Written answers
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
- Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow, who is in receipt of the disability allowance is exempt from paying the increased prescription charges; and if he... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health further to a report in a Sunday newspaper which suggested that generic drugs and medicines here cost as much as 24 times more than the same medicines in Britain,... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health his views on acceptable levels of fluoride in water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12852/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health on reaching the age of 23 years a full time dependant student (details supplied) in County Sligo with medical needs was automatically removed from the family drug... - Thalidomide Victim Compensation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Irish Thalidomide Association in 2013 and not to take an adversarial approach to their plight (details supplied) [13312/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the reason two senior clinical leaders in nursing and medicine in North Galway mental health services have been relocated to West Galway; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12307/13] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify, by name, hospitals in which management have implemented elements of the deal agreed between health service management and hospital consultants... - Mobility Allowance
To ask the Minister for Health the way an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be administered; if he will ensure that current funding levels will be... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a potential health risk to residents in Connemara, County Galway in view of the recent outbreak of TB on Inis Oirr, Aran Islands; his... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by the Health Service Executive in recruiting consultant radiologists; the way he proposes to address this... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the cost of drivers of each vehicle assigned to him and Junior Ministers in his Department since March 2011; the mileage and other costs claimed in respect of each... - Public Sector Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to address the deficit of 137 staff as identified in the Current Public Health Nursing Services published by the Health Service Executive... - Public Sector Staff Training
To ask the Minister for Health if training for DPHN will take place in 2013; the number of places that will be available; if he will he provide detail of same; and if he will make a statement on... - Animal Welfare Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the number of times his Department authorised concussion and or percussive blow to the head as a permitted method of euthanasia for new-born puppies, kitten, fox... - Motorised Transport Grant
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the processing of the motorised transport grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; in view of the fact that... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will allow the drug sativex to be distributed to multiple sclerosis sufferers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12499/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that any proposals for hospital groupings in the Midlands will not adversely impact services currently provided at Midlands Regional Hospitals... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need to implement a fully independent toxicological and epidemiological study into the public health effects of adding fluoride to... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/13] - Legislative Programme
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 to pass all stages; and when he expects the savings proposed in it to be passed on to the... - Symphysiotomy Report
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the Walsh Report into the practise of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12537/13] - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the Walsh Report into the practise of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. - Optical Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a scheme to improve eyecare for 12 to 16 years olds in view of the fact that at present there is no specific scheme for the majority of this... - National Newborn Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the 1.6 million newborn screening card blood samples; his views on whether the destruction of the blood sample bank may have negative... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/13] - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a mobility scooter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12592/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [12603/13] - Health Service Executive Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive Dublin North East on hiring taxis for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of vehicles allocated to the D-Doc Service; the cost of repairs to the vehicles, fuel and so on for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health If he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/13] - Misuse of Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in drafting legislation that will enable the Gardaí to prosecute those found in the illegal possession of prescription drugs; and if he... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of current valid general practitioner visit cards and current valid medical cards today or latest available date and for preceding years of 2009, 2010,... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue an emergency discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Services
To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to deal with fire safety issues at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/13] - Alcohol Pricing
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals for minimum pricing of alcohol; if restrictions on advertising alcohol promotions will be put in place; and if he will... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of consultant neurologists currently employed in the health service; the current out-patient waiting times in each case; the way in... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the priority of works proposed for St Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannon, County Leitrim in view of the fact that the hospital does not... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the savings that will accrue to his Department, the Health Service Executive and any other organisation under his remit as a result of the recent Public Service... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the effects the public service recruitment plan is having on the provision of services (details supplied) in respect of Adult Intellectual... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he wil provide clarification regarding the qualifying income limit for medical card applicants over the age of 70 (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cataract surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12739/13] - Health Service Executive Reports
To ask the Minister for Health if his office has received a report (details supplied); if not when does he expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to be called for reimplantation surgery [12746/13] - Health Service Executive Properties
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a former Health Service Executive facility (details supplied) in Dublin15 is being sold; if consideration will be given to the building being retained... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has indemnified suppliers of replacement hips, namely DePuy Ltd. or Johnson and Johnson Ltd.; and if he will make a statement on the... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the current policy of fluoridating our water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12754/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to expedite a decision on an application for occupational therapy assessment in respect of a child (details... - Home Help Service Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be continued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [12772/13] - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of medication will be refunded to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [12773/13] - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health when the successful bidder for ambulance training (details supplied) will commence their contract with the Health Service Executive; the reason for the delay in... - Respite Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health the funding sources available to a charity hoping to build a respite centre for sick children and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Autism Awareness Month
To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the proposal to mark 2 April 2013, the start of autism awareness month by lighting landmark buildings in blue; and if he will make a statement... - Animal Experimentation
To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms and procedures his Department and or the IMB have in place to ensure enforcement of Regulation 9 of SI. 870 of 2004 (European Communities (Cosmetic... - Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the board fees and or remuneration, broken down by Chairman and individual board member, that were paid to Directors of the Health Services Executive and the Irish... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (detail supplied). [12853/13] - Medical Internships
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 13 February 2013, on medical intern places, the plans there are to accommodate non-EU students attending Irish medical... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided with a hearing aid as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12879/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Health if he will have the Department of Finance amend Section 469 (1) (f) of the Taxes Consolidation Act (1997) to delete the words, or similar treatment prescribed by a... - Health Service Executive Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the management consultants currently employed by the Health Service Executive; and the fees paid to each [12907/13] - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the immediate need for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Parking Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health the amount in revenue his Department receive from the nationwide controlled parking systems parking fees on the hospital grounds of the Mater Hospital, Beaumont... - Blind Welfare Allowance
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for blind welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [12938/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the reasons that mental health issues are not considered as a long term illness for persons over 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if a small amount of home help will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/13] - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any regulations in place regarding the pricing of private health insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of an occupational therapist in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of an ICU high dependency bed in the neurosurgical centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13039/13] - Health Insurance Cover
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the MRI scanning system that is in place at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, for which Voluntary Health Insurance does not have a... - Maternity Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement without delay the provision of an Anomaly Scan at 20 weeks duration of pregnancy for all pregnant women in Ireland as part of the routine... - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to provide a medical assessment unit at Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13110/13]
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