Written answers
Wednesday, 26 April 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Medical Negligence Claims
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the €160 million bill to settle the 1,300 claims for alleged medical negligence lodged with the State Claims... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting for elective procedures in neurosurgery at Beaumont hospital; and if she will make a statement... - Health Service Management
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that a memo from the Secretary General of the Department of Health and Children discouraged the Health... - Infectious Diseases
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to strengthen tuberculosis control measures in order to meet a World Health Organisation... - Hospital Service Management
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has visited any of the five hospitals serving the four counties of Cavan, Monaghan, Meath and Louth; if she is... - Hospital Procedures
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of emergency neurosurgery procedures carried out in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15521/06] - Health Services
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to improve specialist health services in the midlands; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the situation with regard to the planned new children's hospital on a Dublin site; and if she will make a statement on the... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the instructions to the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive regarding parliamentary questions the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the length of time she anticipates the accident and emergency crisis will continue; her views on whether one of the main... - Hospital Visiting Policy
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has made a decision regarding limiting visiting hours in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Advisers
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children whether advisers to the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive, Professor Drumm, can claim overtime fees of... - Child Health Care
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of providing a free annual health check for persons under the age of 16; the costing for providing the same service... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to increase diagnostic services in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Inspectorate
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a hospital inspectorate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15526/06] - Hospital Services
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends to establish an oncology ward in regional hospitals where radiotherapy services are inadequate; and if she... - Care of the Elderly
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the implementation of a national action plan for dementia; and if she will make a statement on the... - Food Labelling
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of checks across the food industry for potential shortcomings in traceability and labelling standards the Food... - National Cancer Strategy
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the new cancer strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15515/06] - Health Service Systems
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the PPARS computerised payroll and personnel system following the calls from senior managers in the Health... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioners who have expressed an interest in the primary care teams; the number of teams she... - National Cancer Strategy
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on claims that the best medical care for prostate cancer depends on where one is treated for the disease; if her... - Hospital Staff
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will publish her proposals for the new consultants' contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15513/06] - Medicinal Products
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 92,000 medicinal products were seized as a result of Irish Medicines Board... - Alcohol Policy
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the recommendations of the task force on alcohol; if, in relation to each recommendation, it has been implemented; and if... - Water Fluoridation
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the latest studies from the United States which indicate that fluoride should not be... - Hospital Hygiene Audits
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to reports that staff at the Mater Hospital, Dublin have been given suggested answers to... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that despite Professor Drumm's statement that the solution to the accident and emergency crisis lies... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is necessary to carry out another review of hospital beds; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in the talks on the renegotiation of the consultants' common contract; and if she will make a statement... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether patient safety is robust under the current pharmacy legislation; the areas which she believes could be... - Ambulance Service
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the timeframe of the report she is expecting from the Health Service Executive in respect of the review of the ambulance... - Hospital Hygiene Audits
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that hospital hygiene levels are improved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Infectious Diseases
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the updated plan to deal with a 'flu pandemic; if she agrees with Mr. Kevin Kelleher of the Health Service Executive that... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on criticisms made by Health Service Executive internal auditors on the manner in which computer consultancy... - Child Care Payments
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in regard to the planned introduction of the early child care supplement, the latest estimate or assessment available to... - Health Services
Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to improve specialist health services in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that one in five births or 23% are by caesarean section despite World Health Organisation... - Health Services
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of additional extended care or community nursing unit places for people suffering from dementia that have been... - National Repayment Scheme
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that the administration of repayments of money illegally deducted from patients in long-stay... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the continued and ongoing use of hospital trolleys in lieu of regular beds; if the use of trolleys is... - Hospital Services
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to fast-track the development of neuro-services in Beaumont hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General that found a widespread failure among voluntary bodies to... - Health Services
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to improve specialist health services in the west; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her definition of a public-only contract for consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15499/06] - Home Help Service
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to ease the dependence on voluntary contributions that one third of home care staff rely on... - Organ Donation
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the proposal for the establishment of a centralised national organ donor register as a more effective means of... - Care of the Elderly
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Government policy on the funding of care of the elderly as announced in the health strategy 2001 will be... - Hospital Staff
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she has made to improve clinical audit and competence assurance; and if she will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the cervical cancer screening roll-out will begin, in view of her recent comments; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Insurance
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason she will not introduce a universal health insurance; the cost of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Health Education Programme
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she and her Department make to educate young people about sexually transmitted diseases and infections and... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the delays in receiving replies to written parliamentary questions since the establishment of the Health... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the various stages that a new capital development requires to proceed; if she is satisfied with the current timescale for... - Hospice Services
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a recent report on hospice services which revealed continued inconsistencies and... - Hospital Services
Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a report into Nenagh Hospital which shows that smaller hospitals treat patients more... - Hospital Staff
Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her plan to employ new hospital consultants on public only contracts will affect her proposal to build private hospitals... - Health Services
Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to improve specialist health services in the north east; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Inquiries
Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the recommendations of the Lourdes report that she has implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether a proper primary care service could help to deal with the crisis in accident and emergency services;... - Health Services
Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a treatment for Parkinson's disease known as deep brain stimulator that is not being... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to reduce public waiting lists for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the... - Eating Disorders
Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the recommendations of the task force on obesity; if each recommendation has been implemented; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to provide a dedicated oncology ward at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a... - Health Insurance
Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the 60% increase of private maternity care to VHI over the past five years despite a decrease in maternity... - Hospital Services
Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Hanly report is Government policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15493/06] - Departmental Funding
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount the Government invested in health promotion in 2005, the percentage of the overall health budget this... - Nursing Home Care
Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is Government policy to insist that no contract beds will be bought or paid for by the public health services unless... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is her policy to implement the primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15501/06] - Health Services
Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists available to... - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the prohibitive costs of IVF treatment, that is, in the region of €4,000, and that... - National Cancer Strategy
Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to ensure tighter regulations of sunbed use, in particular the banning of the use of sunbeds... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to address concerns from hospital consultants to establish a national re-admission study to... - Health Services
Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed regarding the inadequacy or infrequency of school medical... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent withdrawal of the tendering process for out-of-hours service in north Dublin; the steps she plans... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the new 15 bed unit at St. James's for tuberculosis patients to be built; and if she will make a statement... - Legislative Programme
Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the omission of a protection for whistleblowers in the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; her... - Health Services
Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to deliver consultant led services in each of the health regions; and if she will make a... - Departmental Staff
Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the ongoing failure to fill the post of chief pharmacist in her Department; her views on the fact that the... - Vaccination Programme
Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the national immunisation advisory committee will not recommend... - Health Services
Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to deliver radiotherapy services for the north west; and if she will make a statement on the... - Care of the Elderly
Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps that will be taken to ensure the quality of care will be properly monitored and audited in the private sector... - Youth Recreation Policy
Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a proposal (details supplied) to fund a youth worker in Tramore, County Waterford; her further views on using... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the situation with regard to the planned new children's hospital on a Dublin site; and if she will... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether she should take up the offer made by a Galway clinic on 11 February 2003 to provide a BreastCheck... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the housing aid scheme for the elderly work will be carried out for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.... - Health Services
Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the immediate steps she is taking to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the investigation into... - Medicinal Products
Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of children here who were born with adverse affects from the drug thalidomide. [15572/06] - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive has discontinued funding to the Irish Osteoporosis Society; her views on whether... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to increase the number of isolation beds available in Temple Street Hospital; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the appeals officer has examined a medical card appeal application form; if not, when a decision will be made for a... - Mobility Allowance
Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of an appeal for mobility allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of an appeal application under housing aid for the elderly for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and... - Grant Applications
Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when an application for subvention will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds general, medical or surgical available here in each year from 1991 to date in 2006; and if she... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average number of patients on hospital trolleys on a daily basis over the past 12 months as determined by her... - Cancer Incidence
Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if studies have been done arising from the incidents of the various forms of cancer on a regional or county basis; if there... - Health Services
Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of children in receipt of orthodontic treatment in each of the past six years; and if she will make a statement... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the anticipated number of beds by category likely to be provided on the conclusion of the final phase of development at the... - Health Service Staff
Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapist posts to be filled throughout County... - Health Services
Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which full school medical examinations are carried out on a regular basis; her plans to improve the service;... - Hospital Staff
Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital consultant posts currently unfilled throughout the health services; her plans for the filling of... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the progress of the recently established task force on the accident and emergency crisis; and if she... - Health Service Staff
Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists available to... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the services which are available for a person (details supplied) in County Galway with severe physical and learning... - Special Educational Needs
Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will liaise with the Health Service Executive to ensure that additional multidisciplinary support is provided to a... - Medical Cards
Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals in the matter of issuing Health (Amendment) Act cards to women testing negative to Hepatitis C who had...
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