Written answers
Wednesday, 1 November 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Child Care Services
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the future of EOCP funding for community based child care centres; if she will ensure that these centres are put... - Nursing Home Inspections
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, following comments made in Dáil Éireann on 18 October 2006 regarding nursing home standards where it was outlined that standard... - Child Care Services
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she is taking to ensure the provision of affordable child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35387/06] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to improve the provision of occupational and speech therapy and other therapies for children with autism; and if she will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a two-year waiting list for orthopaedic surgery in the Cork area; her views on whether such a delay is causing undue... - Computerisation Programme
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the role of information technology in the health services here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35756/06] - Hospital Services
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that patients availing of outpatient services at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in... - Health Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the operation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 was cancelled; and if they will be assisted on this matter. [35104/06] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 18 October 2006, the amount being spent on security; the location where an external... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the need to roll-out a nationwide screening programme for cervical cancer; when this nationwide programme... - Care of the Elderly
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Minister of State responsible for the elderly during the Leas Cross Nursing Home crisis; and if she will clarify the situation in... - Health Services
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a proper care plan will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and the action she will take regarding the... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the nursing home subventions and the elderly owning homes above €350,000; and if she will make a statement on... - Community Care
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved for the home care package. [35146/06] - Health Services
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of payments made under a scheme (details supplied) for the past year. [35147/06] - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35186/06] - Child Care Services
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when moneys will be made available for a crèche (details supplied) in County Limerick. [35201/06] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the provision of a new community hospital in Tralee, County Kerry; if there is a defined catchment area for... - Health Services
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in County Kerry currently awaiting an appointment to see an orthodontist; the steps being taken to reduce waiting... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed extension of accident and emergency facilities at Kerry General Hospital; and if she will make a... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the announcement on 29 July 2002, the number of those promised 850 beds which have been provided to date in 2006; the costs... - Hospital Services
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for a sexual assault treatment unit in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35206/06] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a new Community Hospital in Dingle, County Kerry; the timeframe and costs involved in this... - Medical Cards
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in Kerry currently in possession of a full medical card; the number in possession of a doctor only medical card;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in County Kerry who have been treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund since its inception; and the... - Health Services
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person who is the head of immunisation in the west of Ireland; the person who is the head of immunisation in Ireland; and if she... - Health Service Staff
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases at High Court level initiated by staff members of the old western health board that were settled in the past five... - Health Services
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties currently being experienced in the delivery of orthodontic services in the Cork and... - Mental Health Services
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for implementing the recommendations contained in A Vision for Change; the way the Government plan to ensure that A Vision... - Health Service Funding
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on increasing the allocation of moneys towards the Alzheimer Society in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for assessment of primary medical certificates in Counties Westmeath, Longford, Offaly and Laois; and if she will make... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount expended on photographers by her Department for events and publicity leaflet production in her constituency and the... - Health Services
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 as a matter of priority. [35315/06] - Health Service Funding
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a club (details supplied) in County Dublin with funding. [35316/06] - Hospital Services
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she or a delegation from her Department or from the Health Service Executive has met with SIPTU regarding the action plan for health... - Health Service Funding
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide additional funding for frontline groups that provide services to address violence against women such as helplines,... - Hospital Services
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to be called for an angiogram; and if she will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the recommendations will be put in place in relation to the National Disability Authority's Standards In-Care document, which was... - Hospital Services
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request the Health Service Executive south to arrange an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for... - Community Care
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of funding made available by her Department to the Health Service Executive for home care packages in the Dublin catchment... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of hospital beds available in the Dublin catchment area; the number of beds that have been identified by her... - Departmental Staff
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of employment of people either by her Department or agencies of her Department; the employment status and employee... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the inclusion of the drug Melatonin for reimbursement in the drug payment scheme in view of the fact that it is... - Health Service Staff
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the role of a person (details supplied) appointed to the Health Service Executive; the salary of the said person; when the person took... - Health Services
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the provision of orthodontic services in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35410/06] - Hospital Services
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the development of adult neurosurgery facilities here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35411/06] - Home Help Service
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with home help. [35435/06] - Hospital Services
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the bed capacity in hospitals (details supplied) in each year from 1999 to date in 2006. [35553/06] - Nursing Homes
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the nursing home capacity in each year since 1999 to date in 2006; and if a census of nursing home capacity is available. [35558/06] - Hospital Services
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in arranging to have a person (details supplied) in County Cork admitted to a hospital in County Cork for surgery.... - Hospital Staff
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a crisis situation developing within the ENT section in Mayo; if funding will be made available in... - Health Services
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an out-patient appointment in Galway. [35601/06] - Health Service Allowances
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be notified of the decision in relation to their application for the mobility... - Suicide Incidence
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths and rate by 100,000 by suicide in the Health Service Executive Regional areas for each of the years 2002 to 2005.... - Health Services
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, after six years of transport being provided on two days a week to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, the transport... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who have been waiting longer than a year for an operation or appointment and who have yet to receive a letter of... - Health Services
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a requirement on a member of the applicant's family (details supplied) to supply certain information; and if she... - Eating Disorders
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline the immediate steps being taken to address the shortfall in public services available to people with eating... - Foster Care
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers or link workers employed in the foster care sections for the Health Service Executive dealing with County... - Health Services
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the removal of the county boundaries that were means of designation for health services in the old health board system due... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when work will commence, and work will be completed on the standard ward units in phase 2B of the Midlands Regional Hospital in... - Health Services
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists currently available to deal with children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35723/06] - Hospital Staff
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which the number of nurses currently in training is expected to be adequate to meet future requirements; and if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which tuberculosis or other respiratory patients who previously dealt with Peamount Hospital are currently receiving... - Health Services
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way it is intended to effectively respond to the needs of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; the way it is intended to... - Infectious Diseases
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals in respect of which there have been the most reported incidents of MRSA to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical, surgical and nursing beds available throughout the entire hospital system; the extent to which this compares with... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home beds currently available; the number of such beds available in 1990; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nurses now employed throughout the public health service; the numbers in 1990; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the role she expects the Naas General Hospital to play in the future delivery of health services; the number of wards currently... - Human Rights Issues
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a European Court of Human Rights ruling recognising the rights of transgendered people and their right to have their birth... - Health Service Staff
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will conclude the discussions between her Department, the Department of Finance and the Health Service Executive regarding the... - Health Services
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health and Children regarding orthodontic services will be implemented; when the review...
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