Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a scheme for the full recouping of fees paid for speech and language therapy; and if she will make a statement... - Medical Cards
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the increase of €20 in the lowest rates of social welfare will affect people's eligibility for the medical card. [43789/06] - National Drugs Strategy
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason no additional resources have been allocated for the development of drug treatment services in communities here in 2007; and... - Health Service Staff
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if she will ensure that in equity... - Child Care Services
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the application for funding under the childcare programme by a group (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.... - Grant Payments
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will sanction a staffing grant to a group (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1866/07] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children assessed with autism or autistic tendencies in County Mayo to date; the estimated number on waiting lists for... - Pre-School Services
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for funding to develop a pre-school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will confirm if... - Health Services
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will acknowledge the need to make resources available for the needs of separated fathers and men who suffer domestic violence and... - Suicide Rate
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of separated fathers who have committed suicide over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the safeguards in place to protect the welfare of children when mothers commit infanticide due to psychological problems, that is,... - Human Rights Issues
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will impose all international regulations relating to the welfare of a child and its rights; and when he will put them in... - Family Support Services
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will acknowledge that the increase in juvenile crime and lack of morality is due to not having a functional Government structure... - Mental Health Services
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by pupils in having assessments carried out by a service (details... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of infectious diseases maintenance allowance, blind welfare allowance, domiciliary care... - Vaccination Programme
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government will introduce pneumococcal vaccination for children in line with routine pneumococcal vaccinations commencing in... - Child Care Services
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for funding under the national childcare investment programme; the timeframe for and the details of the programme; if the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the present rate of investment in new residential places for persons with a disability... - Hospital Services
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on establishing a midwife led maternity unit operating at Ennis General Hospital, a Health Service Executive Clare home birth... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the frequent lengthy delays in Temple Street Hospital for x-rays due to the lack of the scheduling of... - National Minimum Wage
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in her Department currently... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who have had treatment for breast cancer are being dropped from the BreastCheck... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the arrangement whereby GMS cover for medicines prescribed by a private consultant is only accepted if there is a... - Health Services
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of rehabilitation beds available in Cuan Dara and other centres here for recovering drug addicts; the occupancy levels for... - Hospital Staff
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve the recruitment of a post of radiologist for Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, in order that a DXA scanner, a low dosage... - Hospital Charges
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation in relation to a disability payment received by an in-patient in a care centre and relating to Health Regulations 2005... - Medical Cards
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by substance abusers in registering with general practitioners, which in turn... - Care of the Elderly
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a situation where a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who lives alone, applied for and was refused an... - Hospital Services
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedure in place to facilitate public patients who may have lost confidence in the hospital where they are being treated to change... - International Agreements
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide copies and a short explanation of agreements which exist between the Irish and UK Government to supply medical... - Medical Cards
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an Irish Citizen living abroad can return home; and the medical care that they will be entitled to. [43927/06] - Health Services
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put a long-term care plan in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will give them the maximum... - Health Insurance
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding and clarification of the BUPA issue. [43929/06] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will grant approval to the Health Service Executive South East to appoint a design team in regard to the planning brief for... - Hospital Staff
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the position of director of midwifery at Cork University Hospital will be filled; if the position will be independent of the... - Ambulance Service
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for the ambulance service for south Limerick as outlined in Health Service Development Plan. [43962/06] - Health Services
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be taken off the waiting list for orthodontic services and receive treatment; and... - Ambulance Service
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the current ambulance service provisions for the Clonmellon area of County Westmeath; if her attention... - Health Services
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put a long-term care package in place for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make it a priority... - Mental Health Services
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government has in the past eleven months begun implementing A Vision for Change; and when will an implementation plan be... - Nursing Homes
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in a nursing home; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the Health Service Executive with a view to resolving the crisis whereby 4,000 children are awaiting eye... - Medicinal Products
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to reports that certain medications, in particular some anti-depressants, may increase the risk of... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 27 September 2006, if core funding has been provided to the Irish Wheelchair Association to... - Health Service Staff
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 30 May 2006, if she will fulfil a written commitment to establish a no fault compensation... - Health Services
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied that the diabetic services in the west of Ireland are adequate in view of the fact that people in the region have... - Palliative Care Services
Question 653: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will increase the funding available in 2007 to Roscommon and Mayo Hospice for the provision of palliative care services; and if... - Care of the Elderly
Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is such a delay in distributing Section 65 funding to voluntary groups providing services to the elderly; the reason... - Hospital Services
Question 655: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) is called for their operation in Sligo General Hospital as their condition has... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of places for long stay geriatric patients both public and private in County Mayo; the number of such patients who receive a... - Health Services
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the capital funding plan or programme for 2007 from the Health Service Executive; when the plan or programme... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to extend the nursing home refund to patients in private, non-contracted, nursing home beds, who were in receipt of a... - Ambulance Service
Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made in the establishment of an all-Ireland helicopter emergency medical service as recommended by the feasibility... - Health Service Staff
Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 23 March 2006, if she will ensure that an agreement between the Health Service Executive and... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the provision of orthodontic treatment under the national treatment purchase fund to help clear public waiting lists; and... - Home Care Packages
Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the exact eligibility for home care packages; the person to apply to in the Sligo/Leitrim area; the person who ranks applications in the... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 663: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care teams in 2005 and 2006; the locations of these; the population the teams cover; the new projects in 2006; the... - Health Services
Question 664: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a service to provide insulin pumps to persons with diabetes together with the appropriate training in their use will be provided at... - Health Service Staff
Question 665: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of her statement in a radio interview on Budget Day 2007 that many newly qualified physiotherapists are unemployed,... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment under the national repayment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [1189/07] - Medical Cards
Question 672: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for a full medical card which was refused for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed; if a... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an appeal for continued subvention for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the age and... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in approving a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme for a person (details supplied) in County... - Health Services
Question 677: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in establishing a centre of care for people with autism at a vacant property owned by the Health Service Executive at... - Health Service Schemes
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an occupational therapist's report will be provided immediately in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny,... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 679: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in approving an application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme for a person (details supplied) in... - Medical Cards
Question 680: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if their appeal will be expedited based on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a national group has been put in place to consider applications from employees of the Health Service Executive who wish to transfer... - Medical Cards
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in County Kerry in possession of a full medical card; the way this compares with the number in December 2002; the... - General Practitioner Services
Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in enabling general practitioners to carry out warfarin blood tests; the timetable she envisages for the... - Hospital Services
Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the revenue requirement for the proposed CT scanner at Ennis General Hospital; the technical specification of the CT scanner; the number... - Health Service Staff
Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to provide the finance for the necessary staff at a nursing home (details supplied) in Galway City where seven... - Community Pharmacy Services
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Irish Pharmaceutical Union are afforded the right to negotiate on behalf of their members in relation to... - Hospital Hygiene Audit
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has directed the Health Service Executive that it should include Dublin's mental hospitals in her audit of hygiene; the latest... - Water Fluoridation
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recent guidance given by the American Dental Association advising parents to mix powdered infant formula with... - Care of the Elderly
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new arrangements announced under the package of care for the elderly on 11 December 2006 will come into force; and if she will... - EU Health Insurance
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the entitlements Irish citizens can now enjoy in Bulgaria under the European health insurance card; and when the country information for... - Health Service Staff
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of physiotherapists working directly or indirectly in the health service under her administration; the ratio of patients to... - Health Services
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a knee replacement operation will be completed for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [1365/07] - Cancer Incidence
Question 695: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women who died of breast cancer in areas (details supplied) for each of the years 2000 to 2006; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the decision to close St. Luke's Hospital transferring the cancer care services provided there to St. James's Hospital;... - Health Services
Question 698: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the primary health care centre in Letterkenny, County Donegal. [1369/07] - Departmental Programmes
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 27 September 2006, the progress to date on implementing the recommendations; and if she... - Health Services
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 7 November 2006, her plans to implement the report of the universal neonatal hearing... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 703: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 20 June 2006, when she will make available the findings of the strategic review of... - Hospital Services
Question 704: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans and that of the Health Service Executive for the St. Luke's Hospital site in Rathgar following the transfer of services to St.... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the appellate body for housing aid for the elderly grants in the Health Service Executive Midwest area is separate to the grant body;... - Health Services
Question 707: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a request made to the Southern Health Service Executive to supply equipment to a person (details supplied) in... - Infectious Diseases
Question 709: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases detected of hospital acquired infections, distinguishing the type of infection (details supplied) in each hospital... - Health Services
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a long-term care plan with the consent and support of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will... - Nursing Education
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is grant aid available from her Department or the Health Service Executive for nurses who have previously obtained their... - Health Services
Question 712: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the condition of selective mutism in children and if so the assistance her Department or the Health... - Hospital Services
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the strategic plan that is in place to address the inadequate rheumatology service currently being provided from the Mid-Western... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken for cervical cancer screening throughout the country; the quality of the testing involved; the length of time... - Youth Services
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the division of the southern Health Service Executive that is dealing with the distribution of funding for the establishment of youth... - Health Services
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having a person (details supplied) in County Cork called to attend hospital; and if her attention has been drawn... - Child Care Services
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a grant will be awarded under the equal opportunities child care programme 2000 to 2006 and the national child care investment... - Departmental Reports
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the report of the review of the committee on orthodontics is expected to be issued in view of the fact that most of the... - Health Services
Question 721: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department will give to a clinic (details supplied) in County Cork; if she is committed to providing extra funding to the... - School Staffing
Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department does not recognise the need for special needs assistants in mainstream pre-schools; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding an application for funding on behalf of a group (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason there was a... - Departmental Staff
Question 724: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of administrative personnel employed in her Department and the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, in view of their overall medical... - Health Services
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 10 October 2006 and the Health Service Executive reply of 30 November 2006, if she will now... - Medical Cards
Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 14 November 2006 regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, if she will now... - Infectious Diseases
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals in regard to hospital acquired infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1532/07] - Budget Submissions
Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a submission from a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will favourably consider their submission;... - Health Services
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech therapy will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the steps she will take by way of... - Medical Cards
Question 734: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 737: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to ensure that students living away from the family home for long periods and who have to register for a... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 741: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the nursing homes repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1623/07] - Medicinal Products
Question 742: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that drugs, both prescription and non prescription, are considerably more expensive here... - Medical Cards
Question 743: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the application for renewal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Health Services
Question 745: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech therapy will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
Question 751: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the publication and enactment of the Pharmacy Bill No. 1 and No. 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1667/07] - Medical Cards
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if medical card holders are entitled to a dental hygiene service; if a dentist may request a €50 deposit from such patients when they... - Health Services
Question 754: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the discontinuance of the rheumatology clinic at Ennis, County Clare and Nenagh, County Tipperary; and the plans to... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 756: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the lands and site at Dundrum Hospital were considered for the new Children's Hospital. [1713/07] - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 757: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some older persons, living alone and without immediate family are experiencing... - Health Services
Question 758: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there is an urgent need to fast track psycho-geriatric assessment services in view of the fact that 25% of patients... - Ambulance Service
Question 759: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the parameters of the ambulance transport system will be extended to include persons living in rural areas without transport of... - Mental Health Services
Question 760: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria governing the determination of child and adolescent mental health areas here and the appointment of child and adolescent... - Departmental Staff
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants and other staff employed in her constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1751/07] - Ambulance Service
Question 768: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of trained paramedics who work within the ambulance service in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 770: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public nursing home beds available in County Mayo; the number available five years ago and 10 years ago; the locations of... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 771: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress of the construction of the BreastCheck in the west of Ireland; the number of staff recruited; the expected opening date of... - Health Services
Question 772: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of contracted nursing home beds the Health Service Executive has in County Mayo; the locations of these beds; and if she will... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 778: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be referred for treatment under the treatment purchase scheme for back surgery; and... - Grant Payments
Question 779: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide information on the last review of domiciliary care allowance and the qualifying criteria attaching to this payment;... - Health Services
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the increase in the number of beds at Ennis General Hospital envisaged as part of its capital development project; if there has been any... - National Children's Hospital
Question 782: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will progress the children's hospital at the Mater site. [1839/07] - Health Services
Question 783: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will put a long-term residential care package in place.... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 784: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on amending the Health Act 1970 to include persons with acute rheumatoid arthritis in the long term illness scheme; and if she... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 786: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when Irish pharmacists who have qualified in another jurisdiction can work here without the requirement for a supervising pharmacist to... - Health Services
Question 787: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a question (details supplied) previously placed has not been responded to in full by the Health Service Executive; and when a... - Health Service Staff
Question 789: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists employed in the Health Service Executive west region; the plans the HSE has to recruit additional... - Health Services
Question 790: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not been given an assessment appointment with an occupational therapist in... - Nursing Home Charges
Question 791: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims verified for the repayment of nursing homes charged to date; the number of claims received to date; the number of... - Health Service Staff
Question 793: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will appoint a consultant rheumatologist in County Mayo. [1918/07] - Health Services
Question 794: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting list, on a county basis, for an appointment with a rheumatologist; the average time people have to spend on a... - Medical Cards
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if discussions have taken place between the Health Service Executive and her Department regarding the revision of the medical card... - Health Service Property
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish the difficulties that have arisen with the title of a property and its lands (details supplied) in County Cork in... - Health Services
Question 799: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Ambulance Service
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulances in Limerick; and if statistical information is available as to the number of occasions on which ambulances are... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that patients in Tallaght Hospital have to wait four years for an MRI scan, while if they pay €400 in Smithfield... - Health Service Capital Expenditure
Question 803: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the first floor of a building (details supplied) in County Mayo will be refurbished for use; the long-term proposals in place for... - Industrial Disputes
Question 804: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has met with representatives of the nursing unions (details supplied); if she has taken on board the concerns of these unions;... - Ambulance Service
Question 805: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will further clarify the response to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied); the amount being spent in County Mayo... - Health Service Information and Quality
Question 806: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will elaborate on one of the areas of responsibility of the Health Information and Quality Authority, that is, accessing the... - Hospital Services
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a transfer can be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to Maynooth Community Care Hospital in Maynooth; and if... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 809: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if increased nursing home subvention can be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 810: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a clinic (details supplied) which undertakes psychological assessments of children,... - Hospital Services
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision being made for the installation of a helipad at Ennis General Hospital under the capital development project or under... - Health Services
Question 812: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive proposed to cut the home help provision to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of... - Crisis Pregnancy
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the reform of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency; and the position regarding this matter. [2098/07] - Hospital Staff
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons who have been employed as hospital attendants and who have completed successfully a carers course are not given... - Hospital Services
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be supplied with an earlier appointment date for Cappagh National Orthopaedic... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 818: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the refund of nursing home charges under the national repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Ambulance Service
Question 819: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the provision of a 24 hour, seven day a week ambulance service based in Scariff, County Clare and as included in... - Medical Cards
Question 821: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full review will be undertaken in respect of an application for a full medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Ambulance Service
Question 823: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding has been stopped in relation to the provision of first responders schemes in Kildare south in view of the fact that... - Health Services
Question 825: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of budget 2007, there has been an increase in the allocation to a group (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in view of the work... - Health Service Staff
Question 828: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the problem of social workers being found to be lacking in their professional skills; if and when she will rectify... - Health Services
Question 829: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 8 November 2006, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be taken off the... - Hospital Services
Question 832: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a bed at Beaumont Hospital will be arranged immediately in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is awaiting... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 833: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to date of the expert body set up to implement the Fluoridation Forum report; the breakdown of all the costs incurred; and if... - Proposed Regulations
Question 834: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the way she can introduce regulations under the Fluoridation Act 1960 if no health studies have been carried out... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 837: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason an appointment at Waterford Regional Hospital in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny was cancelled on... - Hospital Services
Question 839: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in arranging an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny at Waterford Regional Hospital;... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 842: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the enhanced subvention is still in place in County Mayo for new as well as existing applicants; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 843: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place more support for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will ensure their maximum safety. [2237/07] - Health Estimates
Question 844: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the population in each of the eight Health Service Executive regional areas in the last Census and in the most recent preliminary... - Health Services
Question 846: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be called for assessment by the Health Service Executive in view of the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 847: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the plans for the upgrading of St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis include refurbishing bathroom and toilet facilities; the other... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 848: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an appeal application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 850: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 27 September 2006, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated... - Consultant Contracts
Question 851: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the state of negotiations with hospital consultants with regard to a new contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2280/07] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 852: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals in place to deal with the increasing problem of patients who are awaiting assessment by consultants prior to being... - Proposed Legislation
Question 853: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the restrictions on pharmacists educated in other EU countries is addressed in the proposals for a new Pharmacy... - Medical Cards
Question 858: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a family medical card will be reviewed in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 859: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if 30 acres of Health Service Executive land at Ballydribeen, Killarney, will be made available to accommodate social housing along with... - Ambulance Service
Question 860: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a private ambulance service cannot have their ambulance inspected by the Health Service Executive until contracts have been... - Hospital Services
Question 861: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the sanction and installation of a digital X-ray computer system for Mayo General Hospital will materialise; her views on the need... - Health Services
Question 862: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a long stay bed will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if both cases will be assessed; and if she will... - Garda Investigations
Question 863: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the investigation into the management of funds by the Health Service Executive in Waterford has been concluded by the gardaí; and if... - An Teanga Ghaeilge
Question 864: To ask the Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé uirthi litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé uirthi litir a... - Hospital Services
Question 865: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reports she has received from the Health Service Executive on progress in the implementation of the plan for development... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 866: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on progress in the roll-out of BreastCheck; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2407/07] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 867: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of her private hospital co-location plan; the number of contracts which have been agreed; the hospital sites involved; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 869: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will get a bed in Beaumont Hospital. [2410/07] - Health Services
Question 870: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for children's orthodontic services in Dublin. [2411/07] - Cardiovascular Strategy
Question 871: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding achieving the targets outlined in the National Cardiovascular Strategy; if any of the targets have been met... - National Cancer Strategy
Question 872: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding achieving the targets outlined in the National Cancer Strategy; if any of the targets have been met within the... - Obesity Strategy
Question 873: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding achieving the targets outlined in the National Obesity Strategy; if any of the targets have been met within the... - Hospital Staff
Question 874: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals in the Dublin region that have vacant consultant posts; the number of vacancies that exist; and the number of these posts... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 877: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of posts unfilled to date for the roll-out of the next phase of the Primary Care Strategy; and the number of posts that will... - Mental Health Services
Question 878: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of hospital beds for minors with acute mental health problems in the Dublin region. [2419/07] - Health Services
Question 880: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of step-down facilities for the Dublin region. [2421/07] - Diabetes Strategy
Question 881: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to a national diabetes strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2422/07] - Health Services
Question 882: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [2425/07] - Primary Care Strategy
Question 887: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to relocate a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 14 to new premises; if so, if a new premises has been... - Health Services
Question 888: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason children in secondary school in Achill Island, County Mayo have to attend a hygienist in Westport, County Mayo when there are... - Hospital Services
Question 889: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has allocated the necessary funding to the Health Service Executive to enable the immediate construction of a modular... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 893: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place the necessary resources to allow applications under the health repayment scheme to be dealt with as quickly as... - Health Services
Question 895: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the roll-out of the home care package for the elderly; if there is a uniform application of same across the... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 898: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in respect of nursing home rebate for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 899: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to previous parliamentary questions if a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme will be awarded to a person (detail... - Hospital Services
Question 900: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the treatment a person (details supplied) in County Mayo received at Mayo General Hospital between 27 November and 6... - Health Services
Question 901: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the investment made by the Health Service Executive in the western area language scheme. [2566/07] - Nursing Home Charges
Question 902: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who was referred to a nursing home for convalescence under the winter... - Medical Cards
Question 903: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card review in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make... - Mental Health Services
Question 904: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will have waiting lists in child and adolescent psychiatry dealt with under the National Treatment... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 905: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether a ticketing system in overcrowded accident and emergency departments here would eliminate some of the confusion and... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 908: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of a primary care centre (details supplied) in Glin, County Limerick; if the Health Service Executive has received planning... - Health Services
Question 909: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for orthodontic treatment, broken down on a county basis and giving the average waiting time for such... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 911: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the nursing homes payments which were demanded from a person (details supplied) in County Cork, will be repaid to her under the... - Infectious Diseases
Question 912: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if hospitals will employ permanent cleaning staff in place of using contract cleaners in an effort to contain MRSA; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 913: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure that persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan receive physiotherapy as a matter of urgency; if... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 919: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the information sought in a parliamentary question dated 8 December 2006 has not been provided; and the amount spent on... - Health Services
Question 920: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the weekly cost to the State for keeping a young person in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2850/07] - Health Service Allowances
Question 921: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 for domiciliary care allowance; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 922: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite arrangements for heart surgery at St. James' Hospital Dublin for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 923: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will release the necessary €450,000 to bring the Ballinrobe Community Nursing Unit, County Mayo to the planning and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 925: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in having a wheelchair issued to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if a date will be given for... - Health Services
Question 928: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare to have their daughter receive a day care... - Vaccination Programme
Question 930: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 2 November 2006, the outcome of an examination into the feasibility of introducing the... - Departmental Funding
Question 931: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided to a charity (details supplied) in County Galway for 2007; the corresponding figure for 2006; the funding which... - Mental Health Services
Question 932: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in the context of the recent anniversary of the Vision for Change document that has been made to have music therapy defined... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 933: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the waiting list for cancer treatment on the northside of Dublin. [2974/07] - Community Care
Question 934: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the recent publication of the National Development Plan, the amount of funding being set aside for State community care... - Care of the Elderly
Question 935: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home help in Kildare and the west Wicklow area in 2006; and the number of hours of home help... - Medical Cards
Question 936: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons covered on medical cards and doctors visit cards in County Kildare on 31 December 2006. [3008/07] - Health Service Staff
Question 937: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the two additional speech and language therapists approved for County Kildare have been recruited; and the health centres in the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 938: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is incapable of both extending BreastCheck to the southern and western regions and at the same time extending it to women age 65... - Health Services
Question 939: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for children for eye tests in Naas and Maynooth Health Centres in County Kildare. [3016/07] - Drug Treatment Services
Question 942: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of methadone clinics in the Dublin area; her plans for the future of such clinics; and if she will make a statement on the... - Child Care Services
Question 944: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of what is included in the pre-school standardisation project 2006; if this project has been completed; if... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 945: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people currently registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database and the National Physical and Sensory... - Health Service Staff
Question 950: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who will be involved in the implementation of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005; the number of new staff who have... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 952: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place for monitoring and supervising the expenditure by service providers on services for people with disabilities... - Hospital Services
Question 953: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average time it is taking Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service to process a smear test; and if she will make a... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 959: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the special housing aid for the elderly scheme is a means tested grant scheme; if so, the qualifying income levels for it; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 960: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the temporary ward situated at Mayo General Hospital for oncology services is causing... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 961: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the national cervical screening programme will be rolled out to the women of County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff
Question 962: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons engaged in project management in her Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if she will...
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