Written answers
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Departmental Bodies
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget that has been made available to the Office for Disability and Mental Health in 2008; the number of staff employed in the... - Departmental Reports
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the publication of the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the misdiagnosis of a person (details supplied) has... - Hospital Services
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive in relation to its plans for cuts in hospital services in the north east... - Infectious Diseases
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre quarterly publication of infection rates in hospitals, these reports will... - Departmental Advertising
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the reported Health Service Executive intention to boycott advertising on a radio station (detail supplied) due to the fact... - Departmental Reports
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in the publication of two reports (details supplied) on the Portlaoise cancer situation which have been passed... - Homeless Persons
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding for the development of homeless services has not been provided in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if new budgets have been put in place for home care packages in all Health Service Executive areas; the number of such packages that are... - Hospital Services
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has had further negotiations with the Northern Health Minister in relation to bringing a radiotherapy centre to the north-west;... - Pharmacy Services
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct the Health Service Executive to engage in meaningful dialogue with pharmacist representatives with a view to ensuring... - Health Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to make new policy proposals for dental services following her visit to the US; and if she will make a statement on the... - Food Safety
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the hazard analysis and critical control points legislation emanating from the EU Commission; if she... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she will take to address the queue for assessment and diagnosis of children suspected of having autism which stands at up... - Organ Donation
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on an opt out system of organ donation in order to increase the number of organs available to those who need transplants; and... - Proposed Legislation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Nursing Home Support Scheme Bill will be published; the reason the Fair Deal for nursing home care was not introduced as... - Hospital Staff
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the shortage of cardiac technicians which has resulted in unfilled posts and delays for patients;... - Health Services
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to expand detoxification facilities for drug-addicted people within both public and private healthcare in view... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service on the reason it allowed data on donors to be sent out of Ireland... - Mental Health Services
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to ensure that money specifically allocated to implement A Vision for Change since 2006 is spent for that purpose;... - Health Services
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the early diagnosis and treatment of type two diabetes having opened a conference on the issue on 22... - Eating Disorders
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when there will be an increase in dedicated in-patient beds for people with eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assessment that has been carried out on the staffing implications of co-located private hospitals, including consultants and other... - Respiratory Diseases
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will develop a respiratory strategy to address the statistics in the report Ireland Needs Healthier Airways and Lungs — the... - Departmental Reports
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the report on breast cancer screening at Barringtons Hospital has been completed; the process and timeframe for its publication; and... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will classify myasthenia gravis as a long-term illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9287/08] - Hospital Services
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans to transfer services from Roscommon County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8952/08] - Organ Retention
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report of Dunne Inquiry into organ retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address serious deficits in the provision of forensic mental health services outside of the Dublin area; and if she will... - Care of the Elderly
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Standards for Nursing Home Care recently approved by the board of the Health Information and Equality Authority will be... - Clinical Indemnity Scheme
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that indemnity insurance will be withdrawn from independent midwives on 31 March 2008; if... - Health Services
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the personal health check promised in the Programme for Government will be rolled out. [9322/08] - Healthy Eating Guidelines
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will undertake a review of the food pyramid which leading nutritionists have found to be in need of a major overhaul; and if she... - Departmental Agencies
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the National Office for Suicide Prevention will not receive extra funding in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assessments carried out on the number of extra general practitioners that will be needed to address population growth and other... - Health Service Budget
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of the overall health budget that currently comes from health insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Constitutional Amendments
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has decided on a date for holding the referendum on amending the Constitution to ensure protection of children; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the decision of the Health Service Executive north east to accept only urgent or emergency child and... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it will take 110 months from the awarding of a contract to construct a new national paediatric hospital; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce measures to address the needs of people with myasthenia gravis including the appointment of a specialist... - Health Service Staff
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with the Department of Education and Science to address problems in the allocation of staff including speech... - Hospital Services
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in setting up an interim isolation unit for cystic fibrosis patients at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with learning disabilities who have committed criminal offences and are being accommodated outside Ireland for... - Hospital Services
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report on the progress made by Professor Tom Keane in developing a cancer strategy; if he has had discussions with... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent and the role she intends public and private hospital beds to play in the delivery of services to the public with particular... - Health Service Staff
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive grade VIII and above posts on 31 December 2007; the number of these posts on 29 February 2008;... - Child Care Services
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties being caused by the Government's new child care subvention; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 31 January 2008 and the Minister of State's comments regarding the development of formal...
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