Results 17,201-17,220 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 240 together. Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, it is the general practitioners (GPs) contracted responsibility to provide proper and necessary treatment to medical card and GP visit card holders. In circumstances where the taking of blood is necessary to either (a) diagnose a patient or (b) monitor a diagnosed condition, the GP may...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As indicated during a Topical Issues Debate on this matter on Tuesday, 8 November last, the conditions relating to the Community Employment Drugs Rehabilitation Programme have not changed. Following a review carried out in 2010 the conditions have been restated and the referral process has been clarified. The review was conducted by a Working Group, whose membership included representatives...
- Seanad: Alcohol Pricing: Motion (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I warmly welcome the tabling of the motion which has received cross-party support. I thank all of the contributors to the debate so far. I have noted all of the points made and can assure Senators that in terms of the ongoing work we are doing, they will be taken into consideration. I am glad to have the opportunity to...
- Seanad: Alcohol Pricing: Motion (16 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: All of these mean substantial additional costs for business. Alcohol greatly reduces productivity and for this reason also we must tackle it. In 2009 the then Government established a steering group to examine this problem because it is long recognised that there is a problem and in recent times there has been a desire to address this. A steering group was established which was chaired by...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Dental Treatment Services Scheme: Dental Treatment Services Scheme (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the years 1994 - 2003 is not readily available. I have asked the HSE to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible. Expenditure on the Dental Treatment Services Scheme since 2004 has been as follows: Year Expenditure (millions) 2004 â¬53.4 2005 â¬54.6 2006 â¬54.9 2007 â¬58.9 2008 â¬63.4...
- Written Answers — Dental Treatment Services Scheme: Dental Treatment Services Scheme (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The number of dentists providing services under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme for every year since 1994 is as follows: Year No. of dentists Year No. of dentists 1994 768 2003 1,340 1995 903 2004 1,340 1996 963 2005 1,394 1997 1,047 2006 1,414 1998 1,063 2007 1,243 1999 1,141 2008 1,349 2000 1,206 2009 1,570 2001 1,315 2010 1,582 2002 1,349
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Nov 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Year ending December Number of People with Medical Cards 1994 1,286,913 1995 1,277,055 1996 1,252,384 1997 1,219,852 1998 1,183,554 1999 1,164,187 2000 1,148,055 2001 1,199,454 2002 1,164,453 2003 1,152,908 2004 1,145,083 2005 1,155,727 2006 1,221,695 2007 1,276,178 2008 1,288,621 2009 1,478,560 2010 1,615,809