Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Health Service Allowances
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused the domiciliary allowance; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Blanchardstown Hospital has an ultrasound but no mammogram test available requiring patients under investigation for breast... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from the Drogheda Community Drugs and Alcohol Forum; the measures she will take to address their... - Care of the Elderly
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans for a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if it is still intended to change this into a step-down facility for the... - Health Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to provide a State-run treatment and after care centre in the north-east region for drug abusers and alcoholics; when... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for payment of moneys due under the national repayment scheme by a person in County Limerick.... - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding being provided to ensure the Irish Osteoporosis Society's continued viability; the reason half the funding the society... - Health Services
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Department's estimates of the number of children who suffered irreversible damage to their teeth, gums and faces following the... - Departmental Staff
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of disabled persons currently employed in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31545/06] - Garda Investigations
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Garda inquiries in respect of Leas Cross Nursing Home have concluded following the complaint sent to the Garda Commissioner... - Nursing Home Investigations
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she, her Department, of any third party made a referral to An Bord Altranais in respect of the professional conduct of nurses... - Health Reports
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish the final report of the Coombe Women's Hospital Study of Alcohol, Smoking and Illicit Drug Use, 1988-2005. [31565/06] - Hospital Services
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 has to wait until 2007 for a hospital appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if... - Health Promotion
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects folic acid to be added to foodstuffs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31586/06] - Health Services
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be assessed for orthodontic treatment. [31587/06] - Medical Cards
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in County Kerry currently in possession of a full medical card; the number currently in possession of a general... - Ambulance Service
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the directive she has issued to the north-western area of the Health Service Executive with regard to the payment of fees demanded for... - Hospital Services
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with Sligo General Hospital on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 with long-term residential care and assist their family in this matter.... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to a previous parliamentary question and an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, she will... - Community Care
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the work of the public health nurse has increased but the staffing levels have not; if... - Health Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the provision of a national rehabilitation service which was originally proposed for St. Mary's Orthopaedic... - Cancer Incidence
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by cancer in County Mayo; the breakdown by areas and towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31707/06] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person originally from the Health Service Executive western area and now resident at a private nursing home in County Kildare is... - Ambulance Service
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that provision is made in the health estimate for the provision of a 24 hour ambulance service for Killarney, County... - Hospital Services
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women awaiting a mammogram at Kerry General Hospital; the number of women in County Kerry awaiting a mammogram at Cork... - Care of the Elderly
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that provision is made in the health estimates for the provision for the payment of the Cúram home care grant to... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a new community hospital for Dingle, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the roll-out of BreastCheck to the south and west of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme in the name of a person (details supplied) in County... - Hospital Services
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with hip surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on... - Care of the Elderly
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of elder abuse officers currently in the State; their locations; the number of designated elder abuse officer posts; the... - Civil Registration Service
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the public will be able to avail of the opportunity of conducting a civil marriage in places other than a registry office as... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when will a new doctor be appointed to an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31885/06] - Care of the Elderly
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will assist persons (details supplied) as a matter of priority. [31886/06] - Hospital Services
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will get an outpatients appointment in Cork University Hospital. [31887/06] - Health Services
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will grant an extra two hours home help to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the review of all outpatient urology waiting lists at Mayo General Hospital has taken place as stated on 17 July 2006; if so, the... - Health Services
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to increase resources or provide funding for assistance, such as interpreters, information technology or personal... - Vaccination Programme
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the definition of at-risk groups in respect of qualification for free influenza vaccinations; the changes to the qualifying criteria for... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of requests for access to drug treatment programmes currently before her Department; the average waiting time taken to... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has a fund available to help community and voluntary groups to provide portable defibrillators to these groups and... - Health Services
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has plans to provide respite to carers on one night at the home basis to allow carers the opportunity to... - Suicide Incidence
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the actions which are being put in place to ensure the accurate monitoring of the target to reduce the suicide rate by 20% by 2016, as... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is currently on the waiting list for a bed in St. Joseph's Hospital will be... - Health Services
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason people applying for home care packages in County Mayo are being informed that there is not money available to provide this... - Hospital Services
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to furnish Temple Street Hospital with the computed tomography machine it needs; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Exchequer returns showing end of year returns will be approximately €2.5 billion more than expected, the percentage of... - Hospital Services
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the provision of a CT scanner for Ennis General hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31983/06] - Health Services
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, arising from the work of the study group, proposals have been put forward to cater for the discrepancies in cystic fibrosis services... - Child Care Services
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the frequency and extent of crèche inspection by the Health Service Executive throughout the country; the criteria under which crèches... - Medical Cards
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in accordance with sections 45(3) and 45(4) of the Health Act 1970, regulations granting medical cards to home helps were approved... - Health Services
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the provisions of section 38 of the Health Act 1970 remain in place; if responsibility for this section was transferred to the Health... - Health Service Staff
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of paediatric cardiologists employed by the Health Service Executive; the hospitals to which they are attached; her views on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive an appointment at Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding which has been provided in each of the past five years for home-help services; the basis on which this is allocated to each... - Health Reports
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy implication that she has identified as a result of the publication of the report published in July 2006 by the Institute of... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average time it takes CUH gynaecological cytology service to process a smear test in 2006; the details of same for each year since... - Health Services
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on recent reports regarding the objections of members of local communities to the establishment of methadone clinics in... - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding to Downs Syndrome Ireland in line with other similar organisations; and if she will make a statement on the...
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