Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2006
Department of Health and Children
- Health Information
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it took so long to introduce an education campaign on antibiotics as was recommended in 2001; and if she will make a statement... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on 28 November 2006 there were 274 people on trolleys according to the INO; and if she... - General Practitioner Services
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason investment in general practice development was reduced in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41396/06] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government will carry out a review of the proposals to relocate the new children's hospital at the Mater site in view of new... - Health Services
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy in relation to the provision of speech therapy services; the service and waiting period for commencement of... - Water Fluoridation
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in implementing the 33 recommendations from the fluoridation forum; and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date for the completion of the next census of psychiatric hospitals; the number of patients of psychiatric hospitals that have been... - Hospital Services
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of radiotherapy services in the north west of the country; her further views on earlier... - Departmental Reports
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reports commissioned by her Department from which she expects primary care and hospital services to be guided in the future; the... - Hospital Services
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the opposition of many patients to the proposal to move cancer treatment facilities from St. Luke's to... - Mental Health Services
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the report showing that almost 300 children and adolescents were... - Child Care Services
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on publishing all pre-school and crèche inspection reports on-line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41438/06] - Health Insurance
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that a report by the Health Insurance Authority states that BUPA would have had to pay €37 million in risk... - Health Services
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is concerned that a member of the Health Service Executive appointed review group on orthodontics has called for an inquiry into... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care centres established, as outlined in the primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Care of the Elderly
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has sought an explanation from the Health Service Executive regarding the circumstances in which a number of nursing homes were... - Hospital Services
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Health Service Executive national neurosciences needs assessment report to be published; and if she will make a... - Departmental Inquiries
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is acceptable that almost eight years since an inquiry was established into alleged abuse (details supplied)... - Screening Programmes
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a screening programme for haemochromatosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41398/06] - Food Safety
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority to address the ongoing deficiencies in relation to the labelling of beef at... - Hospital Services
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether an increased bed capacity is urgently required in Mayo General Hospital in view of the increasing numbers on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of inpatients and outpatients on waiting lists for non-emergency neurosurgical services from 2003 to date in 2006; the length... - Care of the Elderly
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that all high dependency patients who have been, or are being, placed in nursing homes on foot of the policy of... - Health Service Staff
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of public health nurses per county; the number of vacancies for public health nurses per county; the... - Industrial Relations
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the pay claim of the Irish Nurses Organisation and the... - Health Service Staff
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the recruitment process of the 32 elder abuse officials or care workers following publication of the report into the deaths... - Hospital Services
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide full regional services in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41433/06] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on concerns that the average cost of a patient treated through the National Treatment Purchase Fund can be €400 more... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the tendering process for the co-location of private hospitals on public hospital grounds; her views on reports of... - Hospital Staff
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has carried out a review of the impact on private stand alone hospitals who can no longer employ public hospital... - Health Services
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the intentions she has of expanding the teen parent support programme throughout the country. [37660/06] - Screening Programmes
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on population health screening programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41400/06] - International Agreements
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Ireland has yet to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other... - Departmental Reports
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the report submitted by the Health Service Executive to An Bord Altranais in conjunction with the O'Neill report... - Infectious Diseases
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the most up to date figures on MRSA and deaths attributed to MRSA; her views on the setting up of a national directorate for the... - Care of the Elderly
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive on the stated opinion of the HSE that an over reliance on the nursing home... - Health Services
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on calls for an independent person to examine the reason thousands of children are waiting for orthodontic treatment or being... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the location and number of community nursing beds provided to date in 2006 and in 2005; the number of beds lost in the same period; the... - Health Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether a tribunal of inquiry is needed into the public orthodontic service (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Food Safety
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of officers dedicated to the inspection of catering outlets to check for compliance with labelling regulations for beef; and... - Care of the Elderly
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding that will be provided for care of the elderly in County Wexford; when funding will be provided specifically for phase two and... - Hospital Services
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the development of services at the County Hospital Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41174/06] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on waiting lists for admission to each of the neurological units from 2002 to date in 2006; the length of time... - Screening Programmes
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a screening programme for hypertension, cholesterol and obesity as part of a population health screening... - Hospital Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to fast-track the development of neurology services in Beaumont Hospital and Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a... - Departmental Reports
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the fact that the Health Service Executive has stated that no judgment has been formed where there is a difference of opinion... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take following recent reports of an elderly woman being charged for private service after attending accident and... - Departmental Reports
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the view expressed by a senior official of the Health Service Executive that what happened in Leas Cross was due to a... - Care of the Elderly
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop community care units to provide specific care for the elderly with regard to convalescence, respite and high... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop primary care teams in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41434/06] - Health Insurance
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her plans to move 1,000 private beds out of the public system will have the effect of increasing private health insurance premiums;... - Suicide Incidence
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place aimed at reducing the number of deaths by suicide; her Department's policy and strategy; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of acute neurosurgical beds in each neurosurgical unit here for each of the years from 1997 to date in 2006; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the alternatives to methadone treatment that exist for heroin misusers; the structures in place to allow them to become drug free; and... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the co-location of public and private hospitals represents good value for money; and if she will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the BreastCheck roll-out nationwide and particularly the roll-out for the north west; the budget spend on the... - Medical Research
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to ensure that the housing and care of animals and invertebrates used in scientific procedures conforms with... - Mental Health Services
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in implementing the recommendations of the Government's ten-year mental health policy, A Vision for Change; her views on... - Suicide Incidence
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the high incidence of suicide among the Traveller community; the measures and supports she will put... - Hospital Services
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports of severe deficiencies in the provision of neurosurgical services here; the number on waiting lists to... - National Cancer Strategy
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the lack of ring fenced funding for the recent cancer strategy; the progress that has taken place for the cancer strategy... - Ambulance Service
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to introduce a comprehensive ambulance navigation system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41175/06] - Care of the Elderly
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals for the development of regulations surrounding the use of restraints in nursing homes and care facilities here; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if capital funding required for upgrading of accommodation to enable additional facilities to be provided for a number of new... - Mental Health Services
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that children with intellectual disabilities are forced to wait up to three years for assessment and treatment; the... - Hospital Services
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that the accident and emergency task force will say in its final report that bed capacity is a problem in a number... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is acceptable that public representatives are unable to obtain information from her Department or from the... - Health Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will implement the recommendations of the report, Sexual Assault Treatment Services, A National Review, published in June 2006;... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the pharmacy review group recommendations were published; if the Government accepts the recommendations; the steps she has taken to... - EU Directives
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Ireland voted in favour of the proposed directive on processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants and young children at... - Nursing Home Inspections
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that only 13 counties are represented on the Health Service Executive website for nursing... - Health Service Funding
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the disparity in funding increases in the eight Health Service Executive regions; if she will provide figures for funding... - Vaccination Programme
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there will be no further examination of the question of vaccine trials involving babies and children in institutional... - Medicinal Products
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the reported links of sudden deaths in children and an anti-influenza drug (details supplied); the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on the finding that the loss of private bed revenue to hospitals would amount to €111million under her... - Infectious Diseases
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on Ireland's preparedness and supplies of Tamilfu and Relenza in view of a recent claim by scientists that the UK Government... - Mental Health Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on criticisms that a month after Part 2 of the Mental Health Act 2001 was brought into force there remain gaps in the... - Medical Cards
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioner only cards that have been issued; the number of GP cards waiting to be issued; the breakdown of GP... - Health Services
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made in developing a national strategy on rehabilitation for stroke victims and people with severe injuries; and if... - Health Service Staff
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the Health Service Executive appoints an oncology liaison nurse at Cavan General Hospital, funding for which post has... - Medicinal Products
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if in view of the recent granting of a pan European licence to suboxone, a sister product of subutex, she will develop a protocol for... - General Practitioner Services
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason general practitioners received an additional €4 million, after the deduction of back pay, bringing total payments in 2005...
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