Results 781-800 of 24,382 for speaker:Seán Barrett

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the appointment of more consultant stroke physicians to provide greater expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46104/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if emergency services will be equipped to deal with acute strokes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46105/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to bring forward the development of a national stroke register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46106/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if social and vocational supports will be available to enable stroke patients to achieve the best possible post-stroke quality of life; if State assistance will be available to ensure that persons who have had a stroke will have access to a properly-resourced support group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46107/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the appointment of regional stroke coordinators with responsibility for ensuring that stroke services in every community are meeting the needs of people who have had a stroke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46108/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to eliminate age discrimination from stroke services and that they will always be provided on the basis of individual need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46109/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a public health educational programme to increase awareness of stroke warning signs with a view to reducing the risk of stroke or transient ischaemic attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46110/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if social, emotional and practical needs of carers in supporting stroke survivors will be adequately addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46111/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure the adoption of a charter to inform all stroke patients, their families and carers of their entitlements in relation to hospital treatment, care and rehabilitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46112/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if every stroke patient will be entitled to appropriate levels of short and long-term rehabilitation in hospital and in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46113/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive complies with European stroke organisation guidelines in the delivery of a national network of stroke units; if she will arrange for continual monitoring of their compliance with these standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46114/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the 24/7 availability of thrombolysis clot-busting therapy will be available to all suitable stroke patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46115/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide consultant-led rapid access transient ischaemic attack clinics will be open seven days a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46116/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the right of each patient to a planned and timely transition from hospital to their home or residential care, and long-term institutional care can be provided on the basis of medical and social need rather than inadequate community services or supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46103/09]

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: On a point of order, I agree wholeheartedly with Deputy Stagg. We agreed this morning the taking of a Bill within a limited period of time. With every piece of legislation originating here, the Minister would move, "That Second Stage be taken now." It is a motion.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: That is a different issue.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: That is the ordering of business. To take Second Stage, a motion must be agreed. The Minister would move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: It is ridiculous. There must be a motion.

Written Answers — Prison Inspection Reports: Prison Inspection Reports (10 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions that have been taken to implement the recommendations of the Prison Inspector following his recent report on Mountjoy Prison, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/09]

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (10 Dec 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the establishment of a centre at which persons with innovative ideas could have them researched and tested for possible feasibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46451/09]