Results 61,361-61,380 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person, persons, groups, bodies or agencies from who she or the Health Service Executive sought or received advice in the matter of co-location; if such individuals, groups, bodies or agencies are expected to become future beneficiaries of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9752/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent and the role she intends public and private hospital beds to play in the delivery of services to the public with particular reference to bed complement requirements in the future; if a diminution in public beds is the objective; the extent to which this is expected to affect the delivery of services; if privatisation of...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public and private hospital beds available in each of the past 10 years; the projected numbers for the next 10 year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9751/08]

Written Answers — Cystic Fibrosis Incidence: Cystic Fibrosis Incidence (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children on average born here with cystic fibrosis in each of the past 10 years; the number in each EU country in the same period; the extent of research and support services made available here and in other EU Member States with a view to improving the quality of life and life expectancy; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who received treatment through the treatment purchase scheme in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9749/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason home help hours have been restricted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9750/08]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the strength of the ambulance service; her proposals for increasing staffing levels or vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9753/08]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if adequate accident and emergency staff are available at all hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9754/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses employed in Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9755/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses currently employed by the Health Service Executive throughout the country; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9756/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full extent of staff required to operate the full scale of services at Naas Hospital, Naas, County Kildare; the additional staff requirements at present; her proposals to meet these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9757/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the delivery of the full scale of services at Naas Hospital, Naas, County Kildare including the utilisation of all facilities there; if there are exceptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9758/08]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she expects upgraded community health centres to play a role in the delivery of health services in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9759/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical card holders in 1998 and at the present time as a proportion of the general population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9760/08]

Written Answers — School Medical Examinations: School Medical Examinations (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all school medical examinations here are carried out at a frequency required by international standards; the areas which are not up to that standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9761/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children screened for orthodontic treatment in each of the past five years; the number who failed to receive treatment; the number currently receiving treatment and on waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9762/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of incidence of the various forms of cancer diagnosed here in each of the past 10 years; the way these levels compare with those in each of the other EU Member States; the extent of research undertaken to identify the cause or causes throughout the European Union; the degree to which best practices diagnosis and treatment is...

Written Answers — Heart Disease Incidence: Heart Disease Incidence (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research that has been undertaken into the cause or causes of high levels of heart disease here with particular reference to comparisons with statistics in other EU Member States; the extent of the research available as regards the contributory cause or causes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9764/08]

Written Answers — Respiratory Diseases: Respiratory Diseases (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people suffering from respiratory conditions here and in each EU country; the research undertaken to identify the cause or causes of the exceptionally high level here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9766/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children born with autism or Asperger's spectrum in each of the past 10 years to date in 2008 in each of the EU countries; the extent of research undertaken in each country arising therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9767/08]