Written answers
Thursday, 2 March 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Hospital Services
Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Mater and Children's Hospital development plan proceeded to the point of tendering for the development when a... - Health Levy
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost to the State of the elimination of the 2% health levy for the new over-70s medical card; and if she will make a... - Organ Retention
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she intends to take arising from the publication of the Madden report into organ retention; when she intends to... - Departmental Properties
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the properties in the mental health service which have been sold in the lifetime of the present Government; and if she will... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the offer made by a clinic (details supplied) in County Galway on 11 February 2003 to provide... - Health Service Executive Accounts
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action which has been taken arising from the discovery of a €56.4 million error in the accounts of the Health Service... - Health Services
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on health services for stroke victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8329/06] - Medical Education
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the breakdown on the way in which she intends spending the announced €200 million on both undergraduate and postgraduate... - Consultants' Contracts
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify her explanation of introducing a public only contract for consultants; if her proposal means that the... - Medical Inquiry
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the expected completion date of the inquiry, to be chaired by a judge, into the activities of the former Drogheda... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if all contract beds have a contract of care with the private nursing homes involved; and if she will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to up-skill ambulance staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8322/06] - Vaccination Programme
Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department did not inform Dáil Éireann or the Joint Committee on Health and Children regarding its... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to relieve the overcrowding in accident and emergency departments at each of the DATHS hospitals; her further... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of the roll-out of a national cervical screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Care Strategy
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the costing for the full implementation of the 2001 primary heath care strategy; the progress made to date on the... - Health Services
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if dedicated funding for screening programmes for preventative health in diseases like osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes... - General Practitioner Services
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the introduction of salaried general practitioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8603/06] - Care of the Elderly
Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of home care packages which will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8362/06] - Consultants' Contracts
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in negotiations with the Irish Hospital Consultants Association; the items which remain... - Medical Inquiry
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the long delay in publishing the report of the inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) in... - Care of the Elderly
Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the recently published NESF report on care for the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Staff
Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her response to the claim for improved pay and conditions recently lodged by the Irish Nurses Organisation on behalf of its... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she has taken to address the ongoing issue of hospital patients being forced to wait, in some cases several days,... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a full audit of the number of acute hospital beds in use in the public health system and of the number required to meet... - Hospital Services
Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the communications she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the consultancy report it has commissioned on... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself with the out-of-hours services offered by general practitioners and co-operatives; the steps... - Health Services
Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of where the €16 million given to primary care for 2006 will be spent; if she would list the 75-100 primary... - Youth Homelessness
Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a review of the implementation of action plans in respect of homelessness in children is to take place; if she intends... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to safeguard patients from rogue pharmacists and pharmacy owners; the estimated numbers that are not... - Mental Health Services
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if previous plans to move the acute psychiatric unit in St. Sinan's Hospital to Wexford General Hospital are now being... - Health Services
Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to recent research suggesting that cardiovascular diseases cost Ireland more than €866... - Proposed Legislation
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to bring forward the promised medical practitioners Bill in view of the decision of the Medical Council to... - Departmental Staff
Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the role of the GPIT unit in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8368/06] - Care of the Elderly
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Government policy on funding care of the elderly going into the future as announced in the Health Strategy 2001... - Medical Cards
Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed regarding demands from the Health Service Executive that patients... - Health Services
Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to research produced by the Cystic Fibrosis Association showing that cystic fibrosis... - Hospital Hygiene Audit
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that hospital hygiene levels have improved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8350/06] - Proposed Legislation
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when legislation to clarify entitlements to health services will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to fill paramedical staff vacancies in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8321/06] - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the communications she has had with the Health Service Executive in 2006 with regard to the position at Tallaght Hospital... - Care of the Elderly
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the role the health information quality authority will have in relation to standards of care of the elderly in public and... - Hospital Services
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she proposes to take on the configuration of children's hospital services in Dublin; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there is a huge deficit in the delivery of psychiatric services in the health care system here in view... - Health Services
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients suffering from mental or behavioural problems sent out of the State for treatment in 2003, 2004 and... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the activities planned for 2006 under the national drug awareness campaign as part of the national... - Nursing Home Charges
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the continued delay in making refunds in respect of moneys illegally deducted from long-stay patients; the... - Departmental Funding
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the additional €9 million she has made available to the Health Service Executive for cancer services; and... - Hospital Services
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the communications she has had with the Health Service Executive in 2006 with regard to the position in Tralee Hospital; and... - Hospital Staff
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the locations where she intends to recruit the 2,500 consultants she claims the health service needs; her timescale for... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the criteria to be used for the awarding of the contract for out of hours general practitioner service on the north side of... - Nursing Home Care
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to protect patients in all care settings in view of the revelation of further mismanagement of... - Alcohol Policy
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on implementing the recommendations of the task force on alcohol; and if she will make a statement... - Medical Education
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department had discussions with the University of Limerick regarding a proposal to establish a postgraduate medical... - Health Services
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the report on neurological services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/06] - Hospital Reports
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends publishing the mapping of hospital processes inquiry carried out by the Health Service Executive on her... - Diabetes Incidence
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the Joint Committee on Health and Children being told that the increase in type 2 diabetes has reached crisis... - Emergency Services
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the need to resolve the lack of co-ordination and the duplication of services between the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients waiting for elective procedures by hospital at over three months, over six months, and over 12 months... -
Infectious Diseases
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to guard against the possible spread of H5N1 avian flu virus to the human population; if she has... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that the Irish Nurses Organisation figures for people on trolleys in accident and emergency units are... - Obesity Levels
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on the implementation of the recommendations of the task force on obesity; and if she will make a... - Nursing Homes
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the report on deaths in Leas Cross nursing home will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8367/06] - Child Care Services
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the large number of children who enter here unaccompanied and subsequently disappear; the... - Care of the Elderly
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent NESF report on the care of older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8328/06] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the claim made by the former director of BreastCheck (details supplied) that breast... - Health Services
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in ensuring access for radiotherapy patients from the north west in Belfast; the number of... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public long stay beds for the elderly in 1997; the number of public long stay beds for the elderly in 2006;... - Health Service Reports
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the health service reports, commissioned in the past ten years, she expects to use as a model for the administration of... - Medical Cards
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of the 30,000 additional full medical cards that were promised in November 2004 that have been issued; the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether her plans for 1,000 new private beds on public hospital grounds remains a viable option if the... - Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the report on sudden cardiac deaths will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8543/06] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if people awaiting neurosurgery can be treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme; the number of people who... - Child Care Services
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding available for the building of a crèche child care centre; the way in which a person can apply for the funding;... - Mental Health Services
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she proposes to take to implement the mental health expert group's report, A Vision for Change; and if she will... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of an application under the housing aid for the elderly for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if... - Health Services
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the specific training given to people on FÁS community employment schemes who are employed by voluntary organisations to... - Pension Provisions
Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding nurses having retired with full pension returning to work on a temporary basis in respect of their... - Departmental Schemes
Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the statutory basis for the disabled person's top-up grant scheme operated by the health board; if a copy of the qualifying... - National Cancer Strategy
Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the new national cancer strategy; when she intends to publish same; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of radiotherapy services at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the designated funding contained in the funding provided by her Department to the Health Service Executive in 2006 for... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide funding for six dedicated palliative care beds as an emergency measure at Waterford Regional... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the names of all board appointments made by her for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the criteria for assessing the contributions of an elderly patient in residential nursing home care who owns their own home... - Hospital Services
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the instructions she proposes to issue to the Health Service Executive with a view to addressing the serious issue of... -
Infectious Diseases
Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of MRSA cases recorded to date; if the number of incidences are on the decrease or otherwise; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will give an assurance that the moneys realisable from the sale of psychiatric hospitals is likely to be sufficient... - Health Services
Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has devolved full control and authority including accountability to the Houses of the Oireachtas and to the Health... - Hospital Services
Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to eliminate the use of hospital trolleys in lieu of beds; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds available at present; the number by which this has increased or decreased in the past 15 years;... - Health Services
Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which health expenditure has increased or decreased in the past five years; and if she will make a statement... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive will nominate a doctor on foot of request submitted in November 2005 for change of GMS...
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