Robert Troy

Fianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath

Activity on Health — 2090 events (34 lobbying · 2014 questions · 70 votes) full profile →

• 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 against the motion motion failed · 65–83
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the various funding opportunities which are available to section 39 organisations, including capital funding and day-to-day funding. [24245/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the decision not to award student paramedic contracts upon graduation; and her views on whether this change in policy could have a very negative impact on paramedic numbers in terms of fully trained paramedics travelling abroad rather than applying for positions throughout the country (details supplied). [21445/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if solutions to car parking capacity issues at the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar are being examined by her Department; and if she is aware of the parking limitations at this site. [21617/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21702/26]
• 2026-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address the concerns (details supplied) which have been raised by Practice Tutor Radiographers within the HSE. [21159/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the price negotiations on the approval of Skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia; the specific steps that are being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations. [19639/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA framework agreement, which aims for a 180 day decision timeline, are being applied in price negotiations for Skyclarys in the treatment of Freidreich’s ataxia. [19640/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the HSE plans for the part-time dental services based at the primary care centre, Kilbeggan, County Westmeath; if the HSE is withdrawing this service; and if so, the updated service plans that will be put in place. [20571/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an autism assessment for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [20923/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that an autism assessment is scheduled for a child (details supplied) as soon as possible.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20945/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [16869/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a national waiting list in operation for adults requiring spinal fusion surgery; and if so, the current waiting times on this list. [14057/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive spinal fusion surgery. [14061/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [14296/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [14993/26]
• 2026-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that occupational, or older persons, services in CHO8 supply a suitable wheelchair to a person (details supplied). [15018/26]
• 2026-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a respite service in Westmeath is being used by one service user as a long-term residential place and is preventing other service users using it for respite; and the number of long-term residential care places for young adults there are in Westmeath. [13968/26]
• 2026-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of child occupational services operating from the Longford primary care centre; if the post of child occupational therapist at Longford has been vacant since November 2025. and the way in which children waiting to attend this service are being dealt with in the interim. [13262/26]
• 2026-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a child occupational health appointment for a person (details supplied). [13273/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [12009/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the HSE transfer a property (details supplied) to Longford County Council for continued use as a community facility. [12024/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if HSE employment changes, whereby agency staff who have worked in the same role through an agency for at least one year can convert to a permanent HSE contract. [12427/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on the number of agency staff in CHO8 who have successfully switched from agency employment to permanent HSE contract since changes came into effect following agreement with a trade union (details supplied). [12428/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied), who is currently employed through an agency will be offered a permanent HSE contract [12429/26]
• 2026-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the HSE supplementary pension; the persons entitled to claim; and the criteria to apply for same. [11212/26]
• 2026-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [10852/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [9162/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure alternative treatment arrangements are put in place for an elderly patient (details supplied). [10432/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [7812/26]
• 2026-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [6767/26]
• 2026-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be considered under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [6801/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person will be expedited (details supplied). [5470/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions

  • On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish health insurance industry
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Matheson LLP Health

  • Proposed pre-action protocols in personal injury and medical negligence civil litigation
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Rockwood Consulting ULC Health

  • Sought meetings to brief DPOs on Veonet's service offering and the development of a national eyecare strategy
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) Health

  • Regarding the bill for endometriosis care
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider offering the carpark, or a portion of the car park, at St. Vincent’s hospital, Athlone to the local municipal district on the ceasing of services at St. Vincent's. [3679/26]
• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Health

  • Coffee and Chat event with public representatives at the Coffee Dock in Leinster House on Tuesday, 30th September 2025
• 2026-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [2953/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a more urgent hospital appointment will be offered to a person (details supplied). [1926/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a more urgent appointment can be offered to a person (details supplied). [2237/26]
• 2026-01-07
  LOBBY
  Polio Survivors Ireland Health

  • Organised and invited TDs and Senators to AV Room event in Leinster House, to mark World Polio Day 2025
• 2026-01-06
  LOBBY
  Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Health

  • Implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy/Implementation Framework
• 2025-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [70600/25]
• 2025-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be offered to a person (details supplied) at a more convenient location. [70643/25]
• 2025-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will reexamine the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied). [68566/25]
• 2025-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will reexamine the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied) which cannot be prescribed on a phased basis. [68567/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 428 of 18 May 2023, the progress which has been made since the completion of the remedial works in 2023 (details supplied). [67876/25]
• 2025-11-27
  LOBBY
  Irish Dental Association Health

  • Email to Minister requesting meeting with documents attached
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy across CHO8, particularly at the Primary Care Centre, Mullingar; if she is aware that waiting times to access this service currently runs at 12-18 months; and if she will confirm the additional resources and personnel that will be put in place to reduce the wait for this essential intervention service. [66854/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [66856/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [65152/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [65472/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she can ensure that person (details supplied) is transferred to a more suitable residential care facility as a matter of urgency. [65654/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the case for additional funding for low-vision aids for a region (details supplied); if she will provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned to the end of 2025; and if she will ensure that the funding for each of these counties is increased going forward. [65805/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently reconsider the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied); if she is aware that this decision has caused huge concern in community pharmacies, and among the families of vulnerable customers who have previously been availing of this scheme. [63147/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify that roles (details supplied) are now added to the role of community pharmacies. [63161/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a nursing home support payment is approved for a person (details supplied). [61200/25]
• 2025-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [60869/25]
• 2025-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a convalescence or respite period can be put in place for a person (details supplied). [60870/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for knee surgery in regional hospital Tullamore. [58261/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting treatment. [58292/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [58560/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [58709/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent surgery appointment for a person (details supplied). [59290/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [59301/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the drug tofersen is approved for the treatment of motor neurone disease in suitable cases as a matter of urgency. [59312/25]
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [57475/25]
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate additional home help hours to a person (details supplied) specifically to provide over-night care or care during periods of the nighttime. [56779/25]
• 2025-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a physiotherapy appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [54338/25]
• 2025-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [53005/25]
• 2025-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a range of measures (details supplied) can be introduced to support asthma sufferers. [53760/25]
• 2025-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [52671/25]
• 2025-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the guidelines for the treatment abroad scheme; if she is aware that the level of support through this scheme is currently very limited (details supplied); if she agrees that measures such as those outlined should be included as refundable costs given their unavoidable nature. [52718/25]
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason podiatrists associated with the diabetes clinic are unable to take on non-diabetic patients (details supplied). [50719/25]
• 2025-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason incontinence surgery is not currently provided in Ireland (details supplied); if she plans to make this service available in Ireland; and if not, if there are alternative supports available to patients in need. [50177/25]
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions

  • On behalf of members, to make a pre-budget submission.
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Muiriosa Foundation Health

  • Disability Service Providers lobby Governand and local public representatives to support the pre-Budget 2026 Campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to highlight issues facing people with ID and autism, and their families, including the critical sustainability issues that are facing these organisations providing support services
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Movember Health

  • Liaison on the upcoming launch of the Real Face of Men's Health report which makes clear the need for the government to progress the National Men's Health Action plan, with a range of recommendations on priority areas including the need for cross government support statement and clarity on initial funding for the action plan.
• 2025-09-17
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Irish Heart Foundation fundraising event
• 2025-09-17
  LOBBY
  The Wheel Community

  • The Wheel's Pre-Budget Submission 2026 was sent to elected representatives and relevant government departments in advance of the Budget. It highlights the priorities for the community and voluntary sector, including sustainable funding for the sector, equality of pay, increased compliance requirements, and the hidden infrastructure provided by the sector in areas such as health, social care, housing and climate action.
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason certain procedures are not covered through the community health organisation scheme by private facilities where a patient is referred by their general practitioner (GP) through the public waiting list (details supplied); if she will review the qualifying procedures for this scheme; and if she will commit to the HSE corresponding with all GP’s in terms of the qualifying procedures and ensuring that patients are not referred for procedures which do not qualify, resulting in substantial bills for full medical card holders. [47805/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment for surgery will be expedited (details supplied). [47838/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [47930/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of ongoing funding issues regarding low vision aids within the midlands region (details supplied); in view of the funding shortfall, the steps she will take to provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned for the rest of the year; and if she will ensure that the funding for each of these counties is increased going forward. [49143/25]
• 2025-09-12
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

  • Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate a means to vastly improve the inter-hospital referral system; if she is aware of a number of cases of patients being discharged from one hospital with the advice to attend A&E in another hospital as the patient was not accepted through an inter hospital referral; and her views on whether this is a complete waste of resources and only puts more pressure on the particular A&E Departments, whilst also endangering the outcomes for patients affected. [44484/25]
• 2025-08-29
  LOBBY
  Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Budgetary matters

  • Healthcare
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the definitive timeline for disposal of the vacant HSE building in Derrygreenagh Park, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath (details supplied). [41654/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the new mandibular device used to treat sleep apnoea is not approved under the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and whether the new device will be included under the scheme as soon as possible. [41715/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [42144/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [42332/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the travel assistance schemes a person with a diagnosis of autism and Asperger's can qualify for. [42393/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that necessary healthcare equipment is provided to a person (details supplied). [43056/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a period of respite care will be approved for a person (details supplied). [43615/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an opportunity, or any avenue, whereby a third level student can receive fee support to repeat a year, where the student suffered a severe mental health episode during the initial term and had to drop out; and if his Department can support a student in these circumstances where the issue is clearly medically certified. [43922/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the long-Covid payment for frontline HSE staff; if this payment will be continued for a person (details supplied). [39805/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she is considering abolishing means testing for the carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if the case of a person will be examined. [39991/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [39023/25]
• 2025-07-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 86–69
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 67–86
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–86
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be put in place for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [36617/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery can be scheduled for a person as soon as possible (details supplied). [36618/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [35735/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that an urgent appointment for surgery is scheduled for a person (details supplied). [35762/25]
• 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 add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–67
• 2025-06-18
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 3 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 reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–82
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case for respite care services for a person (details supplied). [32315/25]
• 2025-06-11
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an ultrasound can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [29153/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can urgently be put in place for a person (details supplied). [29351/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders in Westmeath only qualify for an eye test every two years through the medical card system, while card holders in other counties, for example Offaly qualify for an annual eye test through the medical card. [29864/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [30179/25]
• 2025-05-30
  LOBBY
  Muiriosa Foundation Health

  • Disability Service Providers to lobby newly elected Government Representatives in advance of the programme for government to support a campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers
• 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 for the motion motion passed · 113–49
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to providing equal access to treatment of spinal muscular atrophy for patients of all ages (details supplied). [26877/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27693/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Children and Youth Affairs

  • Meeting of the Parliamentary Group on Autism
• 2025-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for primary school students to avail of speech and language therapy in County Longford through primary care services. [26283/25]
• 2025-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the current expected waiting time for service users of speech and language therapy is in the region of 14-months, what actions are being taken to address this extremely long waiting time, specifically in cases where primary school students urgently need to avail of services [26284/25]
• 2025-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for speech and language services, through primary care services in Longford, for a primary school student (details supplied). [26290/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a home support package is put in place for a person, as a matter of urgency, and if a public health nurse can call to assess this person’s needs (details supplied). [25165/25]
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Heart Foundation Health

  • Support for a fundraising event in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  Nursing Homes Ireland 2 returns Health

  • Letter issued to new government Ministers and Ministers for State congratulating them on their new appointments and commitment to work collaboratively
  • NHI wrote to the Minister on concerns about the proposed increase of almost 17% in personal injury awards recommended by the Judicial Council and currently before the Minister for Justice. Increasing awards will inevitably cause our members insurance premiums to rise at a time when operational costs are already challenging.
• 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.
• 2025-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontal surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [24908/25]
• 2025-05-14
  LOBBY
  Westmeath Community Development Health

  • Increased supports for alopecia sufferers and cancer patients
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22923/25]
• 2025-05-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [22528/25]
• 2025-04-30
  VOTE
  Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health whether arthritis, over-active thyroid and fatty liver are conditions covered on the long-term illness scheme. [18858/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [19782/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure essential medication is supplied to a nursing home patient (details supplied) through either the enhanced medical card or the long-term treatment scheme. [20813/25]
• 2025-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) did not receive sanctioned negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) while in nursing home care, and had to pay for this treatment privately. [18206/25]
• 2025-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently carry out changes to the fair deal scheme given certain anomalies in the scheme (details supplied). [15361/25]
• 2025-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if changes will be urgently carried out to the fair deal scheme given certain anomalies in the scheme (details supplied); and if the family home will be assessed in a different way going forward. [8292/25]
• 2025-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will urgently be put in place for a person (details supplied). [6508/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if home help supports will be expedited for a person (details Supplied). [5739/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the diabetic nurses and podiatrist will be replaced in the primary care unit in Mullingar. [5918/25]
• 2025-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a psychological appointment will be offered to a child (details supplied) [5396/25]
• 2025-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can be put in place for a person (details supplied). [4908/25]
• 2025-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to a section 39 body (details supplied) to assist with essential improvement works. [5032/25]
• 2025-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [5091/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE employment freeze has been completely lifted, specifically in relation to the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar. [4157/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery in Tullamore Hospital. [4375/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [4564/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will approve the new mandibular device used to treat sleep apnoea (details supplied). [4702/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what the enhanced medical card covers for people in receipt of same, that is, the professional services such as physiotherapy, chiropody, ophthalmic and audiology and medications covered by the card. [2343/25]
• 2025-01-29
  LOBBY
  Irish Dental Association Health

  • Emails re nominations to Seanad Eireann
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide pay and conditions parity for section 39 healthcare workers. [46181/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [46260/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way a healthcare professional can open a clinic at the new primary care centre, Tullamore Road, Kilbeggan; if such facilities are available to private practice psychotherapists and counsellors; and if so, if the contact information will be provided to make the necessary arrangements. [46261/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure home help hours are put in place for a person (details supplied). [46549/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [46675/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for Health if a CAMHS appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [46802/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [46828/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is any financial assistance towards the of oxygen cylinders for people dependant on same, specifically those with a diagnosis of COPD; and if no assistance is currently available, if he can include oxygen cylinders in the drugs payments scheme. [46856/24]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1260 of 5 November 2024, if the response provided is an interpretation of the criteria by the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [1122/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1260 of 5 November 2024, if he will further examine the request for information (details supplied); and if he will refer this request to the Data Protection Commissioner for determination. [1123/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a home support package is put in place for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [1851/25]
• 2025-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the future of a service (details supplied); and details of the staff who have been employed in this service. [1873/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

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

  • As part of European Fertility week 2024, NISIG wanted to highlight Ireland’s improvement in its ranking in Fertility Europe’s policy survey. We want to see Ireland increase its standing and strengthen supports regarding policy related to fertility treatment, including commencement of the health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024), widening criteria for publicly funded treatment, workplace support. This will need to be fully funded.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Muiriosa Foundation Health

  • 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feature on the agenda of the upcoming programme for government from service provider perspective and the disability sector nationally.
• 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
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Agriculture

  • Development of Vaccine for TB - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Longford IFA - Budget 2025 Priorities
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Hospice Foundation Health

  • Highlighting issues that Irish Hospice Foundation would like to have included in the next Programme for Government. These included implementation of the National Adult Palliative Care Policy and development of a register for Advance Healthcare Directives.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Agriculture

  • Westmeath IFA Budget 2025 Priorities
  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

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

  • Fair Deal & Support for Older People
  • Health - Primary Care Services - Rural Ireland
  • Water
  • Recreational Routes
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE staffing embargo is still in place across all hospitals; and specifically, if there is an embargo in place for the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, where there are currently severe staff shortages in various departments that urgently need to be addressed. [44056/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance waiting times across each of the CHO regions. [44361/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a hospital has resisted using a charter medical service to clear waiting lists (details supplied) [44362/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria, Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [44364/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will return to using charter medical for five days' rapid access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44365/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a vaccine for RSV virus. [44366/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a vaccine for the shingles virus. [44367/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 17 October 2024, which was not answered sufficiently, if all National Ambulance Service staff, including those promoted to management positions are being paid fully in line with ruling 19131 of the Labour Court. [45155/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are categories of management within the National Ambulance Service that are currently receiving the advanced paramedic allowance; the particular roles which are receiving this allowance; and the number of members of management in the National Ambulance Service receiving the allowance. [45156/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [45158/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when additional home help hours will be put in place for a person as a priority (details supplied). [45203/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [45246/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce home help on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43565/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when various vacancies will be filled in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar (details supplied). [43427/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a claim for parental leave for a person (details supplied), and ensure suitable leave is approved as a necessity in this case. [43476/24]
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the vacancy for an ophthalmologist in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be filled (details supplied). [42689/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to consider requesting the HSE and the Department of Social Protection to designate a professional wig clinic to each region as the NHS have done in Ulster, putting contracts in place with professional providers to ensure patients availing of grants for hair loss are receiving quality products and service. [42735/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [42180/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service (NAS) is denying the advanced paramedic payment to advanced paramedics who have been promoted to a management position, but are still fulfilling the role of advanced paramedic; if he is aware that this is contrary to ruling 19131 from the Labour Court (details supplied); and if he will ensure that the criteria outlined in this ruling are fully enforced by the HSE and the NAS. [42191/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify plans to shorten the timeframe for apprenticeship programmes (details supplied). [42192/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to outline the vacancies in dentistry for each CHO region, and to include the length of each vacancy. [42214/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to outline the vacancies in home care attendants for each CHO region, and to include the length of each vacancy. [42215/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to clarify which day care centre caters for the Kilbeggan area, and if there is transport provided. [42216/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric nurses in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, and to outline how many of those posts are currently vacant. [42219/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies currently at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [42220/24]
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he intends bringing forward legislation on safe staffing. [42221/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and timeframe on the provision of a minor injury in Athlone, County Westmeath. [41191/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the future use of the St. Vincent’s Hospital building in Athlone, County Westmeath (details supplied). [41192/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an MRI appointment for a person (details supplied). [41268/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the length of time the senior audiologist for Westmeath post has been vacant; and when this position will be filled. [39635/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned memory assessment service for Mullingar; the number of the proposed team recruited; the number of vacancies existing and when the service will be operational. [39976/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [39984/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to ensure that a person (details supplied) will have their surgery carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund without any further delay. [38761/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on a new base for the National Ambulance Service in Athlone. [38762/24]
• 2024-09-25
  LOBBY
  Irish Dental Association Health

  • Invitation to HSE Dental Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting in Athlone, Co Westmeath
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule an orthodontic assessment for a person (details supplied). [38220/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [37390/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the minor injury unit at Ballinderry, Mullingar, County Westmeath will not treat patients under the age of 16 years when this service is offered in other minor injury units such as Roscommon; and if he will ensure that this policy is changed and that treatment is offered to under-16s at this unit. [37473/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to follow up on an approval request by a company (details supplied) who wish to be granted access to Healthlink HL7. [37529/24]
• 2024-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for treatment in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [37870/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when testing strips for gestational diabetes will be free (details supplied). [37025/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the waiting times for postmortems in Westmeath (details supplied). [33783/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar employees currently out sick from work, on full pay, and the length of each absence, in tabular form. [34164/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [35568/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will investigate the reason test results have not been provided for a person (details supplied). [35646/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a physiotherapy appointment in the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35945/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the provision of home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35947/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is currently restricted access to the additional MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar; and if this scanner is available for both inpatient and outpatient cases. [35953/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [35954/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be called for surgery at the first available date. [35959/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans he is putting in place to get Ireland ready for the EU Health Data Space Regulation; and if he is confident Ireland can move its health records online in time. [35960/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to working with the Minister for Health to finalise the transfer of 7 acres of land at St. Peter's, Castlepollard, to Longford/Westmeath Education and Training Board (details supplied). [33088/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the review sought by a person (details supplied) for the fair deal support for their spouse who has been a resident of a nursing home for an excess of 12 months, can be concluded swiftly in a fair and equitable manner. [30962/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will align the wages for clinical nurse specialists and clinical nurse managers 2, given they are vital in the development of Sláintecare. [31085/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an orthodontic assessment for a person can be rescheduled (details supplied). [31196/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied) or if this person can be accommodated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [31392/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for details, for all CHOs, by region, of the number of respite beds available for older persons, adults with disabilities and children with disabilities, in tabular form. [31431/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans for the interRAI care needs facilitator placements advertised and interviewed for in 2023, as part of the Sláintecare initiative (details supplied). [31569/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the cost of a sleep apnoea machine is covered under the drugs payment scheme; the amount that is refunded, monthly, for this machine; the process for applying for a refund; and the length of time the refund process will take, monthly. [32146/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a level 3 hospice in Tullamore (details supplied). [32250/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the medical card income limits and criteria for discretionary medical cards. [32444/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list times for orthopaedic surgery in CHO8, in tabular form. [32445/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for occupational therapist appointments in CHO8. [32446/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for access to speech and language therapy in CHO8. [32447/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in tabular form. [32449/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date plans for the future use of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Athlone. [32450/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any plans for the future use of currently vacant buildings at St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar. [32451/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the current list of conditions included in the long-term illness scheme. [32453/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he can clarify plans for a disused HSE clinic (details supplied). [32481/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if arrangements can be made for the erection of a proper boundary wall at a location (details supplied). [32482/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans of the HSE for a building (details supplied). [32483/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if consultations could take place with a healthcare provider (details supplied) to approve a new intravenous drug, vyepti containing eptinezumab, for chronic migraine sufferers. [32677/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the last time an audit was completed on the use of St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar, to ascertain the parts of the building that are currently in use and the parts not in use. [32895/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount of space at St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar, not being utilised; and his intentions on the future use of this State-owned asset. [32896/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar building has been offered to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32897/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on a site selection for a new ambulance base in Athlone. [32938/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when work will be completed on the 50-bed community nursing unit in Clonbrusk, Athlone (details supplied). [32939/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if all outstanding issues have been resolved with a hospice (details supplied) on its relocation to the satisfaction of the voluntary hospice committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32940/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to working with the Minister for Education to finalise the transfer of seven acres of land at a location (details supplied) to Longford/Westmeath ETB for the benefit of a school. [33110/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation for a cataract removal at Sligo Hospital (details supplied). [30058/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if Ireland always complies with EU Directive 89/105/EEC, which states that Member States must make a decision on the price charged and the level of reimbursement for a medicinal product within 90 days of receiving an application, provided all the necessary information is provided. [30119/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours, which have been approved, can urgently be provided for a person (details supplied). [30503/24]
• 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 progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a physiotherapy appointment. [29043/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the relevant departments will work together to explore how members of the fire service can supplement the work of the ambulance service in response to emergency call outs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29243/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an acid test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [29540/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on changes to the long-Covid payment for front-line HSE staff; and if this payment will be continued for a person (details supplied). [29832/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the grants that are available for older people towards the cost of a mobility scooter. [29921/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he would consider contracting a private speech and language therapist to address the backlog at the HSE in Springfield, Mullingar; and his plans to address this concern. [29974/24]
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he would consider carrying out an advertisement campaign across local papers promoting day care services that are available for older people within the paper circulation area. [29975/24]
• 2024-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a hospital procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [28897/24]
• 2024-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy in CHO8. [28929/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient’s checkup has been cancelled three times (details supplied). [27854/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of dravet syndrome (details supplied). [28063/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a specific drug for a child, on compassionate grounds (details supplied). [28064/24]
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to approve funding for a dedicated mobile hoist compatible with the loop system slings for the paediatric ward in Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar. [28093/24]
• 2024-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expediate the fitting and provision of hearing aids for a person (details supplied). [27764/24]
• 2024-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of active day centres in each county; and the population and demographics of those counties compared to the number of day centres, in tabular form. [27375/24]
• 2024-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be considered for any cancellation that might occur to see a doctor [27378/24]
• 2024-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure all public sector pay increases are awarded to members of the National Ambulance Service without further delay. [27502/24]
• 2024-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to examine anomalies within the HSE with regard to access to further training and professional development (details supplied). [27504/24]
• 2024-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the operation of the regional ambulance response system within the midlands region; if this system is still under review; and if his attention has been drawn to the number of “out of region” responses undertaken by the ambulance service, effectively leaving the region without cover for a period of time. [27508/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure orthodontal surgery is expedited for a patient (details supplied). [24788/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if Turas, a mental health course delivered by the National Learning Network, can be made available in Athlone to all residents, given that Athlone is split into two separate CHO regions and, at present, this course is only available to residents in one of these regions. [25130/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when additional home help hours will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25182/24]
• 2024-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of drug reimbursement recommendations contained within a report published in March 2023 (details supplied); the reason the recommendations contained have not been implemented to date, resulting in substantial financial pressure being placed on families, in particular the sanctioning of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome as per this report. [24159/24]
• 2024-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied). [24161/24]
• 2024-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a specific drug for a child, on compassionate grounds (details supplied). [24162/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be called for an outpatient physiotherapy appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [23538/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a primary care appointment for a child (details supplied). [23644/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a primary care appointment for a child (details supplied). [23654/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the dental practices within Westmeath which now accept medical card patients. [23660/24]
• 2024-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding to an organisation (details supplied) to help protect its essential and hugely important heart and stroke support services to ensure they continue to operate. [23760/24]
• 2024-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) at Galway University Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a scope for a person (details supplied). [22444/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a service user (details supplied) has been discharged from mental health services locally following a request to bring forward their next visit as they felt they urgently required it. [22603/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he can share the submission Ireland made to the EU Commission in relation to the proposed new EU pharmaceutical legislation. [22962/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 14 May 2024, to outline any financial assistance available to patients dependant on oxygen tanks, especially towards the purchase of the cylinders of oxygen. [23001/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is any financial assistance towards the cost of oxygen cylinders for people dependent on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21306/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to clarify plans for a disused HSE clinic (details supplied). [21756/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a hernia operation in Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [20338/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether there is currently an issue regarding delivery drivers delivering medication and prescriptions to patients in cases where prescriptions have been filled by a qualified pharmacist; and to clarify the efforts being made to resolve this issue. [20487/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to explain how to establish a Jigsaw individual service in County Westmeath. [20634/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what State support for speech and language are available to a child with Down's Syndrome (details supplied). [20709/24]
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment through CAMHS in the primary care centre, Mullingar. [20845/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will approve the appointment of staff to operate the MRI scanner at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [19837/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the National Palliative Care Strategy will be published. [19838/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a nursing home place is made available for a person (details supplied). [18760/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours have been allocated to a person (details supplied). [18430/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently address a situation whereby elderly patients of nursing homes are faced with exorbitant fees to avail of private ambulance services to attend medical/hospital appointments; and if he will review this issue and put in place a more sustainable system of medical transport in such cases. [18529/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the resources available to people suffering from long-Covid. [18159/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health has at any time engaged the services of a company (details supplied) or allocated the company funding or support in any capacity; if he or his officials have engaged with personnel from the company; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18371/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite blood test results for a person (details supplied). [18371/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery (details supplied). [17333/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if measures can be put in place to assist nursing home patients to attend hospital appointments where they can only be transported by ambulance as currently families are being faced with costs of up to €1,000 to engage an ambulance in such cases. [17578/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the approval of fenfluramine for the treatment of dravet syndrome (details supplied). [17972/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the funding of a fenfluramine for a child (details supplied) on compassionate grounds. [17985/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to arrange for a proper boundary wall to be erected between Lakepoint housing estate and the HSE building in Lakepoint, Mullingar, as there is currently a timber fence at this location but a proper wall needs to be built to discourage people climbing over the timber fence. [18047/24]
• 2024-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an outpatient physiotherapy appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [16781/24]
• 2024-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans the HSE has for the old GP building on the Galway Road, Kinnegad (details supplied). [16818/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the home help hours of a person (details supplied) will be increased. [16518/24]
• 2024-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline plans within his Department for the future use of the St. Vincent's Hospital site in Athlone. [15813/24]
• 2024-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline plans by his Department for an ambulance base in Athlone. [15814/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the posts which are sanctioned and remain vacant currently in CHO8. [14000/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the posts that are vacant and awaiting sanction. [14001/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the numbers on the waiting lists across each discipline under their remit; and the actions that are being taken to address these lists. [14002/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to recruit staff to vacant posts; if international recruitment campaigns have commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14003/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a planned surgery, which did not go ahead, and ensure a new appointment is issued to the person (details supplied) as soon as possible.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14389/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently re-examine the transfer of the physiotherapy/occupational therapy service to Longford for parts of Westmeath who previously attended Clonbrusk in Athlone (details supplied); and if these services must remain in Longford if his Department will discuss the provision of transport links with the Department of Transport as a matter of urgency. [14771/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that all contracts put to tender are awarded to companies who meet the tender criteria; and if it was to be identified where one clearly did not meet the stated criteria in the tender specs, what the recourse would be. [14868/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when teletherapy to treat patients with Parkinson's disease will be rolled out in other hospitals and clinics following the successful trial in Regional Hospital Tullamore in 2023. [12480/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12722/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment. [13110/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently address an anomaly in the retirement system, whereby a retiree from the HSE must apply for jobseekers for a nine-month period prior to receiving a suitable pension. [10933/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11000/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently re-instate home help hours for a person (details supplied). [9973/24]
• 2024-02-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the measures he and his Department are taking to ensure greater utilisation of technology for the provision of health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/24]
• 2024-02-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will look at finding a new location for an ambulance base for Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/24]
• 2024-02-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [9796/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the required orthodontic care is provided to a person (details supplied) without further delay. [9402/24]
• 2024-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatments (details supplied) can be funded through the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme for a minor. [9621/24]
• 2024-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that all contracts put to tender are awarded to companies that meet the tender criteria; and if it were to be identified where one clearly did not meet the stated criteria in the tender specifications, what the recourse would be. [8714/24]
• 2024-02-21
  VOTE
  Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress on reforms regarding the serious concerns surrounding Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) which have been reported repeatedly for years (including both the very concerning review of CAMHS in the Mental Health Commission and Maskey reports) and yet families across Ireland have seen no urgent action or prioritisation of reform, 22,000 children referred to CAMHS each year continue to be failed as a result. [7561/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect the allocated home help to be in place. [7645/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the cost of the shingles vaccine at present; if he is aware that this vaccine currently costs over €900 in Ireland and €440 in the United Kingdom (details supplied). [8019/24]
• 2024-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that all contracts put to tender are awarded to companies who meet the tender criteria; and if it was to be identified where one clearly did not meet the stated criteria in the tender specs, what the recourse would be. [7000/24]
• 2024-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans for St. Mary’s, South Hill Delvin. [7007/24]
• 2024-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [7055/24]
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans for the old HSE-owned site at St Peter’s in Castlepollard, County Westmeath. [6488/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgical appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5110/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health how a former HSE worker (details supplied) can apply for the pandemic bonus payment. [5444/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each CHO region, in tabular form; how these hours are provided for example by private provider contracted in or by HSE employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5641/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours sanctioned or approved and waiting on a service provider in each CHO region.. [5642/24]
• 2024-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the HSE issues funding of €110,000 to a facility (details supplied) without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4690/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the PSRP. [3812/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the possible acquisition of a parcel of land (owned by the HSE) adjacent to a location (details supplied). [2658/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the allocation of home help hours for a person (details supplied). [2986/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the fair deal application of a person (details supplied). [2987/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently re-examine the boundary re-alignments of primary and disability services nationally, given it has caused serious issues in some parts of south Westmeath (details supplied). [56505/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will extend eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; if he agrees with the decision to remove them from the scheme and if he will now reverse that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1064/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1065/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of home help services for a person (details supplied). [1503/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will carry out a review of a fair deal application (details supplied). [1743/24]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason custom made insoles are not covered by the full medical card in relation to the case of a person (details supplied). [55504/23]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the strategic review of general practice and if the issues, identified in the Finance Bill 2024 which have adversely affected general practice, have been rectified, specifically regarding GP partnerships. [55712/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for speech and language therapy. [54773/23]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the allocation of a fair deal bed space to a person (details supplied). [54143/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [53275/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive revision surgery. [53668/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [50758/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a shingles vaccine is provided for a person (details supplied). [50955/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a CORU application (details supplied). [50968/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will work with the Minister for Finance to rectify an issue in the Finance Bill which will detrimentally affect medical card holders and GPs regarding GMS contracts (details supplied). [50371/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to comment on correspondence received (details supplied). [50406/23]
• 2023-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health f he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [50196/23]
• 2023-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery in the Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [49705/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the 1,500 new hospital beds that he announced earlier in 2023; when he expects these to come onstream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/23]
• 2023-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the three new elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin, as promised under the National Development Plan; when he expects work to begin on the development of these hospitals; when he expects them to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48986/23]
• 2023-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 891 of 20 September 2023, the reason for the shortfall in reimbursement for cross-Border schemes is significantly higher for people availing of the scheme in 2022/2023 as opposed to those who availed of it in 2019 (details supplied). [48846/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the introduction of the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47852/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [47232/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the Regional Hospital Tullamore has no equipment to carry out core decompression procedures. [47322/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the advertising spend of his Department and agencies under the remit of his Department, by national media outlet and local newspaper outlet, for each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form. [47734/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for surgery for a person (details supplied). [47764/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021. [47851/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery. [48479/23]
• 2023-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [46841/23]
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the litigation management report on 7 February 2023, what further actions are required; if these actions have been approved by the Cabinet; and is there a timeframe for implementation. [46255/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health how many additional homes came into the system for rent, since the assessment of rent of private dwelling houses for the fair deal consideration, reduced from 80% to 40%; if the review of the scheme has concluded; and is there any further change planned. [46257/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [46653/23]
• 2023-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate funding for a person to attend a facility (details supplied). [45923/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a fair deal review (details supplied). [45573/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an ADHD assessment in Springfield, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [44714/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the very significant number of overseas fully qualified nurses who can only work as carers, because of a deficiency in their English fluency; and if he has considered how these persons could be supported to resume full nursing roles after a period in Ireland; and if he is aware of the claim that the standard of fluency in English required is higher here than in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44894/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason why a report (details supplied) cannot be accepted as part of an LTI application in view of previous reports approved on that basis. [45165/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [44107/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that home help support is urgently put in place for a person (details supplied). [42108/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will carry out a review of a fair deal application (details supplied). [42742/23]
• 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
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs, rather than means (details supplied); and if he will extend the review cycle for medical card holders with a spinal cord injury to ten years. [41177/23]
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a child (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41406/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the digital reforms he has undertaken, and those he intends to undertake; and his views on whether a greater use of digital health will improve patient outcomes, improve efficiencies and be a solution to escalating costs. [40600/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the management of the MRH Mullingar can expect approval to recruit the necessary staff for the new MRI scanner which has recently been commissioned. [40599/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) will be allocated a residential care bed at a suitable facility. [39467/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the significant shortfall that clients of the cross-Border scheme are experiencing when their reimbursement comes through (details supplied). [39549/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for assessment by the primary care centre in Longford. [40016/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the checks which are carried out by private care companies to ensure employees are competent within their roles in providing community care. [40220/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new HSE fertility treatment service will be rolled out; and if any additional information is available on the scheme (details supplied). [40554/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce, in context of Budget 2024, the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs, rather than means. [40625/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to extend the review cycle for medical card holders with a spinal cord injury to ten years. [40626/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite a surgical appointment for a person (details supplied). [35900/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip replacement surgery in the Regional Hospital Tullamore. [36088/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to publish the reasons and rationale for the delay in sanctioning the staff for the MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [36569/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were presented to St. Loman’s, Mullingar, in 2021 and 2022; the number of people who repeated presentations; and the number of people who subsequently ended their own lives. [36570/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when Section 39 employees will have their wages restored to ensure parity with people who are working directly with the HSE. [36571/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when an application for nursing home subvention in the name of a person (details supplied) will be finalised. [36980/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) or alternatively refer this patient through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [34338/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for home help support can be approved for a person (details supplied). [33426/23]
• 2023-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the processes and discussions that led to the decision to add an additional 18 months to the existing six-month timeframe for closing nursing homes to repurpose their businesses (HIQA Guidelines). [33024/23]
• 2023-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently consider developing a green field hospital facility to service Athlone (details supplied). [33064/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied), or if this person can be treated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [32320/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if pain management patches can be supplied to a person (details supplied). [32588/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Dún Laoghaire (details supplied). [32589/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the HSE waiting list for a procedure. [31395/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [31410/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate funding for a person (details supplied) who has secured a place and is waiting to transfer to a facility for rehab care that they urgently need when funding becomes available. [30811/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a referral to the National Rehabilitation Hospital is expedited for a person (details supplied). [30818/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) can be allocated a residential care bed at a suitable facility. [30836/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with organisations to discuss the rising costs affecting community pharmacies (details supplied). [31111/23]
• 2023-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to address the long waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in Westmeath. [30442/23]
• 2023-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [29947/23]
• 2023-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied) through the national treatment purchase fund. [29422/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for scheduled surgery. [28958/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) is on the HSE cataract waiting list and at which hospital. [28813/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27237/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a referral to the National Rehabilitation Hospital is expedited for a person (details supplied). [27255/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [27936/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a rehabilitation place will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [28107/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the scheme whereby cancer patients can only avail of one wig per year. [28156/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28165/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for physiotherapy at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [28511/23]
• 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 block 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
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [25417/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any ongoing schemes to encourage GPs into rural areas to assist with the current shortage of GPs across rural practices and to assist our existing GPs in taking necessary time off. [25418/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when Ireland will be making its official response to the European Commission on the pharmaceutical review; if he will provide an indicative timeframe; and the consultation he is making with industry in Ireland. [24960/23]
• 2023-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the property section of the HSE with a view to forming a plan on the protection and enhancement of the old Famine Workhouse, a significant, historical building located at Old Longford Road, Mullingar. [23680/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementing the recommendations of a report (details supplied). [23294/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on establishing a digital health agency to drive the digital change in Ireland's health service. [23295/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the money expended on private consultants in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the engagement he has had to date with an organisation (details supplied); and the financial supports his Department is providing it. [23297/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for home help support can be approved for a person (details supplied). [22594/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in the Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [22642/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied). [22644/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the screening services available for children for type one diabetes in Ireland and across Europe; if screening is provided by public health systems; and if so, if there are any patient registries to help track progress of the disease. [23126/23]
• 2023-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will extend CAHMS services to assist further children who have ADS (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20855/23]
• 2023-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when community facilities which are currently being used as vaccination centres will be discontinued; if he agrees that such vaccination hubs are no longer necessary and the cost of renting such facilities no longer constitute value for money; and the continued use of some vaccination hubs is interfering with community use of buildings. [20921/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure an inpatient hospital charge is removed for a person (details supplied). [20589/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for hip surgery. [20071/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when changes will be made to the fair deal scheme to incentivise long-term nursing home patients to rent out their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17945/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to engage with HSE regarding provision of staffing for the new MRI scanner which is due to be delivered within next six weeks at the Mullingar Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that taxi drivers are presently only able to transfer their plates on the event of their death, not even upon retirement or in case of ill health; and his views on whether this is fair. [16535/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if pain management patches can be supplied to a person (details supplied). [16440/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review an application for nursing home support by a person (details supplied). [16519/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason local social services groups are currently being denied access to the HSE clinic at 81 Derrygreenagh Park, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath (details supplied). [16633/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expansion of ambulance services in Athlone, County Westmeath. [16678/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [16807/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if children with autism are eligible to apply for a primary medical certificate; and, if not, if he intends to change the eligibility criteria to include people diagnosed with autism [16816/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of home help hours for a person (details supplied). [17181/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase accessible and timely access to genetic testing, and specifically to increase capacity and decrease wait times at the Department of Clinical Genetics of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. [17322/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [17840/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite a surgical appointment for a person (details supplied). [18332/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding that is provided to meals on wheels services and consider increasing their allocated funding, given they provide invaluable services to communities and are urgently in need of more support. [14423/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form in each CHO region the current number of home helps employed; the nuance of vacancies; if there are plans to hire additional numbers; and his views on the optimal number to be employed in this critical service. [14567/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of a long wait for orthodontic surgery in CHO8 (details supplied). [12512/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently reinstate primary care services at Clonbrusk Primary Care Centre, Athlone, for all service users who have recently had their service transferred to Longford Primary Care Centre; and if he is aware that the primary care centre in Longford has had a substantial increase in service users without any additional resources being put in place to this point. [12742/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify when the proposed primary care centre for Ballymahon, County Longford, will be operational and fully staffed; if he agrees that primary care service users who had been attendees at Clonbrusk Primary Care Centre, Athlone, should be reinstated at that facility until such time as the Ballymahon service is operational. [12743/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when an HSE employee (details supplied) will receive their Covid bonus payment. [12803/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify when the Covid bonus payment will be made to a person (details supplied). [13065/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a transitional nursing home payment is extended for a person (details supplied). [13263/23]
• 2023-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason proof of payment for procedures through the cross-border directive has to be provided to the cross-border office to secure reimbursement (details supplied). [10600/23]
• 2023-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the capital projects that have been undertaken by his Department in Westmeath since June 2020; the funding allocated each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment in St. James’s Hospital. [9561/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [9721/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the particular years in question in relation to possible discrepancies in the administration and charges of the fair deal nursing home support scheme. [9888/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [10089/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the services that are in place in County Westmeath for children with autism when they reach 18 years of age. [10142/23]
• 2023-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [8909/23]
• 2023-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently expedite an application for the fair deal scheme on behalf of a person (details supplied). [8929/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital for a cataract procedure. [8287/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has been referred to the public waiting list for a cataract procedure. [8776/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a further change to the fair deal guidelines on the family home to incentivise more homes to be rented out. [6615/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [8017/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the process in writing by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain cariban; the reason the drug not be prescribed by a GP on the DPS, given the majority of women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks (details supplied); the current standard practice in other EU countries; the steps pregnant women should take to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or until the drug can be accessed; and the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the DPS to date, in tabular form. [7452/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure patients who suffer with amyloidosis can be approved on the long-term illness scheme. [6539/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the criteria for people availing of the NPTF in order that anyone waiting in excess of six months can self-refer to a private hospital similar to people who opt for cross-border treatment. [6602/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when section 39 staff can expect to receive the €1,000 Covid bonus payment; and if his Department has issued guidance to section 39 employers on the application process. [6878/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be transferred to a suitable care unit on the request of their social worker. [7017/23]
• 2023-02-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide up-to-date information on a number of speech and language therapy vacancies in CHO 8 (details supplied). [6366/23]
• 2023-02-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be placed on the May 2022 review list instead of the October 2022 review list. [6370/23]
• 2023-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a Covid bonus payment. [6152/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address an anomaly in relation to private health insurance whereby policy-holders automatically have to take out maternity cover; and his views that such cover should be an optional add-on to insurance policies. [5413/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment. [5511/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate community mental health community services to assist a person (details supplied). [4353/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that under-16s cannot currently be referred for a free MRI through the HSE; and if he plans to rectify this anomaly with immediate action. [4562/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied), who is under 16 years of age, can be referred for a free MRI through the HSE. [4563/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgery date for a person (details supplied). [4707/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who attended the accident and emergency department at Mullingar Regional Hospital in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [2701/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged between 0-8 years of age who were diagnosed with autism in each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form. [2702/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide approval for a patient (details supplied) to be fitted with chrome cobalt palate free dentures. [63212/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a speech therapy appointment for a person (details supplied). [63701/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate staff to speech therapy services in County Longford (details supplied). [63703/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the issues in supply of ConvaTec Combihesive Natura REF (GB) S7247 57MM (Flanges used for Stomas) are resolved without delay (details supplied). [63961/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are any supports available for businesses that provide sensory experience for persons with disabilities and mental health issues. [63965/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals that have been received in his Department for the HSE pandemic bonus payment; the timeline for a decision on these; and the reason that certain grades in the vast majority of CHO areas have received this payment while the same grade in other CHO's have been refused. [1450/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a residential care place will be approved for a person (details supplied). [1519/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when nursing home facilities can make additional applications to the HSE pandemic bonus scheme on behalf of former employees who are no longer employed at a facility. [1786/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that staff in dental practices have not yet been eligible for the HSE Covid bonus payment; and if he has plans to rectify this matter. [1900/23]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment to diagnose possible ADHD. [62440/22]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a private hospital (details supplied) is taking patients off the public waiting list and carrying out cataract procedures for the HSE. [62441/22]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand disability health services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61180/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and expand primary care services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61181/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) can be prioritised through the national treatment purchase scheme. [61434/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a fair deal application (details supplied). [60387/22]
• 2022-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a pandemic special recognition payment declaration has been received from a person (details supplied). [59826/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a former community employment, CE, supervisor (details supplied) who had to retire early on health grounds and whose sole income now is a disability payment is being advised that they will have to wait indefinitely for their entitled ex gratia payment as a retired CE supervisor and if this payment will be prioritised. [59191/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will request her officials to process the ex gratia payment for a retired CE supervisor (details supplied) who had to take early retirement on health grounds. [59481/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for a person (details supplied) who needs a medical procedure, given that services are currently not provided in Ireland. [59045/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for pain injections. [59137/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the contents of correspondence submitted (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on proposals to address concerns outlined. [59492/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of a new GP to Ballymore Health Centre, Ballymore, County Westmeath. [58262/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current position of the south Westmeath Hospice facility. [57263/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the future plans for Midlands Youth Drug and Alcohol Service, given that the contract with an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of services ceases in December 2022 and parents have not been informed of future plans. [57437/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants in receipt of the fair deal scheme who opted to rent out their homes since the change in how this would affect their own contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57438/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [56115/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [56116/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if some persons who were employed at a privately run nursing home during Covid that has closed are eligible for the Covid bonus payment (details supplied). [56193/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be scheduled for orthodontic treatment through the HSE scheme for school aged children. [56224/22]
• 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 block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a consultation appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [54203/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment for initial assessment with a specialist in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [54728/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a HPV vaccine is provided to a person (details supplied). [54969/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an assessment appointment for a person (details supplied). [55541/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the links that his Department has with the Department of Health and HSE to ensure that adequate college places are being made available each year to ensure the required number of graduates available to the health service. [53336/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a position of chief pharmacy officer within the HSE. [53327/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the delay in recognising pharmacists from non-EU countries to help address the shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53328/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the impact that the new assisted decision-making legislation will have on adults with extreme complex needs, whose care is being provided in the UK and paid for by the HSE. [53332/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied). [53457/22]
• 2022-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student has to repeat a year in college due to ill health will receive the €1,000 cost-of-living payment of tuition regardless of the SUSI position on issuing grants for a repeat year. [52322/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a former agency worker (details supplied), now permanent HSE employee, will receive their pandemic bonus payment. [51432/22]
• 2022-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any planned upgrade works or investment in the health centre, Ballymore, County Westmeath. [50959/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure an ASD assessment is prioritised and scheduled for a person (details supplied). [50426/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when agency staff that are still waiting on their Covid bonus payment will receive same (details supplied). [49739/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgery date for a person (details supplied). [49252/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the publication of the Action Plan for Disability Capacity Review; if details of the action plan will be included in the forthcoming plan for Budget 2023; his views that immediate action on this plan is required in order to meet the essential needs of service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48972/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed disability support breakdown as part of the Budget 2023 announcement; and if he will ensure that information is provided on existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports that will be provided for in Budget 2023. [48973/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when Section 39 HSE staff can expect to receive the €1,000 HSE bonus payment. [48976/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the former temporary, now permanent clerical officers who worked in accident and emergency departments in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar during Covid will receive their Covid bonus (details supplied). [48405/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure day care transport is recommenced for a person (details supplied). [47806/22]
• 2022-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of a replacement general practitioner for Ballymore Health Centre, County Westmeath. [47428/22]
• 2022-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that an autism diagnostic assessment is carried out for a child (details supplied) without further delay. [46391/22]
• 2022-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that disability network team services are continued for a family (details supplied) through the Clonbrusk primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath. [46392/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a cataract procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [45420/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed disability support breakdown as part of the Budget 2023 announcement; and if he will ensure that information is provided on existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports in Budget 2023. [41999/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the Action Plan for Disability Capacity Review; if details of the action plan will be included in the forthcoming plan for Budget 2023; and his views on whether immediate action on this plan is required in order to meet the essential needs of service users. [42002/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their pandemic bonus payment. [42044/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the process to include the cancer medicine, abemaciclib verzenios for reimbursement under the medicine access scheme (details supplied). [42116/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will offer financial assistance towards the cost of an extension to accommodate a child (details supplied) with special needs. [42125/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) has been referred to the HSE public waiting list for dental treatment. [42755/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a HSE worker (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 Covid bonus payment. [42778/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the E111, now known as the EHIC, covers UK citizens for out-of-hours doctor appointments while in Ireland (details supplied). [42785/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the Covid pandemic bonus. [42915/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if mortgage protection cover is an essential requirement in applying for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan; if there is any allowance for a potential applicant who cannot avail of mortgage protection due to health reasons. [40156/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an urgent update on the appeal for inclusion on the treatment abroad scheme for a person (details supplied). [40624/22]
• 2022-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps as a matter of urgency to ensure that a patient (details supplied) is approved for treatment under the treatment abroad scheme. [36786/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding allocated to Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [36601/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total funding received by the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [36602/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding provided for each health centre in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [36603/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current number of full-time and part-time home carers in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36604/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to home carers in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [36605/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total number of attendances at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar Emergency Department in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [36606/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to mental health services in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [36607/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances currently in operation in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36608/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of positions at Midlands Regional hospital, Mullingar that are currently vacant, and or filled on a temporary basis at staff grade level in tabular form. [36609/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting an appointment with a psychologist in adult mental health services in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the average wait times of these patients. [36610/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting an appointment with a psychologist in child mental health services in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the average wait times of these patients. [36611/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received from children under the age of 18 years, adults between 18 and 65 years and old age pensioners over 65 years in counties Westmeath and Longford in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [36612/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the age of 18 years, adults between 18 years and 65 years and adults over 65 years in counties Westmeath and Longford who are currently in possession of a medical card. [36613/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to speech and language therapy in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [36614/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Centre as soon as possible. [36651/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hip surgery procedure for a person (details supplied) in Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. [35539/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hip surgery procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35633/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment with CAMHS will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [36085/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent orthodontic appointment for a person (details supplied). [36167/22]
• 2022-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied). [35104/22]
• 2022-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the application process for private sector healthcare workers to avail of the €1,000 Covid payment. [34970/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an orthodontic appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [33762/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of Covid swabbers (details supplied) in view of the increased number of positive Covid tests. [34354/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) paid into a spousal pension scheme as part of their HSE occupational pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34442/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their Covid bonus payment. [32517/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of an action plan of how and when a phlebotomist will be in place on the paediatric ward at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; when the appropriate staff will be given and made available to secure a day ward for the paediatric department. [28987/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [29538/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that the cold capping machine at the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore has not been made available to patients since pre-Covid; and if he will ensure that this treatment is again offered to suitable patients as a matter of urgency. [29597/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery in St. James’s Hospital. [29757/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [30032/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Centre as soon as possible. [30033/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [30034/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the legislation in relation to persons under 18 years of age purchasing vapes and vaping liquids (details supplied). [25813/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will consider this patient for urgent treatment through the national treatment purchase fund. [26561/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners are permitted to charge medical card holders a fee of €50 for letters in support of housing. [24126/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when HSE workers who did not receive the €1,000 payment by the end of April 2022 will receive the payment (details supplied). [22669/22]
• 2022-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery will be expedited for a person (detail supplied). [22547/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule a date for neck surgery for a person (details supplied). [22115/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the funding that is available to families of disabled children who require permanent equipment in their home such as a hoist; and if there is funding available to help families with extensions for level access bathrooms and extra space for such large equipment. [22220/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (detail supplied). [22242/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [21545/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline access for HSE patients to services (details supplied); if this service is available for referral in all CHO areas; if children from County Westmeath with a diagnosis of autism are being actively referred to this service if it is deemed suitable for their needs.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19719/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule a person (details supplied) for an appointment with CAMHS in Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [20877/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [21108/22]
• 2022-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [18731/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if travel expenses incurred by a HSE employee in the course of their duties will be reimbursed without further delay (details supplied). [17477/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in the Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [17686/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that developmental services are continued for a family (details supplied) at Clonbrusk primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath. [15936/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an autism spectrum assessment for a person (details supplied). [15940/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the €1,000 payment to healthcare workers will be finalised without further delays in the process. [16329/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if healthcare workers that were redeployed to intensive care units and theatre during the height of Covid-19 will also qualify for the €1,000 bonus payment announced in January 2022 (details supplied). [16331/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a speech therapy appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [15545/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14225/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [15022/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the measures that have been requested by an organisation (details supplied) for persons with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia will be implemented. [12995/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the latest guidance supplied to his Department regarding the wearing of facemasks in primary and post-primary school settings; and his views on whether the publication of detailed medical advice would help to reassure those with doubts. [13023/22]
• 2022-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12192/22]
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [11124/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene and expedite an application (details supplied). [11154/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [11251/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently consider reviewing the treatment benefit scheme to allow for enhanced hearing devices such as a cross in cases in which standard hearing aids will not benefit the patient. [11453/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [10541/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10547/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has plans to incentivise recently qualified medical and nursing graduates who received State resources during their education to stay in Ireland for a few years before they travel if they choose to. [10056/22]
• 2022-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the provision of home help services to a person (details supplied). [5566/22]
• 2022-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [5702/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he plans to include practice nurses who vaccinated persons in the €1,000 bonus given that nurses who administered vaccinations in the vaccination centres qualify for same. [4336/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans regarding the €3 million funding for the development of specialist palliative care inpatient units in Tullamore, County Offaly, Drogheda, County Louth and County Cavan that was announced by his Department in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/22]
• 2022-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for assessment in the Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [4484/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently consider providing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund in the case of a person (details supplied). [3992/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the entry requirements which are currently in place for persons returning from Northern Ireland as per Covid-19 protocols. [3996/22]
• 2022-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if care assistants will be included in the €1,000 bonus given that they endured the same pressures during the pandemic as HSE carers. [3798/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that a face-to-face appointment for a person (details supplied) with a doctor has been moved to video call on a different date. [2914/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that private healthcare employees contracted to Government bodies do not qualify for the €1,000 bonus when they endured the same pressures during the pandemic as public sector workers. [3575/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for a hip operation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63508/21]
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 107–36
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 103–37
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there have been many recorded serious adverse reactions to any of the Covid-19 vaccines; and if redress is available to persons in such circumstances. [61854/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if occupational services will engage with a person (details supplied). [61916/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure essential treatment is expedited for a person (details supplied). [61924/21]
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment process to fill vacant psychology posts in a centre (details supplied) is expected to finish. [59853/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide resources to increase the number of palliative care beds in the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar by four beds and increase a second hospice bed at St. Joseph’s, Longford (details supplied). [57096/21]
• 2021-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 834 of 19 October 2021, if he will clarify a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [55411/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a full palliative care programme is put in place for a person (details supplied) without further delay. [55071/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50999/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment. [51185/21]
• 2021-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a cataract appointment. [49948/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the supply of test results for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49094/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49095/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to relax guidelines on wearing facemasks in churches and other indoor venues on 20 October 2021 [48797/21]
• 2021-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that respite services are restored for a person (details supplied) as soon as possible. [48858/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [48560/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a situation whereby many dental surgeries in an area are no longer taking on medical card patients; and if advice will be given to a person (details supplied) who cannot secure the services of a dentist through the medical card scheme. [48596/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that some doctors surgeries are charging for the over 70s doctors’ certificate report that is to be included in support of the free over 70s driving licence application. [47690/21]
• 2021-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when guidelines will be introduced to maintain consistency so partners can be present for the full birth and visiting times after the birth in maternity services across the country (details supplied). [47799/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a primary medical certificate by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [47304/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that despite repeated attempts and contact with the dedicated phoneline, a vaccine certificate has not issued to a person (details supplied). [47265/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [47321/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for an appointment. [47322/21]
• 2021-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if supports are available for business that provide a sensory experience for persons with disabilities and mental health issues [47106/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider fully extending tax relief to counselling and psychotherapy as a qualifying health expense in Budget 2022; and if he will reconsider the application of VAT exemption now rated at 13.5% on earnings over €37,500 for counsellors psychotherapists from 2022. [46005/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has put forward proposals to compensate front-line healthcare workers for their outstanding efforts to date in dealing with Covid-19 (details supplied). [45970/21]
• 2021-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps that should be taken by a person who cannot secure general practitioner services locally and has made efforts to secure a general practitioner within a reasonable radius of their home. [45783/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a cataract appointment. [45204/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when his Department will release guidelines regarding the resumption of wedding bands and disc jockeys at wedding receptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34492/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a student returning from studies in South Africa must undergo a period of hotel quarantine. [34758/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured personal assistance hours which have been approved are put in place for a person (details supplied). [35199/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently consider mixing the second dose vaccine for those over 50 years of age who are still awaiting a second dose of the vaccine (details supplied); and his views on the fact that this cohort of persons urgently need to achieve full protection from the Covid-19 virus. [35967/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a recommendation from his office will be given that a VAT refund is appropriate for a group (details supplied). [36005/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate epilim has not commenced yet; and when the inquiry is set to commence. [36061/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify entry guidelines for a fully vaccinated Greek national wishing to visit Ireland for business reasons; and the requirements for this person in order to enter Ireland according to health guidelines. [36326/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current status from a legislative perspective of a published 2020 report by a person (details supplied) in relation to surrogacy in Ireland [36549/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are supports available for business who provide sensory experience for persons with disabilities and mental health issues. [36581/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [36625/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 vaccinations will be approved by NIAC for 12 to 15-year-olds; and when they might receive same. [36677/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for treatment. [37248/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a situation (details supplied) with regard to civil registration services will be rectified. [37499/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on reports the vaccine is linked to fertility problems (details supplied). [39292/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a group (details supplied) with a recommendation from his office that a VAT refund is appropriate. [39363/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the public phlebotomy service at MGH will resume (details supplied). [39452/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way in which an Irish citizen vaccinated outside the EU by their employer goes about getting an EU digital Covid certificate given they were not vaccinated here in Ireland. [39515/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way in which an Irish citizen vaccinated in the UK by their employer goes about getting an EU digital Covid certificate given they were not vaccinated here in Ireland. [39516/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment. [39958/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way a family (details supplied) can claim for the backdated cost of prescriptions for eligible patients treated under Ministerial licence. [40195/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an Irish citizen who travelled to the US before the digital certificate was issued for an emergency is required to have a negative PCR test 72 hours before arrival back in Ireland. [40285/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the actions a person must take in circumstances (details supplied). [40558/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the process for a person that has been vaccinated in the USA to obtain the EU digital Covid certificate. [40578/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if personal assistance hours which have been approved will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [32563/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be made mandatory for siblings of close contacts to remain home from school until test results are known to prevent further spread of Covid-19 in schools. [31568/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that immunocompromised persons who have received the first dose of a vaccine (details supplied) will receive a second dose using another vaccine. [31570/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

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

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of guests who will be permitted at wedding ceremonies and receptions over the coming months. [28822/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the research carried out in advance of the minimum unit pricing Bill particularly in the context of the possible loss of business cross-Border. [27717/21]
• 2021-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when minimum unit pricing legislation will be introduced in Northern Ireland. [27718/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when there will be full resumption of adult services for persons with disabilities. [26719/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a full resumption of adult services for persons with disabilities will take place. [26772/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a customer must be turned away or are within their rights to refuse to give this information if a customer refuses to give contact details on a contract tracing form (details supplied). [26805/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [26804/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a second dose vaccine appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27125/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is no requirement for mandatory hotel quarantine and the PCR test before arrival and home isolation in cases in which a person has received the first dose of a vaccine (details supplied) at least four weeks prior to their departure and subsequent arrival here given reports in the media in relation to same. [27127/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if test results will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27145/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be carried out for a person (details supplied) under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [27149/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27153/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/21]
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment. [27212/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure 10-week transitional nursing home funding is provided for a person (details supplied). [26389/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

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

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the avenues of assistance that are available to a self-employed person, paying S class contributions if they find themselves out of work for a period of time due to ill health or injury. [27937/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on access to maternity units for expectant fathers; when he expects fathers to gain full access; and if this will apply across all hospitals. [24156/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to all children up to seven years of age. [24504/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the location in which an annex three certificate can be found (details supplied). [24540/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if persons over 70 years of age with terminal cancer qualify for a medical card irrespective of their income given a recent report in a national newspaper in relation to same. [24615/21]
• 2021-05-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the level of cancer care being provided under current restrictions; and when normal cancer care services will resume. [23461/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person travelling outside the State with their young child for medical appointments and treatment will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival back into the country every time they make the trip (details supplied). [23241/21]
• 2021-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [22423/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the siting issue for a new hospice in Tullamore, County Offaly. [21524/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a vaccination centre (details supplied) will open. [22065/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports available to families that are forced to seek private assistance for children with diagnosis of dyslexia or dyspraxia due to the extensive waiting times through the public system; and if families can seek recompense through the HSE or his Department for the substantial financial outlay for services. [18469/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when staff in the Irish Prison Service can expect to be vaccinated. [18536/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if essential workers such as a petroleum engineer based in Bashara, Iraq, will have to quarantine every time on arrival here. [18965/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person with a positive Covid-19 test as of 26 March 2021 which will remain positive for three months can enter the country from Canada without the need to self-isolate. [18985/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the onus will be on pharmacies to book persons in for vaccinations through their own booking systems and websites and so on; and if there will be a central resource by which persons are assigned to a particular pharmacy based on their address. [19012/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if essential workers who are working abroad, specifically petroleum engineers who work for periods of the year on oil rigs in listed countries, are required to hotel quarantine on their return. [19157/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way in which those with an underlying health condition will be contacted in order to receive their vaccination appointment. [19245/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons that have been identified as a Covid-19 close contact do not have to restrict their movements and can continue to travel to work and school. [19536/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise SNAs in the vaccine roll-out programme alongside all healthcare workers. [20053/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when works for the major expansion and refurbishment for the facilities at St. Joseph's care centre, Longford town, are due to be completed (details supplied). [20370/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the vaccination hub in Athlone, County Westmeath is starting at the end of March 2021 but not happening in Mullingar, County Westmeath until mid-April 2021; and if there is a delay in Ireland receiving vaccines. [16288/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if persons over 70 years of age that have received the full vaccination can return to work immediately if their position is still in place. [17339/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the works to accommodate the new MRI scanner in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17467/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a fully vaccinated Irish citizen returning to Ireland with a negative PCR test still has to quarantine in a hotel for up to two weeks pending another clear PCR test (details supplied); and the plan regarding same going forward. [17473/21]
• 2021-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for a procedure in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [16129/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if socially distanced religious services will resume for Easter week. [15513/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address issues in the roll-out of vaccines to dental practice staff as a matter of urgency; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that employees in many practices signed up to the portal more than three weeks ago and have not had communication since (details supplied); and the actions being taken to ensure this cohort of front-line healthcare workers are vaccinated without further delay. [14277/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is delivering vaccines on Saturday and Sunday. [14348/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 vaccination appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14370/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when persons who have been vaccinated, for example, nurses will be able to visit elderly relatives in nursing homes in which the residents have also been vaccinated (details supplied). [14397/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the date the paediatric diabetic service at the Regional Hospital Mullingar will resume; when the full team requirement of two nurses, a psychologist and a social worker will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14656/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if further consideration will be given to the vaccine roll-out schedule and greater priority given to retail staff who are at an increased level of risk whilst carrying out their daily duties. [14742/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when members of multidisciplinary pain team recruited over the past three months will begin seeing patients. [15696/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify details on the pain relief outpatients waiting list report as listed on the NTPF website; his views on whether the numbers listed cannot be correct given that Children’s Health Ireland is not taking referrals; and if he will rectify the age groups listings which are zero to 16, 16 to 64 and over 65 years of age given that Children’s Health Ireland has agreed to keep all chronic pain patients until 18 years of age. [15744/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include pharmacy staff in the next wave of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine. [15749/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be carried out for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [13024/21]
• 2021-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a front-line worker who is unable to take a vaccine (details supplied) as advised by their general practitioner will be prioritised for another vaccine. [12293/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when BreastCheck clinic services will resume in Mullingar, County Westmeath (details supplied). [11038/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the psychologist position will be filled at the Phoenix Centre, County Longford, to allow for diagnostic assessments to be carried out for children. [11089/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the forecast date based upon current market approved vaccines only as to when the vaccination programme will be completed. [11121/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if cleaning companies engaged in certain locations (details supplied) can work in level 5 restrictions. [11275/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not granted an increment to staff of a service (details supplied). [11278/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the vaccination priority list will be updated to include cancer patients who have had their treatment halted due to the risk of contracting Covid-19. [11366/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment. [11854/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to transport persons to vaccination centres in areas in which no public transport is available (details supplied). [12104/21]
• 2021-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current plans to administer vaccines to those who are aged over 85 years, are completely housebound and, therefore, cannot attend a doctor's surgery or a vaccination centre; and if the HSE is making provisions to administer vaccines in the home in such cases. [10863/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

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

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the specific inclusion of front-line retail workers within the vaccine roll-out plan will be committed to; and his views on whether this particular section of employees is involved in higher risk work with regard to the spread of Covid-19. [9950/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the spending per head of population for palliative care in each of the HSE areas, in tabular form. [10116/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken by his Department to end the system of direct provision; and his views on whether health and safety risks at such facilities have increased during the course of the pandemic. [7478/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dental hygienists are included in the proposed roll-out of vaccines to dentists, reported to be commencing on 8 February 2021 (details supplied). [7494/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person can access medical records from St. Joseph's Hospital, Coole, County Westmeath. [6569/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for a cataract procedure in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [6601/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when applications for the primary medical certificate will continue (details supplied). [6603/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a passenger returning home to Ireland requires a Covid-19 test on a connecting flight from Portugal in view of the fact that he or she will need a Covid test leaving Brazil; and if he or she will need another test for a connecting flight in Portugal given that he or she will not be leaving the airport. [6635/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when private practice physiotherapists will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; if they will be prioritised, given that they are healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person currently in London collecting the ashes of a relative must have a Covid-19 test before they return; and if they must isolate for 14 days if they receive a negative test. [5094/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the statutory instrument to add banks and credit unions to the list of workplaces in which the wearing of face coverings is mandatory. [3600/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the vaccine projections being published at present are based solely on vaccines provided by companies (details supplied) alone; if not, if another vaccine is also included in these projections; and if the other vaccine is included, if it will enable the vaccination process to proceed at a faster pace. [3727/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he plans to initiate phase three of the vaccine roll-out. [3805/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if family carers are considered key workers; if they are included in category 6 of the roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3446/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines for the coming months in light of recent announcements. [2250/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if special needs assistants, SNAs, will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out programme. [2552/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include special education staff in line with healthcare workers for prioritised vaccination. [2686/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [1947/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he will request the Department of Health to prioritise Covid-19 vaccination for members of the Defence Forces leaving the country for active duty in the next six months. [45136/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44985/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [44992/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when patients awaiting CervicalCheck and mammogram appointments will be accommodated (details supplied). [45009/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the pay and increments freeze from employees at St. Christopher’s Services, Longford (details supplied). [45010/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if, as part of the fair deal scheme, a family or person can choose which nursing home will be availed of; and if the family has the final say on this matter. [45018/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [45024/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [45031/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45032/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be facilitated through the national treatment purchase fund for a person (details supplied). [45124/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [45135/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with serious underlying conditions aged 18 to 64 are so far down the list to receive a vaccine. [45189/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hearing appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1217/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with serious underlying conditions from 18 to 64 years of age are so far down the list to receive a vaccine; and if this position will be reconsidered as the roll-out continues. [1263/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if further details will be provided regarding the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out; and if a company that is due to have employees vaccinated in phase 13 can pre-register with the HSE. [1367/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issues regarding the payment of allowances to student radiographers (details supplied). [1615/21]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a dental examination can be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [43743/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making persons with intellectual disabilities and-or Down's syndrome a higher priority for the Covid-19 vaccination in view of the fact that persons with Down's syndrome, like others at increased risk of severe disease due to Covid-19, have spent most of 2020 in isolation. [43751/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in pensions for retired nursing staff given that this group have not seen an increase in pension rates in over ten years. [43780/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place additional adult service supports in CHO 8 to assist patients dealing with eating disorders. [42926/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint a full-time dietician to adult services in CHO 8. [42927/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider putting funding in place to provide treatment centres or community specialist services to support those with eating disorders in CHO 8. [42928/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional supports as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [42932/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home service supports will be provided for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [42954/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person who attends and pays for a consultation with a private consultant can then be referred to the top of a public waiting list by that consultant without incurring fees should the medical need be great enough. [43190/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the scoliosis waiting list; if there is a waiting list for treatment; if so, if the waiting list is being addressed; if not, the reason; if there is a facilities shortage; and if there is a funding shortage relating to same. [43387/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [43450/20]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [42783/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include community first responders' volunteers as with frontline workers as a priority for the Covid-19 vaccine when it rolls out. [42225/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for an appointment. [42503/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of the recruitment of an orthodontic consultant to fill the position which has been vacant for some time; and his views on whether this position must be filled as a matter of urgency in order to deal with extensive waiting times. [40582/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are grants available to a person who has to get hearing aids (details supplied). [40354/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for hip replacement surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [39440/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if blood tests are covered under the medical card scheme (details supplied). [38256/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be scheduled for a speech therapy appointment in view of the fact they have been on the waiting list for a year. [38347/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath, will resume speech therapy appointments; and if such appointments will be able to resume at level 3 restrictions. [36390/20]
• 2020-11-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35681/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason suppliers to premises that are forced to close due to public health guidelines are not eligible for the Covid restrictions support scheme (details supplied). [34599/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is a medical card holder is being charged for a recent hospital surgery through the public health system [35388/20]
• 2020-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment with a doctor (details supplied) at the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar. [33970/20]
• 2020-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [34035/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 test centre can be reopened in Athlone in view of the rise in cases and the increase in testing persons that cannot drive and will have to resort to travel on public transport to their nearest test centre. [32745/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [33736/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [33775/20]
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

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

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

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when early intervention services will resume for children with Down's syndrome (details supplied) [32076/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if DIY and hardware stores can remain open under level 4 and 5 restrictions; and if same are considered essential retail. [31195/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a farm as a private business rather than assets while assessing applications for the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [31160/20]
• 2020-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [30842/20]
• 2020-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on the availability of adequate supplies of flu vaccine for the coming months. [28008/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27592/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is proper for a general practitioner to charge a medical card holder a fee of €60 to carry out a medical exam for a new driver licence; and the services that should be provided without charge by general practitioners to those with a valid medical card. [27679/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the adjusted income limits for over 70s medical cards will come into force (details supplied). [26872/20]
• 2020-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the capital works to accommodate the provision of a second CT scanner for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, purchased through fundraising by the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25827/20]
• 2020-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 15 September 2020, if the trials (details supplied) can go ahead; and if there are certain regulations the organisation should adhere to with the exception of the 100 person limit and social distancing in view of the fact each trail will be held in a large outdoor area [25134/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the outdoor group size permitted under Covid-19 regulations of 14 September 2020 (details supplied). [23555/20]
• 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
• 2020-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be scheduled for tonsil surgery. [22713/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a dental surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21107/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the reduction of prescription charges; and when charges will be reduced to €1. [21114/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the monthly medication costs are capped at €15 for a married couple and €10.50 for a single person. [21361/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it is standard practice in cases in which a patient has an ultrasound carried out in advance of surgery that there would be no record of the date, time and professional that carried out the ultrasound on the report; and if it is also standard practice that there would be no imagery or test results made available to the patient or documented on the patient's clinical records. [21367/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the date on which free general practitioner care will be extended to children under eight years of age as per Budget 2020; and if children that turn six years of age before the end of 2020 will be eligible for the extension. [21370/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details of the fund put in place to assist patients suffering from asbestos-related cancer; and the way in which the fund can be availed of by such persons. [21419/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if respite hours through the school age team will be allocated to a child (details supplied). [21436/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for ADHD medication assessment will be expedited for a child (details supplied) through the school age team. [21437/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21440/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the transfer of a person (details supplied) to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Dún Laoghaire will be expedited [21694/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a diabetic nurse will be appointed to Mullingar General Hospital (details supplied). [22498/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be brought forward for a person (details supplied). [19619/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who received the mammogram results of another patient; and the investigations which have been carried out into this case to find the reason that such a serious error was made [19848/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the pay and increments freeze from employees at a service (details supplied) [20292/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) [18336/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a consultant will be appointed for a person (details supplied) without further delay. [18937/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 7 July 2020, if clear and concise directions will be issued to nursing homes in order that they are clear in relation to guidelines allowing residents day visits to relatives in homes. [19128/20]
• 2020-07-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the additional measures which have been put in place to allow for the enforcement of compulsory wearing of face mask rules on public transport and in shops. [17518/20]
• 2020-07-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [17454/20]
• 2020-07-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment for a pupil (details supplied) with the school age team will be expedited [17583/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an operation date will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) [16703/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [17242/20]
• 2020-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [16341/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [15430/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for residential care by a person (details supplied). [15591/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [13856/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13919/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be subscribed the treatment patisiran or gene silencer on compassionate grounds. [13938/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14122/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the income limits for over-70s medical cards will be reviewed in accordance with the decision in budget 2020. [14134/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the guidance for those aged 70 years of age or over, in particular when those within this age category can return to work. [14154/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent investigation will be conducted into the alleged neglect of nursing home residents during the Covid-19 restrictions; if specific direction was given to nursing homes on the way in which the additional funding allocated to nursing homes was to be spent; and if such funding was for additional PPE. [14227/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if direction will be given to nursing homes on when residents are allowed to leave the nursing home for day visits. [14228/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations regarding public health consultant contracts. [14326/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a decision on an application for respite by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [12903/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts to licence the drug patiserin in the treatment of hereditary amyloidosis. [13006/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the local centres that cater to adults with disabilities are reopening. [13182/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some dental practices are advising patients that they are implementing an additional charge in order to cover the cost of personal protective equipment and that some practices are charging patients €18 per visit to cover this cost; and if officials from his Department have raised this matter with an organisation (details supplied). [11786/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the lifting of visitor restrictions at St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin. [12498/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be transferred urgently to a suitable nursing home setting. [12499/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the redeployment of special needs assistants, SNAs (details supplied); if redeployment is going ahead; if so, the areas to which persons will be redeployed; and if there will be limitations regarding potential health issues. [10678/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [10562/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [11186/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to persons that have private health insurance but are unable to access same due to the State contract with private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the future provision of healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he has considered specialist Covid-19 units in order that other hospitals could operate as normal carrying out non-essential procedures. [10069/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason certain homeware businesses that sell furniture were not allowed to reopen under phase 1 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if she will review this decision to enable such business that have implemented strict health and safety polices to adhere to the return to work protocol to reopen. [9479/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [8494/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if reference was made to the international aviation advice on air travel when introducing 14-day quarantine guidance; the way in which this compares with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the input he had when the Department of Health introduced a 14 day quarantine when arriving by air here; the reference made to the international aviation advice on air travel; the way in which the Irish proposal compares with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the number of workplace inspections that have taken place by the Health and Safety Authority since the Covid-19 emergency emerged in March 2020 to ensure worker protection from the virus. [8075/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details regarding the proposed mandatory 14-day quarantine period for international travellers arriving here; the date by which this measure is intended to be introduced; the date by which the measure is to be reviewed; if the measure is applicable to travellers arriving from all destinations outside of the island of Ireland; and the possible end date for such a measure. [7580/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials have engaged with a person (details supplied) regarding their advice on the significant need to upscale tracing and tracking here in order to avoid a second wave of the Covid-19 virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when day care centres for the elderly or persons with disabilities will reopen in accordance with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7664/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports available to clubs (details supplied) in order to put in place adequate health and safety precautions at their grounds. [7577/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the new Health and Safety Authority workplace guidelines will be published for reopening businesses. [5677/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on proposed measures in correspondence (details supplied) to ensure the health and safety of staff and customers in order to facilitate the reopening of hairdressing services in advance of the timeline in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business impacted by Covid-19; and her further views on other concerns highlighted in the correspondence regarding providers operating on the black market. [5680/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the national protocol on Covid-19 issues will be published that is under negotiation between the Government, unions and employers with the assistance of the Health and Safety Authority with respect to the reopening of businesses when the restrictions have lifted; and if primary legislation will be needed to enact the provisions of this protocol. [5990/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if additional resources, that is, staff and funding will be needed for the Health and Safety Authority with respect to the reopening of businesses as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted; if so, the exact number of staff and additional funding that will required; the number of full and part-time staff employed in the HSA in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by staff according to civil service grade and other staff; and the breakdown of funding allocated to the HSA in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [5997/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the requirements including the specific legal requirements that employers will have to meet under the National Return to Work Safely Protocol; the expected number of workplace inspectors that will be needed for implementation of this protocol; the number of inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Authority; the additional number that will be taken on for the remainder of the Covid-19 period; and the estimated cost of additional staff resources. [6561/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6562/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when healthcare workers, that is, physiotherapists, podiatry practitioners and so on can return to practice (details supplied). [5773/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the services which were being provided through Rochfortbridge health centre as of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019; and the services now available at the centre. [4280/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a replacement breastfeeding nurse has been provided at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [4824/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to re-registering nursing staff who have allowed their registration to expire in view of the Covid-19 outbreak; and if the registration fee will be removed for the duration of the outbreak. [5089/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [5090/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for an increase in pensions for retired nursing staff in view of the fact this group has not seen an increase in pension rates in over 10 years. [5095/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be put in place as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [5098/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of works to complete a primary care health centre at Church Street, Moate, County Westmeath; and if this work will be completed within the coming months in view of the fact works on the site have been progressing slowly for a long period of time. [5099/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the physiotherapy plans the HSE foresee putting in place for a person (details supplied). [5105/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will re-examine changes which have recently been made by which pharmacy assistants can no longer cover for the senior pharmacist for a short period of time (details supplied); the reason for this decision; if the matter will be reviewed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5127/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the resolution of parking issues at the primary care centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [5140/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing minimum unit pricing for the sale of alcohol; and the efforts being made to ensure that this legislation is not further delayed to ensure that such sale of alcohol controls are put in place as soon as possible. [5143/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for inclusion on the fair deal scheme will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5148/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [2760/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason home help hours have not been provided to a person (details supplied). [2763/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, in which the person received the incorrect mammogram results which belonged to another patient; and the investigations which have been carried out in regard to this case to ascertain the way in which this very serious error was made. [2765/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if physiotherapy services will be put in place as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [2766/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his future plans regarding the provision of a reliable paramedic and emergency response service for the Athlone area; and if an air ambulance service will continue to form an integral part of this plan. [2801/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [2808/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined. [3671/20]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the full complement of staff at the Health and Safety Authority; and the areas in which vacancies exist. [53668/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [53459/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if sufficient school services have been put in place for a person (details supplied) [53589/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) through the national treatment purchase fund. [53592/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into the circumstances of an ambulance service call-out in the case of a person (details supplied) [53601/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if patient advocacy groups will have an input into the new pilot home care scheme; when consultation will commence; and when the pilot scheme will be in operation [53675/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the cost of one hour of home help. [53676/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if €10.7 million was spent on home help up to July 2019 (details supplied). [53677/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that CHO 8 has taken a decision not to cover annual leave home help; his views on same; and if the decision will be reversed. [53678/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/19]
• 2019-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the personal injuries pay outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form [53794/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied) [52762/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment with the school-age team will be expedited for a pupil (details supplied). [53313/19]
• 2019-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for inclusion on the fair deal scheme will be expedited. [51974/19]
• 2019-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives that highlight schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of his Department including advertising and promotion on TV, radio, newspapers and online in tabular form; and the level of expenditure for each such initiative. [52120/19]
• 2019-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by his Department to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video that highlighted schemes and programmes operated by his Department in tabular form; if such videos have been commissioned for 2020; and if so, the estimated costs of each such video. [52137/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51223/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 26 November 2019, if a place will be secured for a person (details supplied) [51234/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51679/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51815/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51816/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51817/19]
• 2019-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the public health nurse service at the health centre, Ballymore, Mullingar, County Westmeath will be reinstated (details supplied). [50711/19]
• 2019-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a public health nurse will be scheduled to call on house visits to a person (details supplied). [50712/19]
• 2019-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate funding to recommence the monthly chiropody clinic at Ballymore, County Westmeath. [50713/19]
• 2019-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure an increased home care package is put in place for a person (details supplied). [50485/19]
• 2019-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be put in place for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [50512/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if suitable home help hours will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [50186/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [50228/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres and locations in which community services operate from in County Meath; the services available in each location, for example, occupational therapy and public health nursing; and the times such services are available, in tabular form. [50229/19]
• 2019-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the reason a rental charge has been put in place for a dispensary service (details supplied) will be investigated. [50277/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49444/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new statutory scheme will be introduced in view of the substantial deficit in the provision of home help hours. [48814/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the second MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be operational; and when necessary works to accommodate the scanner will be completed (details supplied). [48818/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied). [48668/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [48728/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for works to complete a primary care health centre at Church Street, Moate, County Westmeath, (details supplied); and if this work will be completed within the coming months. [48797/19]
• 2019-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [48332/19]
• 2019-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a replacement has been hired to replace a person (details supplied) when they cease employment at the end of November 2019; and if not, the procedure in place to ensure sufferers of juvenile arthritis can still avail of pain relief, such as, lidocaine infusions. [48051/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the necessary resources will be made available to carry out work to accommodate the MRI scanner for Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar (detail supplied). [47247/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when former employees that retired on a reduced salary in 2012 will have their pensions increased (details supplied). [47301/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with an audiologist for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [47580/19]
• 2019-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing minimum unit pricing for the sale of alcohol; and the efforts being made to ensure this legislation is not further delayed and sale of alcohol controls are put in place as soon as possible. [46912/19]
• 2019-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [45799/19]
• 2019-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when approval will be given to a successful tender to alleviate parking problems at the primary care centre, Harbour Street, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [45974/19]
• 2019-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it is HSE policy to neglect to provide for persons approved for and in receipt of home help hours on bank holidays; and if so, if it is a cost-cutting exercise. [45596/19]
• 2019-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the counselling in primary care services available for persons in County Longford; if a replacement counsellor has been recruited for the service in Tullamore, County Offaly; his views on the fact that this position has been vacant since early June 2019; and his further views on the fact that patients are awaiting appointments in excess of nine months despite commitments from the HSE that no patients would be waiting longer than three months to access such services. [45645/19]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the avenues of treatment assistance available for a person (details supplied). [44401/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the fact that the only CT scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar has been broken since 20 October 2019 and no definite date can be given as to when it will be operational; his plans to ensure that an operational CT scanner is on-site and that the second CT scanner which has been approved for the hospital is made available without further delay; and his views on whether it is acceptable that critically ill patients have to be transferred to other hospitals in order to have a CT scan carried out. [44529/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be transferred immediately to a suitable hospital due to the fact that the CT scanner has been inoperative at the Midlands Regional Hospital for five days. [44531/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation regarding pharmaceutical assistants further to recent recommendations made by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44662/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44884/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44948/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44949/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44950/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of future services at the South Westmeath Hospice facility; and if a commitment can be given regarding the long-term future of this facility. [45355/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NTA will issue updated health and safety guidelines and declarations for board members of rural transport programmes. [44313/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a drug treatment (details supplied) can be obtained in supply greater than one month. [43060/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the MICAT team in the midlands may lose its public health nurse in view of the fact the HSE has pulled its staff from the service. [43090/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE in CHO area 8 is taking on agency staff to fill positions in which an employment panel is currently running and suitable candidates are available to commence full-time and permanent employment from this list; and his views on whether agency recruitment offers value for money in view of the continued budget overruns within the HSE. [43114/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [43145/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if newborn screening here will be expanded to screen for additional rare genetic conditions in children (details supplied). [43160/19]
• 2019-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [43514/19]
• 2019-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a refund can be provided to a person (details supplied) who has had to incur substantial medical costs as a result of a protracted wait on the public waiting list for treatment. [42406/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will make arrangements to include rheumatoid arthritis on the long-term illness scheme; his views that the ongoing medication needed to treat this condition provides a substantial expense for those that suffer from same. [41849/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot change general practitioner on the person's medical card; and when the person will be able to change general practitioner. [41968/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home bed will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [42027/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a suitable residential care unit place is put in place for a person (details supplied). [42119/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the long waiting lists for homehelp hours for countiesLongford and Westmeath. [41372/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of discussions between the HSE and South Westmeath Hospice regarding the retention of the facility. [41371/19]
• 2019-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a HSE employment transfer will be carried out as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [41458/19]
• 2019-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [40180/19]
• 2019-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39985/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of licensing of the Tagrisso osimertinib drug used for treatment of certain lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the position of audiologist will be filled at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the length of time the post has been vacant; and the measures put in place to ensure patients that rely on this service will avail of same. [39555/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if approved home help hours will be facilitated for a person (details supplied). [39580/19]
• 2019-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for nursing home subvention by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [38968/19]
• 2019-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 18 September 2019, the reason the HSE is employing agency clerical officers instead of hiring persons off the panel in view of the fact the panel is still active. [38995/19]
• 2019-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment required by a person (details supplied) is covered under the cross-border scheme. [39003/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [38327/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [37959/19]
• 2019-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the counties Longford and Westmeath clerical officer panel (details supplied) is still active; and if so, when persons will be called for positions. [37824/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will examine extending pharmacy services in view of the fact a commitment given in the programme for partnership Government to extend pharmacy services which was reiterated by him in May 2019 has not been delivered to date. [37071/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when negotiations will commence on a new pharmacy contract. [37075/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an operation will be rescheduled for a person (details supplied). [37200/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [37488/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [34724/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the six-month wait for the prostate-specific membrane antigen prostate scan to diagnose PROTRACT cancer; the reason for the high cost of the scan, that is, €1,850; and his views on whether such a service should be discounted or subsidised to make it more affordable. [36059/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a dermatologist in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [36060/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ensure that the South Westmeath Hospice facility is protected and adequately funded going forward; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE had planned to close the facility by the end of August 2019; and the reason for the decision in view of the fact that a large percentage of the funding to build the hospice facility was raised within the community. [36837/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of additional accommodation facilities to administer the cross-border directive; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact which the lack of adequate facilities is having on the administration of this service and the lengthy delay this is causing in refunding patients. [36838/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the health (transport support) Bill. [31588/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31743/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31744/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [31882/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31967/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a cross-Border refund will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [32421/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in conjunction with the HSE to increase levels of pay in the nursing sector; the steps being taken to increase the pay scale for newly qualified nurses; and his views on whether pay scale rates are causing a large portion of graduates to seek employment overseas and denying hospitals here of highly trained personnel. [32463/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the application for reimbursement for Spinraza for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; if he has engaged with the HSE in an effort to advance this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32481/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide transport services for a person (details supplied). [32492/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the cost-saving initiatives under way through the HSE medicines management programme; the estimated savings potential through each initiative; the planned initiatives to be commenced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32496/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetes education programmes for blood glucose management carried out by the HSE or through HSE funding in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average wait times for the education programmes; the number of persons on a waiting list to attend same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32497/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the creation of a national medicines strategy containing clear steps to improve the availability of medicines here will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32498/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a panel in CHO8 to fill home help positions; the number of positions filled to date from this panel; and when further recruitment will take place. [32752/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32761/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [32870/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be put in place to assist an organisation (details supplied) in continuing to provide essential services for its members; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that essential services will be withdrawn should his Department not put adequate funding in place as a matter of urgency; his views on whether it is acceptable that such a cut in funding is taking place after the passing of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 confirming Irish Sign Language as the third national language; and the way in which the cut in funding will affect the ability to commence the Act. [33295/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason no county has a minimum standard of supports and services in place for dementia patients and their carers; and if funding for extra support services for same will be approved in budget 2020. [33333/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33359/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a replacement ambulance to St. Joseph's Care Centre, County Longford; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the vehicle on site has service of over 800,000 km and is expected to complete daily round trips to Dublin. [33363/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for heart surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [34526/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an emergency appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [30955/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31004/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a refund under the cross border initiative will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31025/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a 20 week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [31138/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a refund through the cross-border scheme will be issued to a person (details supplied). [31141/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31168/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to implement a national opt-out organ donation policy; his views on whether this needs to be implemented as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31174/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31177/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31199/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31243/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31257/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the fact that the post of consultant orthodontist has been vacant within CHO8 for some time; the length of time the post has been vacant; the increased efforts being made to fill the post; the waiting times as a result of this vacancy in CHO8 in comparison with other areas of the health service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the building to house the MRI scanner for the Regional Hospital, Mullingar will commence (details supplied). [31445/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in Cappagh Hospital. [31446/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for an ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [31447/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason an alternative date for surgery has not been scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31448/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [31449/19]
• 2019-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [31460/19]
• 2019-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a refund under the cross-Border directive will issue to a person (details supplied). [30105/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) will be allowed to avail of maximum prescription charges even though they attend different pharmacists. [29167/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [29319/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a cross-border scheme refund will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [29335/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a cross border scheme refund will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [29588/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [29879/19]
• 2019-07-04
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Reports · 2 divisions

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [27873/19]
• 2019-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [27398/19]
• 2019-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the situation will be addressed in which patients referred to counselling services in CHO area 8 receive seven counselling sessions at the primary care stage and then must wait a further six months before being re-referred; the reason for same; and if the waiting period will be removed in view to the urgent and sensitive nature of counselling cases [27038/19]
• 2019-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the public mental health services available at weekends [27083/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the motorised transport grant will be reintroduced or an equivalent scheme put in place. [26810/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a refund under the cross-Border initiative will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [26723/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [25934/19]
• 2019-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the wording of the Treatments of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018 will be reconsidered (details supplied). [25994/19]
• 2019-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been removed from the public waiting list having previously had unsuccessful surgery carried out by the same consultant; if patients are commonly removed from waiting lists without notification in this fashion; if such cases are an effort to shorten waiting lists; and the full circumstances in detail to date in relation to this particular case. [25770/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount remaining in the fund allocated to Caranua for supporting survivors of institutional child abuse with their health, housing and other needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Caranua or another body directly notified or caused to be directly notified in writing, all known survivors of institutional child abuse in relation to their right to apply to Caranua for support with their health, housing and other needs prior to 1 August 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be put in place to support the work of RehabCare in providing services in view of the fact this service may be withdrawn due to the lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24837/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [24854/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for inclusion on the long-term illness scheme will be granted on appeal to a person (details supplied). [25163/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the building to house the MRI scanner for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar will commence (details supplied). [25256/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [25258/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of general practitioner services at Ballymore health centre, County Westmeath (details supplied). [25269/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited with an orthopaedic surgeon in the Regional Midland Hospital, Tullamore, for a person (details supplied). [25374/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed for treatment through the cross-border scheme. [25531/19]
• 2019-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 30 May 2019, when a reply will issue from the HSE (details supplied). [24489/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been called back to have a hearing aid fitted following an examination in the primary care clinic in Athlone two years ago. [23353/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for urgent eye surgery. [23407/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the post of social worker in County Westmeath will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23505/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the general indemnity to section 39 service providers as clinically indemnified will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23506/19]
• 2019-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the audiologist position in the eye and ear department at the Midland Regional Hospital will be filled (details supplied). [23068/19]
• 2019-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps which can be taken by a person (details supplied) in relation to orthodontic treatment [23136/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high number of suicides by homeowners in arrears and the effect of severe stress and worry on persons experiencing same. [22462/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of acting and permanent promotions and post upgrades within the National Ambulance Service for administration, clerical and officer posts (details supplied) from January 2014 to date. [22303/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of internal or external job advertisements and interviews conducted for acting and permanent promotions and post upgrades within the National Ambulance Service for administration, clerical and officer posts (details supplied) from January 2014 to date. [22304/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if hours will be allocated as part of a homecare package application to persons (details supplied). [22311/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if hours will be allocated as part of a homecare package application to persons (details supplied). [22312/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be a reconfiguration of hospital groupings as part of the ongoing review; when the review will be published; and if the Regional Hospital Mullingar will be put into another grouping. [22343/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the annual budget allocated to the Regional Hospital Mullingar for the past seven years, in tabular form. [22344/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount provided to the Regional Hospital Mullingar under capital works, in tabular form. [22345/19]
• 2019-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if hip replacement surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [22380/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in conjunction with the HSE to increase levels of pay in the nursing sector; the steps being taken to increase the payscale for newly qualified nurses; and his views on whether current payscale rates are causing a large portion of graduates to seek employment overseas and thus denying hospitals here of highly trained personnel. [21367/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 18 April 2019, if a date for optical surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21386/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in Cappagh hospital. [21393/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21533/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [22041/19]
• 2019-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an urgent surgical appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [21200/19]
• 2019-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [20440/19]
• 2019-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [20718/19]
• 2019-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to tackle the long waiting times for access to mental health services particularly in CHO area 8. [20257/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason an alternative date for surgery has not been scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if the surgery will be expedited in view of the circumstances. [18799/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a refund will be ensured for a person (details supplied) under the cross-border directive. [18803/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the circumstances of an ambulance service call-out in relation to a person (details supplied) will be investigated. [18813/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the length of time the recruitment moratorium in the Health Service Executive will last; and the positions that will be affected as a result. [18833/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the same treatments will be put in place via the public service that are available to customers of a company (details supplied). [18908/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to the introduction of a scheme in which senior citizens living in remote areas would have a contribution to transport costs paid for, as in such cases there is no access to public transport; and his views on whether the free travel scheme is of little benefit to these citizens and additional supports are necessary. [18963/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a suitably qualified nurse is made available for regular clinics at a facility (details supplied). [19087/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide transport services for a person (details supplied). [19202/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [19335/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses who have trained in the United States must have regency of practice in order to register in the general division of nursing (details supplied). [19396/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the criteria for the fair deal scheme will change in terms of family businesses to exclude working family businesses as part of the deal. [19847/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding across the spectrum of mental health services. [19954/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if increased levels of funding will be provided to a service (details supplied). [19955/19]
• 2019-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if extensive research has been carried out into the possible health and environmental implications of 5G; and if his Department commissioned research in jurisdictions in which 5G technology is already widely available. [19056/19]
• 2019-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18137/19]
• 2019-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for optical surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [18196/19]
• 2019-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a refund under the cross-border directive by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [17961/19]
• 2019-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a refund under the cross-border directive by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [17962/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be awarded for a person (details supplied). [17677/19]
• 2019-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the State contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) over the past seven years; and the contracts delivered according to the original contract. [17116/19]
• 2019-04-11
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019

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

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

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an MRI scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [16296/19]
• 2019-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [15726/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an emergency appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [15557/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the legislation to deal with the low-cost selling of alcohol will be enacted. [15259/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if section 39 funding will be restored to a group (details supplied). [14762/19]
• 2019-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to work as a general practice nurse here following an absence from work following illness. [15261/19]
• 2019-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14457/19]
• 2019-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14461/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13146/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13197/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13505/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of head injuries arising from cycling road traffic incidents that have been treated in hospitals in the past 12 months by county in tabular form. [13635/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons hospitalised following involvement in cycling road traffic incidents in the past 12 months by county in tabular form. [13636/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of injuries to the shoulder and upper arm arising from cycling road traffic incidents that have been treated in hospitals in the past 12 months by county in tabular form. [13637/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of injuries to the elbow and forearm arising from cycling road traffic incidents that have been treated in hospitals in the past 12 months by county in tabular form. [13638/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis arising from cycling road traffic incidents that have been treated in hospitals in the past 12 months by county in tabular form. [13639/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the maximum mileage allowed on an emergency vehicle under HSE protocol ; and the steps taken to ensure a vehicle which has reached this level of mileage is removed from service and replaced in a timely manner. [13771/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a replacement ambulance to St. Joseph's Care Centre, Longford; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the vehicle on site has service of over 800,000 kilometres and is expected to complete daily round trips to Dublin. [13772/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [13848/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the possible reimbursement routes for a person (details supplied) who has had emergency surgery carried out privately in view of the lengthy waiting list for a public procedure in the circumstances. [14086/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12622/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12650/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application under the cross border scheme by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [12053/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for cross-border assistance will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12074/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason research in motor neuron disease is not funded by the HSE (details supplied). [11029/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [11228/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a cross-Border scheme refund will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [11237/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for an angiogram for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10216/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Regional Hospital Mullingar will be directed to provide disabled parking spots for the warfarin clinic (details supplied). [10246/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a cross-border directive refund will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10315/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [10333/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10346/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [10582/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10824/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the work to draft new legislation which would replace the Dentists Act 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10829/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a cross-border scheme refund by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [10833/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for inclusion on the cross-border scheme by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [10884/19]
• 2019-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10900/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the reintroduction of the motorised transport allowance. [9480/19]
• 2019-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [8859/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ~ abstained on the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [7922/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the application for reimbursement for Nusinersen for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; if he has engaged with the HSE in an effort to advance this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours which were allocated to a person (details supplied) will be put in place as soon as possible. [8329/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of pharmaceutical assistants following recommendations by a society (details supplied). [8382/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [8392/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8491/19]
• 2019-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8492/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for referral to Beaumont Hospital; and if such treatment can be availed of through the cross-border scheme. [7417/19]
• 2019-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the professional services being provided for the construction of the national children's hospital are being paid for as a percentage of the overall cost. [7651/19]
• 2019-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [7205/19]
• 2019-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [7378/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the health (transport support) Bill. [6401/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address a shortage of parking at the Mullingar primary care centre (details supplied). [6834/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an adequate air conditioning system will be installed at the Mullingar primary care centre as part of works which are taking place at the facility. [6835/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a panel in CHO area 8 to fill home help positions; the number of positions filled to date from this panel; and when further recruitment will take place. [6939/19]
• 2019-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the suite of treatments available for persons who suffer from cystinosis; and the research carried out into the side effects of cysteamine as a treatment for the condition. [6158/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of care service provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5003/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [5159/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the level of engagement by a hospital (details supplied) in resolving its orthopaedic waiting list; and if the hospital has requested assistance through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [5753/19]
• 2019-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) will be approved under the cross-Border scheme. [4776/19]
• 2019-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to implement a national opt-out organ donation policy; his views on whether this needs to be implemented as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4811/19]
• 2019-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4847/19]
• 2019-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery in a hospital will take place nearer to home in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4476/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the funding options available to persons who wish to purchase an electric wheelchair. [3497/19]
• 2019-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the selection of a new environmental health officer panel as outlined by the Brexit no-deal contingency plan. [3130/19]
• 2019-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in view of the fact that the person has been awaiting essential surgery for more than 12 months. [3306/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the health (transport support) Bill. [2334/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the transport support payment for disabled persons; when it will be made available in view of the fact that the motorised transport grant for persons with disabilities ceased in 2013; and his views on whether the cessation of this scheme has had a large impact on persons with a disability. [2335/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2440/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card will be expedited. [2607/19]
• 2019-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [2118/19]
• 2019-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for inclusion on the cross border scheme will be expedited. [2145/19]
• 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
• 2019-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 23 October 2018 and the response from the HSE, when capital works, that is, new building works to accommodate a CT scanner will be completed at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [1923/19]
• 2019-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the assistance which will be provided to a group (details supplied) that provides a service in the area of mental health services in securing a long-term premises to lease. [1953/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54148/18]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54180/18]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54299/18]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54367/18]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a 20-week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [54418/18]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54544/18]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1009/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1011/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1023/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [1151/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if cataract surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [1213/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [1672/19]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [52325/18]
• 2018-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation to legalise certain cannabis-based products for the treatment of specific medical issues. [51738/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when capital works will commence to facilitate the new MRI scanner at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [50737/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a STI clinic in Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50736/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a consultant's appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51028/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the general scheme of the human tissue Bill. [51096/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an angiogram will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51116/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 10 divisions

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

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 90–15
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–101
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–89
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 90–16
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–63
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 29–65
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–67
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–75
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a service (details supplied); his views on the role this service can play; and if funding streams are available for same [50078/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50141/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50143/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to a facility (details supplied) to protect the level of service. [50255/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; his views on the fact that this person has been informed that child ENT appointments are the subject of waiting times in excess of three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50576/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [50585/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a stoma reversal surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [50675/18]
• 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
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49907/18]
• 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
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in Cappagh Hospital. [49296/18]
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49457/18]
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [49470/18]
• 2018-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours allocated in County Westmeath in the past five years, in tabular form. [48678/18]
• 2018-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours allocated in County Longford in the past five years, in tabular form. [48679/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an MRI scan for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48607/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48620/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47811/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [47815/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [47868/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for a spinal consultation; and his views on the fact that a number of patients awaiting such an appointment are now waiting far in excess of the expected 68 weeks. [47869/18]
• 2018-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [47488/18]
• 2018-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [47294/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46655/18]
• 2018-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of work to draft new legislation which would replace the Dentists Act 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45965/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if changes to the criteria on the medical card system will be made which would allow for more advanced dentures to be fitted under the scheme in specific cases (details supplied); his views on whether in specific cases in which dentures keep breaking the provision of the more advanced dentures would be more cost-effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44694/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); his views on whether persons in such a condition are being left too long on a waiting list which is resulting in ongoing illness and infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44767/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the care service being provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44909/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the status of pharmaceutical assistants following recent recommendations made by an organisation (details supplied) will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45092/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. [45273/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45287/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45492/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to outline the status of the general scheme of the human tissue Bill; and when he expects to be in a position to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation option. [45493/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for assessment under the community ophthalmic services scheme by a person (details supplied) will be reassessed with a view to granting an assessment in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45555/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for reimbursement for Nusinersen, also known as Spinraza, for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; if he has engaged with the HSE in order to advance this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45852/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the Regional Hospital Mullingar to provide disabled parking spots for the warfarin clinic (details supplied). [45925/18]
• 2018-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the locations in which the laboratories carrying out the cervical test reviews are located; and if the laboratories testing the samples meet the accredited standards [44192/18]
• 2018-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if women are having to have a second cervical test due to a backlog in view of the recent reports; the number of women affected by same; and the measures being taken to counteract this backlog [44193/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address issues in relation to myalgic encephalomyelitis which is a rare disease. [43459/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for capital works at MRH Mullingar to accommodate the CT scanner; and the capital works planned at this location. [43458/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new guidelines for the fair deal scheme will come into effect; and the detail of the changes to the financial assessment for the scheme and changes to the way in which assets are assessed. [43219/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43464/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an MRI scan for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43478/18]
• 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 Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if CAMHS and psychologists in CHO 8 scheduled are replaced without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42629/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a unit (details supplied) is not taking admissions at present. [42630/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery. [42631/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health whether Athlone Institute of Technology is the only third level institution which does not have access to a sexually transmitted infections clinic. [41988/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health whether the costing of providing a sexually transmitted infections clinic at Clonbrusk primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath, has been considered. [41989/18]
• 2018-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41633/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if changes will be brought forward to the Dentists Act 1985 which would allow dental hygienists to treat patients without the need for supervision by a dentist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40697/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a review will be carried out into the dental care provided to long-stay patients at nursing home facilities (details supplied); his plans to amend legislation in this area in order to provide a greater level of service by allowing dental hygienists to visit nursing homes independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40698/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on introducing an opt-out clause for organ donors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40858/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons on the public waiting list here are being excluded from the cross-border scheme due to the fact an element of their income is an English pension (details supplied). [40918/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason administrative staff are changing the code of procedures carried out under the cross-border scheme which is resulting in patients only recovering a percentage of the money they paid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40919/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the medical card application process will be reviewed to assess under discretionary medical grounds before assessing income (details supplied). [41183/18]
• 2018-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a charity (details supplied). [40256/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39665/18]
• 2018-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the status of pharmaceutical assistants following recent recommendations made by an organisation (details supplied) will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39232/18]
• 2018-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours have recently been put in place for a person (details supplied). [38998/18]
• 2018-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if all allocated home help hours have been put in place for a person (details supplied). [39008/18]
• 2018-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to implement a national opt-out organ donation policy; his views on whether this needs to be implemented as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37901/18]
• 2018-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery. [37942/18]
• 2018-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if full-time residential care will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37943/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36999/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37000/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37005/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [37013/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if changes which have recently been made by which pharmacy assistants can no longer cover for the senior pharmacist for a short period will be reviewed (details supplied); the rationale for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37083/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will sign the commencement order for all of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and deprecation of liberty safeguards. [37172/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to lower the prescription charges for certain persons (details supplied). [37263/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason preventative treatment was not provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37687/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37688/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an angiogram for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35495/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35787/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of the 20-week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36115/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy 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. [36231/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting period for persons to be given a replacement guide dog in circumstances in which their guide dogs are retired; and the procedure in such cases. [36437/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason asthma is not included under the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact it is a lifelong illness. [36652/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether sleep apnoea should be included in the list of illnesses under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33445/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33415/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [33627/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to facilitate payroll deductions for members of a union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied). [34374/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if appropriate medical care will be provided to a person (details supplied). [34539/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the person responsible for signing an agreement for a primary care centre in Mullingar which on opening has a chronic shortage of car spaces and is now seeking additional land to provide the spaces. [34545/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on achieving additional spaces at the primary care centre in Mullingar. [34546/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce national standards and a register for home care workers. [34625/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34631/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34693/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31672/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that a general practitioner service operated through a community health centre (details supplied) is not supplying regular appointments and in many cases does not provide a service within the area on a weekly basis, instead requesting elderly and unwell patients to travel to a second clinic run by the same general practitioners in a different town. [31795/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of the 20-week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32036/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when changes will be introduced to the fair deal scheme to acknowledge that a farm holding is a business when calculating the means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32076/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for the dermatology service in the Mater Hospital; his views on whether this is being exacerbated by the closure of the service in MRH Mullingar; if he will request this decision to be reviewed; and if patients from the midlands region will be treated in Mullingar. [32077/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a scheduled appointment for a person (details supplied) will proceed. [31100/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of a new home care scheme; and when it will be put on a statutory basis. [30274/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30624/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a post-surgery assessment will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30625/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/18]
• 2018-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when speech therapy services will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29806/18]
• 2018-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the medical card scheme will be extended to cover all long-term illnesses which require ongoing care and ensure patients with these illnesses have an automatic entitlement to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29503/18]
• 2018-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the improvements he plans in the home care system; his views on whether substantial investment in the system is required to supply the level of home care necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29505/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an audit or feasibility study has been carried out to assess the possible future use of the St. Loman's Hospital site, Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28809/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a CAMHS referral to a psychologist in CHO 8 for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29176/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an independent appeals process will be introduced as part of the fair deal scheme review (details supplied); and if an independent appeals avenue will be opened up to deal with such cases. [29188/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of a review of the fair deal pricing mechanism; the reason the review has not been published in view of the fact that a review carried out in 2015 recommended a further review be carried out within 18 months; and his views on whether changes are needed to the pricing model which has operated unchanged since its introduction in 2009. [29189/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the pricing model for the fair deal scheme is outdated and does not take into account the extensive cost in providing 24-7 clinical care in certain cases. [29192/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to remove the role of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment for employment permits on a controlled basis (details supplied). [29198/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on laws governing the below-cost selling of alcohol; his further views on whether the law as stated is robust enough; and his plans to bring forward further legislation in this area. [28170/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28241/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28243/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28263/18]
• 2018-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for knee replacement surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27614/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to fill the post of consultant orthodontist in community healthcare organisation, CHO, area 8; the length of time the post has been vacant; the increased efforts being made to fill the post; the waiting times as a result of the vacancy in CHO area 8 in comparison with all other areas of the health service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27796/18]
• 2018-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27797/18]
• 2018-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be examined. [27135/18]
• 2018-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for cataract surgery. [27267/18]
• 2018-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are available to persons with multiple sclerosis. [27104/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an angiogram for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24644/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the treatment provided to a person (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24023/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24024/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24026/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23101/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the payment mechanism in place for families that have recently lost a relative under the care of the fair deal scheme; if the balance on an account can be paid off in instalments when family land has been listed against the deceased patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the issues raised in correspondence regarding HSE recruitment (details supplied). [23759/18]
• 2018-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the extent of vacancies currently in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, across each discipline; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the measures under way to fill same. [22802/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22036/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22085/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22087/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22190/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [22510/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative and clerical positions in the HSE in each year since 2011, in tabular form. [22511/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has met a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22607/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a private care hospital bill will be cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22636/18]
• 2018-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment through CAMHS for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21825/18]
• 2018-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if queries raised by persons (details supplied) in correspondence will receive a response. [21914/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [21503/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21598/18]
• 2018-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21602/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason key staff in the ophthalmology department in the Regional Hospital Mullingar are not being replaced (details supplied). [21166/18]
• 2018-05-10
  VOTE
  Health Service Reform

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–77
• 2018-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [20381/18]
• 2018-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dermatology services will be restored to Mullingar Regional Hospital; and if persons will be offered treatment in an alternative setting in the interim. [19367/18]
• 2018-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the payment mechanism in place for families who have recently lost a relative under the care of the fair deal scheme; if the balance on an account can be paid off in instalments in cases in which a family home has been listed against the deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19461/18]
• 2018-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dermatology services will be restored to Mullingar Regional Hospital; and if patients will be offered treatment in an alternative setting in the interim. [19476/18]
• 2018-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19158/18]
• 2018-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the circumstances of a paramedic service call-out (details supplied) will be investigated; if a review of the service will be carried out to ensure such cases do not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19020/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for back surgery. [17436/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17472/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dental treatment for a person (details supplied) was listed when the person was attending primary school. [17475/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17502/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure faster access to new medicines for persons diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. [17529/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the reimbursement scheme and the fact that it can take over four years for new medication to be covered by same. [17530/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17581/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding and resources will be allocated to child psychological services to reduce the waiting lists for access to these services; and his views on the fact that there are over 7,000 children on waiting lists for these services. [17671/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for capital investment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [17110/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the new primary care centre in Mullingar is now fully occupied; his plans for further primary care centres in counties Westmeath and Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help services for a person (details supplied) will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17136/18]
• 2018-04-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [17337/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery has been issued for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16933/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16935/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16957/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16965/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if allocated hours of home help service will be commenced for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17001/18]
• 2018-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a decision not to grant home help to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed with a view to making hours available in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17002/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason Versatis plasters and patches are not covered by the medical card. [15290/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if treatment will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15578/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [15593/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a difference which exists in the cost of medications purchased on prescription through the drug payment scheme and the same medication purchased over the counter (details supplied); if this is a widespread practice; the percentage of drugs affected by a disparity in pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an emergency appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15721/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a MRI in Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [15785/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. [15809/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be issued to a person (details supplied); and the steps which will be taken to ensure the appointment is maintained. [15982/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is currently attending an autism unit until May 2018 will be provided with a replacement service prior to this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 20-week anomaly scans for all expectant mothers at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [16374/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the drug Ocrelizumeb will be approved for MS sufferers here (details supplied). [16504/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16721/18]
• 2018-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be rescheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14646/18]
• 2018-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dental treatment for a person (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14371/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for orthodontic work. [13614/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application by an organisation (details supplied) for funding to provide additional services to school leavers with intellectual difficulties in County Longford will be considered in view of the lack of spaces available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13750/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) on the orthodontist waiting list. [13769/18]
• 2018-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [13803/18]
• 2018-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason Versatis plasters and patches are no longer being prescribed (details supplied). [13510/18]
• 2018-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13083/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason there were cuts to a service (details supplied); if the possibility of reinstating will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12199/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a reimbursement to be issued to a person (details supplied) will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12356/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12389/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [12393/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with Degos disease is being refused medication based on financial costs. [12818/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10856/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited [10904/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy 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. [10925/18]
• 2018-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether all services contracted by the HSE in the midlands region have been awarded as part of a fair tendering process. [10707/18]
• 2018-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated. [10220/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [9355/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the arrangements surrounding the provision of 20-week anomaly scans at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [9558/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9063/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that community groups in an area (details supplied) are raising funds to purchase an additional MRI scanner for the Regional Hospital in Mullingar; if the HSE can supply the equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9070/18]
• 2018-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason Versatis pain relief patches have been withdrawn from vulnerable persons; and his plans to put in place a suitable replacement treatment on the medical card scheme. [9073/18]
• 2018-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be issued for a person (details supplied). [8888/18]
• 2018-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who attended an appointment was told to return home in view of the fact that there was no consultant on site to carry out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8938/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [8248/18]
• 2018-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the independence of dental hygienists; his plans to introduce a new Bill to amend or replace the Dentists Act 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8000/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made and that have been made recently to recruit a suitably qualified orthodontist in order to reduce the waiting list for dental treatment in CHO 8. [7785/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in CHO 8. [7786/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for orthodontic services in CHO 8; and the actions being considered to reduce these waiting times and arrange urgent treatment for cases classified as severe. [7787/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as of 1 January 2018 there is now no sexual health service within an hour’s commute of Athlone; and his plans to rectify this matter. [6700/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the level of investment for refurbishment works at a campus (details supplied); and the timeframe for the provision of this funding. [6876/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be expedited. [6877/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [6964/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the motorised transport grant, which was suspended in 2013 for new applications, will be reopened. [7385/18]
• 2018-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the current waiting times for orthodontic treatment in CHO area 8; if solutions to the staffing shortage in this area can be investigated; and his further views on a number of possible short-term solutions (details supplied) to ease this waiting list and provide essential treatment for the most severe cases within the region. [7390/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 49% increase in overcrowding in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in January 2018 relative to January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if services provided by the STD clinic at Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar will be reinstated. [6648/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for orthodontic work. [5716/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3985/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the dental nursing positions available in CHO 8; if there will be additional positions available in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3986/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE psychiatric health services based in Green Road, Mullingar, will move to new premises in the primary care service building at Harbour Street, Mullingar. [4026/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the cost per treatment to a person who suffers from Crohn's disease for regular iron infusions on an outpatient basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the considerations which are provided to persons who suffer from Crohn's disease in applying for a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the fact that the post of consultant orthodontist has been vacant within CHO 8 for some time; the length of time this post has been vacant; and the increased efforts being made to fill the post. [4257/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting times as a result of a vacancy for the post of consultant orthodontist in CHO 8 in comparison with all other areas of the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4258/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the drug menotonian will be covered under the medical card. [2857/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a physiotherapist assessment will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2894/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if provisions will be made to include a glucodrate drink on the medical card scheme; if this treatment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2953/18]
• 2018-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the nursing home needs of a person (details supplied); if the necessary supports will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2478/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a reimbursement will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a follow-up assessment and treatment through Child and Adolescent mental Health Services, CAMHS, will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54403/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54404/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [54405/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a hip operation for a person (detail supplied) will be expedited. [54408/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54434/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason treatment was not offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54435/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps a body must take in order to submit an application for section 39 funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54814/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for occupational therapy will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54920/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54982/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for cataract surgery in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. [55178/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be maintained for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55233/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if allocated hours of home help service will be commenced for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55235/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1156/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1162/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1195/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1315/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, to ensure sufficient home help services are provided in a case as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1322/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps a body must take in order to submit an application for section 39 funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1736/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [1786/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [1946/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not provided with person-specific treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2010/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2032/18]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/17]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a long-term replacement dental service in Ballymahon, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53315/17]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53395/17]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a suitable high-dependency nursing home placement will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53399/17]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dental treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [53456/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52853/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [52982/17]
• 2017-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing a generic medical card to persons living in temporary emergency accommodation, such as at a facility (details supplied). [52513/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [51575/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [51576/17]
• 2017-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital transfer for a person (details supplied) will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52048/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist assessment for a person (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51284/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure specialist shoes are supplied to a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49980/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure suitable treatment is put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50012/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the initially agreed treatment is provided for a person (details supplied) undergoing breast cancer treatment at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50037/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will restore funding to carry out gynecomastia surgery with immediate effect and ensure there is an adequate budget in place for the year 2018 and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50160/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50161/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a suitable high-dependency nursing home placement will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50277/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if home help services will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50325/17]
• 2017-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49654/17]
• 2017-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49657/17]
• 2017-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49696/17]
• 2017-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49709/17]
• 2017-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a follow up assessment and treatment through CAMHS will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49533/17]
• 2017-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49538/17]
• 2017-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for student orthodontic care across all of the CHO regions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49539/17]
• 2017-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the arrangements which exist with home help providers; the onus placed on these providers to put in place a replacement assistant on occasions when the regular assistant is unable to report for work duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49565/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional home help services for a person (details supplied) will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48699/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are grants available to assist a group (details supplied) in its work. [48829/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if suitable services will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49180/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the expected budget increase for home help services nationally for the year 2018; if an increase in this budget will result in more positions available for qualified personnel to work in home help services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49218/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [49307/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his budget allocations for a service (details supplied). [47977/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when anomaly scans will be available in the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar. [47978/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to occupational therapy services in counties Longford and Westmeath to ensure the current eight-month waiting list is greatly reduced. [48267/17]
• 2017-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for occupational therapy for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47772/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an angiogram for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47996/17]
• 2017-11-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be scheduled for an operation. [48236/17]
• 2017-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist assessment will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47378/17]
• 2017-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the allocated hours of home help service will be commenced for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47451/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45741/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45755/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46530/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46531/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for hip revision surgery for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46675/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [46779/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46781/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be put in place to provide respite services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46896/17]
• 2017-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be put in place to provide respite care services for a person (details supplied). [46909/17]
• 2017-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason tryptophan is banned here; and the number of other countries in which it is banned. [45548/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled. [44575/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 10 October 2017, the status of routine blood tests, for example, as part of a general check-up or as part of a liver check (details supplied). [44577/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with occupational therapy services in County Longford to ensure a specialised chair is provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44599/17]
• 2017-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44518/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43390/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [43494/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; if the HSE will supply sufficient funding in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43578/17]
• 2017-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an increased number of home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be facilitated. [43248/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out a review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, in order to ensure that there is support in place if a child's needs cannot be met in school. [42898/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to tackle the shortage of behavioural therapists in some regions and the two-year waiting list experienced by students to access the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS. [42902/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the conversations his Department has had with representatives of personal assistants or the persons whom they care for regarding the implications of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 on them; and if the making of this category of workers exempt, similar to health care professionals, will be examined. [42623/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours in County Westmeath in the past five years, in tabular form. [42624/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioner blood tests under the medical card scheme (details supplied); the general practitioner functions that are not covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42607/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of funding within the HSE to carry out valve-replacement surgery and the purchase of replacement valves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42673/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if financial assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) to assist with respite care bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42228/17]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dental treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42306/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41343/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a bed for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath can be expedited. [41503/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41529/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if dental treatment will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41740/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the motorised grant scheme will be reintroduced; and if so, when it will be open to new applicants. [41046/17]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41062/17]
• 2017-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40871/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40136/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40153/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be funding for respite care services outside Dublin in 2018. [40595/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to close the Mullingar respite centre (details supplied). [40596/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) and ensure that the HSE supply sufficient funding in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39940/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a date for cataract surgery can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [39942/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy 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. [39945/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39977/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39979/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/17]
• 2017-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be made available to occupational therapy services in counties Westmeath and Longford in order to reduce the current eight month waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40010/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of HSE dental services in Ballymahon, County Longford; and if he plans to intervene in order to protect this service. [39087/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39197/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the transport charges which have been incurred by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39236/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be scheduled to have braces fitted for a person (details supplied). [39547/17]
• 2017-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39598/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37704/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37785/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37797/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [37873/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Cavan General Hospital. [34906/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) will be allocated a bed in St. Mary's, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [35154/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [35155/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [35214/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the use of the oncofocus test for cancer sufferers; and if he will consider including this on the medical card scheme. [35727/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount each hospital has paid year on year to private ambulance companies since 2011. [35802/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application by CH8 for a community intervention team. [35803/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new palliative consultant will commence employment with Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, MRHM. [35804/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when approval for capital funding to accommodate a new MRI scanner in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, will be sanctioned (details supplied). [35805/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if two additional emergency department consultants to ensure 24-7 emergency services in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, MRHM, will be approved. [35806/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [33595/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to deal with high-dependency patients or persons with complex medical needs for respite care (details supplied). [33596/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be called for surgery. [33632/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is grant aid available for the purchase of a mobility scooter. [33717/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to examine rolling out a scheme whereby community groups can apply for grant assistance to provide community defibrillators. [34117/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to bring the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill back to the Houses of Oireachtas for completion. [34139/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33281/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32084/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the health centre in Finea, County Westmeath (details supplied). [32149/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans for a new health centre in Moate, County Westmeath; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32341/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to enhance respite services in Mullingar. [33097/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1020 and 1021 of 20 June 2017, the details of the targets set by his Department for the provision of these assessments. [30891/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1224 to 1226, inclusive, and 1241 of 20 June 2017, the timeframe for the publication of the independent report on the nursing home support scheme. [30892/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for hip revision surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31327/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30178/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund services such as a service (details supplied) on an annual basis. [27843/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the drop in home help hours which has recently been reported for counties Longford and Westmeath; and his plans to increase these hours as a matter of urgency. [27842/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [29127/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the appropriate length of time a child should be waiting for an early-years assessment in County Westmeath. [26577/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the appropriate length of time a child should be waiting for a school-years assessment in County Westmeath. [26578/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the appropriate length of time an adult should be waiting for an adult assessment in County Westmeath. [26579/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite care beds in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the length of the waiting list for each county. [26580/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy 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. [26645/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a full-time care application for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [26661/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to deal with a case in which a HSE transport service provider has been left unpaid (details supplied). [26704/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the parking facilities at a location (details supplied) which results in cars being parked in a dangerous manner; if a portion of the HSE-owned land to the rear of this facility can be converted into car parking facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [26787/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent World Health Organization survey which predicts that Ireland will become Europe's most obese country by 2030; and the measures he plans to introduce to deal with this issue. [26882/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is currently enough focus on health and well-being education among young persons. [26883/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26892/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27099/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27100/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27101/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [27102/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27236/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the motorised transport scheme will be reintroduced; and the date on which it will be open to new applicants. [27399/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure there will be adequate residential capacity for those persons who require higher-level or more complex care as part of a review into the nursing home support scheme. [27421/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all elements of care which are currently included in the nursing home support scheme will remain unchanged. [27422/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce changes to the appeals process of the nursing home support scheme. [27423/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate additional home help hours to counties Longford and Westmeath in view of recent reports which have outlined a substantial drop in the number of hours within this area. [27428/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the current pricing system for long-term residential care facilities will be maintained [27486/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount his Department or a body under its aegis has paid to a company (details supplied) for advice, the use of intellectual property and other services. [27711/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27994/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [28045/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [28119/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if persons that were previously cared for at St Vincent's hospital Athlone have been able to return to the hospital. [28637/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the hiring of a clinical specialist radiographer at Mullingar Regional Hospital; and if this will immediately lead to the provision of a 20 week anomaly scan for all expectant mothers attending the hospital [28639/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to Lyme disease. [28917/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is a funding stream that is available to an organisation (details supplied); and his plans to support services such as this. [29022/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29099/17]
• 2017-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for a facility (details supplied) in County Longford; and if the current level of funding for this facility will be maintained. [26487/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons who suffer from arthritis; his plans to put further services in place for arthritis sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25396/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [25467/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25502/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25718/17]
• 2017-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an emergency appointment for a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24916/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23981/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23982/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23983/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason melatonin is not covered under the medical card; and if he will include it under the next revision of included drugs. [24029/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for hip replacement surgery can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24101/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24432/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for a spinal consultation at Tallaght hospital; the number awaiting triage to go on the waiting list; and the steps he will take to reduce the list. [23644/17]
• 2017-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23526/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons who let their home for tourist accommodation (details supplied) that have been inspected to ensure compliance with health and safety, fire safety or disability standards in 2016, or the most recent year for which statistics are available. [23062/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22720/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the responsible serving of an organisation (details supplied); and the way in which its services could be utilised in order to promote drinking in moderation. [23293/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on requiring licensed premises to have an alcohol serving policy as part of the licence renewal process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23294/17]
• 2017-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22434/17]
• 2017-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an application for resources to provide a 20-week anomaly scan at Mullingar regional hospital has been approved by his Department. [22549/17]
• 2017-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 369, 370 and 371 of 2 November 2016, the reason the requested information has not been provided to date. [22643/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce supports for persons in County Longford who are suffering from Parkinson's disease. [22323/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a specialised wheelchair will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21669/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be made available to occupational therapy services in counties Westmeath and Longford, in order to reduce the current eight month waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21925/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether current short-term hosting accommodation, such as a company (details supplied) is not compliant with the same health and safety standards as formal accommodation providers, such as those registered with Fáilte Ireland; if he has explored proposals for mandatory registration of all accommodation providers to ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations; and his further views on whether not implementing compliance with such regulations in the hosting sector amounts to unfair competition vis-a-vis formal accommodation providers. [22068/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of providers of short-term hosting accommodation which have been inspected by Fáilte Ireland or another body to ensure compliance with health and safety standards in 2016 or the most recent year for which statistics are available. [22069/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include drugs to treat anxiety disorder in the list of long term illness drugs in view of the fact they are not covered by the drug refund scheme or a medical card. [21146/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount he plans to inject into respite services in Mullingar in 2017. [21204/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding. [21212/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no back up or upgrade plan in place for persons who have lost or damaged their BAHA hearing aids beyond repair (details supplied). [21216/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an emergency dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [20993/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule a second appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [21059/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19922/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [20184/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an operation for a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [20482/17]
• 2017-04-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the grants or funding available to help persons purchase hearing aids for children in situations in which more than one person in a particular family requires a hearing aid. [18931/17]
• 2017-04-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in counties Longford and Westmeath for each year since 2011 in tabular form. [19008/17]
• 2017-04-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided for persons with a disability in counties Longford and Westmeath for each year since 2011 in tabular form. [19009/17]
• 2017-04-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for home help services for persons over 65 years of age and for persons with a disability in counties Longford and Westmeath. [19010/17]
• 2017-04-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been approved home help services in counties Longford and Westmeath but are currently awaiting the provision of hours or awaiting their full complement of hours. [19011/17]
• 2017-04-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the existing St Loman's campus which is currently in use; and the long-term plans for the entire campus. [18621/17]
• 2017-04-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the maximum a family or persons cohabiting should pay per month for medicine regardless of financial means. [18622/17]
• 2017-04-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a replacement oncologist for a person (details supplied) will be hired at Tullamore Regional Hospital; and the length of time the HSE has known of the person's intentions to leave the post at this point. [18651/17]
• 2017-04-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics employed nationally in each of the years 2011 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form [18652/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied). [17878/17]
• 2017-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons Teagasc has trained to provide health and safety tutorials; the number of persons who have been trained in health and safety by Teagasc and are over 65 years of age; the amount of money allotted to Teagasc to carry out this training; and when they have been accredited by Teagasc to provide health and safety training, the way in which these persons are evaluated to ensure the course they provide is being taught effectively. [16952/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16071/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans for ensuring Parkinson's disease services are available throughout all regions, specifically the midlands region. [16181/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a physiotherapy appointment through the HSE in respect of a person (details supplied). [16281/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [16579/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for an angiogram for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will make arrangements for an emergency medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a specialised wheelchair to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/17]
• 2017-03-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a law whereby a pharmacist must provide a detailed receipt, including the price of each medication, on the prescription. [15942/17]
• 2017-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the person or body that has responsibility for carrying out the transition review for the children who are leaving the early intervention class in a school (details supplied) in order that school authorities can make necessary arrangements. [14799/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to reinstate the supply of home help calls on bank holidays in counties Westmeath and Longford. [14817/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to home help services in counties Westmeath and Longford to cater for the provision of intensive home care packages. [14818/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14894/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure more regulation in the beauty industry (details supplied). [15144/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that persons have been told there is no day service available in the Mullingar area for their child with a disability after the child completes school. [15313/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for knee surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for cataract surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15395/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15446/17]
• 2017-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn's disease under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will include epi pens under the scheme. [14582/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a specialised wheelchair to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14359/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if, following his visit to a centre (details supplied), he will advance an application for a community based medical card. [14531/17]
• 2017-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the speech therapy service in Athlone, County Westmeath; and the timeframe for the appointment of a replacement speech therapist in this area. [14541/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12949/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the change in the type two diabetic test strips reimbursement. [12954/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include Crohn's disease and epi pens under the long- term illness scheme. [12962/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is a grant available to help persons with sight issues to purchase equipment (details supplied). [13574/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [13902/17]
• 2017-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite cataract surgery in the Adelaide hospital Dublin in respect of a person (details supplied). [12510/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the service improvement review of St Christopher's, Longford and St Hilda's, Athlone will be published. [12084/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when anomaly scans will be provided to expectant mothers at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [12085/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if care managed units are obliged to accept maximum dependency patients when a bed is available; the recourse a family has that is refused a bed due to the level of dependency of the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12264/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an emergency treatment place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11219/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide respite services in Mullingar, in view of the fact Mullingar currently has no respite services available. [11448/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to encourage more nurses to work for the HSE as opposed to working for private care companies or emigrating. [11497/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment can be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [11601/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 14 February 2017, if he will provide additional resources to occupational therapy services in counties Longford and Westmeath in order to reduce the current eight-month waiting list. [11636/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for an angiogram for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11863/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for corrective spinal surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12162/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to set out the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11067/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the role of the HSE and his Department regarding the Gardasil vaccine; if it is proactive or reactive to the claims made by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11130/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the national awareness of an ever increasing number of persons whose health may have been chronically damaged in the aftermath of the Gardasil vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the Health Products Regulatory Authority statements on a television programme (details supplied). [11132/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has indemnified the manufacturers of the Gardasil vaccine. [11133/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) concerning Gardasil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a statement (details supplied) concerning Gardasil; and if his Department has taken all these findings into consideration while deciding to continue with the vaccination programme. [11135/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the numerous Gardasil safety studies including one released recently (details supplied). [11136/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied). [11137/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the manufacturer of the HPV vaccine failed to inform the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency regarding Gardasil vaccine research omitting data concerning ovarian failure and its implications for the current HPV vaccination programme administered by the HSE on behalf of his Department. [11138/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on matters (details supplied) relating to the HPV vaccine. [11139/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the role of sodium borate in the HPV vaccine. [11140/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the role of sodium borate in the HPV vaccine; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine excipient and media summary lists four vaccines (details supplied) that contain sodium borate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11141/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied). [11142/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the toxicity of borate compounds has been studied in laboratory animals with most studies using either borax or boric acid (details supplied). [11143/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of reinstating the tablet MacuShield for older persons suffering from macular degeneration on the medical card. [10584/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons who are on medication that causes additional tooth decay are only entitled to two cavity fillings per annum on the medical card system; and if he will examine this matter with a view to making changes which would allow persons on this type of medication to avail of additional dental care [9701/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [10450/17]
• 2017-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will make arrangements for an emergency medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8897/17]
• 2017-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for nasal surgery for a person (details supplied) based on an additional referral submitted by the person's general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/17]
• 2017-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8942/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for an appointment for braces. [8154/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for the drug Respreeza for patients suffering from emphysema caused by Alpha-1. (details supplied). [8487/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of works at St. Vincent's Hospital, Athlone; when these works will be completed; if a re-opening date for this facility can be confirmed; and the future plans for this facility [7786/17]
• 2017-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason he plans rationalising the local offices which administer the fair deal scheme; his views on whether this will discommode the persons who rely on the service and will actually have a negative impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7808/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of orthopaedic services in Tullamore Regional Hospital; the reason only one of the orthopaedic wards on this site is currently operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a specialised wheelchair to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if emergency surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the opening hours of the primary care centre at Clonbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath to include evening and weekend appointments. [7114/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place a freephone telephone number for the primary care centre at Clonbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath. [7115/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide dental care for children at the primary care centre Clonbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath. [7116/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in order to provide a bus service from Athlone town centre to the primary care centre at Clonbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath. [7117/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the current medical card system with a view to returning the automatic medical card entitlement to persons over 65 years of age. [7118/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a 24 hour mental health service at the primary care centre Clonlbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath. [7119/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional disabled parking spaces at the entrance to the primary care centre Clonbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath. [7120/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a general practitioner home visit service at Clonbrusk primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath, for persons who are not well enough to travel. [7121/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an emergency hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5722/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for physiotherapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5900/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement schemes to support persons with Parkinson's disease. [4960/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, as per the national maternity strategy and safe motherhood, every mother should have a dating scan and a full anomaly scan in pregnancy; the reason only one third of patients at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, have a dating scan carried out; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that, of these, only 50% are carried out by trained staff; and the reason only 10% of expectant mothers are receiving anomaly scans at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar (details supplied). [5212/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for nasal surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4773/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for cataract surgery for a person (details supplied). [4892/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the final costs to the Exchequer of each commission of investigation that has been completed to date in his Department, in addition to the estimated costs to date of ongoing commissions of investigation. [5307/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for shoulder and wrist surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4142/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the forms of transport which will qualify for individual payments as a contribution towards transport costs to persons with severe disabilities on a low income who cannot access public transport, with reference to the Health (Transport Support) Bill; and if it will include taxis and rental cars. [4368/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the form he envisages the mandatory licensing will take for public and private health care facilities with reference to the Patients Safety (Licensing of Healthcare Facilities) Bill. [4389/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to issue a generic medical card that may be used by vulnerable persons to allow them to attend a doctor's surgery not in his or her locality (details supplied). [2605/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [2608/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate MacuShield on the medical card for older persons suffering from macular degeneration. [2815/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2848/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an assessment can be scheduled with the autism section for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/17]
• 2017-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether a person prescribed three different dosages of a thyroid medicine should be charged three prescription charges (details supplied). [2250/17]
• 2017-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer of any ongoing investigation or inquiry in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2393/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was refused ill health retirement by the chief medical officer. [41398/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgery for a person (details supplied). [41261/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with a medical card are charged an individual charge for differing strengths of warfarin (details supplied). [41311/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [41320/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Clinical Nutritional Expert Group convened in November 2016; if new applications for additions to the reimbursement list are being accepted before the end of 2016; and if he will allow the replacement foods produced by a company (details supplied) on the reimbursement list [41462/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41466/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a person (details supplied) with their entire medical records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41537/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41621/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no contracts in the midlands for pressure-relieving mattresses; and his plans to rectify this issue. [41764/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will support funding for the drug Respreeza for persons suffering from emphysema caused by alpha-1 (details supplied). [41769/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip replacement surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1351/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the steps that must be undertaken in a psychiatric hospital to admit a person long-term in cases in which the person expresses a desire to leave and the hospital cannot force them to stay but the family has concerns that the person may be a danger to themselves or to others. [1365/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a level three hospice unit in the midlands region as outlined in his Department's Statement of Strategy 2016-2019 document; and the timescale for the implementation of this unit. [1422/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be scheduled for an operation. [1479/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be scheduled for an operation. [1480/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a carpel tunnel operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1544/17]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make the necessary arrangements with Westmeath County Council to ensure that Westmeath Civil Defence is adequately accommodated in a premises that fully meets its needs and passes health and safety regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [39406/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [39535/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an operation in respect of a person (details supplied). [39716/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hand surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39736/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for cataract surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39980/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken on the waiting time for MRI scans (details supplied). [39334/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a sinus examination appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [39367/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an operation will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39368/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for necessary orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied). [39369/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a significant length of time for an operation; and if the person will be scheduled for surgery as soon as possible. [39370/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for back surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [38893/16]
• 2016-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review a decision not to grant home help to a person (details supplied) with a view to making hours available in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38967/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for hip surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38613/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the home help hours which were allocated to the person from both the HSE and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/16]
• 2016-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the detail of the HSE plans in place to support north Westmeath hospice and palliative care in the county generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/16]
• 2016-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the report on services for St. Christopher’s, Longford, completed in 2015, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/16]
• 2016-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident (details supplied) which took place in County Longford on 11 November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37959/16]
• 2016-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the genetic disease HCU. [37469/16]
• 2016-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant; when this will be available; the assistance his Department will provide to persons in the short term who require such conversions carried out to vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36712/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans for the health centre located at Derrygreenagh, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath. [36512/16]
• 2016-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) for a rheumatology clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/16]
• 2016-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a home help package will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36117/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for an MRI scan in respect of a person (details supplied) without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35335/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the areas the additional €31 million he announced in summer 2016 will be allocated to; if this allocation is being made; if it is a once-off increase in funding or if it will form part of an increase in the annual spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34933/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will make additional resources available to St. Christopher's services, County Longford to ensure that they can reverse a decision of a number of years ago to reduce respite services from seven nights a week to five (details supplied). [34934/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the level of funding that is made payable to St. Christopher's services, County Longford to take account of the carry over deficit they have and the recent improvements they have made to comply with HIQA inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34935/16]
• 2016-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair and equitable that section 38 organisations and the HSE are in a position to pay staff increments, while smaller services such as St. Christopher's in Longford are not in view of the stringent financial position they are in (details supplied); his plans to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34936/16]
• 2016-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a comprehensive assessment is carried out on a person (details supplied). [34393/16]
• 2016-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to revise the recruitment policy for nurses; if he will consider devolving the human resource responsibility to each hospital which would speed up the process from the current centralised process; if he will consider reviewing the Garda clearance procedure in terms of the need for new clearance if moving from a voluntary hospital to a HSE hospital; the length of time this takes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34398/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [33395/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will re-examine an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) with a view to granting same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33586/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for an orthodontic appointment; and if a date will be confirmed for 2016. [33589/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that a person (details supplied) has been awaiting a monitor for sleep apnoea since August 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the furthest distance, in terms of kilometres, that an ambulance can cover from its permanent station. [32987/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is a process whereby an ambulance is called to a location and there is only one ambulance at a station, regardless of the distance from the location, if the ambulance will be dispatched to fit the 90 second dispatch time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32988/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the maintenance and fuel bills for the fleet of ambulances for the two years previous to the new system being implemented and the two years since its implementation. [32989/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will financially support a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31991/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will approve a medical card for a person (details supplied). [31993/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a speech and language therapist, by region, in tabular form. [32036/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an outpatient appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [30314/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for full-time care for a person (details supplied). [30436/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some nursing homes are charging residents, or in some cases a resident's family, for taxis to their hospital appointments while also charging them for the associated care assistance cost, having a care assistant travel with them, where in some cases transport is already available and free. [30627/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment and hip operation for a person (details supplied). [29224/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation for a person (details supplied). [29253/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate an application for full-time care for a person (details supplied). [29267/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be no building works on the graveyards at St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, and whether there are no plans for building works or sale of the graveyards at St. Loman's Hospital; and if the currently unmarked graves will be restored and identified, as was their status up to 2011. [29624/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the consequences of the amendment made to the AMRF where persons are only entitled to 4% per annum with the remainder held in the pension fund until the person reaches 70 years of age with the exception for persons with a guaranteed income of €12,700 per annum; if this limit was introduced to ensure that persons who do not have sufficient contributions paid to receive a State pension and then cash in a pension policy are left dependent on the State non-contributory pension; if he will examine introducing an exemption for persons who have sufficient contributions for State pension and need to cash in the policy for reasons such as health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29019/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ~ abstained on the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ~ abstained on an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [28925/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reintroduce the motorised transportation grant scheme or create another scheme to act in its place in view of the fact persons suffering from disabilities cannot avail of this type of grant in order to adapt their vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) who requires a number of scans and cannot afford to pay for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28618/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if Mullingar Regional Hospital is at its full complement of nursing staff; and when the new accident and emergency department will open to full capacity. [27911/16]
• 2016-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason an organisation (details supplied) has yet to receive a 2016 funding allocation and if this will be paid without delay. [27912/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a date for surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [26568/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [26586/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help hours in Longford and Westmeath for year end August 2016; the number of home help hours in place for Longford and Westmeath for this period and for year end August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26685/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by his Department per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26862/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) at an early date. [26431/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was discharged from the occupational therapy service in Springfield Centre, Mullingar. [23832/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card for a person (details supplied). [23971/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card for a person (details supplied). [23972/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [23990/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [23991/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a hospital (details supplied); the works being carried out; and when persons expect to return to this facility. [24132/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the procedure and the steps involved in the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome in a child; if he is satisfied that all of the necessary expertise to diagnose and treat this syndrome is in place in psychological services in County Longford. [21943/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied). [21965/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of a dental procedure for a person (details supplied). [22014/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reasons a case of Asperger's syndrome was not detected in the case of a person (details supplied). [22027/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in light of the proposed closure of the Console charity. [22423/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 21 June 2016, to reply in particular concerning persons with intellectual disabilities who are living at home (details supplied); and the services available to persons with intellectual disabilities who reside at home and where adequate care can no longer be provided, perhaps due to age or the death of a parent. [22533/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of new consultants in the emergency department in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath; the number of new appointments he will make in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21809/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of establishing an electronic pigmented lesions clinic in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [21810/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a podiatry post in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [21811/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation to Midlands Regional Hospital on an annual basis for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [21827/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation to St. Joseph's hospital, Longford on an annual basis for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and the number of patients in long-term care on an annual basis in same period. [21828/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation St. Vincent's Hospital, Athlone on an annual basis in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and the number of patients in long-term care on an annual basis in the same period. [21829/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds and the location of same for counties Longford and Westmeath.. [21830/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of replacement operation theatres and a critical care unit for the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar including where this project is positioned on the capital programme. [21831/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing staff in Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in 2015 and 2016. [21833/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath, spent on agency nursing in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date in tabular form. [21834/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date in tabular form. [21835/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide alternative services in the areas previously served by Console; and if he will engage with other charity groups in these areas to ensure the service users are not left without a service. [21836/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide day care hours for a person (details supplied). [21838/16]
• 2016-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to pursue a cap on the maximum charge that can be applied to non-residential assets and productive assets to ensure that farmers can avail of the fair deal scheme. [21469/16]
• 2016-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) with 12 years' experience working as a care assistant has to take a significant pay cut if selected for the student paramedic programme with the Health Service Executive. [21399/16]
• 2016-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (detail supplied). [21437/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of hours under the home help scheme and the number of home care packages in counties Longford and Westmeath. [20977/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive plans in place to support North Westmeath Hospice and palliative care in the county generally. [20995/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment with a paediatrician for a person (details supplied) who has been suffering illness for some time [20543/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite treatment of a person (details supplied) [20544/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there are positions available within the field of health and safety specialists; and if persons who are fully qualified in this field have been refused employment. [20759/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [20776/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to hire an additional occupational therapist for County Longford as there is only one such occupational therapist in place to cover the whole county at present; and the expected waiting time currently for a person who is not classed as category 1 to receive an appointment with an occupational therapist in County Longford. [20859/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours which are currently available in counties Longford and Westmeath. [20862/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a community occupational therapist assessment for persons discharged from rehabilitation units in counties Longford and Westmeath; and his views on whether these waiting times are acceptable when dealing with vulnerable persons. [20864/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a community occupational therapist visit in counties Westmeath and Longford. [20868/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the current shortage of services in County Longford for persons who are discharged from rehabilitation; and his views on whether support services such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists are under resourced in County Longford at present. [20884/16]
• 2016-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide, per annum, all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March, 2011, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [20348/16]
• 2016-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the total photography costs per annum for his Department since coming to office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial allowance, in tabular form; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department. [20378/16]
• 2016-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide, broken down per annum, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming into office, in tabular form; the external public relations firm used; to outline the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20393/16]
• 2016-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied). [19930/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will grant a primary medical certificate to a person (details supplied). [19636/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) who has been approved for a 72-hours home care package has not yet received same. [19249/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to intervene and schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [19391/16]
• 2016-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an investigation into the levels of health-damaging pollutants emitted by diesel or petrol car models in the Irish market in the aftermath of an emissions testing scandal (details supplied); if he has undertaken a study measuring the differences in nitrogen oxide emissions measured in laboratory and under normal driving conditions as the Department of Transport in the United Kingdom has done; and if so, the results of these investigations. [19031/16]
• 2016-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received the home care help that his Department authorised in April 2016. [18656/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average cost of the kilometerage reimbursement scheme incurred in respect of employees of the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [18248/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the status of a charge general practitioners impose on regular blood tests in respect of patients who are suffering from a long-term illness and who are registered under the medical card scheme; if it is standard practice to impose a charge of €20 on each blood test; and if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) where the general practitioners imposed a charge of €30. [18250/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be fitted with an item through the medical card scheme. [18502/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason that the sole sarcoma specialist position is being discontinued from the end of the month at St. Vincent's Hospital resulting in the lack of a specialist in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18525/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [18545/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [17732/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [17823/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person who consistently has had private health insurance, long before the grace period of 30 April 2015 in Northern Ireland, is not assumed to have a continuous period of cover, and is penalised with the extra 2% rating loading that applies to new cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17405/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has had his June appointment cancelled and rescheduled for July. [17375/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to secure funding for Rehab programmes in the midlands to assist persons in receipt of disability payments with additional issues. [17461/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why medical card patients are charged an individual charge for differing strengths of warfarin, that is, if a person is on two warfarin tablets of differing strengths they are charged €5 instead of €2.50. [17047/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he has secured additional funding for more residential care units; if so, the regions that will benefit from the additional units; and to supply a comparative list of number of persons with intellectual disabilities who are waiting for residential care placements, by county. [17196/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will schedule an operation date for a person (details supplied). [17199/16]
• 2016-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [16380/16]
• 2016-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [16152/16]
• 2016-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding. [16163/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment without delay having been on a waiting list for over three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied). [15715/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment. [15954/16]
• 2016-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to previous parliamentary questions, his views on unequal pay for health care assistants (details supplied). [15082/16]
• 2016-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 642 of 31 May 2016 if he will prioritise a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule a person (details supplied) for surgery without further delay. [14298/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to investigate the delay in scheduling a person (details supplied) for surgery. [14300/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the procedure for Health Service Executive employees who wish to apply for a transfer from the Dublin to the midland regions; and the length of time the employee should expect to wait for a transfer. [14663/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the action he will take following the national ambulance service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13782/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment. [14244/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12542/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12579/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the procedure in place at primary care centres for the carrying out of X-rays when a person presents with a referral letter from a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12692/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting longer than expected for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12760/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making a drug (details supplied) available for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers. [12761/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is any avenue through which funding is available to set up a residential home for persons with physical and intellectual disabilities to provide both residential and day services; if such funding is not available, if he will consider putting this in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13647/16]
• 2016-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why the Health Service Executive appointed a chiropodist in Athlone, County Westmeath, who now sees persons once every four months as opposed to once every two months. [12309/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to review the procedure whereby prescriptions for Warfarin tablets are charged for separately, that is €2.50 each for brown, blue and pink tablets; if a person who needs them collectively should only be charged one fee of €2.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11285/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the interdepartmental group reviewing the fair deal scheme will report; its progress to date; and if he has consulted or if he will meet with the Irish Farmers Association. [11288/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will release funding for the regional hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath to employ another paediatrician to allow the hospital to raise the adult age in the hospital to 16 years of age given that children of 14 years of age are under the care of the adult team while awaiting another paediatrician. [11308/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will release the €23 million (details supplied) development funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11316/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce an independent mechanism for persons to complain if they have had a negative or adverse experience of Health Service Executive mental health services. [11317/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to have equality of service for counselling and suicide prevention available in the mental health catchment areas. [11318/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce information systems for mental health services given that there is no indication of waiting times for adults waiting for the services. [11319/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when he will review A Vision for Change; and if he will have a clear implementation plan with accountability. [11320/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of times the interdepartmental group which launched the Connecting for Life suicide strategy has met since its launch in June 2015; if he has an implementation plan in place; and his progress in implementing it. [11321/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why families where one person only in the household has a medical card have to pay the €25 prescription charges for the medical card holder, in addition to the €144 prescription charges under the drugs payment scheme, resulting in the monthly prescription charges for such families being €169. [11527/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a medication (details supplied) which is available on prescription only does not have a code and is not covered under the drugs payment scheme. [11528/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to investigate why a person (details supplied) is waiting for additional home help hours granted by disability services in January 2016. [11608/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [10750/16]
• 2016-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for full-time care for a person (details supplied). [10797/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an operation for a person (details supplied). [9503/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is waiting a significant time for an operation and if the person can be scheduled for surgery as soon as possible. [10090/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) for an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10536/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [10637/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied) [10660/16]
• 2016-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance why psychotherapy fees for persons suffering from mental health issues are not subject to tax relief in the same way as other medical expenses. [9246/16]
• 2016-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) who was put on the waiting list for a surgery in the Mater public hospital in County Dublin on March 2015 and was due to have surgery in the third week of April 2016 has still not received this important surgery. [8955/16]
• 2016-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 22 March 2016, to schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [8744/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [8035/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [8038/16]
• 2016-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment can be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [8364/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a medical appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [7828/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in the case of a person (details supplied). [7829/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding bariatric oxygen therapy; and if this treatment has been used in the case of a person (details supplied). [7885/16]
• 2016-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied). [7992/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [7375/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the schemes and supports in place for young adults with a disability when they reach 18 years of age and finish in the education system, by location, and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6987/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied). [7013/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied). [7014/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive a hospital appointment for a medical procedure. [5449/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives surgery without further delay. [5471/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) is provided with a medical appointment as a matter of priority, given the person's age and circumstances. [5531/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 22 March 2016, why he has not been actively supporting St. James's Hospital and its appeal for the use of a pharmaceutical company under the compassionate drug access scheme for the treatment of a person (details supplied). [5676/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the drug Soliris will be available under the E112 scheme, as it appears the drug has been sanctioned to treat a person (details supplied) in Spain. [5677/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [5880/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive and the Dublin mid-Leinster region will put in place an acute psychiatric unit on the campus of St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, to cater for the special needs of persons, similar to the St. Edna's unit on the same campus. [5953/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [6059/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 380 of 22 March 2016, why ten other health care assistants were employed ahead of persons referred to from another panel and given permanent contracts and their proper pay (details supplied). [6230/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to investigate the contribution paid by the Health Service Executive for a person (details supplied). [4711/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [4724/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made in discussion with a drugs company to provide the life-saving drug Soliris to a person (details supplied) under the compassionate drugs access scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5147/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be called for an operation in Cappagh hospital in Dublin 11. [5151/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if all nursing and midwifery staff have been recruited in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will confirm that staffing levels are at full complement. [5153/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the inequitable contracts throughout the Health Service Executive where persons have been hired at rates significantly lower than persons carrying out the same role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5154/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is given an appointment at Tullamore hospital. [5218/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [5224/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [5225/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an examination for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [5226/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in scheduling an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in Cappagh hospital, Dublin 11. [5227/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [5228/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in scheduling a person (details supplied) for surgery in Tullamore regional hospital, County Offaly. [5229/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made in ending the practice of placing children and adolescents in adult psychiatric wards, further to the commitment of the programme for Government. [3205/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the provision of a medical card to a person (details supplied) is expedited. [4015/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the support he and the Health Service Executive will provide to children and their parents who have suffered serious health complications following the administering of the human papilloma virus vaccination; and if he will provide an update on the situation. [4186/16]
• 2016-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite an application for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [3301/16]
• 2016-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to investigate the delay in scheduling an operation at a hospital (details supplied) for a person. [2645/16]
• 2016-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to schedule a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath for surgery without further delay. [2435/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [1894/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the general practitioner post in Ballymore, Ballymahon and Colehill in County Longford which has become vacant following the sudden death of the general practitioner will be advertised without delay in order that a replacement is put in place to ensure the continuation of this much-needed service. [2321/16]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for an orthodontic appointment; and if a date will be confirmed for 2016. [46644/15]
• 2016-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health why a new blood test metering system known as FreeStyle Libre which has very significant benefits in terms of blood sugar monitoring and control for diabetics is not available here, but is available in the United Kingdom and other European countries; if this new meter will be made available to diabetics here in the near future. [46813/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of community homes that were bought in counties Longford and Westmeath over the past ten years; the cost of each; and his long-term objective for them. [45840/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department's website since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46256/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards under the aegis of his Department who have appeared before the relevant Oireachtas joint committee since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46271/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a consultant appointment for a person (details supplied). [44789/15]
• 2015-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the most recent projection by the project team of cost is €740 million, not including fit-out of the hospital, as against original budget of €485 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44445/15]
• 2015-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the fair deal package for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [44343/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43601/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43649/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43665/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lengthy time it is taking for nurse registration (details supplied). [43793/15]
• 2015-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the specific issue of the car purchase scheme referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 12 November 2015. [43820/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to protect the public by protecting the titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one register for exclusive use by physiotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of orthodontic services in the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions he is taking in response to the most recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection report which highlights the lack of suitable placements to meet the needs of some young persons in care due to the closure of high-support units, which has meant that many young persons with complex needs are currently in mainstream and adult residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42685/15]
• 2015-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding orthodontic treatment for children in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43164/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an appointment for an operation without further delay. [42531/15]
• 2015-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to Grow, the world community mental health movement in Ireland so that it can continue supporting persons suffering from mental health problems. [42559/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Longford receives hospital appointments. [41477/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath for each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date. [40975/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons living in community homes in County Westmeath and County Longford in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date. [40976/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for adults and children to receive treatment for mental illnesses in County Longford and County Westmeath in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date. [40977/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the facilities in place for persons in need of long-term psychiatric help in County Longford and County Westmeath. [40978/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns and queries (details supplied) regarding orthodontic treatment. [41013/15]
• 2015-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why aftercare provision is unequal and inconsistent across different counties and regions; the details of any analysis that he, the Health Service Executive, or Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has undertaken on the consistency of aftercare service provision; and the reason there is an exclusion clause for young persons who are admitted to the care system at 16 and 17 years of age. [40747/15]
• 2015-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection report finding with regard to the lack of suitable placements to meet the needs of some young persons in care, the steps he is taking to ensure these young persons have access to specialist supports and services and access to suitable placements promptly; if there is high level of staff expertise available in specific residential centres to meet the complex needs of some young persons; and the steps he is taking to ensure that young persons do not have to wait to access a special care placement. [40778/15]
• 2015-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the grounds on which a private general practitioner can refuse an appointment for a private patient; the criteria applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40750/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's annual spend on agency nursing staff; the current number of permanent nursing vacancies; if there is a current policy of non-recruitment of part-time staff and non-facilitation of full-time staff to move to a part-time position; if this is contributing to the use of agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40073/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it is Health Service Executive policy to prevent staff from returning from part-time hours to full-time hours; if it is appropriate that staff members be advised that if they were to reduce their hours to facilitate the care of a sick relative, that hours would not be restored on completion of that care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress made by the Health Service Executive on the co-ordination of homeless services for the homeless in the Dublin region as part of its responsibility under the action plan to address homelessness; if he will outline the in-reach services for persons in emergency homeless accommodation, and if the executive has put any statistical service indicators in place to measure its performance on implementing such homeless in-reach services. [40171/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate resources are provided to St. Vincent's Hospital in Athlone in County Westmeath, which is extremely understaffed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40190/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who worked for 40 years at the Midland Health Board dispensary at Kilbeggan, in County Westmeath, is entitled to a pension from the Health Service Executive. [40474/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the criteria for patients to be referred to Nua Healthcare. [40577/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the promised additional nurses and midwives at Mullingar Regional Hospital in County Westmeath have been appointed; if the reconstituted embargo has had an effect on the additional positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40730/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the service improvement team engaged to examine the future funding of a school (details supplied) in County Longford will give its report, given it is now 12 months since it commenced its work and it indicated it would report within three months; if he will make the necessary funding available to bridge the shortfall and ensure this crucial service is put on a sustainable footing into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40733/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the current level of psychological service of two days per month at a school (details supplied) in County Longford is adequate for 160 plus persons availing of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40734/15]
• 2015-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore the disability car purchase scheme. [39922/15]
• 2015-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new mobility scheme will be open to applications. [39992/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of junior doctors working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in County Westmeath for each of the years from 2011 to 2014. [39173/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to St. Christopher's day centre in County Longford for each of the years from 2011 to 2014. [39174/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who awaits an outpatient appointment at Tullamore hospital in County Offaly and been advised that it will be a number of months is provided with an appointment at an early date. [39413/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an outpatient appointment at Tullamore hospital in County Offaly at an early date. [39414/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the mobility allowance will be reinstated, and new applications accepted for it. [38517/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists who were employed by the Health Service Executive, covering counties Longford and Westmeath, for each year from 2008 to 2015 to date. [38485/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who were employed at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38486/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting treatment at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014; and the average waiting periods each year. [38487/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours that have been allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38488/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care beds that were assigned for patients in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38489/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency personnel who were employed by the Health Service Executive to serve counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38490/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were in receipt of discretionary medical cards in counties Longford and Westmeath, in each of the years, 2008 to 2014. [38491/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the dementia strategy will be published. [38523/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current legislation relating to Irish citizens and their choice to use a surrogate internationally. [37251/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [37985/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the length of time old age pensioners are on waiting lists for knee, hip and cataract procedures, and other treatments generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36564/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of rehabilitative services and facilities available in County Westmeath for post-operative patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36563/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 24 June 2015, when a response will issue; if he will provide the timeframe for which parliamentary question responses from Tusla Child and Family Agency should be expected, in general, for example as is given in parliamentary question replies by the Department of Health for the Health Service Executive. [36871/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is given a retinopathy screening in the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, without further delay. [36940/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that while 120 jobs have been promised in the area of speech and language therapy, approximately 120 therapists qualify annually from Irish universities in this area; and, given this, his plans to redress this issue. [36295/15]
• 2015-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address levels of childhood obesity and the measures his Department is taking to promote healthy eating and increased levels of physical activity among children and young persons. [27333/15]
• 2015-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to employ more dental nurses for the Health Service Executive midland region. [35866/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an appointment for orthodontic care, without further delay. [35715/15]
• 2015-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for hip surgery will be scheduled without further delay for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [34767/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to schedule a child (details supplied) to have tonsils removed, as a matter of urgency, in the regional hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly, [34618/15]
• 2015-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an appointment for dental work [33516/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are no respite beds available in Athlone and south Westmeath since the closure of the two respite beds in St. Vincent's Hospital; that there will be none available for the rest of this year; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32938/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [33152/15]
• 2015-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount of bonus remuneration paid to staff in his Department and in agencies under his aegis to date in 2015; the number of persons to whom these payments were made and their purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32538/15]
• 2015-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is granted a date for their knee replacement operation at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly, without further delay. [32374/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the staff that are employed by Cluain Lir nursing home, Mullingar, County Westmeath; the number of nurses, doctors, attendants and chefs; and the number of employees that are full-time and part-time. [30994/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason medical cover, excluding surgical, at Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway is being run down as most of the consultants are acting as locums (details supplied). [31152/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with a medical appointment without further delay. [31437/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason there was no orthodontist recruited for the midlands region since a vacancy became available in 2013, a scenario which has meant that a child, who was on the list since 11 years of age, is still awaiting treatment and is almost 18 years of age now. [31438/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an MRI scan at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [31449/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to provide more ambulance services in County Longford to ensure the county's needs are met and persons are not left without emergency assistance. [31553/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be provided an appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [31607/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing a personal assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [32151/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [32263/15]