Written answers
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Children in Care
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who have been placed in care centres outside of Ireland as a result of court decisions; the number who have been... - Pension Provisions
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding the old age pension for retired medical officers in the dispensary system; her Department's position on same; and if... - Health Research Funding
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will explore funding opportunities through Interreg or the Belfast Agreement to fund research for people suffering from duchenne... - Health Services
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason chiropody is not regarded as a core element of entitlement for medical card holders; her views on entering into a contract... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been informed that they may have to wait two years for a mammography despite... - Hospital Services
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will have the heart surgery they have been waiting 18 months for; and if the surgery... - Health Service Staff
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists in County Waterford and the south east generally; and her views on whether more are needed. [8750/08] - Health Services
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for orthodontic work in County Waterford and the south east generally. [8751/08] - Hospital Staff
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the anticipated time scale for a resolution to the consultant contract negotiations to allow the appointment of a consultant colorectal... - Domestic Violence
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to address the link between violence against women and mental ill health; if she plans to implement the Women's Health... - Hospital Facilities
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy on the placement of vending machines in hospitals and facilities under the remit of her Department, particularly... - Infectious Diseases
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy on MRSA; the progress made in meeting her targets for the reduction of MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Advertising
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the costs of a public advertisement campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8767/08] - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 231: 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.... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for the health repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress since the Adjournment debate of 18 December 2007 on thalidomide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8810/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with learning disabilities sent abroad for rehabilitation; the reason individuals are sent abroad for treatment;... - Hospital Services
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [8826/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an advert has been placed by the recruitment department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8836/08] - Hospital Services
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told that they have to wait over two years for an out-patient appointment... - Health Service Allowances
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused financial assistance towards their taxi expenses in view of the fact... - Hospital Services
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for surgery. [8843/08] - Medical Cards
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provisions available for health care for nationals of Romania and Bulgaria who are legally working here; if such people can apply... - Health Services
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied). [8860/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that graduate physiotherapists are not being employed by the Health Service Executive yet... - Hospital Services
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a CT scanner is provided at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the aspects of the Strategic Review of the Ambulance Service 2001 that have been implemented in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the emergency care resources available at Limerick Regional Hospital in terms of staff, equipment and bed capacity; and if she will make... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the development works that have taken place at Limerick Regional Hospital since 2003 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospitals here equipped with CT scanners; the reason a hospital is not provided with a CT scanner; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a case (details supplied). [8882/08] - Medical Cards
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full statutory entitlements of a person in receipt of a medical card; the services which are discretionary under the medical card... - Child Care Services
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had or her plans with the Department of Education and Science to introduce State funded nationwide pre-schooling... - Vaccination Programme
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the BCG vaccine is not available for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; when the vaccine will be available; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to increase the income guidelines for medical cards and general practitioner visit cards; and if she will make a... - Ambulance Service
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ambulance bases in operation across the Health Service Executive south; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8923/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when repayment will be made under the health repayment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8934/08] - Medical Cards
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if payments have been made to dentists (details supplied) for their treatment of medical card holders; and if she will make a statement... - HSE Service Plan
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when, during each year from 2005 to 2008 she has approved or will approve the annual service plan for the Health Service Executive which... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the national review of autism services, particularly in so far as this relates to the catering for the health... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason payment under the long stay repayment scheme was not issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 on behalf of their... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of the most up to date Health Service Executive building regulations and specifications for... - Hospital Services
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location with regard to stroke in-patient services, of dedicated stroke units here; the number of beds available for... - Health Services
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) will be facilitated with orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9025/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 30 January 2008. [9026/08] - Health Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 30 January 2008. [9027/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 30 January 2008. [9028/08] - Medical Cards
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when replies will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question Nos. 106 to 109 of 13 December 2007. [9029/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on incorporating a lodge (details supplied) in County Kerry as a mental health day care centre for persons affected in the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the long awaited high dependancy unit will be built on the grounds of St. Finians Hospital, Killarney, County Kerry; and if she... - Mental Health Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the stage of advancement of the community mental health teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9089/08] - Health Services
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will sanction the sum of €300,000 applied for to her Department by the Health Service Executive south for a project (details... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [9096/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the Health Service Executive have received a completed application for nursing home charges refund for a person... - Hospital Services
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for keyhole surgery. [9137/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) for a nursing home charges refund. [9138/08] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is considering the introduction of a funding scheme to assist voluntary groups providing defibrillator services; when the details... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for the building of a new accident and emergency department in Letterkenny General Hospital; the funding committed by the... - Tax Code
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request the Department of Finance to reduce the VAT from 21% to 13% on the rate of defibrillators as it would greatly reduce... - Eating Disorders
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services available to people suffering from eating disorders; the number of public beds available forpeople suffering from eating... - Health Services
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the proposed mediator or arbitrator will be appointed to resolve the difficulties regarding the orthodontic problems which... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason blood donors records were being transported in the public arena by a staff member of the New York blood centre without... - Hospital Services
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the north east transformation programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9186/08] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Crohn's disease could be added to the approved list in order to qualify for a long-term illness book; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath on long-term disability allowance, with a disabled child, has lost their... - Hospital Staff
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused a transfer from Sligo General Hospital to a hospital in the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting list for speech and language therapy in the Ballyfermot area; and the steps being taken to address this issue. [9206/08] - Youth Services
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding a service (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will be entitled to for 2009. [9207/08] - Health Services
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason addiction services in the Aisling Clinic, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, have reduced medical staff, despite a six month waiting... - Health Service Staff
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the number of the community drugs outreach teams covering Dublin and mid-Leinster has been reduced from 14 to eight with no... - Child Care Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made to fund on a proper basis a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 10 in order that it can employ staff to... - Medicinal Products
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 has one of the highest, if not the highest number of people in... - Hospital Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when waiting lists for orthopaedic surgery in Cork, where there is currently a three year waiting list, will be reduced; and if there... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the length of time it is acceptable to wait for an answer to a query directed to the Health Service Executive from her Department... - National Lottery Funding
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ask the Health Service Executive to provide a sum of €5000 per year to fund a help line for an association (details... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will include myasthenia gravis on the long term illness scheme list in view of the fact that it is so closely related to muscular... - Medicinal Products
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy of the Health Service Executive with regard to the use of generic medicines as opposed to branded medicines; if she is... - Hospital Staff
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to address the staff shortages in the laboratories at University College Hospital, Galway, which is forcing... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the Dóchas Centre at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda County Louth. [9232/08] - Medical Cards
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has applied for same twice and was... - Hospital Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath immediately admitted to Tullamore General Hospital for an... - Medical Education
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 31 January 2008. [9265/08] - Hospital Services
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a radium treatment will commence for a person (details supplied). [9266/08] - Medical Cards
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a renewal of medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Energy Conservation
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken by her Department and its agencies to reduce their carbon footprint in 2007/2008. [9445/08] - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the contingency plans the Health Service Executive have to provide drugs under the GMS scheme in County Mayo if none of the pharmacists... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the O'Doherty Report will be published; the reason for the delay in the report's publication; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the development of services at Portiuncula Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35101/07]
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