Results 361-380 of 1,285 for speaker:Marcella Corcoran Kennedy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (21 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Health Research Board is the statutory agency under the aegis of my Department responsible for supporting and funding health research, information and evidence. It funds research in all areas including clinical, population health and health services research. All applications received are peer reviewed by international experts and recommendations are made for funding based on a number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol-related Deaths (16 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Department of Health does not have figures on deaths due to alcohol related medical causes (such as liver disease) or trauma (such as road traffic collisions, falls or drownings). The Health Research Board is preparing an overview of alcohol-related issues including health harms and will present data on  alcohol-related deaths  due to poisoning, trauma and medical conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (14 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The provision of services to prevent and treat addiction to alcohol is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and as such, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (14 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Minister for Health is under an obligation under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 to prepare and lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas an annual report on the terminations of pregnancy that have taken place in accordance with this Act in the preceding year by 30th June. The number of notifications received for terminations carried out under the Act in 2015 will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales Legislation (8 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill remains a priority for this Government. The Bill is part of a suite of measures agreed on foot of the recommendations in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy. The Government approved the publication of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill and the introduction of the Bill in the Houses of the Oireachtas on the 8 December 2015. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be used to treat a range of conditions including soft tissue burns, amputations, neurological diseases and other conditions. I do not have a role in the day to day operations of any private health insurance company. Insurance providers are commercial companies operating in a competitive market and make decisions as to the benefits members are entitled to, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (2 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Under the Programme for Partnership Government published in May 2016, the Government committed to supporting the Departments of Health and Social Protection in working together to pursue a 'Fit for Work Programme' to support people to get back to work if they have an illness or disability. The 'Fit for Work' proposal is based on the findings of a pan European study, which examined the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (2 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Abortion is prohibited in Ireland unless there is a real and substantial risk to the life of a pregnant woman that can only be averted by the termination of her pregnancy. Article 40.3.3 of the Irish Constitution (Eighth Amendment) provides as follows: ‘The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Rights Cases (2 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I view the Universal Periodic Review as an important peer review process by which the international community holds each UN Member State to account in relation to our individual human rights record. I am proud of our own domestic record of protecting and promoting human rights and of our contribution to advancing human rights at an international level. During the Review process a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (2 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I would like to assure the Deputy that I, together with my Ministers of State, are fully committed to implementing the recommendations of Tobacco Free Ireland.There are no proposals to amend the provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts in respect of the existing smoke free provisions. In fact Tobacco Free Ireland seeks to enhance and further extend smoke free areas into the future. An...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (2 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Vaping is a relatively new occurrence. However, the market share for electronic cigarettes and refill containers is growing and, as such, the long-term effects of vaping on public health are not yet known. The European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 which transposed the European Tobacco Products Directive came into effect on 20 May...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Jun 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (31 May 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (26 May 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. As the Deputy is aware, the HSE has published a report on claims of an association between Guillan Barre Syndrome and environmental conditions in Duleek, County Meath. The report has found no evidence of any environmental issue having a causal association with Guillan Barre Syndrome in the Duleek area. Indeed the number of Guillan Barre...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (26 May 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Community groups may apply for lottery funding to help with the purchase of defibrillators; but one of the means to help improve health outcomes in this area is through the expansion of the National First Response Network. Community first responder groups comprise this national network. These are people from local communities who are trained in basic life support and the use of defibrillators...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (26 May 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a social worker is recruited at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11550/16]