Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on hospital waiting list figures which were exposed in the media recently; the steps she will take to reduce waiting lists;... - Departmental Bodies
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of her Department; the date of establishment; the number of... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in her Department on the roll out of the poverty impact assessment to ensure that all policies are evaluated in terms... - Hospital Services
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Mater Public Hospital is tendering for the outsourcing of the central supplies department in relation to buying and distribution... - Nuclear Safety
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has updated facts on the impact of Sellafield on the health of the population on the east coast of Ireland. [24125/07] - Hospital Services
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she had to wait 19 months to be informed by her Department or the Health Service Executive of serious concerns regarding... - Departmental Reports
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of a report finalised earlier in 2007 and referred to in a previous question (details... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who are on waiting lists to see consultants at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the length of time each patient has... - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the involvement of her Department with refuge centres for those who have suffered from domestic violence; the funding or personnel her... - Child Care Services
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the concerns of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24170/07] - Health Services
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the discrepancies in dental charges from one dentist to another (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she will put in place to remove the discrepancies in relation to farm families that will see the provisions of the new... - Medical Cards
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she considers it appropriate or essential that a person applying for a medical card or general practitioner visit card should... - Health Service Staff
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will break down the figures for temporary staff into career break cover, project based staff and staff employed on contract to do... - Hospital Services
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the new paediatric and special care units at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar will open in mid-October 2007 as promised by... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will urgently support persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [24195/07] - Health Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that the legal changes required to give an eligibility to children in all schools both public and private access... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received an official decision by the contractors for the Health... - Health Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated for Limerick city and county for home care packages for 2007; and the amount of home care packages this... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a query (details supplied). [24231/07] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will advise and assist persons (details supplied). [24232/07] - Departmental Properties
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be provided, as promised, for the restoration of the Old Work House at Portumna, County Galway, formally the property of... - Health Services
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average length of time patients have to wait for an assessment with an occupational therapist; the number of people in County Galway... - Departmental Staff
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a chief dental officer will be appointed in her Department; when did the former chief dental officer leave; and when her Department... - Health Services
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the funding as promised in correspondence (details supplied) was allocated; if not, when this money will be allocated; if the Health... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a commitment that the accident and emergency services at St. John's Hospital will not only be retained but enhanced.... - Health Service Staff
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that sufficient home help personnel will be in place by the winter months in view of the health cuts embargo on... - Hospital Services
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that the Health Service Executive will save by closing the orthopaedic unit in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the areas throughout the Health Service Executive most seriously affected by a shortage of accident and emergency staff; and if she will... - Ambulance Service
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the strength of the ambulance service in Dublin city and county; if this is sufficient in the event of a major accident or emergency;... - Health Research
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of the research into the high incidence of autism here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24469/07] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the augmentation of the public hospital bed complement in the short term; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public long stay nursing beds available throughout the country; the number of same in 1990; and if she will make a... - Cancer Incidence
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has studied the incidence of the various forms of cancer throughout the country; if this indicates a particular trend in any... - National Carers Strategy
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she proposes to engage in discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs with a view to expanding, liberalising and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting period for heart or hip replacement surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24475/07] - Health Services
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons throughout the country whose home help hours were reduced in the past two years; the reason for this reduction;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases dealt with under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the past five years; the costs involved; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of hospital hygiene audits to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24478/07] - Hospital Staff
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant posts currently vacant or about to become vacant throughout the Health Service Executive; her timetable for the... - Medical Cards
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she has ordered improved entitlements in respect of medical cards with particular reference to the raising of income... - Mental Health Services
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend community based mental health services in County Kildare and throughout the country; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which all the facilities including state of the art operating theatres are fully operational at Naas General Hospital; her... - Health Services
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting treatment for orthodontic services throughout the country; when she expects to have in place the... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full scale and extent of services and beds occupied or available at Peamount Hospital, Newcastle, County Dublin; and if she will... - Medical Cards
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be included on their mother's medical card; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of personnel currently employed in the delivery of health services throughout County Kildare; the number employed in 1990;... - Infectious Diseases
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reported incidents of tuberculosis in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24499/07] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals for further improvements in nursing home subvention with particular reference to improving income qualification... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of respite care for parents and carers of children and adults with special needs; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the needs of cancer sufferers are best served by the retention of St. Luke's Hospital and the facilities there,... - Health Services
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of speech therapy services in County Kildare and throughout the country; and if she will make... - Mental Health Services
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an assurance that the money realisable from the sale of psychiatric hospitals is expected to be sufficient to... - Health Services
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy and frequency of school medical examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of personnel dedicated to dealing with children at risk throughout the Health Service Executive; the degree to which her... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she has evaluated the services available at a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; the extent to which she... - Adoption Services
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Adoption Board has, in determining a number of applications, rejected the opinion... - Health Service Staff
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to secure long-term employment for immigrants who are employed in the health service in areas which are... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has ascertained from all public service agencies involved in decentralisation the make-up of the 2,800 people who have taken up...
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