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Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of beds provided at the Maynooth Community Hospital for the elderly; the number currently occupied; the reason all beds are not offered for occupation; when they are likely to become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21001/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when a respite or other bed is likely to be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her attention has been drawn to the need to meet such patients' requirements in view of the overcrowding in general hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21002/05]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 293: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of long stay beds available for the elderly, either in public or private nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21266/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 294: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to fill all the vacant positions in the health services in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21267/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 295: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she intends to provide a full complement of required staff at the various levels at Naas Hospital, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21268/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 296: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant health personnel posts in the various disciplines in County Kildare; her plans to fill these posts in accordance with best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21269/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 297: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend or expand the scale of services available through the various health centres in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21270/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 298: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans or proposals to increase the scale and scope of services available through the various health centres with a view to relieving pressure on hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21271/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 299: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which European best practice standards in terms of medical staff per 1,000 of population are being achieved in the various disciplines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21272/05]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 300: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when it is expected to start the next phase of the Naas Hospital development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21273/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 301: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of extra staff provided at accident and emergency departments in the various public hospitals in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21274/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 302: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of school medical examinations carried out at primary and secondary level in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21275/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 303: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of extra hospital beds provided by way of step-down bed facilities during recent discussions on the issue; the locations at which they were provided with particular reference to the Dublin and Kildare areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21276/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 304: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the model it is intended to apply in respect of the running of the health services with particular reference to community care, general hospital services, special hospital services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21277/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 305: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which it is intended to develop health policy in the future; if this is likely to be the prerogative of the Minister or the Health Service Executive; if in either circumstance it is intended that the Oireachtas will have any role to play; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21278/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 308: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she intends the Health Service Executive to become accountable to the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21281/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 307: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has issued instructions or authorised others to withhold information regarding the health services which should be readily available to public representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21280/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 309: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses currently employed throughout the health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21282/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 312: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which any investigation has taken place into circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied) in county Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21285/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Bernard Durkan: Question 315: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts which have been made to address the issue of orthodontic needs in view of the fact that the waiting lists have existed for several years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21288/05]