Jack Chambers
Ceist:192. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the expansion capacity of the St. James’s Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraHospital Accommodation Provision
Ceisteanna (192)
Freagraí scríofa
In relation to the specific issue raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
National Children's Hospital
Ceisteanna (193)
Jack Chambers
Ceist:193. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the considerations which have been given to the adequacy of parking spaces at the St. James’s Hospital site; the company or organisation which will manage car parking services following construction of the new national children’s hospital and relocation of the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to existing parking issues at the site; the measures which will be implemented to resolve these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3248/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The issue of access to the children’s hospital is of great importance to everyone associated with this project. The design of the hospital has recognised the need of most parents to access the hospital by car, and ample parking has been provided for families based on current and projected future demand. The parking system will also allow families to reserve spaces ahead of arriving to the hospital, and emergency drop-off spaces are also being provided. St. James’s Hospital campus is also better served by public transport than any other hospital in the country. An Bord Pleanála was satisfied with the measures proposed to mitigate traffic issues around the campus, and provide for parking (675 for families, 325 for staff), while also noting that no other site enjoys such connectivity with public transport.
In relation to the specific query raised on managing car parking services following construction of the new children's hospital and existing car parking issues, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
National Children's Hospital
Ceisteanna (194, 195)
Jack Chambers
Ceist:194. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which ambulance access will be prioritised at the new national children’s hospital in view of existing congestion issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraJack Chambers
Ceist:195. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his views on whether access to the new national children’s hospital through a single entrance at each end of the campus is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3250/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 and 195 together.
The issue of access to the children’s hospital is of great importance to everyone associated with this project. The planning application submitted to An Bord Pleanála by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children’s hospitals, to build the hospital on the St James’s campus included an Environmental Impact Statement detailed “traffic and parking” which included a traffic management and traffic mobility plan, endorsed by the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council, for the construction and operational phases of the hospital. A ten-day oral hearing took place in December 2015 in which traffic evidence was presented in detail and allowed for cross-questioning by those who had concerns. An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission without change to the proposed traffic and mobility plan.
In relation to ambulance access for the new children's hospital, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (196)
Bernard Durkan
Ceist:196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when the required orthopaedic surgery for scoliosis will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3285/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Ambulance Service
Ceisteanna (197, 198, 199)
Seán Haughey
Ceist:197. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his immediate predecessor as Minister for Health gave an undertaking in a statement in Seanad Éireann on 10 March 2015 relating to the ambulance service in Dublin that the staff would be fully consulted before any changes were implemented; if he will honour this undertaking; if he will ensure that meaningful consultation will take place with the staff involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraSeán Haughey
Ceist:198. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint review by the HSE and Dublin City Council of the Dublin ambulance service referred to in his replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 143, 144, 178, 179, 180 and 181 of 14 December 2016, was completed without consultation with the staff or trade unions involved; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3292/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraSeán Haughey
Ceist:199. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his immediate predecessor as Minister for Health, speaking in Seanad Éireann on 10 March 2015, clarified the position for statutory responsibility for the Dublin Ambulance Service when he said that, historically, the Dublin Ambulance Service had been provided by the Dublin Fire Brigade under fire services legislation, and that statutory responsibility for the service therefore rests with Dublin City Council and consequently comes within the ambit of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government; if this is still the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3293/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 199, inclusive, together.
Statutory responsibility for Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) rests with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in the first instance. DFB provide emergency ambulance services in Dublin city and county, by arrangement between Dublin City Council and the HSE.
I understand that the Review of Dublin ambulance services has been completed and is under consideration by the HSE and Dublin City Council, who commissioned the Review.
I fully accept the need for full engagement with staff on any proposed changes and in this context I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy detailing the level of engagement with staff to date.
Health Services Access
Ceisteanna (200)
Mary Lou McDonald
Ceist:200. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Hospital Appointments Status
Ceisteanna (201)
Thomas Byrne
Ceist:201. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [3302/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Psychological Services
Ceisteanna (202)
Eugene Murphy
Ceist:202. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Roscommon for 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017 on the waiting list for an assessment with a child psychologist; the period of time they have been waiting and the expected timeframe for an appointment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Medical Records
Ceisteanna (203)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:203. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an independent review of the case files of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3309/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to the case files of specific individuals, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
Hospital Appointments Status
Ceisteanna (204)
John Curran
Ceist:204. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) is likely to receive treatment at Beaumount Hospital; and when the person will receive botox treatment at St Vincent's Hospital. [3312/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Departmental Reviews
Ceisteanna (205)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:205. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3319/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
HSE Properties
Ceisteanna (206)
Kevin O'Keeffe
Ceist:206. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a HSE property renovated (details supplied). [3320/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (207)
Richard Boyd Barrett
Ceist:207. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) has an operation. [3322/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
Home Help Service Provision
Ceisteanna (208)
Bernard Durkan
Ceist:208. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if required home help will be facilitated in the case of persons (details supplied); when same may be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3337/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Ceisteanna (209)
Louise O'Reilly
Ceist:209. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a room to the IBTS for its services in the new Balbriggan primary care centre when it opens; if he or the HSE will engage with the IBTS on the way in which the new primary care centres can be used for this purpose to avoid having to use hotels and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Primary Care Centres
Ceisteanna (210)
Eamon Scanlon
Ceist:210. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new primary care centre (details supplied); the proposed completion date of this project; the plans in place for the recruitment of staff; the factors influencing the recruitment of staff; when the recruitment process will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3341/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Primary Care Centres
Ceisteanna (211)
Eamon Scanlon
Ceist:211. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the expected opening date for the new primary care centre being built (details supplied) in County Sligo; the services which will be available in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3342/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (212)
Eamon Scanlon
Ceist:212. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for maintaining and improving existing day care services for older persons and incorporating them, from the beginning, into a new primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3343/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of health care projects. Therefore the Executive has been requested to reply directly to you on this matter.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (213)
Peter Burke
Ceist:213. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 17 January 2017, if he has received a business proposal from the HSE in relation to the designation of part of a campus (details supplied) as an acquired brain injury unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3349/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Further to my reply to the Deputy to Parliamentary Question 1140 of 17th January last, responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services rests with the Health Service Executive (HSE), under the Health Act 2004.
As part of their National Service Plan for 2017, the HSE intends to finalise and progress implementation of the framework for the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy in 2017. This will be led by a National Steering Group, which is chaired by the Head of the HSE's Disability Reform Team.
I understand that the HSE are aware of the proposal for an acquired brain injury step-down unit in Longford. However, the HSE is obliged to consider proposals for specialised residential services for people with acquired brain injury, including the proposal referenced by the Deputy, in the broader context of the finalisation of the implementation framework for the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (214)
Dara Calleary
Ceist:214. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans for carrying out essential repairs at a district hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo; if emergency works will be carried out in view of the results of inspections carried out in July 2016; the projected timeframe of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
Services for People with Disabilities
Ceisteanna (215)
Thomas Byrne
Ceist:215. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be carried out on a person (details supplied). [3358/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
However, as the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (216)
Niamh Smyth
Ceist:216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange a meeting with this Deputy to discuss the implementation of the anomaly scan at Cavan General Hospital. [3361/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The HSE National Service Plan 2016 committed to the planning and development of equitable access to antenatal anomaly screening in all maternity units in the context of emerging maternity networks. In addition, the National Maternity Strategy is clear that all women must have equal access to standardised ultrasound services. The Strategy will be implemented on a phased basis over the coming years and this work will be led by the National Women & Infants Health Programme.
Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
Ceisteanna (217)
Thomas P. Broughan
Ceist:217. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the cost of a flash glucose monitoring system (details supplied); if this monitoring system is available to persons here with diabetes; his plans to have this device added to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3376/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
Disease Incidence
Ceisteanna (218)
Thomas P. Broughan
Ceist:218. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons here with type 1 diabetes by age group under 18 years of age, 19 years of age to 64 years of age and over 65 years of age; the number of persons here with type 2 diabetes by age group under 18 years of age, 19 years of age to 64 years of age and over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3377/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The National Clinical Programmes for Diabetes and Paediatrics estimate that the total child and adolescent population with type 1 diabetes in Ireland was approximately 2,700 in 2015.
The prevalence of diabetes in Ireland is estimated to be approximately 5% of the adult population. There are approximately 190,000 adults with diabetes in the Republic of Ireland of which some 30,000 have type 1 and 160,000 have type 2.
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) analysis indicates that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes for those aged 65 and over is 14.2% - significantly higher than for younger age cohorts. This estimate is based on TILDA Wave 2 from 2012. More recent estimates available from TILDA Wave 3 is expected to be available later this year. A breakdown of type 1 and type 2 will also be available from this study.