Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Department of Health and Children
- Control of Infectious Diseases
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the chief medical scientist at the national MRSA reference laboratory that... - Computerisation Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General in his 2006 annual report, she is confident that the ICT governance in... - Mental Health Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding for mental health services will be increased from the current 7.7% to 12% in line with the overall global proportion of... - Community Pharmacy Services
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the threat to the community drugs scheme and the fear that some pharmacists may not be able to continue to provide a... - Hospital Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of a 10% increase in births over budgeted targets for the first seven months of 2007 and the increased strain on the State's... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she has given power to the Health Service Executive to retain one quarter of all interest generated from private accounts held... - Departmental Staff
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will proceed with the appointment of a chief nursing officer to provide her with professional advice at a salary of between... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in her plans for co-located private and public hospitals, she has considered the way highly specialised medical personnel can be... - Departmental Inquiries
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Health Service Executive on the inquiry it ordered into the circumstances in which a person... - Health Services
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on her recent meeting with the Northern Ireland Minister, Mr. Michael McGimpsey; the matters on the agenda; her... - Mental Health Services
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress and expected progress on the implementation of the mental health policy, A Vision for Change; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community child care facilities which have received staffing grants under the equal opportunities child care programme... - Vaccination Programme
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce the HPV 16/18 vaccine to prevent cervical cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23768/07] - Health Services
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will increase services available for those suffering from eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23986/07] -
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints received by the Health Service Executive in relation to harassment of home helps by family members of recipients... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the time frame for the full roll out of BreastCheck country wide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24000/07] - Community Care
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community care packages affected by funding freezes under Health Service Executive cuts; and if she will make a statement... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research that has been carried out to ascertain the success of BreastCheck in improving outcomes for women; if there are statistics... - Health Service Staff
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of consultants in microbiology and infection control in the health service; if there are plans to extend that... - Ambulance Service
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she has rolled out the community first responder programme in the Health Service Executive areas in which it operates to... - Health Service Staff
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on concerns that newly qualified nurses, dieticians and other health professionals will be forced to emigrate for work due to... - Hospital Services
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether, in view of the opinion of the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive as well as that of her... - Departmental Reports
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the review being undertaken by the Office of the Minister for Children of compliance by State bodies and NGOs with the children first... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the findings of the Euro Health Consumer Index Report which stated that waiting times here were among the worst in Europe;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the quality control in place where public patients are transferred to private institutions for treatment under the National Treatment... - Health Service Staff
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that adequate numbers of front line staff are available throughout the health service; the extent to which she has... - Mental Health Services
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of beds dedicated to the child and adolescent psychiatric services; when plans will be implemented to increase... - Child Care Services
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for the introduction of the community child care subvention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24059/07] - Health Services
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the findings in a report published in October 2007 by the Women's Health Council and the Money Advice and Budgeting Service... - Departmental Programmes
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of co-operation and communication that exists between her Department and the Department of Education and Science with regard... - Dietary Supplements
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to vitamin and mineral supplements; the reason it is proposed to substantially reduce the recommended daily... - Mental Health Services
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number, in relation to the A Vision for Change strategy, of catchment area teams that have been established; the number that are... - Care of the Elderly
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her proposed fair deal for nursing home care will be introduced as planned on 1 January 2008; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting lists for children between the ages of five to 12 and 12 to 16 for orthodontic treatment in each of the Health Service... - Care of the Elderly
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on concerns at the effect of the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo on the discharge of patients from acute... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify that the €340 million that was allocated for payments under the Health (Repayment) Scheme Act 2006 will be... - Community Care
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in the context of the report entitled Women, Debt and Health, she will ensure that information on the Money Advice and Budgeting... - Control of Infectious Diseases
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to ensure that Ireland is prepared for a possible pandemic of avian influenza; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the recent comments by the National Implementation Body, which criticised the manner in which the Health Service Executive... - Hospital Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of the investigation into breast cancer treatment in Barringtons and other concerns with regard to quality control in... - Health Services
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the minimum data set method of determining the care needs of elderly patients as recommended... - Control of Infectious Diseases
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of recorded incidents of MRSA each year in the past five years; the degree to which she or her Department are successfully... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the nursing home refund scheme for the repayment of illegal nursing home charges; the number of claims received and... - Suicide Prevention
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing appropriately trained multi-disciplinary teams on a 24 hour basis to cater for persons who present... - Health Service Staff
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the effect of the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo on the discharge of patients in hospitals where social... - Hospital Services
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that she intends to ensure that the resources of St. Luke's will be utilised in the best interests of the health... - Medical Cards
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on widening the availability of medical cards in view of the return to the Exchequer of nearly €23 million assigned to that... - Control of Infectious Diseases
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to counteract the problem of MRSA in hospitals here; and the action taken to date. [22318/07] - Hospital Services
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of pathology laboratories here that hold recognised accreditation; if she has plans to introduce legislation to require... - Health Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has carried out a study into the arrangements between general practitioners and hospitals in areas such as Mallow,... - Ambulance Service
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the helicopter landing pad in Bantry Hospital will be restored to a safe and operational state for the use of air ambulance... - Health Service Staff
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the comments of the Taoiseach on 3 July 2007, that there have been significant increases in recent years in administrative... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress on the provision of a new national children's hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22319/07] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an analysis has been carried out on the relative cost of treatments under the National Treatment Purchase Fund as compared with... - Hospital Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements she will make for patients in County Limerick who cannot be accommodated at the dialysis unit in the Mid-Western... - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to regulate fertility treatment following concerns expressed in an independent inquiry commissioned by the family of a... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provisions that have been put in place to assist patients affected by the immediate closure of breast cancer services at 13... - National Health Strategy
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy on stroke victims and persons who have suffered acquired brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is anticipated that the budget allocated to the Health Service Executive for 2007 will allow for the transfer of all facilities... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed relocation of the Central Mental Hospital to the Thornton Hall site will require planning permission; and if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the development of services at the County Hospital, Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23645/07]
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