Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Alcohol Advertising
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to discuss the sponsorship of sporting events by the alcohol... - Child Care Services
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of crèches affected by the new banding charges; the number of crèches that have closed or have had their number of places... - Dormant Accounts Fund
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a grant that has been approved from the Dormant Accounts Fund will be awarded to an organisation (details supplied) in County... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has made funding available in the order of €850 million under the national development plan in order that a national paediatric... - Adoption Services
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [29908/08] - Child Care Services
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual cost of the universal early child care supplement. [30653/08] - Asylum Support Services
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 17 April 2008 the number of psychologists working in the dedicated asylum seekers service;... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she proposes for the completion of the new Central Mental Hospital in each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the costs... - Health Care Funding
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure on the hospital in the home scheme; the number of patients treated under this scheme; the estimated saving to the... - Health Services
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a service (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Care Funding
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the development of a primary care centre; if she has authorised the sale of part of St. Finian's land; and if she envisages... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding pharmacy fees and services; her views on the reply to a question (details supplied) put to the European... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure on nursing home subvention per county during each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and in the first six months of 2008; and... - Cancer Incidence
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients diagnosed as having breast cancer at the South Infirmary Hospital, Cork during the first six months of 2008; and... - Ambulance Service
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the adequacy of Health Service Executive ambulance services in Cork; the number of HSE ambulances available on day... - Infectious Diseases
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rate of incidence of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections for public hospitals in Cork; the occupancy rates in respect of... - Hospital Services
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of wards and beds closed in each public hospital in Cork City and County; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of extra beds that will be provided to Cork University Hospital for the transfer of breast cancer services from South... - Hospital Staff
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional staff for which funds have been made available to operate the extra cancer services at Cork University... - Health Services
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the location of primary care teams; the services provided by each team; the staff allocated to each team; the funding allocated and the... - Community Care
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new community beds that will be opened and staffed and funded by end of 2008; the number planned to be opened, staffed and... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals for the redevelopment of the Mater Hospital; the expected duration of the project; the additional capacity in ward beds... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [29538/08] - Departmental Transport
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number, type and purchasing and leasing cost and CO2 emissions of vehicles acquired by her Department for each of the past three... - Medical Cards
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29568/08] - Medical Inquiries
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Health Service Executive in respect of the case of a person (details supplied); if so, if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [29579/08] - Hospital Charges
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [29581/08] - Health Services
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for orthodontic treatment for children under 16 years of age in the Dublin area for each of the past five years; the... - Food Supplements
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied). [29634/08] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of sites on the grounds of public hospitals that she has identified for the construction of private hospitals; the estimated... - Health Services
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the network of dermatological services by Health Service Executive area, including the number of consultant dermatologists... - Hospital Services
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bowel operations which have been cancelled at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 414: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Release speech and language and communication system which has attained wide acceptance in Ireland since 2005 and is... - Hospital Services
Question 416: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the level and quality of stroke care available throughout the country is satisfactory; if she will provide... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will extend funding for prosthetic limbs to non-medical card holders. [29668/08] - Health Services
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [29689/08] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 423: 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. [29700/08] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an assessment will be carried out for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive executive, managerial and administrative staff who have left to take up positions in the private... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a company (details supplied) has been awarded contracts by her Department, or any of its agencies, since 2000; the value of the... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria used for assessment of people seeking subvention assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29726/08] - Health Services
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [29728/08] - Health Care Funding
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [29730/08] - Health Services
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [29731/08] - Health Service Allowances
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [29736/08] - Health Services
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on services available for diabetic patients in County Clare; the number of patients attending the diabetic clinic in... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford for repayment under the health repayment scheme; and if... - Medicinal Products
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [29753/08] - Health Services
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a special profile bed will be provided for an elderly person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29764/08] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a special chair will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29773/08] - Health Services
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists who work in the public health service in Kerry; the number of persons being treated on a monthly basis; and... - Medical Cards
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card review will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when surgery to remove a brain tumour will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement... - Health Service Allowances
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a review will be undertaken with regard to a mobility allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to continuing home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will list the laboratories analysing smear tests that have received full accreditation from the Irish National Accreditation... - Health Services
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 8 July 2008, when the person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if home support will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [29937/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will report on the follow up service provided.... - Vaccination Programme
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 19 June 2008, the steps she will take to expedite the issue; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 obtaining an appointment with a consultant dermatologist; and if... - Hospital Sites
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the site at St. Mary's, Naas; when ownership of same will be transferred to the Health Service Executive; the... - Departmental Staff
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff sent from her Department and its agencies to a conference (details supplied); the cost of sending staff to the... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to implement the fair deal nursing home scheme in view of the cost of private nursing homes. [30019/08] - Proposed Legislation
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation regarding the retention of human tissue samples by hospital or clinical bodies; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists employed in the public health service in County Kerry; the number of patients treated on a monthly basis;... - Health Service Properties
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if lands (details supplied) have been sold to a private company to establish a primary care centre; if so, the amount of land sold; the... - Budget Submissions
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received pre-budget submissions from a society (details supplied); her views on this application; and if she will make a... - Health Service Allowances
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a mobility allowance will be reinstated to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Properties
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the state of repair of a centre (details supplied); the plans in place to enhance this service and to... - Hospital Services
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); her plans to implement the recommendations of this report; and if she... - Health Service Allowances
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the customer service targets regarding appeals of domiciliary care allowance; the average length of time to process appeals in respect... - Health Services
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme; the plans she has to expand the mobile diabetes screening... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm whether pharmacists can refuse drug addicts their prescribed methadone treatment. [30088/08] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the support she will give to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [30090/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [30103/08] - Hospital Services
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to ensure that neither patients nor patients' services are affected by the €2.8 million budget overspend at Mayo... - Data Protection
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to ensure that personal data stored by her Department is secure. [30133/08] - Child Care Services
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for funding in respect of a child care group (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [30154/08] - Hospital Services
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with Sligo General Hospital regarding the proposed transfer of cancer services from there to University... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish legislation in relation to the Fair Deal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30173/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the interest on long stay accounts which was withheld by the Health Service Executive will be awarded to patients; the amount... - Suicide Prevention
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding options available to community groups in respect of suicide prevention initiatives; the amount of funding available; and if... - Health Services
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans regarding a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the plans she has to redesignate the project; and if she will make... - Health Reports
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the report of the Cardiovascular Health Policy Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30184/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 487: 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 visit by her... - Hospital Services
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Health Service Executive plan to amalgamate the surgery departments of Roscommon County Hospital and Portiuncula... - Health Service Staff
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to ensure that front-line Health Service Executive staff, with appropriate training, are provided to deal with... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to ensure the provision of a 24 hour seven day week full accident and emergency unit at St. John's Hospital, Limerick;... - Health Services
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of this Deputy's correspondence to her of 26 August 2008; the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the resources that will be allocated in 2009 in respect of speech and language therapy to a special needs school (details supplied) in... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number on the waiting list under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in respect of Tallaght Hospital; the waiting time for... - Health Services
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints registered against an after hours doctor on call service in a county (details supplied) in each of the past... - Health Service Allowances
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that an independent investigation into recent allegations of misdiagnosis at Ennis General Hospital and St. James's... - Medical Inquiries
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to accede to a request for a meeting with a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can receive dialysis treatment at Letterkenny or Altnagalvin Hospitals which are... - Health Services
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will have arrangements made for home help or a carer's assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and... - Medical Cards
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card can issue to the children of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Nurses and Midwives Bill; when she will publish same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outstanding appeals being examined by the health repayment scheme appeals office; the number of appeals officers employed... - Hospital Staff
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the situation at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin where a large group of postgraduate... - Health Services
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [30363/08] - Departmental Advertising
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent on advertising in the Irish language by her Department and by agencies under the aegis of her Department since the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 12 March 2008, when BreastCheck will be rolled out in County Clare; the proposals she will... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a claim will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [30419/08] - Hospital Services
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the waiting period (details supplied) for people to be called to the endocrinology and diabetes day care centre at the... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the costs of paying companies (details supplied) to finalise their work beyond their contract date. [30431/08] - Health Services
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will have a person (details supplied) in County Mayo reassessed for orthodontic treatment; and the appeals mechanism available if... - Health Service Staff
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appointment (details supplied) in County Mayo. [30452/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 521: 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 awarded. [30454/08] - Hospital Services
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the progress made in putting in place an adult cystic fibrosis facility at Limerick Regional Hospital; the number... - Ambulance Service
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if instructions have been given to the ambulance service to the effect that they are not to attend motor accidents until informed that a... - Health Services
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision which has been made for County Roscommon clients in a project (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the status of the... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received in respect of a scheme (details supplied) from March 2008 to date; and the number which were... - Hospital Staff
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the second general surgeon at Roscommon County Hospital will be appointed on a full-time permanent basis; if this appointment is... - Children in Care
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no social welfare or foster care payment available to the guardian of children... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved payment under the health repayment scheme. [30558/08] - Hospital Services
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [30583/08] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients awaiting outpatient services at a hospital (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a... - Departmental Agencies
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the... - Departmental Staff
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are... - Health Services
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive is carrying out an investigation into the running of a facility (details supplied) in County Tipperary... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a payment under the health repayment scheme. [30690/08] - Hospital Services
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for surgery in Beaumont Hospital. [30703/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the health repayment scheme. [30704/08] - Health Services
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a consultant service (details supplied) provided in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30705/08] - Health Care Provision
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government of the UK pays, on an annual basis to this State, a sum of money to ensure that persons whose only pension or income... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded payment under the health repayment scheme. [30722/08] - Health Services
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to fund the use of an art assist machine in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Medical Cards
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card renewal will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the numbers of Health Service Executive employees in frontline services and non-front line services for each year since 2005; if she... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the status of the National Children's Hospital project; the long-term future for Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [30800/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [30802/08] - Child Protection
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action being taken by her Department and the Health Service Executive to implement in full the recommendations contained within the... - Health Services
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that without transport being provided... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the existence of a school (detail supplied) in County Dublin; her views on whether the service... - Health Service Staff
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers allocated to separated children seeking asylum; the ratio of social workers to separated children; and the... - Medical Cards
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per annum of a full medical card. [30860/08] - Health Services
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours which have been cut since October 2007. [30865/08] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a cataract operation. [30870/08] - Care of the Elderly
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual expenditure by her Department and appropriate bodies in providing new beds in public nursing homes for each of the years 2002... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure by her Department or the appropriate authorities in nursing home subventions for residents in private nursing homes for... - Care of the Elderly
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide a day care centre for the elderly at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement... - Child Care Services
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action taken to require the Health Service Executive to comply with its statutory obligations and to publish reports for each of the... - English Language Tests
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will amend the requirement for the successful completion of the international English language testing system examination in... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for the nursing home repayments scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the contacts and meetings which have taken place between the Health Service Executive, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law... - Health Services
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in transferring a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 to a convalescent home near to their home; and if a... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having a person (details supplied) in County Cork referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund for a specific... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the refusal of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the long stay repayment scheme.... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having enhanced nursing home subvention approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [31107/08] - Health Services
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 17 June 2008. [31154/08] - Seirbhísí Tacaíochta
Question 597: To ask the Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí an bhféachfaidh sí as an nua ar sheirbhísí méala agus an gcuirfidh sí próiseas ar siúl le polasaí a fhorbairt d'fhonn freastal... - Hospital Services
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to halt the Health Service Executive plan to end acute inpatient care at Monaghan General Hospital by the end of... - Departmental Reports
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the steering group which she referred to in her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 10 July 2008 will complete its work and... - Child Care Services
Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Health Service Executive immediately reinstates its plan to provide a comprehensive out-of-hours social care... - Hospital Services
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the orthopaedic unit at Our Lady's Hospital Navan, which serves the entire northeast region remains fully... - Health Services
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the shortfall in funding from the Health Service Executive to a group (details supplied) in County Kerry which is... - National Lottery Funding
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made in relation to an application for lottery funding by a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an outpatient clinic appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been waiting over two years... - Health Services
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of home help being provided by private operators in the north and east Cork region of the Health Service Executive; and... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for refund of nursing home charges by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will include phase 3C of Naas General Hospital in the final 2008 Health Service Executive capital plan. [31245/08] - Health Services
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and adults awaiting assessment for occupational therapy in County Kildare. [31246/08] - Health Service Staff
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the seven vacant posts in community occupational therapy in County Kildare have been filled; and if not the reason for same. [31247/08] - Health Services
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people receiving home care packages in County Kildare; the number on the waiting list for home care packages in County... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 10 July 2008, when the national roll out of BreastCheck will be sufficiently developed.... - Health Services
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the waiting lists for eye examinations for children at Maynooth and at Naas Health Centres, she will use optometrists as... -
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent speech and language therapists in Kildare/west Wicklow; the number of temporary speech and language therapists;... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 26 September 2007, if the strategic review of the Health Service Executive funded adult day... - Child Care Services
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding made available under the National Childcare Investment Programme under the capital grants scheme in 2006, 2007 and... - Mental Health Services
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Waiting List Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services which was completed in 2007 has been published; and if she... - Infectious Diseases
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to ensure that MRSA, C difficile and other such bugs do not infect pupils while at school here, as has happened in... - Health Services
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31518/08] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy regarding the provision of personal assistants as recommended in the commission on the status of people with a disability;... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount that was spent by her Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008. [31649/08] - Recreational Facilities
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the development of public play and recreation... - Health Services
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [30575/08] - Children in Care
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hostel accommodations here used for separated children aged 16 to 18; her views on reports that nearly all hostels have... - Health Services
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide detailed scoring of the audit of breast cancer services carried out under the recent health information and quality... - Infectious Diseases
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the opinion of the State Claims Agency that the State could face a potential liability of €500 million relating to legal... - Health Services
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way in which a person visiting Ireland on holiday can avail of necessary dialysis treatment while in this country; the location at... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions that have taken place between her Department, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Finance in connection... - Hospital Charges
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason some hospitals run by the Health Service Executive issue an outpatient charge for attendance at the venesection clinics,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the waiting time for assessment of ear, nose and throat services at Temple Street Children's... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan in respect of the health repayment scheme; and... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent on the nursing home subvention scheme to date; the number of persons who have participated in this scheme; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of specialist staff employed by the Health Service Executive to care for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis; the number... - Health Services
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [30364/08] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have submitted a claim under the health repayment scheme; and the number of claims that have been finalised.... - Health Services
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter regarding a person (details supplied). [30577/08] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 214, 375 and 413 of 2 April 2008, when the Health Services Executive's capital allocation... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the fair deal for nursing homes patients plan; the reason this has not been implemented; if there are legal problems in... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 653: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual expenditure that has been paid out by her Department or the appropriate authorities for contract beds in private nursing... - Health Services
Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the availability and access to the school dental service in each town in County Laois; the age or class of the children... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appeal, dated May 2008, regarding an application for the nursing home repayments scheme by a person (details... - Hospital Services
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made since this Deputy's correspondence several weeks ago directly with the Minister in the case of a person... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the transport of those with disabilities who are over the age of 18 years to training centres falls within the remit of her... - Child Care Services
Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put measures in place with the Health Service Executive to facilitate the appointment of a child-minding adviser in the... - Hospital Services
Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to address the crisis in dermatology services in the north-east Health Service Executive region in view of the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the bonuses, merit awards and other payments above the basic salary that have been approved for the heads of State agencies, boards and...
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