Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the Irish Heart Foundation's national audit of stroke care; if the six acute stroke units announced by the Health Service... - Child Protection
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the findings of the national review of child protection and welfare services that health authorities are failing some of the... - Hospital Expenditure
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the value for money achieved by the hike in the hospital cleaning costs which increased by almost €50 million... - Proposed Legislation
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the report on the affect on the health services of the abuse of alcohol in society here; her further views on whether the... - Patient Care
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the finding of the Health Information and Quality Authority report into the misdiagnosis of a person (details supplied) that... - Child Protection
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make statutory the guidelines on child protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16233/08] - Hospital Services
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the commitment given to the people of the north east that no service will be removed until a better service is in... - Health Service Executive Appointments
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria used in the decision to appoint persons (details supplied) to the board of the Health Service Executive; and if she will... - Hospital Inquiries
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will instigate an external inquiry into the circumstances in which a healthy kidney was removed from a child in a hospital... - Health Care Associated Infections
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the impact financial cuts are having on laboratory testing for MRSA and other hospital acquired infections; the way she... - Childhood Obesity
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has developed or is developing, a strategy to address the growing problem of childhood obesity in view of recent statistics which... - Hospital Staff
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that additional staff, particularly midwives, are allocated to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda as a matter of... - Hospital Services
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will re-affirm the pre-election commitment to the people of County Clare with regard to the €39 million redevelopment of Ennis... - Health Services
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the cuts that have taken place in the provision of respite for people who are being cared for in the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason in view of her description of the accident and emergency crisis as a national emergency in March 2006, the subsequent... - Health Services
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will ensure that families who would rely on access to respite care in Leopardstown Park Hospital in south Dublin will be able... - Hospital Services
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of operations carried out in 2007 and to date 2008; the number of operations cancelled for same period; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason €24 million of the €51 million allocated was spent on the implementation of the recommendation of A Vision for Change, the... - Hospital Services
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the review of services at Roscommon County Hospital; and if she... - Health Care Associated Infections
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the information her Department has on the prevalence of C-difficile in hospitals here; her views on the recent report of the Health... - Palliative Care
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a commitment that the planned roll out of palliative care here over a five year period is adhered to; and if she will... - Suicide Prevention
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no increase in funding the national suicide prevention office to facilitate the implementation of the report of the... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the promises made to cystic fibrosis patients to provide a number of isolation beds in summer 2008 for adult cystic... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for an MRI scan in the Cork University Hospital; the number... - Hospital Services
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the expansion of Waterford Regional Hospital will not go ahead in the planned timeframe promised before the general election... - Hospital Staff
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Cork University Hospital report into the appointment of a pathologist (details supplied) which was commissioned in August 2007... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the process of accreditation of cytology laboratories which carry out tests for cervical cancer is completed as... - Tobacco Control
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the report from the Office of Tobacco Control that 48% of national retailers were willing to sell cigarettes to underage... - Health Services
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the eligibility review unit was established in her Department; the progress made in developing proposals to update and clarify the... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious financial hardship being suffered by many elderly people in nursing homes due to the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the control she will have on the running of the proposed private co-located hospitals; if she has had discussions with a group (details... - Health Services
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of respite beds that have been closed around the country; the number of respite beds she expects to close over the coming... - Health Service Staff
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed throughout the country in the delivery of health services; the number of consultants, doctors, nurses or... - Health Services
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost-cutting measures imposed by the Health Service Executive in the north-east region since September 2007; and if she will make a... - Drug Treatment Services
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department funds a 24 hour telephone helpline for persons affected by drug use; the amount of finance allocated to such a project;... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the proposed regional hospital for the north east; the role of... - Health Services
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to provide funding and supports for vital services and resources for children who have a drink or drug dependency; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision of kidney dialysis services for patients here; the number of patients who have to travel outside their own region for... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will provide urgently needed step down beds in the Dublin area in order that patients in acute hospitals who are ready to be... - Hospital Services
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the transformation plan for hospital services in Counties Cavan... - Health Services
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost-cutting measures imposed by the Health Service Executive in the southern region since September 2007; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to retain profits from the sale of property currently used for psychiatric care within the mental health budget;... - Patient Care
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will extend the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to include private health care facilities and hospitals; her... - Proposed Legislation
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent report by the Irish Council for Bioethics on stem cell research; if she will introduce legislation in this area;... - Hospital Staff
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will require the Health Service Executive to urgently address the acute staff shortage at Tralee General Hospital; and if she will... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the promised six extra beds which were to have been in place by March 2008 for the child and adolescent psychiatric service... - Hospital Staff
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to provide access to a microbiologist in all hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16266/08] - Nursing Home Standards
Question 75: 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... - Health Services
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will act to prevent the closure of 12 respite care beds at Cherry Orchard Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Drug Treatment Services
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provisions being put in place to provide treatment for the ever growing number of polydrug users in society; and if she will make a... - Child Protection
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ongoing programmes in place in each Government Department and State agency to ensure appropriate training on child protection issues... - Health Services
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will act to prevent the closure of the 12 bed respite care unit at St. Oliver Plunkett's Hospital, Dundalk; and if she will make a... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the promise she has made to introduce a national cervical cancer screening programme; and if she will make a... - Patient Care
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the structures she has put in place to ensure that the recommendations of the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the... - Health Services
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps her Department is taking to combat depression and isolation among members of the farming community; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the acute hospital services review; the steps she will take in view of this review; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the terms and conditions of arrangements between the Health Service Executive, on the one hand, and Mercy University Hospital Cork in...
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