Written answers
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech and language therapists currently working with primary schools here; and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with reference to the National Economic and Social Forum Report 36, the Senior Officials Group under the National Action Plan for... - Health Services
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17988/08] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting time for a routine outpatient appointment in Cork University Hospital is... - Health Services
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to an application from a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if same will be dealt with; and if she... - Vaccination Programme
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 3 April 2008, her definition of the term "shortly", as this report has been due shortly for... - Departmental Audits
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a value for money audit has been carried out on the work undertaken for her Department by private companies (details supplied). ... - Health Services
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to services for a person (details supplied); if there are respite services available for people in this... - Hospital Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason no orthopaedic operations are carried out in Tallaght General Hospital each Friday; and if she will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claimants that have been paid under an Act (details supplied) on a county basis; the number of applications received and... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 17 April 2008, when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for... - Hospital Services
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 214, 375 and 433 of 2 April 2008, when the review of acute hospital services in the mid-west will... - General Practitioner Services
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the worsening shortage of general practitioners as highlighted by the Irish College of General... - Departmental Funding
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a group (details supplied) will be assisted with their priority matters. [17228/08] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17231/08] - Hospital Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a situation where a person (details supplied) in County Cork received an appointment in the Cork University... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the lengthy delay in the greater Dublin area with regard to the assessment of appropriate candidates... - Child Care Services
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in an application by persons (details supplied) in County Dublin for domiciliary care for a child; if the... - Medicinal Products
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that a drug (details supplied) is safe; and if she will investigate this matter. [17242/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a psychological assessment is given to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [17246/08] - Health Services
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the home care attendants employed by the Health Service Executive in Kildare and west Wicklow are paid travel allowances using the... - Infectious Diseases
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is expected that the final report set up by the Health Service Executive to study a cluster of hepatitis B cases which occurred... - Hospital Services
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide isolation units for cystic fibrosis patients at the University Hospital, Galway; and if she will make a statement on... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 146: 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 have the... - Health Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress regarding the refurbishment and upgrading of the Health Service Executive public health clinic at New Street, Malahide,... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to their claim under the health repayment scheme.... - Hospital Services
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when, in view of the success of the acute medical admissions unit at St. James Hospital, acute medical admissions units will be... - Pharmacy Services
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied); her plans to address the concerns expressed; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to increase the number of MRI scanners at Beaumont Hospital from two to five; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels at each hospital maternity unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17355/08] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average time for payment to be made by her Department and by each agency affiliated to her Department to outside contractors for... - Medical Cards
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a full medical card will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Vaccination Programme
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will act on the Health Information and Quality Authority's approval of the HPV vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the... - Pharmacy Services
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the eventual negative consequences arising from the continued conflict between herself and the Health... - Hospital Services
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the work of a group (details supplied) which produced a report and recommendations locally for maternity patients and their families at... - Budget Submissions
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date for each year since 2000 of pre-budget meetings held with the Department of Finance and the Department of An Taoiseach; the... - Medical Cards
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the medical card appeal of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [17574/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will fill the vacant psychologist position at the Brothers of Charity, Kerry. [17578/08] - Health Services
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there will be no financial cuts to the Health Service Executive budget regarding primary community continuous care for the Kerry... - Health Service Staff
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 31 January 2008, if a recruitment pause is still in place; if this affects front line staff;... - Health Services
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive north east is prepared to finalise a deal with a person (details supplied) in County Cavan for an... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the intention is to raise standards and increase capacity and capability in laboratories here for cervical... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the new national paediatric hospital at the Mater Hospital can only be built once the newly proposed adult... - Health Services
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the Office for Disability and Mental Health. [17610/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of child adolescents on the psychiatric waiting list. [17612/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that since changes have been made in the supply arrangements for specialist stockings for... - Hospital Staff
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will guarantee that a third consultant surgeon will be available to Mallow General Hospital on a permanent basis for the period... - Health Services
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will produce a copy of an agreement referred to recently (details supplied); if she will verify whether this document exists; and... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to her Department of implementing the pay roll system within her Department and within bodies under her Department's aegis for... - Health Services
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding of €1,500,000 will be made available to a foundation (details supplied) in County Cork by the Health Service Executive in... - Hospital Services
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recently published OECD report in relation to the Health Reform Plan for hospitals in the north east... - Care of the Elderly
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a reduction in the number of day care visits being afforded to senior citizens at a centre (details... - Health Services
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a response will issue to this Deputy in relation to correspondence (details supplied). [17727/08] - Hospital Charges
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the terms a contract bed in a private nursing home and long stay maintenance charges are defined in primary legislation,... - Health Service Staff
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in appointing a replacement public health nurse (details supplied); and if she will ensure that there is no... - Proposed Legislation
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to clarify and update legislation on eligibility for health and personal social services; if it is intended to address... - Health Service Staff
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new positions created within the Health Service Executive for each of the years from 2004 to date in 2008; and the... - Hospital Services
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) admitted to the Eye and Ear Hospital to have an important procedure carried... - Health Services
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if they will be seen as matter of urgency; and if she will... - Medical Cards
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the income limits for medical cards were last increased; her views on whether the limits should be further increased; and if she... - Health Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting times for speech and language services for adults in each Health Service Executive local health office in Dublin... - General Practitioner Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioners per county, in each year over the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the allocation to each of the major acute hospitals in Dublin for the years 1997 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Care Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the investigation on child care facilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing for additional kidney dialysis capacity in County Kilkenny and in County Limerick; her views on the... - Health Services
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in the case of a person (details supplied). [17767/08] -
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if home help will be provided; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 203: 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; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a home care package will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card application review will be processed in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Properties
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a recent report (details supplied) that the National Director of Estates in the Health Service Executive has issued an... - Alcohol Consumption
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on recent figures published by the Health Service Executive which show that in 2007 there was a rise in... - Medical Research
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a recent report into stem cell therapies prepared by the Irish Council for Bioethics which calls for... - Health Service Staff
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on recent comments made by medical experts that the shortage of general practitioners here is one of the... - Disease Screening Programme
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she proposes to introduce a programme whereby all patients over 65 years of age should be tested for Alzheimer's disease (details... - Mental Health Services
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on recent disclosures that several mental health projects funded in 2006 and 2007 will not come on stream... - Health Service Staff
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to deal with the situation whereby 6,000 health care workers face fatal hazards from needle stick injuries.... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria taken into consideration when awarding the rural practice allowance. [17838/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [17844/08] - Hospital Services
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a request from a group (details supplied). [17845/08] - Hospital Procedures
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of mastectomy procedures were carried out in Mayo General Hospital in 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the provision of podiatry footwear for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to her and the Health Service Executive west's proposals for the provision a new health campus and step down... - Children in Care
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps her Department will take on the continuing issue of 278 separated children who entered the country as unaccompanied minors and... - Mental Health Services
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the response she proposes to make to that part of the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg's report... - Care of the Elderly
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will release funds for a home care package for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Qualifications
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been reached by the medical academy on the registration of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claimants who have appealed the amounts offered to them under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006; the number of... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by her Department and the agencies under the aegis of her Department....
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