Written answers
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Medical Cards
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the entitlements for dental treatment that a person who has leukaemia and has a medical card qualifies for; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual running cost of the high scope and incredible years programmes respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Sexual Assault Treatment Services
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will distribute the €2.4 million announced in Budget 2007 for sexual assault units; the mechanism available to rape crisis... - Child Care Services
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to Pobal's recent directive regarding different charges in community creches; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if people who have been in long stay mental health treatment units have been requested, to pay in a retrospective fashion charges, which... - Health Services
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will carry out an investigation into all aspects of the care of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who attended the accident and emergency department in James Connolly Hospital in 2005 and in 2006; the number who... - Cystic Fibrosis Services
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money allocated in the Estimates for 2006 for the creation of new medical posts for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; the... - Health Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when chiropody services from the Health Service Executive will be provided again to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8313/07] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital expenditure budget for the current phase of development for Tullamore Hospital; when the hospital will be opening its new... - Hospital Services
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services planned for the ground floor of Tullamore Hospital in view of the demolition works; if there has been a change of services... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital expenditure on the Midlands Regional Hospital at Tullamore for each of the past 10 years; and if she will compare this... - Care of the Elderly
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be provided to extend hours at a centre (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive Report
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a report, commissioned by the Health Service Executive in November 2006 regarding the area surrounding a facility (details... - Hospital Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to one of the major hospitals to have an... - Adoption Services
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans, in view of the fact that couples who wish to adopt children in this country and who live in the Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare... - Health Services
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 on their release from Beaumont Hospital; if a long term care plan... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, in view of the fact that under the National Treatment Purchase Fund patients are having procedures and operations carried... - Hospital Report
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish the final report of the Coombe Women's Hospital Study of Alcohol, Smoking and Illicit Drug Use, 1988 to 2005.... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a group (details supplied) regarding the limitation of visiting hours in some of the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in Clondalkin and Lucan who have benefited from the National Treatment Purchase Fund for the year 2006 and to date... - Medical Cards
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Wexford were refused a medical card or general practitioner card; the amount in excess... - Medical Practitioners Bill
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will pay more attention to the views of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association in relation to their concerns regarding the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was refused the special ceiling hoist; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 20 February 2007, the breakdown of the 52,962 surgical procedures arranged by the National... - Medical Cards
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a general practitioner can refuse to sign a medical or GP card application for a patient who wishes to apply; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new positions for speech and language therapists that have been created in each of the past five years, in each of the... - Health Services
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children on the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in each of the Health Service Executive areas; the average... - Hospital Admissions
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who were re-admitted to hospital within one week of discharge in 2006. [8462/07] - Medical Cards
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people covered by a full medical card cover B, doctor only medical card covering County Limerick. [8463/07] - Mental Health Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of capital funding for the mental health services in St. Joseph's Hospital, Limerick and the Mid Western Regional Hospital,... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed new Dingle Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8466/07] - EU Directives
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to implement the European Working Time Directive for Doctors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8467/07] - Hospital Services
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per day and the average length of bed-day stays for patients admitted to hospitals with CAD, COPD and CHF. [8468/07] - Health Services
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be provided with speech therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients occupying beds in general hospitals for in excess of three calendar months; the daily cost of these hospital... - Palliative Care Services
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in order to reduce inappropriate accident and emergency admissions and to ensure that a patients dignity is upheld in the... - Nursing Home Services
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of the fact that private nursing homes provide 96% of beds in north Dublin, for highly dependent patients whose... - Hospital Services
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the final transfer of medical and support facilities from St Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6, to St James' Hospital, Dublin 8,... - Hospital Report
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received an annual report from the board of St Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6, for the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006;... - Ambulance Service
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way a private ambulance company can obtain a registration form for a private ambulance service from VHI taking into account that the... - Health Services
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children waiting for hearing tests broken down on a county basis. [8492/07] - Medical Cards
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioners only cards allocated on a county basis at the latest date for which figures are available. [8493/07] - Health Service Charges
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a record in her Department to show if the Health Service Executive drew allowance from the Department of Social and Family... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the enquiry into the complaint of bullying by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin at their place of work will be held; and... - Ambulance Service
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 801 of 31 January 2007. [8521/07] - Primary Care Strategy
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 877 of 31 January 2007. [8522/07] - Mental Health Services
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 878 of 31 January 2007. [8523/07] - Medical Cards
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason disposable stomach bags for cancer patients are not covered by the medical card; her views on the case of a person (details... - Departmental Funding
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for capital funding to purchase properties for institutions providing residential care; the number that were... - Youth Services
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 20 February 2007, the exact amount that is being made available from within the vote of the... - Hospital Hygiene
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the standard of hygiene in Kerry General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8608/07] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients awaiting inpatient treatment and outpatient appointments at Tallaght Hospital; the number of patients waiting for... - Food Supplements
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government's attention has been drawn to the potential damage that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's proposed nutrient... - Medical Cards
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 does not lose their medical card; and if she will give them the maximum... - Health Services
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8707/07] - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons quinine tablets are not listed as one of the drugs free to medical card holders; the frequency with which this list is... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the application made for a refund under the nursing home fees repayment scheme by a person (details supplied) in... - Child Care Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new childcare places created as part of the National Childcare Strategy 2006; the amount spent on the creation of new... - Mental Health Services
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will implement the recommendations of A Vision for Change, the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy; and if she... - Suicide Prevention
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will implement the recommendations of Reach Out, The National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 to 2014; and if... - Hospital Staff
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to ensure that a consultant physician will be appointed to the Regional Hospital Mullingar in order to bring the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views in regard to documentation (details supplied) in relation to acquired brain injury; the assistance, resources or facilities... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for subvention will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [8865/07] - Health Services
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an occupational therapist; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the precise number of medical card holders who stayed in private nursing homes, who are now suing the State to recover the aforesaid... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a situation (details supplied) in County Mayo; if she will address the urgent need for 40 more medical beds at Mayo General... - Medicinal Products
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on recent medical concerns regarding the use of drug coated stents in the treatment of blocked arteries; the number of Irish... - Infectious Diseases
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist the spouse of a deceased person (details supplied) to establish if an Anti-D injection administered to them on 10... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will pay for speech therapy and occupational therapy for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath, which has... - Hospital Services
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath immediately admitted to the dialysis unit at Midland...
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