Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she proposes to accommodate those 18 year old mentally and intellectually challenged young people who are leaving a school... - Health Services
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the funding of a centre (details supplied) in County Cork in view of that fact that the Health Service... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to increase the number of dedicated public only hospital... - Hospital Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the 14 additional fast tracked single room beds for people with cystic fibrosis; if they will be ring-fenced for cystic... - Departmental Appointments
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the names, date of appointment and annual salary of all special advisors appointed to her Department. [26594/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Press Office; and the rank and the annual salary of each. [26609/08] - Ministerial Staff
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed in her constituency office; and the rank and the annual salary of each. [26624/08] - Child Care Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to the correspondence from a service (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if she will review whether the level of funding... - Health Services
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the impact the proposed Health Service Executive reduction in travel and subsistence will have on the home help service in Laois and... - Hospital Services
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a unit (details supplied) in County Offaly will be operating at full capacity; if this will be prioritised in view of the transport... - Mental Health Services
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action taken to ensure that people responsible for planning and delivering mental health services are familiar with the rights and... - Hospital Services
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the value for money review of the allocation and utilisation of funds for acute hospitals will be complete; the value of the... - Mental Health Services
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the value for money review of the mental health services review of efficiency and effectiveness of long-stay residential care for... - Health Services
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a package (details supplied) is available in County Mayo; and if there have been cutbacks in the provision of this package. [26717/08] - Health Service Publications
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of a magazine (details supplied) for each year from 2005 to date in 2008, the cost to include publication, research and... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of referrals from Letterkenny General Hospital to Ballykelly under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the number of... - Hospital Services
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of elective surgeries cancelled for the years 2006 and 2007 at Letterkenny General Hospital; the reasons these surgeries were... - Departmental Programmes
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to introduce the personal health check programme; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to index the income thresholds for medical cards to increases in the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to allow orthodontic cases to be referred to the National Treatment... - Patients' Rights
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to initiate a periodic review of legislation to improve patient safety; and... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to extend the general practitioner out-of-hours service nationwide to... - Community Care
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme For Government commitment to improve general practitioner cover by developing primary health centres... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to introduce improved supports for general practitioners who... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the co-location plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/08] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to implement a proactive system whereby every person who is... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to further increase the number of accident and emergency... - Infectious Diseases
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to significantly reduce hospital acquired infections in... - Health Services
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to prioritise development of hospice services; and if she will... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the national roll out of the BreastCheck service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26780/08] - Hospital Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to progress a national network for radiation oncology services;... - Vaccination Programme
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the roll out of the cervical cancer vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26783/08] - Mental Health Services
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to invest in and fully implement the Vision for Change Strategy... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to increase funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund on... - Hospital Services
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to develop stroke rehabilitation services; and if she will make... - Care of the Elderly
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date she will approve the Health Information Quality Authority National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older... - Proposed Legislation
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of legislation underpinning the fair deal for nursing home care; the date she expects to publish the legislation; and if she... - Health Service Reform
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to review how effectively the Health Service Executive is... - Nursing Education
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to further development of the nursing profession; and if she... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to examine the compulsory retirement age of 65 for GMS contract... - Health Service Staff
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to continue to provide more front-line staff in health as... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to increase the supply of professionals needed to develop new... - Health Insurance
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to take measures to support a competitive health insurance... - Health Services
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to deepen all-Ireland co-operation in relation to health... - Obesity Levels
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to publish a national strategy for tackling obesity; and if she... - Alcohol and Drug Misuse
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to intensify measures to tackle alcohol and drug misuse; and if... - Youth Cafés
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to put in place a fund for the provision of a countrywide... - Alcohol Policy
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to use the taxation system to promote low alcohol or... - Alcohol Misuse
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to implement the recommendations of the Working Group on... - Anti-Smoking Programmes
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to carry out and publish a comprehensive review of anit-smoking... - Water Fluoridation
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the programme for Government commitment to mandate the Health Service Executive to publish a comprehensive report... - Complementary Therapies
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the programme for Government commitment to promote greater regulation of complementary health; and if she will make... - Health Promotion
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the programme for Government commitment to continue to encourage breast-feeding; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 attending a special school will be guaranteed a service or placement in... - Proposed Legislation
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will sign the scheme given to her Department which was negotiated on 8 December 2007 to have a law amended to make the work... - Hospital Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of performing a post mortem, including transportation costs; the number of post mortems performed in 2007; the number... - Mental Health Services
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding is being withdrawn for the venue costs associated with the ASIST training programme; and if she will make a statement... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will resolve a matter regarding persons (details supplied). [26856/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a claim under the health repayment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be finalised. [26870/08] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment with each specialist located at a hospital (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the... - Health Services
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists appointed to cover north Tipperary; the reason for the delay in speech therapy intervention for... - Medical Certificates
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intercede with the Health Service Executive on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo to ensure that they are... - Health Services
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will commence their essential orthodontic treatment in November 2008, as indicated at their... - Grant Payments
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment will be made in respect of a mobility grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make... - Health Service Funding
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the building projects within the health sector which will be allocated capital funding in 2008 on a county basis; the major capital... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure by the Health Service Executive on all public relations activities both internal and external for the calendar year... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for nursing home payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the parents of children suffering from intellectual disability whose children until the... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 10 April 2008, the position regarding the issue of interest owing to long-stay patients and... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the results of the investigation by the Health Service Executive into allegations of exploitation in sheltered workshops for people with... - Community Care
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the planned downgrading of Roscommon County Hospital accident and emergency, if she will make funding available for first... - Infectious Diseases
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to address the issue of hospital acquired infection; the number of such cases in each hospital in the past 12... - Hospital Services
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop a dialysis unit at the County Hospital Roscommon; the results of the needs analysis; and if she will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60 and 61 of 29 May 2008. [27099/08] - Special Educational Needs
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist on a matter (details supplied). [27180/08] - Health Services
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has established the reason the number of days spent in acute care in south Tipperary is much lower than in Dublin; if there are... - Hospital Services
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason community physiotherapy, community speech and language and community ophthalmic services are available to children diagnosed... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the grants or grant aid available to help elderly persons fund the cost of the installation of central heating; and the qualifying... - Hospital Staff
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2008, the reason a formal reply has not been issued by the Health Service... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has implemented a policy of Parliamentary Affairs Division replies to parliamentary questions referred from her Department taking... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of step-down beds here; the length of the waiting list for these beds on average for the past year; and if she will make a... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if children on the waiting list for occupational, speech and language therapy, or psychiatric care who are on the waiting list for more... - Medical Cards
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the income limit for the parents of a child with an intellectual disability under 18 years of age; and the way this compares to the... - Health Services
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new primary health care teams approved for funding in 2008; the number that received funding once planning permission and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the eleven month wait that patients must endure for appointments at the orthopaedic clinic at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan,... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of the proposed new regional general hospital for the north east region at Navan, County Meath; and... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget allocated to each hospital here for 2008 and the amount spent by each hospital as of 30 June 2008 in tabular, readable form;... - Hospital Services
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of operations cancelled at each hospital here for 2007 and to date in 2008 in tabular, readable form; and if she will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons on waiting lists to see consultants for each hospital here; the length of time patients have been on the waiting... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed days lost at each hospital due to delayed discharges for each of the years 2004 to 2007 and to date in 2008 in... - Hospital Staff
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ratio of doctors to beds available for patients at each hospital here in tabular, readable form. [27295/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed currently in her Department; the number that currently have no office space or workstation; the number that... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of requests made by the Health Service Executive for approval to transfer funding allocated for a particular purpose or... - Health Services
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of professional care staff appointed to each hostel providing accommodation for unaccompanied migrant children; the number of... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the decision of the office for disability and mental health, she will ensure that funds are made available to an... - Vaccination Programme
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that there is a backlog in the provision of BCG vaccinations of up to two years; her views on whether it is best... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that adequate funding is provided to enable a person (details supplied) in County Cork to continue their education;... - Health Services
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm the funding commitment for a primary health care centre in Corduff, Dublin 15 in the Health Service Executive... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in the situation where diagnostic breast cancer services will close in Sligo General Hospital by the end of 2008, she will confirm... - Proposed Legislation
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation with regard to the fair deal nursing home payment system. [27418/08] - Land Valuation
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the length of time it will take for the Health Service Executive land in south Tipperary to be professionally valued; if this valuation... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that a place will be available for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly in residential accommodation upon... - Playground Facilities
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the last allocation of funding for children's playgrounds was announced in conjunction with the Department of the Environment,... - Hospital Services
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of all representations made by persons (details supplied) since May 2007 regarding services at Louth County Hospital; and if... - Environmental Pollution
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the methodologies in place to test for the presence of chromium 6, mercury and zinc in the population and also as part of autopsies; if... - Departmental Agencies
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated administrative costs of each State agency under the control of her Department for 2008 in tabular readable form. [27491/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Departmental employees who currently work for the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are facilities for people reaching the age of eighteen with intellectual disabilities in south Tipperary to further their... - Medicinal Products
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who are treated per annum with unlicensed medicines; if the stocks of these medicines are adequate; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason lymphatic drainage is no longer available in the Mid-West Regional Hospital to women who have had breast surgery; if she will... - Medicinal Products
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost savings to the Health Service Executive of an exclusive supplier of unlicensed medicines; and if she will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding for personal assistant hours in a centre (details supplied) will be reviewed in view of the fact that same has been withdrawn... - Departmental Reports
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reports commissioned in her Department to date in the years 2002 to date in 2008; the reason for each report; the cost of... - Pharmacy Services
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the negotiations which have taken place in relation to the crisis in pharmacy and the progress which has been made in resolving this... - Child Care Services
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the grants approved for each community child care facility in County Roscommon in each year 2006 and 2007; the corresponding figure for... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 26 January 2005, if the corresponding figures for 2005, 2006 and 2007 will be furnished;... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if support will be given to a proposal (details supplied). [27766/08] - Hospital Staff
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 96 and 97 of 19 June 2008, if the Health Service Executive's attention has been drawn to the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 414: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an update on the status of the board of the proposed National Children's Hospital will be provided; the target date for the lodgement... - Departmental Research
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 25 June 2008, if the research project on young carers commissioned by the Office of the... - Suicide Incidence
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who died of suicide in 2007; and the number who self harmed and attempted suicide. [27795/08] - Cancer Incidence
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports contained in the National Cancer Registry regarding cancer incidents in the Cork Harbour area between 1994 and...
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