Written answers
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Child Care Services
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing 50,000 new childcare places by 2010. [12393/07] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the proposed hospitals co-location initiative is the most cost-executive way of providing 1000 extra public... - Health Insurance
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the introduction of a universal health insurance system; the cost implications to the Exchequer of such a switch; and if... - Departmental Staff
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants in her Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month;... - Hospital Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is standard practice in general hospitals to offer epidurals to all maternity patients; the hospitals in which this service... - Health Services
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that the dental scheme for medical card holders is secured into the future. [12310/07] - Community Care
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the necessary money will be made available to bring the proposed Ballinrobe Community Nursing Unit to the planning and development... - Health Service Staff
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding the adequacy of the ethical framework which applies to persons who have a consultancy relationship with the Health... - Youth Services
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the promised Government Strategy on Recreation for Teenagers will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Charges
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the residents of a hospital (details supplied) are liable for the bills which are beyond the ability of people on limited incomes to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called to have a mould made for the proper fitting of an artificial leg in view... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no facility for a fully trained and qualified person (details supplied) in County Mayo who has worked for three... - Health Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been turned down for a primary certificate; her views on whether this case... - Care of the Elderly
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo cannot get a PA to assist them as they live alone and have nine hours home help... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is fair that a Friedreichs ataxia sufferer (details supplied), confined to a wheelchair is unable to attend... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if full State funding for the capital costs of a new hospice in Dublin 15, as requested by the Dublin 15 Hospice Fundraising Committee,... - Hospital Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to alleviate the overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12351/07] - Vaccination Programme
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 31 January 2007, the outcome of an examination into the feasibility of introducing the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a scheme similar to the home care package which would enable the parents of severely disabled children to avail... - Medical Cards
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [12375/07] - Adoption Services
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, in the south east, the waiting period for the pre-course required before the... - Health Services
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason an appointment for orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was cancelled; and when they will be... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund for children under five who need occupational,... - Medical Cards
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has reviewed the possibility of including certain drugs (details supplied) on the medical card list, in view of the fact that the... - Health Services
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is proposed to commence building the new blood transfusion facility in Cork to replace the Munster Regional Transfusion Centre... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in regard to the provision of a 35 bed hospice at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she is introducing in the mid-west area to address the regional differences in treatment and survival for breast, bowel and... - Health Services
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person with rheumatoid arthritis in Dublin who needed an occupational therapist was provided with this service within two... - Tobacco Control
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide, in tabular format, on an annual basis since 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006, by community care area and local... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ratio of nurses to patients in relation to accident and emergency departments here; if she has satisfied herself that the ratio of... - Community Care
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there are no community social workers in County Mayo; her views on whether this is a huge issue for many people taking into... - Hospital Services
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the condition of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon continues to... - Medical Cards
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the issue for families of children with downs syndrome and medical card entitlements; and if she will support the... - Hospital Services
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be admitted to hospital to undergo surgery; and if the person will... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite approval under the housing aid for the elderly scheme of a grant for a person (details supplied) in County... - Hospital Services
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if €5 million was allocated to Waterford Regional Hospital in 2006 relative to services and staff dealing with cystic fibrosis; if the... - Early Childhood Education
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an essential staffing grant will be awarded to a play-school (details supplied) in County Mayo; her views on whether a preschool... - Medical Cards
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing medical cards to under 18's with Downs syndrome. [12518/07] - Mental Health Services
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government's mental health policy is cognisant of the link with gender based violence and mental health risk, as advised by the... - Health Service Charges
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on an amendment to Statutory Instrument No. 276 of 2005 and Section 53(2) A of the Health Act 1970, as amended by the Health... - Health Services
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech and occupational therapists will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the reason neither essential... - Mental Health Services
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the concerns expressed by the Mental Health Commission, the Irish Mental Health Coalition and the Human Rights Commission... - Hospital Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a new surgery will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 who did not receive notification of same from the... - Health Service Investigations
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent tragic death of a mother and her baby at Our Lady of... - Community Pharmacy Services
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence in her Department regarding fees for services under public community drug schemes from various... - Youth Services
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons that the National Recreation Policy has been continually pushed back to later dates; when the Government plans to launch... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the lack of therapeutic services for children aged 6 to 12 years with a diagnosis of dyspraxia in... - Nutrition Guidelines
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that international research indicates that hydrated fats present in many foods are a leading contributor to high... - Health Services
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the occupational therapist has reported on an application under the DPG scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 6 February 2007, the action that has been taken to resolve the case of a person (details... - Health Services
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if home help will be approved as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, who was returned... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed extension to Kenmare Community Hospital in Kenmare, County Kerry has been approved by her to proceed in 2007; and if she... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if plans for the nationwide rollout of BreastCheck to the south and west of the country by the end of 2007 are on schedule; when women... - Child Care Services
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the new national child care investment programme; if staffing grants for community based child care centres will... - Hospital Services
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the 11 acute hospitals where PACS is currently installed; the community hospitals linked to these as mentioned in Parliamentary Question... - Vaccination Programme
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the lengthy waiting time for the BCG vaccination for newborn babies in the Cork area; her proposals to reduce this waiting... - Mental Health Services
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action being taken to fully implement the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12779/07] - Nursing Home Charges
Question 337: 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. [12785/07] - Child Care Services
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when money will be made available for a group (details supplied) in County Limerick under the equal opportunities child care programme.... - General Register Office
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in signing commencement orders for civil marriages in venues of choice; and when the necessary orders will be... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the amendments she introduced to the Pharmacy Bill are adequate to prevent inappropriate economic relationships... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of introducing a personal health check for all, including screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer. [12825/07] - Health Services
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of creating a national network of primary care teams to ensure that every community has access to 24 hour general... - Hospital Staff
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of doubling the number of consultants to over 4,000. [12827/07] - Health Service Staff
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to the setting up of the Health Professionals Council and the recent submission from the Irish Association for Creative Arts... - Hospital Services
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a letter (details supplied) in relation to maximising cross border co-operation where capacity is available for heart... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they will be seen as a mater of urgency; and if she will... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the requirements and procedures in place for Irish citizens who have qualified as pharmacists in the United States to gain recognition... - Health Insurance
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that VHI members are receiving bills from consultants for top-up payments for some... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if psychological assessments will be provided for primary school children who are on long term waiting lists, under the National... - Health Services
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded the mobility allowance. [12897/07] - Infectious Diseases
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy that exists in relation to hospitals telling patients and families that they have MRSA in view of the fact that a number of... - Hospital Services
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to previous parliamentary questions regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, the reason this... - Health Service Staff
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a severance package was agreed with Health Service Executive and a person (details supplied); if so, the details of same; if care... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has to address as a matter of extreme urgency the crisis in relation to the cataract surgery waiting list at Waterford... - Health Service Allowances
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a domiciliary care allowance application will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Departmental Staff
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who have transferred to her Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they...
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