Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Medical Cards
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has had their medical card rescinded. [27850/08] - Child Care Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress since 2000 to date in 2008 in setting up a national child care system; the further funding parents have received towards... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the negotiations between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union; when the report from the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a service will confirm to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 that the necessary supports will be provided in sufficient time to... - Health Services
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that by 2050, studies estimate that one in four people here will be over 65; and if future health services are... - Vaccination Programme
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the final report of the Vaccine Damage Compensation Group; the funding provided in budget 2008 to implement... - Care of the Elderly
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that almost half the budget amount is spent on older people on residential care, despite the fact that the number... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide additional funding for the intellectual disability services in the Ballinasloe area following the recent visit by... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the special housing aid for the elderly grant operated by the Health Service Executive; if the administration of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action being taken to address the surgical waiting list at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; the reason it... - Hospital Services
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public orthopaedic operations being carried out by each surgeon at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the length of time people are waiting for assessment and then for treatment in audiology in South Tipperary; the number of staff... - Tobacco-Related Diseases
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the public consultation on the introduction of combined text and photo warnings on tobacco products, she will make... - Hospital Staff
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital consultants appointed since agreement on the contract negotiations; the number of such posts that have been... - Hospital Services
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the overall budget for the running and maintaining of Letterkenny General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reassure the Dáil that she will not oppose the full implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational... - Health Services
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if, in view of their recurrent infections, they will be seen... - Hospital Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they will be seen as a matter of urgency; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the GMS ophthalmic budget for 2007 and 2008 in each PCCC area; her plans to address the long delays in some PCCC areas; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 27 September 2006, the position regarding the issue; and if she will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a Health Service Executive unit (details supplied) and the continued operation of same; and if she will make a... - Vaccination Programme
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the administration of BCG vaccines to children; if stocks of the BCG vaccine have been fully replenished; if the... - Environmental Pollution
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of recent reports of the presence of extremely toxic materials on the site of the former Irish Steel factory at Haulbowline... - Health Services
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an appointment will be given to persons (details supplied) in County Limerick to meet with a geneticist in view of a possible... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in confirming funding for a day-placement programme to be set up at a centre (details supplied) in County... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds ring-fenced for cancer patients from County Mayo in University College Hospital, Galway; and if she will make a... - Official Travel
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of representatives of her Department, particularly Ministers, Ministers of State, advisers and Departmental officials, who... - Departmental Publications
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of all the publications and booklets published on behalf of her Department from 1 January 2007 to June 2008, including the... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the application under the nursing home repayment scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision... - Care of the Elderly
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the provision of home help, she will guarantee that existing users of the service will continue to receive their... - Health Services
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a comprehensive review of the provision of dental services under the medical card scheme has been completed; if she will make public... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the shortfall in funding for disability services that will be experienced in 2008 due to a failure to match payments from... - Care of the Elderly
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the need for additional long stay beds for the elderly in the greater Dublin area, she is satisfied that the 300... - Health Services
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive requires her approval to allocate and expend national development plan capital expenditure; and if she... - Health Service Staff
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the levels of absenteeism in 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date 2008; the breakdown of absenteeism among staffing categories; the associated... - Hospital Staff
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent nursing and midwifery posts in each of the acute hospitals in the mid west and north east regions; the number of... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public and private acute hospital beds in each hospital from 2005 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the names of the proposed sites for co-location hospitals; the progress to date in each location; if the tendering process has been... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the nursing home refund scheme for the repayment of illegal nursing home charges; the number of claims received and... - Mental Health Services
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of catchment area teams established in regard to the Vision for Change strategy; the number that are fully staffed; the... - Medical Cards
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards issued as at year end 2007; the number issued for the first six months in 2008; and if she will make a... - Health Service Functions
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases in which the Health Service Executive assigned its functions in regard to reviewing a recommendation, made by a... - Care of the Elderly
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will approve the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children how she expects the National Treatment Purchase Fund to negotiate the cost of private beds on behalf of the Health Service Executive in... - Infectious Diseases
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the process by which a hospital acquired infection becomes a notifiable disease; if she will provide a complete list of notifiable... - Health Service Staff
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the category of staff to be recruited with regard to the 34.5 whole time equivalent infection-control staff that have yet to be... - Hospital Staff
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a microbiologist has been appointed to St. Columcille's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28080/08] - Health Services
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting times for speech and language assessment and treatment services for children, per Health Service Executive area, for... - Mental Health Services
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons admitted as involuntary patients to approved mental health centres in the six months ending on 30 June 2008; the... - Health Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the results of a 24 hour heart monitor procedure on a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be sent to their consultant.... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is her policy to withdraw funds from a multi-annual funding package to cover 2004 to 2009 for new adult day places and training... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department received an e-mail from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if a reply has been issued; if she will publish... - Child Care Services
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28110/08] - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a licensing authority for persons who undertake ear piercing as a commercial business; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they will be seen as a matter of urgency; and if she will... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to an application for additional nursing care funding for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if, in... - Health Services
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [28239/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons (details supplied) in County Cork will be assisted. [28243/08]
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