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Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Health Services
David Stanton
568. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists to access paediatric occupational therapy services in the Cork north Lee Health Service Executive area; the average numbers waiting for up to three; three plus to six; six plus to nine; nine plus to 12, 12 plus to 18; 18 plus to 24; 24 plus to 30; 30 plus to 36; 36 plus months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34584/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Disability Services Provision
David Stanton
569. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 148 and 149 of 27 May 2015 regarding assessment waiting times in the assessment of need process under the Disability Act 2005 in the Cork North Lee Health Service Executive area, if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time it takes from receipt of an Assessment request by the Executive to the issuing of a service statement, within six plus to nine, nine plus to 12; 12 plus to 18; 18 plus to 24; 24 plus to 30; 30 plus to 36; 36 plus months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34585/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Medical Card Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
570. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner is entitled to charge for issuing a prescription for a child who qualifies under the under-six medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34587/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Billy Kelleher
571. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health for details of the 80 new primary care facilities that will be provided under the new capital plan, by county; the overall Exchequer investment involved; the number that will be provided through, direct build by the State; public private partnership; and operational leasing [34591/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Long Stay Residential Units
Billy Kelleher
572. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health for details of the €300 million investment in the new capital plan that is to be provided for the replacement, upgrade and refurbishment of long-term care facilities for older persons and persons with disabilities, by name; by county; and when he expects these works, as required for each facility, to commence; and to be completed [34592/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Finian McGrath
573. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on concerns expressed regarding the age limit applied to bowel cancer screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Healy-Rae
574. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hip operation at Tralee General Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34610/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Healy-Rae
575. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34611/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Healy-Rae
576. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin 24 for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34612/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
577. 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]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Michael Healy-Rae
578. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hernia and knee operation at Kerry General Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34619/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services Funding
Michael Fitzmaurice
579. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of moneys which were returned unspent to his Department for each year from 2010 to 2014, though it had been allocated to Galway / Roscommon mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34620/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
580. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of nurses who have been assigned to mental health services in County Roscommon, for each year from 2010 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34621/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
581. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of family therapists; cognitive behavioural therapists; addiction counsellors currently (details supplied) employed in the mental health services in County Roscommon; his plans to increase the number of these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services Funding
Michael Fitzmaurice
582. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the overall health budget that is devoted to mental health services; if this percentage is in line with the amount advocated in A Vision For Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34623/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Michael Fitzmaurice
583. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if there is an intensive care rehabilitation unit for psychiatric services in the west of Ireland; if he will provide a list of the number of such units that are in the country; where they are located; his plans to establish such a unit in the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34624/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
584. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it is still the practice for children and adolescents to be placed in adult psychiatric hospitals; if so, the number of children and adolescents who have been admitted to adult services in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34625/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Suicide Prevention
Michael Fitzmaurice
585. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide prevention nurses who have been appointed; by location; if any are based in the County Roscommon area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34626/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Health Services
Michael McGrath
586. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children, under 18 years of age, in Cork city and county, currently on an outpatient waiting list to see an ophthalmologist; the number waiting for less than six, six plus 12, 12 plus to 24 plus and 24 plus months; the steps being taken to address the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34635/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Mental Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
587. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health given recently expressed concern regarding inappropriate prescribing of psychotropic drugs to older or disabled patients, the arrangements his Department has put in place to monitor the appropriateness of the rapidly increasing prescription of psychotropic drugs for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34652/15]