Written answers
Thursday, 1 June 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Nursing Homes Accreditation
Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Government asked the Irish Health Services Accreditation Board to draw up standards for nursing homes if she... - Organ Donation
Question 8: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that the level of donor organ retrieval in acute hospitals here is working at optimal levels or... - National Health Strategy
Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is committed to Action 78 of Quality and Fairness — A Health Strategy for You which promised 650 additional acute... - Departmental Reports
Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects to publish the report by a person (details supplied); if she will act on their recommendations; and if she... - Care of the Elderly
Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her Department's interpretation of the 2001 Health legislation that gives statutory in-patient care to every person over the... - Health Services
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she intends to take to improve the situation for chronic pain sufferers here; the numbers and locations of pain... - Ambulance Service
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if emergency medical technicians trained to paramedical grade are using their skills in the ambulance service; if the... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason parliamentary questions are being answered in a piecemeal fashion; the further reason they often correspond to... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the major hospital building projects which are in the planning pipeline; the stage each has reached; and if she will make a... - Health Reports
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she plans to take following a recent report on concealed pregnancy which found that there are women who continue... - Child Care Services
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she agrees with the ICTU that the workforce participation of women in their 30's is low by EU standards (details... - General Practitioner Services
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent study by researchers at National University of Ireland, Galway and Queen's... - Hospital Staff
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average working week and the amount earned in overtime by the highest earner in each health profession in all the acute... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on claims from the Irish Hospital Consultants' Association that the numbers quoted by her of 13,255 acute public... - Infectious Diseases
Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which the number of incidents of MRSA has been monitored with a view to setting out procedures and practices... - Hospital Services
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a subcommittee which was set up to look into the feasibility of setting up a third neurological unit in Galway;... - Hospital Staff
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the ratio of cardiac surgeons, dermatologists, rheumatologists,... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress of each point from her accident and emergency ten point plan; the numbers of MRI scanners, acute medical units,... - Ambulance Service
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when as outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 21 February 2006, the Health Service Executive, National Ambulance... - Departmental Reports
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on progress to date in implementing the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry Report; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the consideration she has given to the follow up care for patients who present with acute symptoms at private hospitals for... - Hospital Staff
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on remarks made by the IHCA that the extended working day for hospital consultants was put forward by consultant... - Health Services
Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which home help hours to individual recipients has been cut back in the past two years; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a formal code of governance and code of conduct has been adopted by the Health Service Executive for HSE staff; if she... - Hospital Services
Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of all elective procedures cancelled at Wexford General Hospital in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that at present there are only about 60 per cent of accident and emergency units... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the advantages to patient care by giving public hospital property to developers to build private hospitals rather than... - Child Obesity
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on data from surveys that indicate that one in five boys and girls here are overweight and one in twenty are... - Health Reports
Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of reports submitted to her Department and to the Health Service Executive for each year since 1997; and the... - Mental Health Services
Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on concerns expressed by Schizophrenia Ireland that when the Government's plans to sell off 200 plus acres of land... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number and location of each of the planned admission lounges for accident and emergency; the number that are currently... - Hospital Services
Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views following comments made by a person (details supplied) that it could be calculated that between 350 and 500 lives... - Vaccination Programme
Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that pneumococcal meningitis has a fatality rate of approximately 20 per cent... - National Health Strategy
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the regional imbalance in the provision of health services is still a major issue five years after the... - Medical Cards
Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of recipients of the carer's allowance who hold a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the cervical screening programme will be rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21250/06] - Hospital Staff
Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average working week and the amount earned in overtime by the fifty highest paid non-consultant doctors and the position... - Ambulance Service
Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the case of a person (details supplied); if she intends to set up an inquiry into same; her views on whether it... - Proposed Legislation
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the legislation she plans to publish before the end of 2006; the legislation she expects to pass through before the end of... - Care of the Elderly
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends publishing the Government's policy on funding care of the elderly in the future; and if she will make a... - Health Reports
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Coombe Hospital study into drinking of alcohol during pregnancy will be published; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the waiting time experienced by drug misusers attempting to get a placement on a methadone maintenance... - Primary Care
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce preventative health proposals for the primary care sector; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent European Court of Justice decision that empowers patients to seek treatment elsewhere in the EU if... - Hospital Staff
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on progress to date in the delivery of Action 89 of Quality and Fairness — A Health Strategy for You,... - Primary Care
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the new pilot projects for cross-Border access to out of hours general practitioners services; when the projects will be... - Care of the Elderly
Question 65: 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 new private sector... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when BreastCheck will be extended to the north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21265/06] - Hospital Services
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the increasing numbers of caesareans here, a full review is to be considered by her Department with direct... - Hospital Staff
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure the appointment of a full-time cardiologist at Kerry General Hospital. [21310/06] - Primary Care
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in improving access to diagnostic services for general practitioners; and if she will make a statement... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 71: 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... - Hospital Staff
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends implementing a public only contract for consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21246/06] - Medical Cards
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people that have received a general practitioner only card; her views on the low uptake on these cards; the... - Public Health
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the use the iodine tablets which were distributed to each household here would be if there was an explosion at the... - Food Labelling
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws; and if... - Hospital Staff
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the staffing in Dublin and Cork has not met the recommendation of the 1995... - Proposed Legislation
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Information and Quality Authority legislation will contain a section on whistleblower's legislation; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the projected overruns of the budgets of each acute hospital here; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that patient... - Proposed Legislation
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for a new Medical Practitioners Act; her views on the concerns raised by the Medical Council that there are no... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the latest estimate or assessment available to her Department in regard to the planned introduction of the early childcare... - Hospital Services
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures cancelled at Wexford General Hospital in the past 12 months; and if she... - Child Care Services
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for grant aid to fund a creche after school service (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that breast cancer is a terrible killer, that health care apartheid exists here and that 260 more... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in providing a medical or occupational therapist report relative to an application under the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for an operation at Tallaght Hospital;... - Health Services
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive their home care grant in view of the fact that they have... - Primary Care
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the provision of primary healthcare facilities in Dublin 15; and if there are plans for additional... - Patient Statistics
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have presented themselves with alopecia in Dublin 15. [21360/06] - National Drugs Strategy
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 4 April 2006, if the working group has been set up; the agencies represented on... - Health Services
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the establishment of a centre (details supplied) in Cork in view of the number of persons from the... - Health Service Staff
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the appointment of additional neurologists in the southern Health Service Executive area. [21386/06] - Health Services
Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of beds which are vacant in the public nursing homes in Galway as a result of there not being adequate staff to... - HIV Infection
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the implementation of an insurance scheme for persons infected with HIV or Hepatitis C through... - Health Services
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been no funding increases for a considerable length of time for... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when tenders will be sought for the construction of phase 3C of Naas Hospital. [21424/06] - Hospital Services
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for hearing tests for children at the Newbridge, County Kildare and Tallaght, Dublin 24 clinics. [21430/06] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 21 March 2006. [21436/06] - Health Services
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 11 May 2006. [21438/06] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of building a new mental hospital in north Dublin; the funds likely to be raised by the sale of the... - Medical Cards
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the proportion of persons aged over 70, who are in receipt of a medical card on grounds of age alone, who are also covered... - Health Service Staff
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for payment of a Labour Court recommendation of 21 July 2005 in relation to pay claim to the staff of... - Health Services
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of children currently in receipt of orthodontic treatment through the aegis of the Health Service Executive; the... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of beds currently available in hospitals or nursing homes for those requiring full-time nursing care throughout... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the areas throughout the Health Service Executive most seriously affected by a shortage of accident and emergency staff;... - Health Services
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the location of the unit specialising in tuberculosis and respiratory care which was previously located at Peamount... - Ambulance Service
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if all ambulance units throughout the Health Service Executive are adequately staffed and equipped with particular... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of medical, surgical and nursing beds available to public hospitals throughout the country; the number of such... - Health Services
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to upgrade or extend the health centres throughout County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects to issue instructions to the Health Service Executive to proceed with the next phase of the development of... - Health Service Staff
Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of personnel currently employed in the delivery of health services throughout County Kildare; the number... - Cancer Incidence
Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has studied reports available to her relating to the number of incidents of the various forms of cancer reported... - Health Services
Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of reported incidents of tuberculosis throughout the country; the extent to which the level has increased or... - Eating Disorders
Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there are treatment services provided by the State for people with eating disorders who live outside the Dublin area; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 21 February 2006 the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo has...
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