Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2005
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [35113/05] - Hospital Services
Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps which are being taken to improve hygiene in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and Louth County Hospital,... - Health Services
Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the aggregate number of home help hours delivered here in each year from 2000 to 2004 and the projection for 2005; the... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in approving a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme in the name of persons (details... - Hospital Services
Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funds will be made available for Kerry General Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff
Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants and other staff employed in the press office for each of her Ministers of State; and the grade... - Health Services
Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 126 of 30 June 2005, when the post of speech and language therapist will be replaced for a school... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has been awaiting a cranoplast operation... - Hospital Services
Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there are arrangements in place to carry out double lung transplants at the Mater Hospital, following the successful... - Health Service Staff
Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed at Coovagh House; the position of each member of staff; the length of time each member of... - Health Services
Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of occasions on which she or her predecessor has met the Special Residential Services Board since its... - Child Care Services
Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the duties of child care staff when children in special residential care are in school each day. [35234/05] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive has not instructed the health boards to reverse the punitive rise in charges for... - Medical Cards
Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an application for a medical card which was refused in the name of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny can be... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 236: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 212 of 28 June 2005 regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, if the additional... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Mayo General Hospital will be transferred to the Mater Hospital, Dublin. [35240/05] - Health Services
Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a proper transport arrangement with a helper has not been put in place in the case of a person (details... - Garda Investigations
Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the death of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin on 3 November 2005; if there... - Health Services
Question 243: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the waiting list for community speech and language therapy at Waterford Regional... - Ministerial Staff
Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private office and the constituency office; the number of such... - Health Services
Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) from funds voted to her Department in 2005; the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 247: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for a mammogram at the breast clinic at the Mid-West Regional Hospital; the average waiting... - Task Force on Alcohol
Question 248: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in 2005 on implementing the recommendations of the task force on alcohol; and if she will make a... - Air Pollution
Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the figures for the deaths due to poor air quality from exhaust emissions particularly PM10s and PM2.5s; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 250: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position relating to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare following Health Service Executive northern... - Medical Cards
Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be awarded in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Departmental Programmes
Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when her Department plans to conduct a large-scale public awareness and education programme on violence against women, to... - Health Services
Question 254: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend the maternity and infant scheme to include visits to the doctor on-call service; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the planned removal of five surgical training posts from Our Lady's Hospital in Navan as of 1... - Substance Misuse
Question 256: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself with the level of provision for addiction counselling and aftercare throughout the State and... - Health Services
Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made to date in 2005 in her discussions with the North regarding sharing radiation oncology... - Ambulance Service
Question 258: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will secure designated funding to assist patients and their families who must travel for cancer treatments; and if... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made to date in 2005 regarding Letterkenny General Hospital receiving capital funding for 70... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 260: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has benefited from BreastCheck available in the east; the number of women's lives which are being threatened by lack... - Hospital Services
Question 262: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made to date in 2005 regarding Letterkenny General Hospital retaining its specialist breast... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 264: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding plans for building on the site of the Mater for the development of a new hospital; the timeframe for... - Health Services
Question 266: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person, details supplied, in County Mayo has been deemed ineligible for orthodontic treatment; her views on... - Departmental Funding
Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an increase in funding for the rape crisis centres around the country will be considered; if her attention has been... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 269: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the role played by her Department in relation to the conclusion of a contract between the Health Service Executive and... - Hospital Staff
Question 271: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of crisis nurses at accident and emergency departments in the health service. [35559/05] - Health Service Staff
Question 272: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons working in the individual suicide resource offices in each Health Service Executive region. [35560/05] - Medical Cards
Question 274: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an application for a medical card will be expedited in the name of a person, details supplied, in County Kilkenny. [35562/05] - Hospital Services
Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the plan to transfer the dermatology clinic in Tallaght Hospital to St. James's Hospital... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 276: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in arranging a further appointment with a consultant for a person, details supplied, in County... - Health Services
Question 277: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the decision by the Health Service Executive to refuse an application from a person, details supplied, for... - Care Workers
Question 278: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there should be a work-life balance for carers allowing more flexible working arrangements which would... - Medical Cards
Question 281: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if medical cards will be provided to all full-time family carers, with one annual health check; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 282: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the funding and staffing of a centre (details supplied); her views on whether it is unsatisfactory... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 283: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Morning Star Mother and Baby Home was included under the definition of a maternity home in the terms of the... - Violence Against Women
Question 284: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funding for voluntary organisations that deal with violence against women services have seen their budgets remain fixed... - Health Services
Question 285: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a recent publication by the Health Service Executive western area on dementia services in County Clare; and if... - Water Fluoridation
Question 286: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on an article in a journal (details supplied) on water fluoridation; and if she will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
Question 287: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Hib booster campaign to protect two to four year old children from diseases, including meningitis, has commenced; if... - Hospital Staff
Question 288: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances surrounding the termination of a consultant orthopaedic surgeon... - Hospital Services
Question 289: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a warfarin clinic could be established at Galway Regional Hospital; her views on community project for testing INRs in... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 290: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the State, by providing different payments to service providers based purely on the economic means of the recipients of... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 291: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will give priority in budget 2006 to patients who were refused treatment in 2005;... - Vaccination Programme
Question 292: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of the influenza vaccine per person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/05] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 293: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to implement a cost of disability payment to persons with disabilities; if her attention has been drawn to... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 294: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious shortage of beds in Letterkenny General Hospital; and her plans to provide... - Health Service Strategy
Question 299: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if policy and direction in respect of health services generally derives from her Department or from the Health Service... - Parliamentary Accountability
Question 301: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which it is proposed to achieve a degree of accountability to Dáil Éireann in respect of budget,... - Health Services
Question 302: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide primary or hospital care to the population in the event of an epidemic; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 303: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the directives she has given in respect of the provision of respiratory and tuberculosis facilities previously available at... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 304: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number and location of hospital beds available for isolation in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease; the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 305: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when she proposes to make the necessary budgetary allocations to facilitate the implementation of the next phase of... - Ambulance Service
Question 306: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has given any direction in respect of the provision of ambulance services with particular reference to call out... - Hospital Hygiene
Question 307: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has issued any policy directives to the various hospitals throughout the country following the publication of the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 309: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost to date in 2005 of the treatment purchase scheme; the number of patients treated; the nature of the specialties... - Hospital Staff
Question 310: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the availability of adequate accident and emergency staff at all hospitals throughout the country;... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 311: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the relatively high incidents of autism here; if she proposes to dedicate any specific... - Cancer Incidence
Question 312: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she has studied the number of incidents of the various forms of cancer on a county basis throughout the... - Health Services
Question 313: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received recommendations from the Health Service Executive working group relating to the Pollock report; if and... - Health Service Staff
Question 316: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant positions in respect of various categories of health works with particular reference to public health... - Health Services
Question 317: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of beds provided at Maynooth Community Hospital for the elderly; the number currently occupied; the reason all... - Medical Cards
Question 318: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which the number of medical cards issued to date in 2005 compares with the commitment given by the Government... - Hospital Staff
Question 319: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses employed throughout the health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35687/05] - Health Services
Question 320: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting orthodontic treatment; the number who have been forced to seek treatment elsewhere; and if... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 322: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she proposes to meet requirements in terms of permanent and respite places for those with physical or... - Health Service Staff
Question 323: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the adequacy of numbers of psychologists available through the various health boards; her plans to... - Care of the Elderly
Question 324: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - Hospital Services
Question 326: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans for the delivery of services in primary care, medical and surgical facilities, special hospital needs and... - Health Service Staff
Question 327: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of speech and language therapists and child psychologists required throughout the country at present; her plans... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 328: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in regard to waiting lists in respect of hip, heart and eye surgery; the way in which this compares with 2001,... - Health Services
Question 329: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that private patients seeking appointments with consultant neurologists have to... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 331: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of medicines paid for by the State, distinguishing that spent under GMS, under the drug refund scheme, in... - Mental Health Services
Question 332: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the level of finance allocated to the Mental Health Commission which was not spent in 2005; the areas where these measures... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 333: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the promise of mainstreaming community employment schemes offering services to the disabled will be fulfilled; and if... - Health Services
Question 334: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [35777/05]
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