Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Department of Health and Children
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the decision to relocate the Central Mental Hospital from its site at Dundrum to the proposed new site at Thornton... - Data Collection
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop data collection systems that are in accordance with the standards of the World Health Organisation; and if she will... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the stage of development at each of the hospital sites designated for the private hospital co-location scheme; and the projected number... - Health Service Staff
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that the consultants' contract has been agreed and many consultants have signed up to a new contract, the... - Hospital Services
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that 165,293 bed days were lost in hospitals in 2007 and that 85,232 bed days were lost during the first five... - Departmental Reports
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the review of radiology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda will be finalised and published; and if she will make a statement... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many general practitioner practices have not been supplied the kits necessary to carry... - Departmental Reports
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the review of maternity services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32322/08] - Hospital Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of representations made to her from consultants at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, regarding the quality and safety... - Water Quality
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on findings by the Health Service Executive that water in parts of Galway is unsuitable for consumption; and if she will make... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to address the ongoing problem of patients on trolleys in accident and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement... - Financial Management Practices
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the controls and monitoring systems that she has put in place to ensure good financial management practices in the Health Service... - Departmental Agencies
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had regarding the proposals by the Health Service Executive to devolve decision making to regional levels; if... - Hospital Services
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assurances she will give that the necessary resources will be provided in order to provide the highest standards of diagnosis and... - Departmental Reports
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Health Information and Quality Authority... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when women in each of the counties of the south and west will be included in the BreastCheck programme; and if she will make a statement... - Child Care Services
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of an out-of-hours social worker service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional resources, beds and staff theatre capacity that have been allocated to Waterford General Hospital to deal with the extra... - Medical Cards
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a request to include people with post-polio syndrome in the medical card scheme without subjection to a means test; and if... - Health Services
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the delay in receiving finances from the British Government in respect of people who pay social insurance in the UK but receive... - Vaccination Programme
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy in relation to the provision of BCG vaccine to all babies; the advice she or her Department has given to the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date the fair deal nursing home support scheme legislation will be published; if the necessary funds will be allocated for the... - Departmental Reports
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the second investigation into the Leas Cross Nursing Home has been completed; if not, when the report will be published; and if she... - Mental Health Services
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the statement by the monitoring group for A Vision for Change in which concern was expressed regarding the rate of progress... - Care of the Elderly
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will licence nursing agencies or home help providers in order to promote and encourage patient safety; her plans to licence... - Infectious Diseases
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents of MRSA, Clostridium difficile or other similar hospital based infections identified or suspected throughout the... - EU Directives
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the EU proposals to control the sale of vitamins and other health supplements; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Insurance
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the health insurance premia for older and sicker persons will increase in view of the decision of the Supreme Court... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the establishment of primary care teams; the range of services that will be supplied in each centre; the number of... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to give the National Treatment Purchase Fund a role in identifying suitable nursing homes for individual persons; and if she... - Proposed Legislation
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to publish the Health (Long-term Residential Care Services) Bill; if the legal difficulties encountered have... - Hospital Services
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify reports that two of the proposed centres of excellence for cancer will now operate as one centre; if, in those... - Health Service Staff
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new consultants that have been recruited since the agreement on contracts with the Irish Hospitals Consultants... - Health Services
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly and disabled persons have difficulty in getting a reasonable level of home help... - Proposed Legislation
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation to establish a register of persons considered unsafe to work with children; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the standard and quality of the health service is expected to improve in the foreseeable future; if so, the... - Pharmacy Services
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to achieve savings under the community drugs scheme following the recent decision of the High Court in relation to changes... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if consideration has been completed on extending the recognised illnesses and conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if... - Care of the Elderly
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide additional public long stay elderly care beds in order to address the growing need for such facilities; and if she... - Proposed Legislation
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation in order that the national cancer registry can be integrated with the national cancer control... - Ambulance Service
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding a commitment given by her to a call by the Association of Ambulance Personnel to provide stab vests to... - Departmental Reports
Question 164: 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... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plan to restore a portion of the funds allocated for the introduction of the fair deal to the Health Service Executive to cover the... - Medical Cards
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when her review of eligibility for medical cards will be completed; if it will be published when completed; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 168: 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 north-east region of Cavan,... - Organ Retention
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will meet with a group (details supplied); if she will address their concerns that information they have received under the... - Hospital Services
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to intervene to address the crisis in dermatology services in the north-east Health Service Executive region in view... - Care of the Elderly
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has commenced the evaluation of the Health Service Executive's home care packages; when she expects the review to be completed;... - Patient Safety
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a patient safety authority or agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32157/08] - Social Inclusion
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the findings of a report in August 2008 by the Institute of Public Health and the Combat Poverty Agency which indicates... - Health Promotion
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has taken the lead responsibility to provide an integrated and consistent proactive approach to addressing overweight and obesity... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an assurance that funding earmarked for the development funding for people with disabilities in 2008 has been... - Mental Health Services
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of mental health properties that have been sold; the funds available as a result of such sales for the development of mental... - Health Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take responsibility in the area of special needs education particularly in the area of speech and language therapy,... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ease the backlog that has developed in the National Treatment Purchase Fund which has led to more than 2,000 patients... - Health Services
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours which have been cut since October 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32222/08] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the long waiting times for persons seeking appointments with dermatologists; her plans to increase... - Health Services
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32178/08] - Care of the Elderly
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to cases of elderly or disabled people being asked to give a monetary contribution for home help; if she... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the publication of a review of the cost of disability payment; her plans to introduce such a payment; if so, the...
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