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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting attention in respect of various elective procedures at various public hospitals; those who have already been seen by a consultant, those who are still awaiting consultation, and those identified as being in need of surgical procedures but who are still on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28167/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of public hospitals with the highest number of patients awaiting elective procedures; the nature of the procedures, whether hip replacement, cardiovascular or other; the extent to which it is planned to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28170/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which nurses from this jurisdiction have opted to seek employment overseas in each of the past six years to date; the degree to which pay and conditions here are comparable to those in adjoining jurisdictions and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28168/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health thedegree to which initiatives he has taken have positively impacted on nursing staff levels in the various public hospitals; the extent to which the extra nursing staff have taken up duty; and if not as yet, when; the degree to which he has noted an improvement arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28169/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of midwives qualified and practising here corresponds to international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to encourage new qualified medical professionals to take up employment in this jurisdiction; the extent to which he has examined the causes for any reluctance to so do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28172/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards made in each of the past 12 months to date; the number refused or granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28173/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists operating in the public health system; the number of children receiving treatment; the number pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28174/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the comparisons that have been made between the public and the private health sector in respect of the number of patients awaiting elective procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28175/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate provision remains available to meet the needs of those seeking respite care for themselves or their carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28176/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his initiatives in respect of extra nursing staff at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare have been implemented; the extent to which extra staff have taken up duty; and the extent to which the extra accommodation has become available at the hospital; if he is satisfied that overcrowding at the accident and emergency unit is now fully...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards withdrawn from old-age pensioners over the past four years, and subsequently restored; if it is recognised that elderly patients may require the extra expenditure arising from their particular situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28178/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of the provision of the new national children's hospital; when the planning procedures will be completed in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28179/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which dialogue has been entered into and settlement arrangements made with the victims of symphysiotomy in accordance with Government's decision in this regard; the extent to which the individual requirements of the women concerned in respect of redress have been met; if access to the courts remains available to any victim receiving a redress...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres fully operational; those pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28181/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor private health insurance with the objective of the continued implementation of lifetime community rating; if he remains satisfied that all insurers incur their fair share of the responsibility to provide for patients across the age spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if any evaluation has been completed throughout the public health system with a view to determining the precise scale and location of the backlog in respect of the various procedures in the public hospital system; if any additional accommodation is likely to be required in the short and medium term; if adequate procedures are in place to achieve this; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which prescription costs have fallen or have stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts Data (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which procurement throughout the health services continues to achieve the best results for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28194/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise for the lateness of the hour.