Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the possibility of providing adequate speech therapy services for the pupils attending a school (details... - Care of the Elderly
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the structure of funding for local Carers Association offices; if these offices are funded from a national budget; the amount of this... - Health Service Allowances
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if parents in receipt of domiciliary care allowance have regular medical check ups for their children; the regularity of these check... - Children in Care
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who is in receipt of a guardianship social welfare payment cannot be in receipt of a... - Hospital Services
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the paediatric transfer protocol in operation at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk is due for further review; when it was last reviewed;... - Youth Services
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will fund a youth café in Tramore, County Waterford under the auspices of the Tramore Youth Development Project as a pilot... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the model of care for children's services in County Galway arising out of the implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and the... - Hospital Services
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way it is proposed to deliver the promised radiation oncology facility in Waterford city; if this will be through the construction... - Care of the Elderly
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for admission to nursing homes in Dublin south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4693/07] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for admission to acute hospital beds in each of the hospitals in Dublin south east; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of medical examination in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4696/07] - Medical Practices
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement as to the availability of records relating to the withdrawal of artificial hydration and nutrition in Irish... - Hospital Staff
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an extension to sick leave will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is employed at St. Luke's, Kilkenny... - Care of the Elderly
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the proposed day care centre for older people at Schull Community Hospital; the progress made in relation to its... - Health Service Staff
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff grade physiotherapy posts that were on offer in the Health Service Executive advertisement in a newspaper (details... - Hospital Services
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to improve neurological services. [4750/07] - Mental Health Services
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will institute an inquiry into the collapse of the child and adolescent psychiatry service in Carlow and Kilkenny; the reason... - Hospital Services
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding in order that a speech therapist will be provided at a hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if full time students aged 16 or under who are financially dependent on their parents are entitled to full medical cards if their... - Health Service Staff
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the pay anomaly that exists in respect of qualified and unqualified care workers being paid more than... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has proposals to make available a comprehensive information pamphlet for parents who may be concerned about autism and its... - Health Services
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2. [4806/07] - Animal Laboratory Inspections
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the division of responsibilities on inspecting animal laboratories between her Department and the Department of... - Mental Health Services
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made to implement the national policy framework on mental health, A Vision for Change; the extent to which it... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused assistance under the special housing aid for the elderly scheme; the... - Hospital Services
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no speech therapist employed at Mayo General Hospital; her views on whether... - Alarm Systems
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Health Service Executive using contractors who are not registered with the Private Security Authority to carry out the... - Health Service Allowances
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who applied in July 2006 for domiciliary care allowance has had their... - Health Services
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the occupational therapy and physiotherapy services are being removed from the Dalton Home, run by the Health Service Executive in... - Hospital Services
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to ensure that Temple Street Hospital, the main hospital responsible for childhood cystic fibrosis care,... - Mental Health Services
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the child and adolescent psychiatric waiting lists for each county. [4897/07] - Health Services
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and the reason for the delay. [4906/07] - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the grants paid to Headway Ireland in 2005, 2006 and budgeted for 2007. [4925/07] - Hospital Services
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason patients (details supplied) are being transferred to nursing homes in Kildare from St. James's Hospital, without the consent... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the figures available to her Department in regard to cervical cancer detection in each of the past five years; if these figures are... - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of finance she is providing to Headway Ireland on a yearly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4968/07] - Medical Cards
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if elderly medical card holders are required to pay fees of €60 and more to their general practitioners when obtaining a medical... - Health Services
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the payment of arrears of a cúram home care grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having nursing home subvention and enhanced nursing home subvention awarded in respect of a person (details... - Health Services
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to ensure that adequate access to treatment and care is available specifically for people with eating disorders; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when eye surgery will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5057/07] - Medical Cards
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when replacement medical cards will be arranged for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Care Services
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) in County Meath will be approved for a capital grant requested for the expansion of their child care... - Food Labelling
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the relative merits of traffic light food labelling and GDA food labelling; if her attention has been drawn to recent... - Infectious Diseases
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision that has been made in the event of an avian related human flu pandemic to control exit and ingress from Ireland; and if... - Departmental Inquiries
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the redress board arising out of the report into practices in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital... - Health Services
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a long-term care plan for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will give them the maximum... - Mental Health Services
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the stage the transitional arrangements for expanding mental health services to all aged zero to 18 are at, as outlined under section... - Medical Practitioners
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the fitness to practise here of a doctor (details supplied) taking into account the alleged suspension of this doctor to... - Health Services
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be given an appointment to see their consultant; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken over the past 11 months to begin the implementation of the new national policy framework for mental health, A... - EU Funding
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of the money allocated to her Department from European funds for each of the years 2000 to 2006; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called to University College Hospital, Galway for a cardiac procedure. [5200/07] - Health Service Grants
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is standard practice for the Health Service Executive to pay the costs of repatriating the bodies of Irish citizens who die... - Health Services
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told that they will have to wait almost five... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are limits on the monthly volume of prescribed medicines covered under the GMS; and if these limits take account of months of... - Health Service Staff
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on making an exception to the issues raised by the INO in regard to the serious issues now affecting nurses and midwives in... - Health Service Allowances
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, in respect of domiciliary care allowance, children have to be continuously assessed on a regular basis to determine their... - Hospital Services
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the efficiency achieved by Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, over the past couple of years, particularly in relation... - Health Services
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to introduce newborn diagnosis or screening for the early detection of deafness in children; her views on same; and... - Health Service Charges
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the serious concerns raised by family members of persons with physical or intellectual disability in relation to the... - Eating Disorders
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the principles that underpin her Department's policy on the treatment of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disease Incidence
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of people suffering from CHF, CAD, diabetes, and COPD illnesses. [5279/07] - Eating Disorders
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timescale for implementation of the recommendations relating to eating disorders in the strategy document A Vision for Change; and... - Health Service Staff
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people employed by the health boards in June 2002; the number employed by the Health Service Executive at present; the... - National Development Plan
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the projects contained in the new national development plan that will be procured and commenced in 2007 in her Department; when they...
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