Written answers
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has been asked to provide speech therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff for a school (details supplied) in County... - Herbal Drugs
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to introduce legislation to control the sale of herbal drugs that may be harmful; if studies have been carried out on... - Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for domiciliary care by a person (details supplied) in County Cork on behalf of their son is presently being... - Mental Health Services
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the response she has made to a letter received from a group (details supplied); when the Government will implement the recommendations... - Health Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a child (details supplied) in County Wexford that the Health Service Executive's consultant child... - Care of the Elderly
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the introduction of an Irish older persons' Bill that would delineate the rights and entitlements of older Irish persons... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) and eight other organisations issued a joint... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce a system of mandatory reporting of cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36047/07] - Health Services
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for a limb fitting. [36053/07] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the Health Service Executive repayments scheme for nursing home patients, she will extend the current deadline of 31... - Hospital Services
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has been informed that they have to wait over two... - Health Services
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene and ask the Health Service Executive to continue to fund a group (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new nursing home scheme Fair Deal will become operational in particular in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has made contact with a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when the last official contact from her Department was... - Health Services
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has to increase the funding to the palliative care unit, Galway Hospice, Renmore, Galway; and if she will make a... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a list of payments made under the long-stay charges repayments scheme to individuals will be published in due course; and if a list... - Hospital Services
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of linear accelerators planned for in the cancer strategy and the timetable envisaged for their installation; the number in... - HIV Infection
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people being treated in this country for AIDS. [1004/08] - Health Services
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [1012/08] - Alcohol Advertising
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the groups and bodies that have been invited to make submissions in relation to the review of the voluntary code to limit the exposure... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will advise and assist persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [1049/08] - Health Services
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of supports for children with Asperger's syndrome; the plans in place to increase access... - Pharmaceutical Sector
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation with regard to the recent dispute between the Health Service Executive and pharmacists; her views on the widespread public... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in progressing the plans to extend and develop St. John's Hospital, Limerick; the expected timeframe for... - Nursing Education
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place to provide medical practitioners with locum cover in order that they can fulfil the required time commitment... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the opening of the new accident and emergency unit at Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a knee replacement. [1094/08] - Home Care Support
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a home care support package will be put in place for persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [1095/08] - Judicial Reviews
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to and the damages paid by the State in relation to judicial reviews that her Department were responsible for in each of the... - Child Care Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on documentation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1176/08] - Legislative Programme
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Acts passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas sponsored by her Department in each year from 2003 to 2007; the Acts which... - Health Service Staff
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of physiotherapists employed in the Public Service in each of the past five years; the number of physiotherapists who have... - Health Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an enquiry has been held into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the outcome of the enquiry; if she will meet... - Drug Prevention Programmes
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the increasing use of pills containing benzylpiperazine here; if the dangers of such use are widely... - Medical Cards
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the appeal of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare against the decision to refuse their application for... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the mobility allowance is means tested; if her Department will consider reversing this for people with spina bifida and other... - Hospital Services
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when Professor Tom Keane will be visiting Sligo General Hospital to evaluate the cancer service at the centre; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the position of consultant orthodontist for Kerry was last advertised. [1243/08] - Adoption Services
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the letter sent to prospective adopters by the Health Service Executive indicating that their declaration may not be... - Drug Prevention Programmes
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish an office of alcohol control along the lines of the Office of Tobacco Control. [1250/08] - Hospital Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a report (details supplied) on the future of acute hospital services in Cork will be published; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - National Lottery Funding
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the projects which received National Lottery funding from her Department in 2007; the organisation and sum involved in each case; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for a hip replacement operation. [1287/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive will be advertising vacancies for physiotherapists; the number of vacancies that will be available and... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will include admissions to Mallow General Hospital in the Health Service Executive's daily emergency department admission... - Ambulance Service
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if arrangements have been made with the Dublin Fire and Rescue Service for the continued operation of the much needed emergency... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of publically contracted beds under the management of the Health Service Executive south at a nursing home (details supplied)... - Organ Retention
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report of the Dunne Inquiry or arrange to meet the Parents for Justice to discuss the contents of same; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been awaiting an out-patient appointment for... - Health Service Staff
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a senior radiographer and clinical specialist radiographer will be appointed to Mallow General Hospital in January 2008 as previously... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of a claim under the health repayment scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for a home care grant package by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Suicide Prevention
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated toward suicide prevention initiatives in 2007; if funding is available for such initiatives in 2008; the... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Fair Deal scheme for nursing home subvention will be introduced. [1392/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a director of nursing, two assistant directors of nursing and at least five staff nurses working in Cashel General... - Health Services
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the serious situation as regards the lack of dental care in some of the primary schools (details supplied) in north... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1435/08] - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1436/08] - Health Services
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1437/08] - Health Promotion
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the evaluation of the outcome of the health promotion campaigns run between 2001 and 2005 will be concluded; when same will be... - Hospital Services
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has plans for the provision of a cystic fibrosis unit for Galway as current facilities at University Hospital Galway... - Health Service Staff
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a paediatrics rheumatoid arthritis consultant will be appointed to the Health Service Executive for the north west. [1459/08] - Medical Cards
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intercede with the Health Service Executive to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo has their medical... - Health Services
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is intended to provide land for a voluntary housing project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist persons (details supplied) in County Dublin. [1494/08] - Health Services
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a service (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [1495/08] - Hospital Services
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will improve services at the Mid-West Regional Hospital Limerick for cystic fibrosis patients; and if she will make this a... - Health Services
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [1498/08] - Hospital Services
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to deal with issues relating to cystic fibrosis; if she will note the particular public interest generated recently in... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the need for no fault insurance for children suffering from cerebral palsy; and if she will make a... - Departmental Properties
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Department owned computer desktops or laptops or other data devices, such as blackberries and memory keys, reported lost,... - Hospital Services
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and when it is expected that corrective surgical or medical procedures will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15;... - Medical Cards
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will reissue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full extent of accommodation facilities and services available, on a county basis, for patients and sufferers of cystic fibrosis;... - Medical Cards
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the travel allowance for medical card applicants; if this has been reduced from 50 cent per mile to 30 cent... - Health Services
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a project (details supplied). [1581/08] - Hospital Staff
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of specialist psychiatrists and other dedicated clinicians in place for the treatment of psychiatric orders among children... - Mental Health Services
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for children and teenagers seeking to attend specialist psychiatrists in this field; and if she will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the waiting list for hip and knee operations at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals in regard to the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford relating to cystic fibrosis sufferers;... - Vaccination Programme
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department in conjunction with the Health Service Executive has plans to roll-out nationally a new vaccination to combat... - Mental Health Services
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the plans to establish a secure psychiatric unit in the mid-west region to care for disturbed and... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the recommendations of the Vision for Change document on mental health services will be implemented; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be supported. [1674/08] - Hospital Staff
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of midwives in each hospital nationwide in 2007; the number of births at each in 2007; and if she will present the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Health Service Executive to announce the location of the proposed new Regional Hospital for the north east; and if... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was denied assistance from the Health Service Executive to cover the balance of... - Health Services
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied there is sufficient community physiotherapy services in place for County Meath; and if she will make a statement on... - Data Protection
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of and the records kept by her Department of attempted hacking or suspected cyber attacks or other malicious computer... - Vaccination Programme
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation with regard the HPV vaccine; when it will be available to women here; and the type of structure envisaged for its use.... - Health Services
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist on an issue (details supplied). [1756/08] - Child Care Services
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the application for capital grant assistance under the national childcare programme by persons (details... - Hospital Services
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the frequent cancellation of appointments at the urology department of St. Colmcille's Hospital; if... - Health Services
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will advise and assist persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [1793/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a service (details supplied). [1794/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the health repayment scheme. [1811/08] - Vaccination Programme
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when new supplies of the BCG vaccine will become available to the Health Service Executive following difficulties with the supply of the... - Health Services
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown per county of the waiting times for aural tests; the number awaiting this test for both adults and children; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the reduced budget of €571,000 allocated to Mallow General Hospital in 2008; if so, the basis on... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will forward information regarding policies with regard to funding for learning disabilities. [1830/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the Health Service Executive's plans to have midwifery expertise in the community in view of the fact that public... - Hospital Services
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify a suggestion that women in maternity units will be discharged 12 hours after giving birth; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Health Service Executive policy in relation to hiring taxi firms for health related trips; if there is a proper, open and... - Hospital Services
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be given a dermatology appointment in Mayo General Hospital. [1928/08] - Departmental Revenue
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the money received by her Department and the Health Service Executive from a sector (details supplied); if this... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that BreastCheck began offering free breast screening to woman aged 50 to 64 in the former Eastern Regional... - Health Services
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for orthodontic assessment; and if this matter will be expedited. [1933/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are occupational therapists and physiotherapists available within the Health Service Executive to provide a service to children... - Health Services
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with home help in view of the fact that they were approved home help in... - Hospital Services
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be called for an ultra sound scan in University College Hospital, Galway. [1943/08] - Foster Care
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding was not in place for a child (details supplied) in County Mayo to obtain specialised foster care in America; and when... - Health Services
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if respite care can be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1967/08] - Medical Cards
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be assisted. [1972/08] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by her Department on media monitoring or press cutting services for each of the years 2002 to 2007; and if she will... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a payment will be made under the health repayment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons (details supplied) will be assisted. [2006/08] - Community Care
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason only €25 million, or 8% of the additional health spending announced in Budget 2008 will be invested on community care... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to include coronary heart disease as a prescribed long-term illness for the purposes of the long-term illness and... - Health Services
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a fully staffed community placement will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be given an appointment for their operation; and if she will make a statement on the... - Data Protection
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by her Department or any agency under its auspices were... - Health Services
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) with sensory issues in County Mayo will be called for occupational therapy. [2174/08] - Medical Cards
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No 125 of 12 December 2007, the position in relation to the application for a medical card by a person... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the standard and quality of second hand wheelchairs sometimes offered to elderly persons in the community; her... - Health Services
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure a resolution of the dispute between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Dental Association in... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the scheduled rollout of the National Cervical Cancer Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if consideration will be given towards extending the deadline to facilitate late applicants under the nursing home repayments scheme;... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the newly built emergency department of the Mercy University Hospital has been lying... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget allocation for the Health Information and Quality Authority for 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2251/08] - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that non-Irish graduates are not permitted to work as supervising pharmacists for at least three years; and if she... - Health Service Allowances
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the health allowances that may be awarded by the Health Service Executive or her Department; the number of recipients of each allowance;... - Health Services
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the payment of arrears due to home helps for travel payments in the Kildare West Wicklow areas of the Health Service... - Health Service Staff
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the high turnover rate of psychologists at the mental health unit at Maginn Avenue, Buncrana, County... - Medical Cards
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in possession of medical cards in respect of 1 January 2008 and the same day in each year back to 1998; and the... - Health Service Staff
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has submitted P35s for all their employees for the year ended 2006; if there was a delay in submitting... - Health Services
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for profiling beds to enable people with specific illnesses or disabilities to be cared for in their own... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the proposed €39 million upgrading of the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis, County Clare; when work is scheduled... - Departmental Reviews
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the value for money review of the allocation and utilisation of funds for the acute hospitals will be completed; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in conjunction with the Health Service Executive, she will outline the annual budget 2008 for the Mid-West Regional Hospital,... - Organ Donation
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the soft opt-out organ donation policy as adopted in Spain or Belgium as one move to combat low organ donation here; and... - Health Services
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will provide the necessary funding for the Irish Osteoporosis Society which provide an invaluable service; and if she... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a long-term care plan for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [2400/08] - Health Services
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps that were taken by the Health Service Executive to resolve the complaint by persons (details supplied); the aspects of the... - Health Service Staff
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who was given leave of absence from the Health Service Executive for 1 November... - Health Services
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2428/08] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 2 October 2007 the position in relation to the re-examination of breast cancer records at... - Health Services
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will provide financial support to persons who undergo a specific treatment abroad (details supplied). ... - Mental Health Services
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is still planned to proceed with the long promised psychiatric unit at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 26 June 2007, if she will report on the progress between the Health Service Executive and... - Health Service Staff
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to reinstate a senior grade physiotherapist in a school (details supplied) in County... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 481: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new accident and emergency department will be opened in Portlaoise General Hospital; the staffing arrangements in place for... - Hospital Services
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to proceed with the relocation of maternity services in Limerick to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be attended to. [2492/08] - Hospital Services
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a designated ward or room will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [2493/08] - Health Services
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the response received from the Health Service Executive in relation to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 28 November 2007 if... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on 2 November 2007 there were 120 elderly people awaiting a long term care bed in... - Health Service Staff
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 28 November 2007 if the three additional speech and language therapists hired on temporary... - Health Services
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present number of children awaiting orthodontic treatment and orthodontic assessment in County Kildare; the average time children... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding services and projects (details supplied). [2523/08] - Medical Cards
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons covered on medical cards and doctors visit cards in County Kildare on 31 December 2007. [2545/08] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on extending breast screening to women aged 65 to 70 years in regions where BreastCheck has been in operation for a number of... - Health Services
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home help services in Kildare and west Wicklow in 2005, 2006 and 2007; the number of hours allocated... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be assisted. [2565/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services available to cystic fibrosis patients in Cork; the locations where treatment can be received and the number of staff... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil and other public servants based in Dublin in her Department and agencies who have applied for decentralisation, who... - Medical Cards
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when replies will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 106 to 109 of 13 December 2007. [2617/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 11 December 2007. [2618/08] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who is waiting for a hip replacement; if they will be seen as... - Child Care Services
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are proposals to reform the grants system to ensure that provision is made for essential childcare costs. [34002/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants and other public servants who have decentralised as at 31 December 2006 and the current date broken down...
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