Written answers
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was recently approved for a non-contributory pension has had their blind... - Cancer Treatment Services
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the transfer plans for cancer treatment facilities from St Luke's Hospital to James Hospital; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a service (details supplied) in their need for residential places; and if she will implement the Harmon... - Nursing Home Charges
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason residents in a home (details supplied) in County Limerick do not appear to qualify for repayment of nursing home fees, as per... - School of Podiatry
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the decision was taken by her Department to locate the proposed school of podiatry in a university; the reason an institute of... - Health Services
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in each of the respective Health Service Executive areas each year... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by elderly persons here with regard to nursing home subvention;... - Hospital Services
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assistance which will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to enable them to move from Peamont Hospital to full-time... - Health Services
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 is not allowed to recover the cost of dental treatment; if white fillings are not... - Medical Cards
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a UN report which recommends that all children with a suitable medical condition should be granted a medical card in their... - Hospital Services
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the fifth provisional date for surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 will go ahead; and... - Child Safety
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department or the Health Service Executive have sought or received advice from the Garda arising from the association with a... - Health Services
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the long delay in delivering ongoing orthodontic treatment to public patients in Kilkenny; the further reason treatment... - Medical Cards
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [32711/06] - Food Safety Authority
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of checks across the food industry for potential shortcomings in traceability and labelling standards the Food Standards... - Home Care Services
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a home-care plan will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [32815/06] - Health Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 8 February 2005 and Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 April 2005, the Health Service... - Hospital Staff
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation in respect of the State's failure to provide a compensation scheme for psychiatric nurses injured by assault at work.... - Health Service Staff
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to meet the demand for speech therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32818/06] - Drug Treatment Programme
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are adequate treatment centres available for drug abusers in the Dublin area; the number on the waiting list for methadone... - Child Care Services
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if staff who work in crèche facilities in the private sector are subject to Garda vetting requirements; if such facilities are subject... - Organ Retention
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has given consideration to the setting up of a statutory inquiry into the organ retention issue as demanded by the Parents for... - Health Services
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of long-stay public beds for elderly care in each Health Service Executive region; and if she will make a statement on the... - Industrial Relations
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain orders from the courts enforcing or associated with... - Alcoholics Anonymous
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is possible to arrange separate meetings for male and female groups that attend alcoholics anonymous meetings in Kilkenny; if the... - Hospital Services
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a scheme has been put in place to reward hospitals who comply with best practice or take initiatives which impact positively on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital funding approved for projects to be undertaken at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; if she will specify each project and the... - Medical Cards
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if she will expedite an investigation of... - Health Services
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the optometrist and ophthalmologist service in County Mayo is not provided at the same level as other countries in the Health... - Medical Cards
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason parents of higher education student applicants for medical cards and general practitioner cards are being assessed under... - Ambulance Service
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive does not have an obligation to provide transport for patients attending out-patient... - Health Services
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to receive approval for an eye test and glasses; and if their application... - Health Service Staff
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a general practitioner in County Mayo (details supplied) will be replaced; the position in this recruitment process; if interviews... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she plans to bring the rate of subvention in the west of Ireland in line with the rate of subvention in Dublin; the maximum rate... - Hospital Charges
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if hospital in-patient charges apply to a patient, who has a long term illness book and who is in receipt of a disability allowance; and... - Health Services
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the ongoing delay in issuing payment of a Curam home care grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine an application made to the Health Service Executive for payment of one week's nursing home fees in respect of a... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having the southern Health Service Executive occupational therapist carry out an assessment in respect of a person... - Health Services
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she intends to take in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the written complaint made will be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for their hip replacement operation as their condition has deteriorated;... - Health Services
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the lack of speech therapy services in general; her further views on the fact that a person (details supplied) in County... - Medical Cards
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the criteria and guidelines set out for self employed persons applying for a general practitioner only medical card;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will be called for their operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33055/06] - Health Services
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for occupational therapy. [33057/06] - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of the increasing numbers of rogue websites selling medicines to people without prescription will she outline the number of... - Health Services
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an extra doctor will be recruited to the drug treatment clinic in Portlaoise, to serve both Laois and Offaly; if her attention has... - Child Care Services
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Government has failed to honour the commitment in budget 2005 to pay €1000 early child care supplement in 2006 to... - Medical Cards
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for the housing for the elderly scheme by persons (details supplied) in County Galway with the... - Health Services
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow from Saint Luke's Hospital in County Kilkenny to a... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that her target of early 2007 for the roll-out of BreastCheck is defunct once again; her views on whether 2007 is... - Community Care
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the mechanism used to organise home care packages in the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the number of staff involved; the... - Health Services
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for their hip replacement; and if she will make a... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the adjudication route for foreign nationals with pharmaceutical qualifications was suspended on October 2001 in relation to... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if registered nursing homes are required to have as part of their basic equipment, air mattresses for residents who are deemed...
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