations that have been made at each facility since the service was first suspended; when it is expected that respite services will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9707/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 6 October 2016, if the advice sought by his Department regarding the possible need for legislative change has yet been received; if so, the way he will progress plans to amend the application form for the long-term illness scheme in order to replace offensive terminology used to define the recognised condition in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9711/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a scan at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9856/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a replacement consultant endocrinologist based at a hospital (details supplied) has yet been identified to fill a post which is soon to be vacated by its incumbent post holder; if so, when this replacement consultant will take up this position; the date on which the incumbent post holder is expected to vacate the role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10005/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was transferred to an alternative residential facility in County Donegal; when this person will be returned to the facility in which they had resided prior to this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10476/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide respite services to children with complex needs and life-limiting conditions on a cross-Border basis through greater collaboration with service providers in Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the benefits which such co-operation could yield for service users both North and South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9375/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 February 2017 (details supplied), if the business case has now been finalised and submitted to the relevant authorities for consideration; if so, the date the business case was formally submitted by hospital management for consideration; when a decision in respect of the plan is likely to be made; if any funding has yet been ring-fenced for these additional staffing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9378/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will remain on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment or if the person will be referred to adult services and placed on an alternative waiting list having reached the age of 17 and approaching adulthood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to in-home paediatric nursing supports, in-home paediatric palliative care and in-home respite services provided to children with complex needs and their families, it is official policy for the Health Service Executive, HSE, to make formal inquiries with private care providers and or charitable organisations in respect of the services which they provide in a private capacity to service users; if it is normal HSE practice to contact private care providers and-or charities in order to seek and collect information and data in respect of said persons, including the nature of the services provided and the number of hours allocated to service users by such private providers and charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9526/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons outsourced at Letterkenny University Hospital, by speciality, for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the facilities to which persons were referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8093/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and day procedure beds respectively at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8094/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2007 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8095/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation at Beaumount Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8096/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8313/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a spinal operation at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8570/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the progress made to provide for the reimbursement of the cannabis-based medical product Sativex for the treatment of symptoms of sufferers of multiple sclerosis, thus making the drug accessible to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8735/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the EU funds his Department accesses; the plans he is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if he will outline initiatives he is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8808/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7783/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an outpatient ENT appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7850/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a spinal operation at Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason planned surgery at Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin, was cancelled on two separate occasions for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when this surgery is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6854/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of all posts at Letterkenny University Hospital for which the incumbent post holder remains in situ but has served formal notice of their intention to vacate the position, in tabular form; the date on which this notice was received by management; the date on which each such position is expected to become vacant; the date on which a replacement is due to succeed the post; the details of the contract type and duration of same which the incoming post holder shall have, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of all currently vacant posts at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; the date on which the former post holder gave formal notice of their intention to vacate the post; the date on which each such position became vacant; the date on which a replacement is due to succeed the post; the details of the contract type and duration of same which the incoming post holder shall have, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7414/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to the 51 cancer patients who have so far been referred to Galway University Hospital following the suspension of chemotherapy services for all new referrals at Letterkenny University Hospital, including those who have yet to be referred whilst this suspension remains in place, all of the aforementioned referrals will be transferred back to undergo the remainder of their treatments at Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of those patients who shall require further chemotherapy treatment post the reinstatement of services at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7415/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to the 51 cancer patients who have so far been referred to Galway University Hospital following the suspension of chemotherapy services for all new referrals at Letterkenny University Hospital, including those who have yet to be referred whilst this suspension remains in place, all of the aforementioned referrals, who it has been identified will require radiotherapy treatment, will be granted access to the radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7416/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite care services have ceased and are no longer being offered to service users at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, the reason this decision was taken; the alternative arrangements in place for service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6311/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for a follow-up check-up from Letterkenny University Hospital following a gallbladder operation in June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to redevelop a training centre for persons with disabilities (details supplied) in County Donegal; when it is anticipated these plans will proceed to construction phase; when it is anticipated the centre will be ready to accept service users once again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a request from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for the provision of a defibrillator; the funding options and appropriate channels through which such a device may be applied for and sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5918/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his Department has factored the potential €700 million liability into its expenditure forecasts which is due to hospital consultants regarding historical pay issues, in view of the fact that the HSE withdrew its appeal against the award; the potential impact on fiscal space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4976/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide an additional full endocrinologist team at Letterkenny University Hospital to support patients with type 1 diabetes and to complement the work of existing service personnel; if he has considered the benefits which additional staffing may yield with regard to the provision of pump therapy and ensuring optimum diabetes control and better health outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5073/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times at Letterkenny University Hospital for recall and review appointments for type 1 diabetes patients in a number of categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5074/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the additional clinical nurse specialist posts in diabetes care for adults approved for recruitment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the posts have yet been advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5075/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit a second clinical nurse specialist in paediatric diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the benefits which such a post may yield in terms of improving proactive clinics and further minimising the risk of complications associated with the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5076/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current staffing vacancies which have yet to be filled at the oncology department at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form, including all vacancies at the hospital for which post holders are ordinarily responsible or involved in the administering of chemotherapy treatments to patients; the date on which each such post became vacant; the temporary cover in place for the duration of the vacancy, in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3852/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the periods of leave and or time off work taken by staff at the oncology department at Letterkenny University Hospital during 2016 and in 2017 to date, in tabular form, including all such leave periods taken by post holders who are ordinarily responsible for or involved in the administering of chemotherapy treatments to patients; the dates on which each period of leave occurred; the duration of each in addition to in instances in which the period of leave has yet to conclude; the anticipated return date of the post holder; the temporary cover in place for the duration of the period of leave in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which authorities were first formally notified that the vacant consultant medical oncologist post at Letterkenny University Hospital was to become vacant; the date on which the post became vacant; the date on which the vacant post was first advertised; the dates on which the vacant post was subsequently re-advertised, if applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3994/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which authorities were first formally notified that a locum (details supplied) was to vacate the post; the date on which the locum vacated the post; the date on which a successor locum was appointed; the date on which this successor is expected to take up this position at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3995/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the establishment of a database for children born with complex needs and rare conditions; if he has considered the merit of such information gathering, specifically in terms of more accurately measuring existing demographic trends and the enhanced forecasting of future service need, particularly concerning both the provision of health and education services; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that the current absence of such readily available and accurate information is creating with regard to long-term planning and ensuring sufficient and adequate service provision for persons with such conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made concerning the drafting of legislation to establish a new transport support scheme, which will replace the now closed motorised transport grant scheme; when it is expected that this process will be formally completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2820/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if patient referrals to the oncology department at a hospital (details supplied) for chemotherapy treatment are currently being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2852/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received chemotherapy treatment as part of cancer services at a hospital (details supplied) for each month in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been referred from the oncology department at Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital in order to receive chemotherapy treatment for each month in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2854/17]
• 2017-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card review application will be reopened for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who encountered difficulty in securing and returning a document during the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2029/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if wearable flash sensor monitoring technology for the purpose of blood glucose monitoring and glucose testing is available through the long-term illness scheme; if not, his plans to include the device as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41244/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal received a review letter in respect of home help provisions; if he will take into account the age and health of the person involved as part of these formal review proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41250/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to remove respite care services from a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, when it is anticipated that these services shall be removed; the alternative arrangements which will be provided to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41359/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41435/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at Letterkenny University Hospital for the years 2011 to 2016 and in 2017 to date, broken down by year and by specialty and in the wait time bands of three months, six months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, two years and over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41436/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month in 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41437/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total agency spend at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41441/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41442/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41443/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [41444/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41445/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients and outpatients who did not attend appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41446/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Letterkenny University Hospital; if he will provide details and an overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of each capital project funded by the HSE and or his Department at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Letterkenny University Hospital for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of long-stay residential beds in Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal, for each of the years from 2014 to 2016 and in 2017 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of short-stay residential beds in Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal, for persons with anticipated limited hospital stays, for each of the years from 2014 to 2016 and in 2017 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1248/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to the short-stay unit at Killybegs Community Hospital for each month in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1249/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total bed numbers currently available at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there are plans to reduce either long-term residential bed numbers or short-stay beds at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to his letter received and dated 11 July 2016 concerning gynaecology and antenatal services at Dungloe Community Hospital, when it is expected that clinics will reopen for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Beaumont Hospital for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1406/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1477/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if assessments (details supplied) are being carried out; the total number of children across the State in the category who received an assessment during the academic year 2015-16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1795/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 383 on 6 December 2016, subsequently referred to the HSE for direct reply, the reason the post to which the question referred is still vacant and is once again at pre-advertising stage, as disclosed in the HSE reply; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding and approval for this position were first announced almost two years ago as part of the HSE service plan for 2015; the way in which the funding assigned for this post has been utilised to date in view of the delays which have been experienced in successfully recruiting for this position, if the recruitment process will now be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1801/17]
• 2016-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current average processing times for applications received by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland from those who wish to practise as nurses or midwives here; the efforts being made to reduce these times; his plans to reduce the fee payable by applicants in respect of registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40898/16]
• 2016-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin following the HSE directing such a referral as necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40402/16]
• 2016-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40431/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to add new low-protein foods to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no revision to the number and type of low-protein foods on the long-term illness scheme over a number of years for the metabolic disorder, PK, phenylketonuria, in which treatment involves a strict low-protein diet and supplement; if he had any consultation with the PKU Association of Ireland concerning same. [39624/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an application has been made by a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal for an x-ray imagining machine; if so, if this application is currently under consideration; when it is anticipated that a decision will be made in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the reinstatement of gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital; when it is expected that services will resume for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39914/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions, including the date of execution, whereby the full capacity escalation protocol has been implemented at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2016 in response to hospital overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39237/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of personnel working within Donegal intellectual disability services in tabular form; the contract type, including the duration of same, currently held by each employee working in the service; if an employee is an agency employee or if the person is directly employed by the HSE in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38902/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of employees working within Donegal intellectual disability services, and who are employed on short fixed term contracts of employment of periods lesser than one year in duration and will be offered a permanent contract of employment upon the expiry of the former; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet with committee members of a patient advocacy group (details supplied) to coincide with his next scheduled visit to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if plans are being considered to amend existing legislation governing employee entitlement for time off and-or reduced working hours for the purpose of breastfeeding in order to extend the existing 26 week post-confinement allowance; her views on whether the present entitlement period for employees who are breastfeeding is significantly less than recommendations from the World Health Organization, which advise that a child is breastfed for at least the first six months exclusively, with supplemental breastfeeding up to two years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38691/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 15 November 2016, the reason the subsequent response issued by the Ambulance Service does not include the data requested in respect of staff turnover rates within the service; if this information will be provided specifically within the past five-year period, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38299/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total amount of money spent on cyber and IT security by each hospital across all seven hospital groups for each of the years 2013 to 2015, inclusive and to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38382/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1,219 of 16 September 2016, subsequently referred to the HSE for direct reply, if the post referred to has now been successfully filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/16]
• 2016-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect payment from the temporary rehabilitation remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37788/16]
• 2016-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will remain on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment or if the person will be referred elsewhere having reached the age of 17 and approaching adulthood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36634/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for inpatient and outpatient urology appointments at Galway university hospital, specifically in respect of those waiting for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months and all periods in similar increments thereafter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1203 of 16 September 2016, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [35790/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the dental care provision available to children between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age in areas where school dentists are unable to visit schools due to limited resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35865/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if private dentists are permitted to treat the children of medical card holders between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35866/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred from Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35922/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the removal of the specialised Down's syndrome clinic from a hospital (details supplied); if the unit will be reinstated; if so, when it is anticipated that the facility will be re-established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36267/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a dedicated feeding clinic to serve County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36268/16]
• 2016-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a decision was made to disallow persons (details supplied) in County Donegal a full medical card on a discretionary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35544/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if third level students may nominate a second or additional general practitioner to enable them to access GP services while attending educational institutions situated in areas which are not within reasonable travel distance from their homes, and thus, their local GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35504/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for an EEG scan in Temple Street Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34519/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for inpatient and outpatient neurology appointments at each hospital across the seven hospital groups, in tabular form; if he will provide this information specifically regarding those waiting for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months or more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34540/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of neurologists employed at each hospital across the seven hospital groups, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34541/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the volume of calls received by the ambulance service in respect of each division (details supplied) in County Donegal for each month in 2016 to date, in tabular form; the origin of calls made, that is the operational area from which calls were received, and the respective station from which an ambulance was subsequently dispatched in response in each case; if calls were classified as being emergency or non-emergency or intermediate cases in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34942/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed as ambulance crew by the ambulance service by county, in tabular form; the rate of turnover of personnel across the service, and on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34943/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of instances whereby intermediate care vehicles have been dispatched in response to emergency calls received by the ambulance service in County Donegal in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a commitment by the HSE to relax and repeal a previously enforced time rule restricting the period of leave from the home for parents and guardians of children with complex needs receiving in-home nursing care in County Donegal to 30 minutes in duration has been executed and communicated to stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34971/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if all nursing staff recruited as part of the most recent recruitment campaign to appoint personnel to provide in-home palliative care to children with complex needs in County Donegal, and that are currently on temporary contracts of employment, shall have their contracts automatically renewed prior to expiration or shall be offered a permanent position; the measures which will be put in place to ensure that service users do not experience any service disruption due to such contractual issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34972/16]
• 2016-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify that it is HSE policy that it is the responsibility of individual home help workers to secure cover during periods of planned annual leave; if workers are prevented from taking planned leave should they be unable to find suitable cover; the role the employer takes to source cover during such periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33899/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for each month to date in 2016, in tabular form, the number of occasions when scans and images from the radiology department at Letterkenny University Hospital were physically transported to other hospitals to be analysed; the mode of transportation used in each such case; the cost of transportation incurred by the hospital in each such case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33355/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide alternative facilities for a general practitioner surgery (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33358/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a new primary care centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33359/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason no MRI scanning service is available to persons during weekend periods at Letterkenny University Hospital; if additional staffing resources will be allocated to the facility to ensure that weekend cover is in place for patients requiring access to radiology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33405/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a report from University Hospital Galway to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33481/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) from County Donegal was refused a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33622/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card can be reactivated while an application is processed for a person (details supplied), as a change of address resulted in their review form not having been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33074/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33075/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33076/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Crumlin hospital following a referral from another hospital on the instruction of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal shall receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal shall receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; if consideration will be given to a request to permit this person to access the necessary treatment abroad under the cross border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32959/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of hours provided via the home care package and home help scheme in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the number of hours provided by the public sector and the numbers provided by private care providers in each case; the overall amount of moneys provided to private care providers and to the public care provider, as well as the total amounts paid to both sectors, for these services during each of these years in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32447/16]
• 2016-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) in County Donegal in order to discuss the issue of cancer services in the north west and other matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32172/16]
• 2016-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will make a decision on an application to include the drug Kuvan sapropterin in the drug reimbursement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32254/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for an MRI scan from Crumlin hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31719/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was informed of ineligibility for funding from the HSE for a treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31720/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 11 October 2016, if fewer beds are available for persons with an intellectual disability; if this is the case, the number of beds available to such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the waiting times for persons to receive an appointment, in respect of both inpatient and outpatient appointments, at the rheumatology department at Our Lady's Hospital in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, specifically for those waiting three months, six months, nine months, 12 months or greater than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31789/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a recruitment freeze remains in place in respect of a temporary clerical panel at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31938/16]
• 2016-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can continue to receive medical care at Belfast Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31314/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31003/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons to receive an outpatient appointment at the rheumatology department at Our Lady's Hospital in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, specifically for those waiting three months, six months, nine months, 12 months or greater than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31060/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation performed at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31064/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31125/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, regarding the new access and inclusion model, AIM, in preschools and recent incidences of children with special educational needs, SEN, who were provided with SEN supports previously but who are to have these supports withdrawn henceforth; if he has met with his colleague, the Minister of State to further examine and discuss same; and the measures he will take to ensure that all supports currently available through the various agencies will remain in place for 2016/2017 during this transition period. [22968/16]
• 2016-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation from Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists currently employed in mental health services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29587/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of referrals made to psychiatrists working in the Donegal mental health service for each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the number of patients who have an intellectual disability in these referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29588/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of beds which are available in the psychiatric unit in Letterkenny University Hospital; the measures which are in place for persons requiring admission should the unit be at full occupancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29589/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an appointment to be treated by psychiatrists working in the Donegal mental health service; the number of persons who have been waiting three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months and more than 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29590/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if all persons who are discharged from the psychiatric unit at Letterkenny University Hospital may avail of services provided by the community psychiatric nurse; if persons with intellectual disabilities are also permitted to access this service in relation to these discharges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal who, having been admitted to Galway University Hospital, can expect to be scheduled for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29862/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, with reference to the Health Services (Amendment) Regulations 1971, which prescribe diseases and conditions for the purposes of section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970, he will amend the offensive terminology employed therein to define a recognised condition (details supplied) and replace the term with the correct and acceptable term of intellectual disability; his view on the fact that the current legitimacy of the offending term as provided for by the regulations and as demonstrated by its continued usage on the application form for the long-term illness scheme, continues to cause much upset and offence to both those who have an intellectual disability and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29165/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons outside the payroll shared service centre, in increments of €5,000, in receipt of lump sums on retirement from the public service; and the corresponding amount of the lump sum in each of the years 2013 to 2015 granted by his Department. [28769/16]
• 2016-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if hydro-pool facilities have been interrupted due to equipment failure at a hospital (details supplied); when this equipment failure first occurred; the length of time for which these facilities have been inoperative; the action being taken to return these services at the aforementioned facility; when services will be restored; the measures in place to ensure that patients have access to suitable alternative facilities locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28820/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason patients at a hospital (details supplied) have reported lack of access to radiology, X-ray and MRI facilities during weekends; if he will provide in tabular form a detailed staffing rota for all such facilities on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, including the hours for which the facilities are normally operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the level of social worker care available for oncology patients at eight designated cancer centres and one satellite hospital (details supplied); the number of social workers to patients ratio; the waiting list for access to a social worker and the coverage available that is 24 hours, twice weekly and so on; his plans to increase this ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28137/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on an urgent outpatient list for Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is no longer eligible to have treatment carried out in Belfast children's hospital under the cross-Border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28651/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made concerning the drafting of legislation to establish a new transport support scheme which it is anticipated will replace the now closed motorised transport grant scheme; when it is expected that this process will be formally completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27917/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies at Letterkenny University Hospital, as well as all positions for which a vacancy remained at some point in 2016; if, in each case, the post remains vacant or has been successfully filled; the date on which recruitment was completed; the date on which the HSE became formally aware that a vacancy existed, or would exist, concerning each post; if approval to recruit to fill these posts has or has not been granted with respect to each; the level at which such approval has been formally granted, that is, local, regional, national and so on; the date on which this approval was given with respect to each; the measures which have been taken in an effort to fill each of these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27925/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the most recent progress which has been made to reinstate the outreach rheumatology clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital; if he is aware of the major inconvenience which current service provision and arrangements are causing to persons who must travel outside the county in order to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for persons to receive an appointment at the rheumatology department at Our Lady's Hospital in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, specifically for those waiting three months, six months, nine months, 12 months or greater than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27927/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of appointments which have been made with respect to patients from County Donegal and the number of whom have accessed rheumatology services at Our Lady's Hospital in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, following the cessation of outreach clinics at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/16]
• 2016-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26438/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to provide improved facilities for a health centre (details supplied); when it is anticipated that such facilities will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26505/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of hours provided via the home care package and home help scheme for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; the number of hours provided by the public sector and the numbers provided by private care providers in each case; the overall amount of moneys provided to private care providers and to the public care provider for these services during each of these years in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26604/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the measures which have been put in place to address the serious incidences of regulatory non-compliance recently identified by HIQA inspectors at a residential care centre (details supplied) for adults with mild to severe intellectual disabilities in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that staffing levels with regard to the provision of key front-line health services and patient care are given priority as part of all HSE recruitment campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26682/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances which have been dispatched to attend to situations in County Donegal for each month in 2016 to date, in tabular form; the number of these vehicles which were publicly and privately owned in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26817/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26841/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the most recent progress made concerning the planned reinstatement of gynaecology and antenatal services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal; when it is anticipated that clinics will reopen for new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26957/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has become aware of radiography and X-ray facilities being interrupted due to equipment failure at a community hospital (details supplied); if he will provide details of when this equipment failure first occurred and the length of time for which these facilities have been inoperative; the action being taken to return these services at the aforementioned facility; when it is expected that services will be restored; the measures currently in place to ensure that patients have access to suitable alternative X-ray facilities locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26965/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 14 April 2016, the progress made to amend the scheme's application form to reflect the rewording of one of the qualifying conditions to the correct term of intellectual disability; when this change will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27168/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way the savings of €140 million anticipated by the Department of Health in the calendar year 2017 under the new framework agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association will affect the net fiscal space of €1 billion for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the increase number of refusals made with respect to applications received by HSE Donegal for additional preschool supports for children with special needs for the preschool year 2016-17; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there were more refusals as a percentage of total applications received for this period than for any of the other previous four years, with a decision with respect to one application yet to be determined; if he is aware of the fact that refusal rates for this period are almost three times higher than the previous 2015-16 term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive the home help hours that had been allocated to him or her; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24465/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if titanium chrome dentures are included in the dental treatment service scheme; if not, his plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24583/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card review forms are issued to medical card holders who have been granted medical cards under EU entitlement and who are in receipt of a British state pension only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24596/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24597/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will consider providing assisted transportation to a person (details supplied) to enable the person to have a short-term stay with family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24598/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person's medical records (details supplied) have not been transferred from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, to Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24612/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will meet the Save Our Services executive of Lifford, Ramelton and St. Joseph's community hospitals to discuss the future of long-term residential care services at the facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been put an a further nine-month waiting list after initially being referred since March 2015 for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; if the person is on the routine or urgent waiting list; when the person is likely to receive an appointment for the procedure; if the person is a suitable candidate for the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25176/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential and inpatient detoxification beds available for the purpose of treatment for drug and alcohol misuse in the State; the number of such beds which are available within each local health office area with respect to all LHOs in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the patient waiting times, per facility, in relation to those awaiting access to residential and inpatient detoxification beds for the purpose of treatment for drug and alcohol misuse, and who have been waiting for six, nine, 12, 15 months and more than 15 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is no longer eligible to have treatment carried out in Belfast children's hospital under the cross-Border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have orthodontic treatment carried out; the length of time this person is on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25236/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each facility in the State which provides hospice care for adults for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25289/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each facility in the State which provides hospice care for children for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 17 December 2015, and for which a reply was subsequently issued by the HSE in which it was stated that paperwork relating to the position is to be processed by the national recruitment service, the status of the recruitment process with respect to this post; when it is expected that this post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the total amount of per capita funding for adult hospice services and palliative care services with respect to each of the individual HSE regions for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25299/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the total amount of per capita funding for children's hospice services and paediatric palliative care services with respect to each of the individual HSE regions for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25300/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25419/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to 56 cases in which persons have been on waiting lists for either day case or in-patient treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal for more than the maximum permissible waiting time; the measures being taken to expedite treatment with respect to these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25432/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment of a community-based senior dietitian for persons with diabetes living in County Donegal will be completed; when it is anticipated that referrals to the service will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25601/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the mechanism or body that exists in County Donegal for determining ambulance provision in the county; the way a decision is reached with respect to determining whether a patient is provided with a public or private ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25628/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a consultant psychiatrist position (details supplied) is to become vacant; when it is expected that this vacancy will arise; the date on which authorities were made aware that this vacancy would occur; the measures to be put in place to ensure that psychiatric services are not unnecessarily disrupted for service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for an appointment for community audiology services in County Donegal; the number of persons that have been waiting for three months; six months; nine months; 12 months; 15 months and more than 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment from Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide more details on the future of gynaecology services which will be offered by a hospital as part of proposals as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23374/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list in the Mater hospital awaiting a TURP operation with a clinical priority of urgent; his views on the waiting time for such a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23569/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting assessment in child psychology services in Donegal; the number of these on waiting lists for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23570/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an urgent operation has been cancelled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23899/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24068/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional home support services will be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to remain in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24116/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of HSE administered grant funding allocated to preschools and or child care providers for the provision of supports for children with special education needs, per county, for the years 2015-16 and 2016-17, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22312/16]
• 2016-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation; to which hospital and to whose care has this person been referred ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21522/16]
• 2016-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average public waiting times for child psychology services in County Donegal; the total number of children waiting for such an appointment; if he will provide the number of children who have received such appointments on a monthly basis in 2015 and in 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21596/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not been allocated supports as part of the preschool placement under the special needs assistant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21140/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why formal notification to commence recruitment for a vacant community-based senior dietician post for people with diabetes in County Donegal has not yet been administered by the Health Service Executive primary care division; if he is aware of the fact that general practitioners in the county are unable to refer high-risk patients to more specialised services as a result of this position remaining unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20553/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20581/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 14 June 2016, the reason no reply from the Health Service Executive has yet been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21163/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that of the 4,184 registration applications received by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland between 2015 and May 2016, only 1,632 were successfully added to the register; if a review of the registration process is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21224/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made with regard to the development of a new implementation framework for the reconfiguration and development of neuro-rehabilitation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a full-time endocrinologist in place at Letterkenny University Hospital for the treatment of adult diabetes patients; the waiting times for persons to receive an appointment with the endocrinologist at the hospital, specifically regarding those waiting for three months, six months, nine months,12 months or greater then 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19505/16]
• 2016-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for inpatient and day case treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital, per specialty and in tabular form, and who have been waiting for six, nine, 12, 15 months and more than 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the review being carried out into gynaecology and ante-natal services at Dungloe Community Hospital; if the review has been initiated and when it is expected to be formally completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18177/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate a group (details supplied) in meeting the chief executive officer of St. Vincent's Hospital to discuss their concerns regarding the staffing situation for those in need of sarcoma treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18326/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16791/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is currently no addiction counselling service available to persons under 18 years of age who are resident in County Donegal following the vacating of a counselling post; if he acknowledges that such an absence will have a detrimental impact on the health and well being of service users in the county; the action he is taking to expedite the recruitment of a replacement counsellor in order to reinstate the service; the details of the provisional measures which he will introduce in order to ensure that minors in County Donegal may avail of addiction services during the interim period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17335/16]
• 2016-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he envisages the deviation stripping out the one-off Allied Irish Banks widening by end-year and by how much, given that his spending projections imply non-compliance with the expenditure benchmark requirements for 2016 when the bank's transaction in 2015 is disregarded, with the associated overspend amounting to approximately €700 million on the basis of current stability programme update plans and given his record of under-provision for a number of Departments, in particular the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16438/16]
• 2016-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16301/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the competent agencies and authorities responsible for water quality monitoring are routinely testing water samples for the presence of asbestos containing materials in public water supplies; his progress in identifying and replacing sections of the water supply network which have been found to contain asbestos cement piping; if he regards the presence of such materials as posing a particular danger to public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of designated inpatient beds and the overall occupancy rates at Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal, by month, in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the vacant posts in community health organisation area 1 in the past six months; if these posts remain vacant; if not, the date on which he filled each post; the date on which the Health Service Executive became formally aware of when the vacancy for each post existed or would exist; if and when he approved the filling each of these posts and the level at which he formally made this approval, be it local, regional or national, and so on; the measures he has taken to fill these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15721/16]
• 2016-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation. [15169/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the register of nurses and midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, the number of applications which were received by the organisation in the past 12 months; the number of these for which the applicant has been successfully added to the register, following the completion of the registration process; the number of applications received during this period, which were later withdrawn by the applicant prior to the application having been formally assessed, as part of the initial stages of the registration process; the average number of weeks typically taken to fully evaluate an application, and to thus complete the registration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14407/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of current vacancies at Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of medical personnel in tabular form; the time these posts have remained vacant; the positions for which approval to commence recruitment to fill an identified staffing deficit has been sought by the hospital; if approval has yet been granted in respect of such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14644/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his views on the impact, which the recently introduced interim measures restricting recruitment within the health service pending the approval of a new HSE pay and numbers strategy, will have on an individual hospitals' ability to fill staffing vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14645/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in respect of activity-based funding, the transition arrangements that are currently in place in the hospital system to reflect the difference between hospitals' current costs and national average costs; how he will phase out these arrangements; what will happen to hospitals that are unable to address the differences in their costs base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13706/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the national service plan process for 2017 will commence; when analysis of the 2016 funding position and the 2017 costs of initiatives for pre-budget purposes will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13707/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a compensation scheme for persons suffering from asbestosis cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14030/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to alter specialist care services available to sarcoma patients currently provided at St. Vincent's University Hospital; if such plans include changes to medical personnel who work as part of the sarcoma multi-disciplinary team at the hospital; if changes are planned, the measures which will be put in place to ensure patients do not experience any reduction to current services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12802/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical device will be provided to a person (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13491/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an insulin pump for a person (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11980/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from the ear, nose and throat department in Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11272/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect the occupational therapist to carry out a report for Donegal County Council relating to the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11384/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding the cross-border directive, CBD, if he will outline the way the total cost of comparable treatment in another jurisdiction versus the costs incurred of having the treatment provided here is communicated to persons applying to access the scheme; the way in which persons are informed of the fact that reimbursement rates are set at whichever cost is the lesser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11390/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect to have an assessment carried out by a child psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11464/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children to be assessed by a child psychologist in County Donegal; the total number of persons waiting for up to three months, six months, nine months, one year, 15 months, 18 months, 21 months, 24 months, and for more than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11481/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received a reimbursement payment due since March 2016 under the cross-border health care directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which he will reimburse persons availing of the cross-border health care directive scheme under the rules of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11789/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card under the European Union entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11790/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress which has been made to grant live cattle exporters access to the Turkish market; if the requisite health certificate to facilitate accession is now in place; if he is aware of the negative impact which any delays in opening the market will have on exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/16]
• 2016-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from University Hospital Galway, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10986/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the national capacity review of the Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10865/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the volume and category of calls received by the Ambulance Service in respect of each division in County Donegal in each of the years since 2010, including Letterkenny, Carndonagh, Killybegs, Dungloe, the Finn Valley, Ballyshannon, and Donegal town, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10866/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 22 March 2016, if he is aware that the information provided is ambiguous and somewhat deceptive; if he will provide the accurate schedule of the times of when ambulances are on duty in respect of each of the base stations serving all divisions in County Donegal including, Letterkenny, Carndonagh, Killybegs, Dungloe, the Finn Valley, Ballyshannon, and Donegal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10868/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide the waiting times for appointments to the counselling in primary care service, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9466/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will make a decision on an application to include the drug Kuvan sapropterin in the drug reimbursement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment for Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal, having been on the waiting list since 2014 when the hospital the person was referred to outside the jurisdiction returned the referral stating it could not accommodate the person; if the person’s placement will be compromised as in this case the person has already waited longer than is considered acceptable in the national waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to Ballykelly hospital in County Derry from Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015, by month; the number of those referrals which were returned to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has developed and recently implemented a new policy concerning the respite care and care supports by the Health Service Executive for children in County Donegal with complex needs and life-limiting conditions; the details of this new policy; if there is a policy whereby the parents and guardians of the children for whom care is being provided are only permitted to leave their residence for a maximum of 30 minutes after which time they are required to return to the home and remain there for the period during which those providing respite services are present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide home respite for children with complex needs given the announced recruitment in 2015 of 9.5 permanent nursing posts in County Donegal; if the holders of these posts have temporary or permanent contracts; the nature of the services and care these post holders have been recruited to provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if Dungloe Community Hospital has fully re-opened for new admissions; the measures he is taking to control the risk posed to patients, personnel and visitors to the facility by carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae-based infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if and when he will appoint a community-based senior dietician to support persons with diabetes in County Donegal as part of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10321/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards holders, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8945/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 879 of 9 June 2015, wherein the reply clearly states that an overall review of antenatal arrangements was initiated by the clinical directorate, why, following a freedom of information request in which access to all written records pertaining to this review was sought, the request was refused on the grounds that the documentation being requested did not exist; the nature of the review which did take place; if written documentation is available in respect of the review carried out in relation to antenatal service provision; if such records are available; if he will release these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9048/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9115/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a review into ante-natal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal, will be carried out; the reason such a review has not yet taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9163/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will reinstate ante-natal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9164/16]
• 2016-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 20 April 2016, in which he stated the Health Service Executive was assisting the family to which that question referred and that written correspondence had been issued to the pertinent private medical facility, the nature of this aforementioned correspondence; if assistance is currently being provided to this person and the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8733/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the details of the different patient groups and types to which charges for hospital overnight and day inpatient services do not apply; if children with a disability are exempt from charges relating to such hospital stays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8039/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed care services in other jurisdictions and how Ireland compares with other participating states in overall patient numbers availing of treatment under the cross border health care directive, CBD, scheme since its inception, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8268/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, for urgent casting relating to scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7949/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthodontic appointment for treatment in the orthodontic department of Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, having spent two years on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7951/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, in respect of those assessed as Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 and subsequent grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7952/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused entry to a Level 5 certificate in health care support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7464/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the draft Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Regulation of Temporary Absence Cover by Pharmaceutical Assistants) Rules 2016, which attempts to provide a legal definition to temporary absence of a pharmacist, his attention has been drawn to the concerns of qualified pharmaceutical assistants who assert that the proposed changes undermine the profession and the holders ability to perform certain duties, which for years have become strongly identifiable with the profession itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7289/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours budgeted for in 2016 by county, in tabular form; the number of home help hours budgeted for in 2015 by county; the number of actual home help hours provided in 2015; the number of home help hours provided in 2016, per month for the first three months of the year; the number of home help hours provided in 2015, per month, for the first three months months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7381/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7460/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive the results of a scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7467/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was referred to Altnagelvin Area Hospital for follow-up treatment subsequent to having undergone surgery at North West Independent Hospital, Ballykelly via the cross-border health care directive; the reason this follow-up treatment incurred charges of in excess of £20,000stg for which the patient is now supposedly liable; if this person is liable for these charges and, if so, the assistance that will be provided to this person from authorities here considering the person's inability to reasonably meet these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7500/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will issue a guidance note on the effect of the changes to Schedule 1 for VAT exemptions in the Finance Bill where standard unaccredited health and safety training, such as manual handling, remains exempt from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6931/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why dialectical behaviour therapy is not available to adult service users in County Donegal; why no mechanism is in place to allow for patients to be referred for this therapy to mental health services operating outside of the county; his efforts to recruit additional psychologists and to establish a dedicated local service for adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6546/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is unable to access the mental health psychology service dialectical behaviour therapy; if he will allow for this person to have access to this therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6547/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the overall review into antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal is now formally complete; when the service will resume operations at Dungloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6548/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the finalised report and key recommendations on the antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal which was initiated by the clinical directorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6549/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to establish a mechanism through which a complainant may appeal a decision reached by the Medical Council in respect of alleged malpractice as part of the complaints process concerning a medical doctor's fitness to practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6785/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of incidents at certain hospitals whereby the trainee rates of pay for student nurses have not been increased pro rata in accordance with the increase in the minimum wage effective from 1 January 2016 as provided for in the National Minimum Wage Order 2015; the appropriate channel through which those affected may claim any amounts owning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6786/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason why the application form available for download on the long-term illness scheme section of the Health Service Executive website has yet to be amended to reflect the rewording of one of the qualifying conditions to the correct term of "intellectual disability"; when this change will occur; if he is aware that this amendment has yet to be formally completed despite several months of this Deputy having raised it through various means, including through Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6789/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in transferring a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal from Letterkenny University Hospital to Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health where a patient is referred to an alternative hospital due to the referring hospital being unable to provide treatment within the maximum permissible waiting times, and where it subsequently transpires that the hospital to which the person has been referred is also unable to provide treatment, what impact such a scenario would have on the patient's ability to receive care without experiencing even further delays; the process in place to ensure that access to care is expedited for these patients; whether the existing period for which a patient has waited is taken into account and recorded should the patient be placed on another waiting list for treatment at a third and subsequent hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6797/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal is referred to another hospital, having reached the maximum permissible waiting time, and the hospital the person has been referred to cannot provide the operation, how long will this patient have to wait to have the required operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal is being referred to another hospital, having reached the maximum permissible waiting time, and the hospital the person has been referred to cannot provide the operation, how long this will patient have to wait to have the required operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment. [6800/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7141/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the student welfare supports available to students of third level institutions; the resources, training and back-up support services provided to colleges and universities from the various State agencies and bodies responsible for overseeing the provision of both welfare services and mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6788/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional hours to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the home care package scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the contract in place between the Health Service Executive and the company responsible for operating and implementing car parking charges at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; when this agreement expires; the amount of money which this agreement generated for the hospital in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to date; if he plans to return the management of this service to public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5491/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has incorporated the recent successful legal action (details supplied) taken by hospital consultants into his budgetary projections. [6009/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will revise his budgetary projections given the new expenditure pressures and warnings from the Health Service Executive, as far back as December 2015, that it may face a shortfall of between €300 million and €500 million if it seeks to deliver the services required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of introducing a free screening programme for sudden adult death syndrome and other heart issues for all secondary level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4728/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the extent of ambulance cover in County Donegal including the schedules for each division; the number of personnel on-call; the staffing schedule; the average response times for each division, within the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5078/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the Health Service Executive's 2015 service plan which provides for the recruitment of two additional children's outreach nurses in 2015, one of which was to be allocated to serve families in County Donegal, if these appointments have been made and if these personnel are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Donegal who are in receipt of a disability allowance had their wages stopped by the Health Service Executive for their work in the workshop in St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5232/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5233/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5436/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of inpatient and outpatient care services provided at Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3977/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of in-patient beds at Killybegs Community Hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3978/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health how he will ensure that bed capacity and staffing levels at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal will be maintained; if he will alter or reduce either of these resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3979/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of in-patient and out-patient care services provided at Donegal Community Hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3980/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of in-patient beds at Donegal Community Hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3981/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the extent of ambulance cover currently in operation in south County Donegal, including the average response times in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a full-time permanent consultant urologist has been appointed to Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal following the resignation of the former consultant urologist in 2015; the length of time that this post has been vacant; the current status of urology services at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3983/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on private rented accommodation and properties, including all administrative and clinical facilities, as part of operations at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal and the rents paid by the hospital, by property and by landlord, in each of the years since 2005, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3984/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to a General Practitioner practice (details supplied) in County Donegal, to ensure that the centre is fit-for-purpose and to improve accessibility; the supports which will be made available to management at the centre; if he is aware of management concerns, that the centre will be forced to close, unless issues surrounding access and unsuitable building design are addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4179/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of fines imposed on hospitals and the number of hospitals that have been fined, by hospital, as a result of not meeting hospital waiting unit targets in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of the Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the educational institutions offering degree programmes and-or training programmes for those wishing to specialise in paediatric palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4294/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the recently announced capital programme for nursing home facilities 2016 to 2021; if he will provide details of how this plan will affect residential care services at Lifford, St. Joseph's and Ramelton Community Hospitals, County Donegal; if long-term residential care services and community care nursing will end at these facilities; if he will provide the total number of bed reductions which will be made as a result of the plan at each of these three units; if staffing levels at these facilities will be reduced; if he will provide a time frame as to when these facilities will be removed to the new CNU in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to Lifford Community Hospital, St. Joseph's Community Hospital and Ramelton Community Hospital, County Donegal under the capital programme for nursing home facilities, 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4299/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if this person is on an urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4332/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in the Mater Private Hospital, Dublin 1.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4333/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4335/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital, across the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland hospital group, by month in 2014 and in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital across the Dublin Midlands hospital group, by month in 2014 and in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4352/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy treatment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting orthodontic assessment, by region, up to six, six plus to 12, 12 plus to 24 and 24 plus months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been assessed and are awaiting orthodontic treatment, by region, up to six months, one year, one year to two years and two years plus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the specific staff who have been recruited since August 2015 to community-based and hospital-based mental health services in counties Galway and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will re-open the acute psychiatric unit in Ballinasloe in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term stay beds in operation at Lifford community hospital, at Saint Joseph's community hospital and at Ramelton community hospital in County Donegal; the number of these beds which will close as a result of plans to remove long-term residential care at these units to a new community nursing unit in Letterkenny; how many additional beds this transfer will create; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4470/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4629/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4630/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the operating costs at Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4631/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the operating costs at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4632/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the subcontracted services provided at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, by expense per service, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4633/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the subcontracted services, provided at Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal, by expense per service, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/16]
• 2016-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders resident in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3657/16]
• 2016-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the hospice and end-of-life care services available in County Donegal for children under 18 years of age who have high complex medical needs; if he will remedy the lack of such services in the county, including the establishment of a dedicated hospice service for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2710/16]
• 2016-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatrics palliative care consultants employed by the Health Service Executive; the number of similar consultants employed for the treatment of adults; if an additional paediatrics palliative care consultant will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/16]
• 2016-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the degree and training programmes available for those wishing to qualify as palliative care nurses; where such courses are offered and the number of places available, by awarding institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/16]
• 2016-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for surgery in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2852/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive-operated training facility (details supplied) for persons with disabilities in County Donegal will be relocated to a new premises. [1988/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if approval has been granted for the recruitment of a permanent replacement consultant obstetrician to fill a vacant post for the antenatal and gynaecology outpatient clinic at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal; if not, the reason why; the number of days for which this post has been vacant; when this post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1225/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons waiting for appointments in the child and adolescent mental health services in County Cavan and in County Monaghan for up to six months, from six to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and 24 plus months, in tabular form. [1240/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of spent on agency staff at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an overall review of ante-natal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal, has been formally completed; the dates on which this review was initiated and completed; the outcome of this review including its key recommendations; when he will reinstate the clinic which has been suspended since November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1404/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for inpatient and day case treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, per specialty, who have been waiting for six, nine, 12, 15 months and 15 plus months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1405/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity of all nursing homes, by public, by private, by county, in tabular form; the current vacancy rates with respect to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1406/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the projected total need for nursing home beds, by public, by private, by county, over the next five year period in tabular form; how he will address this need and the action being taken to ensure that any additional beds required, based on these projections, come on stream within this time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1407/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce current waiting times for outpatient appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if he is aware that there are currently 1,736 patients waiting for a year or more for such appointments at the hospital, 331 of whom have now been waiting for longer than the current maximum permissible waiting time of 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/16]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled and-or postponed in each of the individual hospitals across the Saolta University Health Care Group in each month in 2014 and 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45721/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 19 November 2015, the criteria which were not met by a person (details supplied) in County Cavan to enable the person to receive home help hours, and the issues that were taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45900/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, and the first date on which, a position for a paediatric palliative care nurse specialist to serve County Donegal, to be based at Letterkenny General Hospital, was advertised; the number of applicants for this post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46008/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of broadening the scheme for women living abroad who suffered in the Magdalen laundries, who are now entitled to free general practitioner services, prescribed drugs, surgical appliances, nursing and home help services, dental, ophthalmic and aural services, counselling, chiropody and physiotherapy, upon their return to Ireland, to include all returning Irish emigrants over 65 years of age. [46013/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress in delivering a cross-Border radiotherapy unit for the north west to be based at Altnagelvin area hospital in partnership with the Western Health and Social Care Trust; the timeframe for it to be operational; if he is committed to this; if he recognises the huge benefit it will yield for the people of the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44706/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his views that current rates of payment and premiums for student nurses for intellectual disability, as per the Haddington Road agreement, are a contributing factor to the difficulties faced by the health services in retaining and recruiting graduates; his plans to revise these rates; the efforts made to accommodate the schedules of students who hold positions in part-time employment outside the parameters of their studies and placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44838/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in receipt of the rural practice allowance and the cost of this, by county, for each of the years 2010 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44851/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have had their rural practice allowance withdrawn, by county, for each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; why a decision was made to withdraw this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44852/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the waiting list in Letterkenny General Hospital, the date the procedure will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44963/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the ground rents he or agencies under the remit of his Department pay by named property, by name of landlord and by amount payable, in 2015 and in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45057/15]
• 2015-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for service disruptions to an outpatient clinic (details supplied) at Dungloe Community Hospital in County Donegal; when this clinic will be fully re-instated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44276/15]
• 2015-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for outpatient appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal per outpatient clinic, who have been waiting up to six months, from six months to 12 months and more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44277/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made in amending the application form for the long-term illness scheme, which can be downloaded from the Health Service Executive website to employ the correct term of intellectual disability as one of the qualifying conditions, when the new form will be available to download; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43735/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for surgery in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44067/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a confidential recipient has been specifically instructed to examine ongoing issues of inadequate and unreliable home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43296/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a review of antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital in County Donegal has been formally completed; the outcome of this review; his plans to re-instate these services; the time frame for resuming these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43310/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why this Deputy has not received a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 30 September 2015; and if this information is available or not. [43050/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the application to include the drug Kuvan Sapropterin in the drug re-imbursement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43172/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for orthopaedic hip replacement surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why the outpatients clinic at the Sheil Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, has been cancelled on a number of occasions in the past number of months (details supplied); his plans to have it re-instated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital. [43175/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43176/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the inpatient and outpatient care services provided at St. Joseph's Community Hospital in County Donegal in each year from 2005 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds at St. Jospeh's Community Hospital in County Donegal in each year from 2005 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43189/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels, including details of positions and job titles, at Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in County Donegal, in each year from 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43190/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a family income supplement is taken into consideration when assessing an application for a discretionary medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43195/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funds allocated to the Travel2Care scheme for 2016. [42305/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42595/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a dental appointment; the reason for the delay; the waiting time for children in Counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42602/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a care worker to provide morning care at appropriate times to a person (details supplied), as indicated by a care assessment, (details supplied) in County Donegal has not been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of inpatient and outpatient care services provided at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, for each year from 2005 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42932/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of the number of inpatient beds at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, for each year from 2005 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42933/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy in County Cavan and in County Monaghan for six months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, and 24 months plus, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42934/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the Cavan and Monaghan implementation plan for progressing disability services for children and young people, and the accessibility of therapy services and assessments for children in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42935/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the time frame for the services that are being restructured and proposed under the Cavan and Monaghan implementation plan for progressing disability services for children and young people; how this will help those children on waiting lists of over 29 months to get access to critical therapies in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42936/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the additional posts that have been allocated to the specific services that are being restructured and proposed under the Cavan and Monaghan implementation plan for progressing disability services for children and young people in County Cavan and in County Monaghan; how these will be filled; how the network teams are being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42937/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the ban on blood donations from males who have previously engaged in sexual intercourse with other males, as enforced by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; if the details of the data source used to justify and base this exclusion, which has been cited as necessary in order to reduce the risk of infected blood entering the blood supply; the potential increase in donations if the ban is lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to lift the permanent deferral policy currently enforced by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in which persons who have resided for 12 months or more in total and cumulatively in Britain and or the six counties between 1980 and 1996 are excluded from making a blood donation; the data source used to justify and base this exclusion which has been cited as necessary in order to reduce the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, CJD, transmission; the potential increase in donations if the ban was lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41535/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why more than 2,600 persons have been on trolleys in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal since 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why the home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41801/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41802/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the new requirements introduced by the Chinese authorities in which cadmium levels for live brown crab have been set at 0.5 mg per kilogram will impact on the issuance of health certificates by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to exporters of live consignments of brown crab to China; the assistance which is being provided to exporters, given these new requirements; if he is aware of the negative impact which these requirements will have on the industry; the action he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40913/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 10 November 2015, why a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is only receiving an exercise programme as part of home help hours; the issues that will be taken into account in the re-assessment; and if consideration will be given to the person's needs, considering the family circumstances. [41114/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is not in receipt of home help hours; his plans to make provision for this service; the issues that will be taken into account ; if consideration will be given to the person's needs, considering the family circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41115/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 14 October 2015, in which the annual cost of providing home care to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was disclosed, for a breakdown of the costs, including the number of hours of care and the individual expenses; the costs involved if a comparative level of care were provided by staff employed directly by the Health Service Executive rather than by agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40046/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the processing of the new application submitted by a manufacturer (details supplied) for the pricing and reimbursement of Kuvan, or sapropterin, a drug used to treat persons with phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40427/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe as to when the recruitment process to be employed in order to fill nursing posts which will form part of a home care package afforded to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be formally completed; the progress made to date in filling these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40502/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital to have a computed tomography, CT, scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40719/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a hip replacement in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40721/15]
• 2015-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 14 October 2015, if he will provide additional details of the prioritised plan for proactive preventative maintenance, which is being rolled out across Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal on a phased basis, as part of the measures taken to address maintenance issues at the hospital; the progress made to date in implementing this plan; if he will provide a copy of this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39928/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the motorised transport grant replacement will be in place; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39095/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is not in receipt of home help hours; his plans to make provision for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39151/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated report into inadequate and unreliable home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been compiled; the progress that has been made to date in progressing such a report; when this document will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39287/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the estimated expenditure of his Department in 2015, in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015; the extra expenditure or savings in this budget during the year to date; when and under what process this expenditure and these savings were approved; and his Department's budget for expenditure in 2016. [37264/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37280/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatients' clinics which have operated at Dungloe Community Hospital in County Donegal from 2010 to 2015 date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37768/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for details of general practitioner deployment, including rotas, assigned to the NowDoc out-of-hours general practitioner service at one of its centres (details supplied) in County Donegal for the period 1 September 2015 to 12 October 2015; any disruptions to service provision at this centre, including the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36239/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if family income supplement is taken into consideration when assessing an application for a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36620/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36623/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cavan can expect an appointment for a diagnosis with an occupational therapist; if this will be given priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36030/15]
• 2015-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a Health Service Executive report into inadequate and inconsistent home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been initiated; the expected timeframe for completing the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35820/15]
• 2015-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the report of the unannounced inspection at Letterkenny General Hospital by the Health Information and Quality Authority published on 8 October 2015 which found evidence of a number of high risk hygiene, infrastructural and maintenance issues at the hospital, his plans to provide assistance to the hospital to address the issues detailed in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35827/15]
• 2015-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35913/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times at the accident and emergency department at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, in tabular form by month, from January 2015 to September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35382/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help that have been approved in the past six months, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35465/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help that have been approved, but not allocated hours due to financial constraints, in the past six months, per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35466/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure that the Mayo mental health service spent on nursing overtime from March to August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35467/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the primary care centre in Westport in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he considers the level of staffing in the mental health unit of Mayo General Hospital to be adequate; if staff are exposed to a health and safety risk due to staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35469/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of community nursing beds that have been closed over the past ten years, by county, in tabular form; the reasons for the closure; the estimated savings per hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35471/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on agency staff over each of the past five years, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has aware of the report of the Irish Cancer Society in respect of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; his views on the report; if his Department has brought any concerns in respect of the partnership to the attention of the European Commission, with respect to health matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35473/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made to date under the cross-border health directive; the number approved; the amounts paid by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35474/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the drug Sapropterin, also known as Kuvan, to be added to the drug reimbursement programme. [35478/15]
• 2015-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34970/15]
• 2015-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Sligo Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35045/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (detsil supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33984/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children with type 1 diabetes attending Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; his plans to appoint an additional paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal for adult patients with type 1 diabetes to be seen by a consultant; if these are within existing Health Service Executive guidelines for diabetes care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a heart operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34087/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34549/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34550/15]
• 2015-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health with regard to a request from the Health Service Executive, HSE, in which national approval is being sought for the establishment of a panel of nursing staff to be employed on a permanent basis by the HSE to provide home care nursing services to children with complex medical conditions, if he will provide details of the recruitment process which will be employed; if he will state if it is intended that following the panel's establishment only staff who will reside on the panel may be deemed eligible for recruitment to future permanent posts involving care provision for such children; if he will provide an expected timeframe as to when such a panel will be formally established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/15]
• 2015-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding current inadequacies in home care nursing for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, due to the failure of the responsible private home care agency to source adequate nursing staff; if he will provide details of the plans to recruit permanent staff to a nursing panel, which it is proposed will be responsible for providing home care to this person; if personnel currently charged with providing home care nursing to this person may be eligible to apply for positions on this panel, considering the advantage which this would have for continuity of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33706/15]
• 2015-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason all the appointments of a person (details supplied) was cancelled in Galway University Hospital in 2015, with the person now being unable to access Lidocaine infusion for pain management; when is it expected that this service will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33707/15]
• 2015-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all incidents, including the date, model number and remedial action taken, regarding wheels on ambulances being found to be faulty for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33599/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in finding an alternative premises for a Health Service Executive operated training centre for persons with disabilities at a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he will provide details of any proposals to lease a facility to accommodate the centre's current service users, including the duration of such an agreement; of all the refurbishments and alterations to the premises which have been requested by the Health Service Executive to make it suitable for service users; the expected timeframe as to when service users will be relocated to the new facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32829/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of each ambulance operating in the State in respect of the year of registration, the county where it is based and the number of kilometres it has travelled. [32966/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital transfer procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33273/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33354/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money which has been paid each year since 2008, to private companies for contracted laundry services for a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; the projected savings, for each of these years of having these services carried out by the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31389/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown, of the total staff numbers, including details of their positions, employed at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal each year since 2008; the number of agency staff who have been employed at the hospital during this period as well as the number who are employed directly by the Health Service Executive with regards to these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31390/15]