Results 5,641-5,660 of 6,307 for speaker:Gerald Nash

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information in relation to the most up to date figures regarding waiting lists for methadone clinics; if he will provide figures in relation to the average number of months involved in waiting to access a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16109/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic outpatients appointment at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15819/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis for the introduction of tax breaks or other forms of incentives to support local micro-breweries and distilleries; if he will consider such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (26 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on progress made in her Department in considering the issue of social welfare supports for the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (26 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on progress made in her Department in considering the issue of social welfare supports for the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when construction work will commence on the new Drogheda courthouse; when the courthouse will be open and fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (26 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has raised the issue of the treatment of Palestinian children by the Israel military justice system in the West Bank at his recent meeting with the Israeli Justice Minister designate on his recent visit to that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14942/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Access (26 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ante natal clinics in Dundalk and Navan are being discontinued; if he is concerned about the impact of these changes on disadvantaged women and those who do not have access to frequent public transport; if he is satisfied that the decision is in keeping with Health Service Executive service plan commitments to local access to safe and high quality...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: The new arrangements provided for in budget 2013 to address Government spending for medical card schemes could be viewed as an important marker for how we distribute scarce resources in a fairer and more equitable fashion. It is clear that a balance must be struck between protecting the most vulnerable members of society while also being mindful that those who can afford to carry more of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive remarks on the structure of the scheme. I understand the regulation under which the scheme operates and that there are certain restrictions. It is a good, necessary scheme which has worked very well in recent years. The Minister of State said that some discretionary assistance is made available on a case by case basis but that should be...

Topical Issue Debate: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: I wish to question why current guidelines for the HSE treatment abroad scheme do not cover the costs of accommodation, baggage or travel agent fees for the travel companion of a patient who is unable to travel alone. I find it very perplexing that under current structures an individual who is unable to travel alone cannot receive financial support for the baggage, accommodation or travel...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Provision (20 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 will receive an assessment for behavioural issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13639/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (20 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference for any planned review into the provision of laundry services in the Louth Meath Hospital Group; if the Health Service Executive intends to carry out a review of laundry services on a national basis; if he will indicate the timeframe for such a review; the nature of engagement planned with staff representatives in this regard; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (20 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds/residential places provided in a detoxification unit (details supplied); if this unit accepts clients from counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan; the admission criteria employed by the Health Service Executive; the average waiting times for admission to the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13831/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (13 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has been consulted in relation to plans announced by Allied Irish Bank to outsource IT positions to an Indian company (details supplied); if his Department has signed off on such an agreement with the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13299/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (12 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (12 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the Health Service Executive system; the facilities in which they are based; his plans to recruit necessary additional specialist surgeons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12082/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (7 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Health the current provision of ambulance services in the Drogheda, Dundalk and general County Louth area; the number of paramedic personnel engaged in the service; if the Health Service Executive plans to retain the existing number of ambulances in the service; if the Health Service Executive intends to continue with current levels of staffing; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (5 Mar 2013)

Gerald Nash: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the locations of all new Industrial Development Agency led advance unit developments in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11130/13]