Questions asked 27 total

• Health 26 questions

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress of the publication of the new five-year stroke strategy; the timeline for the publication of the strategy; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3574/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress made to open a stroke unit in Letterkenny University Hospital in view of the fact that it is the only acute hospital treating stroke patients that does not have a stroke unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3575/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund and run a new FAST campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the risks posed to the thrombectomy service in Beaumont Hospital while the infrastructural issues relating to the current neurointerventional radiology and thrombectomy equipment are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if stroke patients requiring home care packages in CHO 7 come under the remit of disability services; the situation in other CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE funds stroke support in County Tipperary; the plans of the HSE to fund stroke support services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3579/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the key worker programme designed to assist the transition of stroke patients in Kilkenny University Hospital back to their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the investment being made in early supported discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3581/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the additional community rehabilitation resources for stroke put in place since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans for a reconfiguration of stroke services in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3583/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the Changing Cardiovascular Health: National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010–2019; if a new cardiovascular plan will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3584/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation the actions of A Healthy Weight for Ireland: Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3585/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of times a full-capacity protocol was invoked in 2019, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3586/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on a non-hospital-based health waiting list, by the speciality and-or procedure they are on the list for by LHO at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available. [3587/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on a hospital based health waiting list by the speciality and or procedure they are on the list for by local health office, LHO, at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available. [3588/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home support packages; and the waiting list for home support by community health organisation and local health office in tabular form. [3589/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service in 2019 by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3590/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a health-based waiting in the community or acute list by LHO at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available. [3591/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the overall national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type, that is, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs; and the breakdown to the level of waiting lists for brain scans, pelvic ultrasounds and so on by hospital. [3592/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the radiology scans which are not captured by HSE data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3593/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type for persons with a suspected cancer. [3594/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the national radiology waiting lists by hospital and scan type for persons with a diagnosed cancer. [3595/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting time key performance indicators for a person with suspected cancer to receive a scan; if they are classified as urgent, semi-urgent or non-urgent; and the number of persons with suspected cancer not receiving a scan within the timeframe target. [3596/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting time key performance indicators for persons to receive a scan if they have been diagnosed with cancer; and the number of persons with diagnosed cancer not receiving a scan within the timeframe target. [3597/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer medicines that have been fully approved by the HSE leadership team but are awaiting funding for reimbursement; and the names of such medicines and the cancers they treat. [3598/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the surgical waiting times for a person that chooses to undergo risk reduction surgery as a consequence of a positive test for a gene that is linked to cancer; and if the waiting times will be broken down by surgery type and hospital, for example, waiting times for bilateral mastectomy, single mastectomy, oophorectomy and so on. [3599/20]
• Communications 1 question

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review of the BAI children’s commercial communications code; if he has received a copy of the review of the effectiveness of the code to date; if there has been correspondence with his Department and the BAI on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/20]