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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting period for heart or hip replacement surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24475/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons throughout the country whose home help hours were reduced in the past two years; the reason for this reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24476/07]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases dealt with under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the past five years; the costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24477/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of hospital hygiene audits to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24478/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant posts currently vacant or about to become vacant throughout the Health Service Executive; her timetable for the filling of these posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24479/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she has ordered improved entitlements in respect of medical cards with particular reference to the raising of income guidelines for eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24480/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend community based mental health services in County Kildare and throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24481/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which all the facilities including state of the art operating theatres are fully operational at Naas General Hospital; her plans in this regard for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24484/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting treatment for orthodontic services throughout the country; when she expects to have in place the necessary orthodontic services to meet the requirements as they arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24485/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full scale and extent of services and beds occupied or available at Peamount Hospital, Newcastle, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24486/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be included on their mother's medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24494/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of personnel currently employed in the delivery of health services throughout County Kildare; the number employed in 1990; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24495/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of positions to be filled in the Health Service Executive nationally and in County Kildare, in the categories of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychological assessment and medical, surgical and nursing; the extent to which these positions are expected to be filled in 2007; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reported incidents of tuberculosis in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24499/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals for further improvements in nursing home subvention with particular reference to improving income qualification guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24500/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of respite care for parents and carers of children and adults with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24501/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she proposes to improve and extend respite care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24504/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she proposes to meet requirements in terms of permanent and respite places for persons with physical or sensory disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24506/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the needs of cancer sufferers are best served by the retention of St. Luke's Hospital and the facilities there, having particular regard to the extent to which patients have confidence in and rely on the services at St. Luke's; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24502/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of speech therapy services in County Kildare and throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24503/07]