Written answers
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Child Care Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of child care places and child care training places that will be created in County Monaghan under the upcoming national... - Mental Health Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress on the recommendation in A Vision for Change that mental health service providers should draw up service user involvement... - Health Services
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be called for orthodontic treatment. [6349/07] - Grant Payments
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason an EOCP grant has been withheld from a group (details supplied) in County Cork; and if this grant will be restored. [6400/07] - Industrial Relations
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding impending industrial action by the Irish Nurses Organisation,... - Ambulance Service
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulances in County Louth; and if statistical information is available as to the number of occasions on which ambulances... - Health Services
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for children's orthodontic services in County Louth. [5960/07] - Hospital Staff
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals in the north east region that have vacant consultant posts; the number of vacancies that exist; and the number of these... - Health Services
Question 281: 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 282: 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 County Louth. [5965/07] - Health Services
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of step-down facilities for County Louth. [5967/07] - Pregnancy Counselling Services
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the reasonable concerns of an organisation (details supplied) are respected by her Department and the Crisis... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy in relation to the provision of hospital beds in north Dublin to meet the population needs; the level of acute... - Care of the Elderly
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy with regard to the provision of geriatric long stay accommodation; the number of geriatric long stay beds that... - Health Services
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy for the provision of speech therapy; the guidelines issued to the service providers with regard to waiting time... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe in terms of making a decision regarding the siting of the new National Children's Hospital in the Mater; when she... - Eating Disorders
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in implementing the proposals contained in A Vision for Change in respect of services for people with eating... - Child Care Services
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when moneys will be made available for a group (details supplied) in County Limerick. [6003/07] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will announce projects which have been approved under the Health Service Executive programme of capital works for 2007; and if... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount expended each year and to date in 2007 on the National Treatment Purchase Fund since the fund was established; the number of... - Acquired Brain Injury
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on classifying acquired brain injury as a separate category of disability in view of the fact that it is currently classed, as... - Departmental Investigations
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the inquiry being conducted by the Health Services Executive into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will... - Social Services for Children
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there is a need for a national review of social services as they relate to young children where the Health Service... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the location where money was spent in relation to the funding (details supplied), on a regional basis for the past six months; and if... - Cancer Incidence
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a cluster of cancer deaths and patients in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if there are cancer figures for the... - Care of the Elderly
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when outstanding works already started at the home of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be completed; and if she will... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 31 January 2007, when the necessary funding will be released by her Department to bring the... - Infectious Diseases
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of prevalence of the hospital bug clostridium difficile; the hospitals in which this bug is present; the action required to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for patients to be transferred to Beaumont Hospital, neurosurgical department, following requests from other... - Health Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be made available to an association (details supplied) for the employment of full time development officers; and if she... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if speech therapy will be arranged for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare at the earliest possible date; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if complaints have been received by the Health Service Executive or her Department in relation to damage done to children during... - Community Care
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the reasons for the refusal of an application for domiciliary care allowance are only available to the applicant under the Freedom of... - Health Services
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the report published by the orthodontic review body was accompanied by a minority report; if so, if the minority report was... - Nursing Home Charges
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have applied for refunds under the health repayment scheme; the expected cost; the length of time it will take... - Care of the Elderly
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed closure of a nursing home (details supplied) in Dublin 13; the action that will be taken in relation... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the model of care for children's services in County Galway arising out of the implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and... - Medical Cards
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if general practitioners are restricted from treating medical card holders for their first five years of practice; and if so, the reason... - Nursing Home Charges
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding payment to a person (details supplied) under the national repayment scheme. [6108/07] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is financial assistance available from her Department for the purchase of a hearing aid; and if she will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not able to obtain transport from the Health Service Executive to and from... - Health Services
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan was placed on a four month waiting list and subsequently placed on a further... - Services For People With Disabilities
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to improve the service for children and adults with autism in view of the unacceptable levels of service... - Mental Health Services
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to erase the waiting list for children to be seen by the child guidance clinic of the Mater Hospital, in view of... - Nursing Home Charges
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application under the health repayment scheme will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the waiting list for ultra sound scanning in Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the diabetic allowance was cut for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if it will be reinstated; and if she will... - Departmental Properties
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve and expedite a long term lease for a property at Patrick Street, Kilkenny, which is in the ownership of the Health... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6163/07] - Mental Health Services
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recommendation from Amnesty International that her Department should convene an interdepartmental working group to take... - Acquired Brain Injuries
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to bring services for persons with acquired brain injury up to an acceptable standard (details supplied); and if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is proposed to provide public radiotherapy services on-site at Waterford Regional Hospital as part of the Health Service... - Medicinal Products
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there is a link between the departure from Ireland of the worlds largest pharmaceutical manufacturer (details... - Services For People With Disabilities
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the Development Plan 2007 to 2012 devised by Aspire, The Aspergers Syndrome Association of Ireland,... - Child Care Services
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding proposals to financially assist the childhood development initiative in Tallaght West; if her attention has been... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of families to whom payments for respite care for children with autism were made during 2005 and 2006. [6361/07] - Hospital Services
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to sustain and upgrade cancer service in Letterkenny General Hospital; and the arrangements being made to provide radiotherapy... - Health Services
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the development of a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; the services that will be located at the centre;... - Vaccination Programme
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there were no BCG vaccines available at the Coolock Health Centre on 13 February 2007; and if this situation will be... - Infectious Diseases
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will urgently take action on other cases of clostridium... - Medical Cards
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be supported in their request for a medical card; and if assistance will be given on... - Water Fluoridation
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a material safety data sheet for the agent (details supplied) used in compulsory water fluoridation; the cost of... - Hospital Services
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a support team will be put in place to assist the consultant dermatologist at the Mid-West Regional Hospital in order that they can... - Organ Retention
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the exact location of the 54 boxes of documentation presented to her by Anne Dunne, SC on 31 March 2005; when Parents for Justice... - Drug Safety
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that the Irish Medicine Board has adjudicated correctly on the licensing, use and safety of a drug (details... - Food Labelling
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 13 February 2007, commissioning research on Irish consumers' interpretations of... - Health Services
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of resources made available by the Health Service Executive for the eye clinic in Newcastle West; and if there has been a... - Drug Payment Scheme
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork received an increase in their diet allowance to €60 per month,... - Departmental Funding
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the resources that are available under the aegis of her Department, or are supported by or sponsored by her Department to help those... - Health Services
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to expedite an orthopaedic appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has a severe... - Health Service Executive Property
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of a meeting held on 30 January 2007 between residents and the HSE regarding the use of a property (details supplied) in... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full extent of the bed shortfall at all public hospitals here with particular reference to addressing those hospitals which have... - Health Services
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting treatment for orthodontic services here; when she expects to have in place the necessary orthodontic... - Hospital Staff
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the widespread use of agency nurses throughout the health services; if this is efficient and cost... - Health Service Staff
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the large scale exodus of Irish trained nurses from the profession on an annual basis; if she has... - Health Services
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the role she or the Health Service Executive has in mind for the local health centres in the overall delivery of the health services... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that approval for ordinary nursing home subvention is being held up due to the fact that her... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants within her Department who have transferred to offices outside Dublin under the decentralisation programme...
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