Written answers
Thursday, 8 November 2012
- Hospital Acquired Infections
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that our health services are putting in place sufficient measures to deal with hospital acquired patient infections; and if he will make a... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planning application of the Simon Community, Ushers Quay, Dublin, in relation to a transfer of services from the Rowan Ward in... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on foot of the recent NESC report Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland; Disability Services; and if he will make a statement... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients that have been staying in acute hospitals for more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48928/12] - Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if the review he initiated in his Department on how best to compensate those women victims of the former consultant Michael Neary and who were excluded from the... - Hospital Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of bed closures in acute hospitals in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48927/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cuts to funding for disability services are beginning to threaten the progressive policy of accommodating persons... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if and when the signalled package of supports for children who contracted narcolepsy associated with the Pandemrix vaccine will be made available; the other... - Hospitals Building Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if the relocation and redevelopment of Dublin's Maternity Hospital is being considered in the context of the decision pending on the National Children's Hospital;... - Universal Health Insurance
To ask the Minister for Health when the White Paper on Financing Universal Health Insurance will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48933/12] - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there are standard contracts with detailed terms and conditions for workers in the home help sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Positive Ageing Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Positive Ageing Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48948/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future of St. Raphael's Centre in Youghal, County Cork, in the context of the implementation of the Time to Move On congregated setting report... - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the periods of time children are waiting to receive orthodontic treatment; his views on whether it is unacceptable that... - Nursing Home Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that 1,201 public nursing home beds have been closed between January 2011 and August 2012, the current total number of nursing home beds in the... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the extent of staff shortages in acute hospitals; if the bill for agency staff in acute hospitals has reduced; the other alternatives to agency staff that are being... - Animal Welfare Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will agree to animal welfare advice not to directly transpose a loophole in the ban on inflicting severe and prolonged pain on animals in experiments, article... - Universal Health Insurance
To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out his revised timetable for the promised roll-out of free general practitioners care, beginning with long-term illness patients; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to develop mental health services for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46715/12] - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health if, following civil disturbances at a concert (details supplied), the promoter has reimbursed the Connolly and Mater Hospitals, Dublin, for the costs incurred by... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concern amongst persons in the south east regarding a reconfiguration of hospital services in the region; his plans regarding... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the new forms recently issued to general practitioners for flu vaccinations in view of the fact that GPs have reported that the new forms take... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure the provision of care home places and other supports to allow the discharge of more than 600 acute hospital patients who are ready... - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish his Department's report on mortality rates at acute hospitals; his views on whether his failure to acknowledge the inaccuracy of the figures at... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he has carried out an audit of the cumulative effects of cuts to funding for disability services in recent years; if his attention has been drawn to the fact... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent positive developments in the area of vaccines for lung cancer, prostate cancer and meningitis in Cuba; his views on... - Carer's Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive is concerned about delays in processing applications for carer's payments; the implications of such delays for... - European Court of Human Rights Judgments
To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the report from the expert group in relation to the A, B and C versus Ireland judgement in the European Court of Human Rights; his views on the... - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will publish the Small Hospitals Report Securing the Future of Smaller Hospitals: A Framework for Development; if he will confirm that this... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the Health Service Executive West region since the introduction of standardised ambulance response times; the steps being taken... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make health service employees work longer hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48937/12] - Mobility Allowance
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the mobility allowance for persons over 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48892/12] - Palliative Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on foot of the recent NESC report Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: End of Life Care in Hospitals; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that any reorganisation of general hospital services throughout the country will not result in the closure or downgrading of existing hospitals on... - National Children's Hospital
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the report of the Dolphin Review Group on the National Children's Hospital will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48955/12] - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding for the care of older persons has been provided in 2012; if he intends such funding to be increased year on year between now and 2016; and if... - Hospitals Building Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will be seeking sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to the Elm Park... - Energy Conservation
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Health Service Executive budget overrun and consequent cuts in essential services, his views on whether the energy costs across the health sector,... - Health Insurance Company Payments
To ask the Minister for Health the amount in total that is owed to individual hospitals here and the Health Service Executive from private health insurers since 2009; his views on when this money... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the reasons that from 12 November 2012 Services for Older People Respite Service for the south Louth area will be removed from the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda and... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health his response to the appeal by nine leading disability organisations issued on 17 September 2012 calling on him to halt cuts to funding for services for persons with... - Hospital Consultants' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive negotiations with representatives of hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48971/12] - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on foot of the recent NESC report Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: Home Care for Older People; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive Properties
To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on all enquiries made or consideration being given to the disposal or sale, either in full or in part, of St. Raphael's Centre in Youghal,... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health his response to a recent report which states that every day over the next ten years, an additional seven older persons in the State will require long-term... - Alcohol Sales
To ask the Minister for Health the intentions he has regarding the report of the National Substances Misuse Strategy Steering Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48954/12] - Health Service Reform
To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that the Health Service Executive has taken the decision to outsource central payroll operations and its support system infrastructure; the number... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the extent of, and the actions he will take to reverse, the decision of Health Service Executive services to refuse to provide incontinence pads to persons in need,... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the annual outlay for personal assistants in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and the anticipated spend for same in 2012; if he will confirm that there... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that school leavers with mental health disabilities who will leave school in 2013 will have suitable placements and services... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the latest increase in VHI prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48939/12] - Health Screening Programmes
To ask the Minister for Health when BreastCheck will be extended to women aged 65 to 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48929/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the service provision on the northside of Dublin for citizens with cystic fibrosis in view of the fact that there are only four dedicated rooms... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if reports that home helps in County Cork have been instructed that they can no longer do tasks such as housework, shopping or collecting medication for elderly and... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to new procedures for issuing Form E112, hospital treatment in another EU/EEA country, which involve now having an appointment with... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on foot of the recent NESC report Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland; Residential Care for Older People; and if he will make... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to tackle spiralling consumer prices in the private insurance market; his views on whether health insurers have the scope to reduce their... - National Dementia Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the National Dementia Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48944/12] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the average spend per head of the population aged over 65 years in each county for the provision of home help hours; the account that was taken of the disparity in... - Medical Cards
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of the medicines and patient products that have been withdrawn from the medical card and drug reimbursement schemes in 2012; and if... - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the verdict of the head of suicide prevention agency; Turn the Tide of Suicide, that the Government has worse than failed when it comes to tackling... - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he expects the Health Service Executive budget to be in a deficit for the year; the action he will take to ensure that any measures to contain cost overruns will... - Hospital Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the restoration of the 22 beds cut from the Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, Couny Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the State funding provided to private home care providers for the current year; the projected cost of such funding for 2013; the number of private home care... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 16 May 2012, if he will provide an update on the changes outlined by him in response; if he will confirm that since the... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of discretionary medical cards that have been withdrawn to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48950/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the concern that cutbacks in cardiology in the Midwest Regional Hospital, Limerick, are putting undue pressure on services at University Hospital... - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the review of accident and emergency service at St. Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown, County Dublin; and if he will... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that some older persons are receiving just 30 minutes of home help support a week while others are forced to wash and toilet...
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