Written answers
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the €71 million the Health Service Executive failed to spend on capital projects in 2006 can be carried over to fund capital... - Health Service Staff
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views in response to the recent statement by the chief executive of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin that a reduction... - Health Services
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to ensure a national approach to asthma management here; her views on whether asthma should be covered by the... - Hospital Services
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on calls for additional investment at the National MRSA Reference Laboratory and the fact that the laboratory is currently not... - Community Care
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has taken place in the development of a professional meals on wheels service; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to the publication of the Teamwork report and the recent release of a Health Service Executive document entitled Teamwork... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the urgently needed completion of phase 2B Longford/Westmeath General Hospital; and if she will make a... - Cancer Incidence
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the cancer strategy implementation report is due to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17737/07] - Hospital Staff
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has guidelines or standards on the required staffing complements of midwives and nurses for maternity hospitals; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cancelled elective operations in each area in 2005 and 2006 and to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the... - Nursing Home Inspections
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of part-time nursing home inspectorate teams; the number of people on these teams and their expertise; their geographical area... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the nursing home repayments scheme; the reason for the delays in refunding people; if her attention has been drawn... - Health Service Staff
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the new consultant contract; the principal differences between this contract and the common contract agreed in 1997; if... - Medical Cards
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for implementation of the commitment made in the programme for Government for medical card eligibility for parents of... - Infectious Diseases
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether MRSA and other hospital acquired infections are under-reported here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements within her Department for liaison with the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety in the Six Counties;... - Health Services
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of primary care centres established to date in relation to the national primary care strategy; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action taken by her Department to combat the stigma associated with mental illness since the publication of A Vision for Change; and... - Health Service Reform
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure that clinical audits, as obliged under the 1997 consultants contract, are conducted and reported on at... - Health Services
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the annual report of the Health Service Executive for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17352/07] - Departmental Investigations
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for publication of a report (details supplied); if HIQA will be involved in investigating the misdiagnosis of another... - Health Service Staff
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the other directions made by the Health Service Executive to reduce staffing numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the name and location of laboratories to which backlogged cervical smear tests are sent; the cost of sending these specimens to private... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she plans to address the shortage of long stay rehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17740/07] - Medical Cards
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people eligible for the full medical card and the general practitioner only card to date; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in improving access to health care on the basis of need as opposed to financial means, as proposed by the Health... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the disclosure that the Health Service Executive handed back almost €100 million in unspent money to the Exchequer in... - Hospital Services
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent statement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17733/07] - Departmental Reports
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the national renal strategic review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17729/07] - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of funding for the new drug for people with multiple sclerosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Capital Projects
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of capital projects for 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17739/07] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for ongoing service development for children and adults with intellectual disability, particularly respite and residential... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for her decision to sign the statutory instrument providing for the establishment of a single new national children's... - Health Service Staff
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that half of all 2006 physiotherapy graduates have been unable to find permanent employment in the health service... - Health Services
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she plans to take to develop hospice and palliative care services as mentioned in the programme for Government; the timeline... - Residential Care Standards
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date official national standards for residential care will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17690/07] - Hospital Staff
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the problems arising in the Cork area from the delay in replacing two consultants (details supplied)... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report of the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, Health and Safety Standards for Irish accident and... - Health Services
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding to be given to groups supporting those with acquired brain injury; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland... - Medical Cards
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes to income guidelines for eligibility for the full medical card and the general practitioners visit card; and if she will... - Health Service Staff
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to serious assaults on social care workers as they carry out their work; the processes in place to deal... - Health Services
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she plans to take and the timetable to strengthen and develop stroke rehabilitation services as set out in the programme for... - Care of the Elderly
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the difficulties elderly people in nursing homes have in accessing chiropody services; the number of chiropodists providing... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address recent research presented at the annual meeting of the Irish College of General Practitioners which... - Infectious Diseases
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to comments (details supplied) the immediate action she will take to stop the spread of hospital infections such as MRSA; and if... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the accident and emergency task force report that called for more acute hospital beds and step down beds and the statement... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to expand the role of the pharmacist to provide a wider range of services, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Health... - Hospital Staff
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and specialty of consultants recruited in each of the years 1997 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the... - Suicide Incidence
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision she will make for additional funding for suicide prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17516/07] - Hospital Services
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to the finding by the Comptroller and Auditor General report on private practice in public hospitals, it is acceptable... - Health Services
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home help in each county for each of the years 1997 to 2006 and to date in 2007; and if she will make... - Suicide Incidence
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a suicide awareness group (details supplied) in County Cork has been forced to withdraw... - Health Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the promised provision of a cystic fibrosis unit at St. Vincent's Hospital; her views on the lack of funding... - Infectious Diseases
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the necessary funding to allow the Health Service Executive to appoint a microbiologist at Kerry General Hospital in... - Hospital Staff
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address the Irish Nurses Organisation's claims of a staff shortage at the new Cork University Maternity... - Health Service Staff
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will appoint the director of cancer control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17741/07] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average rate of nursing home subvention payments in each county; the number of persons in receipt of the nursing home subvention in... - Health Services
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home places, public and private, available in each county for 2007; her plans to extend such places; and if she... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of negotiations of a new pharmacy contract; the main difficulties with the proposed contract; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeline for implementation and funding of the A Vision for Change strategy as mentioned in the programme for Government; and if she... - Health Reports
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive review into pathology services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the roll out of BreastCheck around the country per centre and the latest cost estimates of each centre; and if... - Health Service Staff
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of employment of the 32 elder abuse officials promised as a result of the report into Leas Cross; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care packages made available to date in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17710/07] - Health Service Staff
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and specialty of consultant vacancies to date; where these consultants will be located; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours available in each county for each of the years 1997 to year end 2006 and to date in 2007; and if she will... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when progress began on the new Irish Blood Transfusion Service computer system; the projected cost of the upgrade; the total spent to... - Medical Cards
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when medical cards will be made accessible on laptop computers in order that doctors on call can have clear knowledge of a patient they... - Hospital Services
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on claims that hospital maternity services across the country are often overcrowded and understaffed; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of doctor only medical cards issued to date, with a breakdown on a county basis of where these have been issued; the average... - Hospital Staff
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in regard to the appointment of hospital consultants; when the appointments are expected to be finalised; and if she will... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average floor area space allowed for each bed in open wards in each of the six teaching hospitals in Dublin; the recommended... - Ambulance Service
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the staff recruited to provide ambulance services in each of the years 1997 to date in 2007; the location of the staff;... - Health Services
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status on the roll out of PPARS; the cost of this project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17587/07] - Medicinal Products
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to a request by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union, if she will deregulate certain prescription medicines; if so, the medicines; and... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adults and children on waiting lists for occupational therapy in each of the health regions; the number of vacancies... - Nursing Home Inspections
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time nursing home inspectorate teams; the number and specialty of people on these teams; their geographical area of... - Cancer Incidence
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to address the serious rise in the incidence of prostate cancer; her plans for the introduction of a national... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she came to the decision that €531 a week was the cost of nursing home care in Cavan/Monaghan; her views on whether it is... - Infectious Diseases
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether her target to reduce the incidence of MRSA by 30% over five years is unambitious and disappointing in view of the... - Hospital Services
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and type of private and public beds in each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17698/07] - Health Service Staff
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home helps employed in each county for each for the years 1997 to date in 2007; the number of vacancies in each county;... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for the delivery of cervical cancer vaccine; the persons who will be the intended recipients and funding of the vaccine;...
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