Written answers
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a psychology service is being withdrawn from a group (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Care Services
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment for the free pre-school year will be granted to service providers; in particular, if someone commences their pre-school... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a wheelchair for a child (details supplied), who suffers from cerebral palsy and has grown out of their primary... - Children in Care
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for the fostering payment will be processed as soon as possible for a person (details supplied). [22618/09] - Pension Levy
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is obliged to pay the pension levy despite the fact that they have a private... - Departmental Staff
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff allocated to process the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the number of staff allocated to process... - Water Quality
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the public concern in relation to fluoride concentration in drinking water; if she is proposing the... - Children in Care
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the Health Service Executive's child protection services are properly resourced to carry out all their competing... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of the backlog in post-adoption placement assessment reports from before 2008; if her attention has been drawn to the fact... - Ambulance Service
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the reason the private ambulance service-level agreement has been extended from... - Health Services
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hours of home help provided in County Donegal for the month of April 2009; and the projected figure for May and June 2009.... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money owed to the various accident and emergency departments here by persons who have used same in the past two years; and... - Health Services
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the facilities available for a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22093/09] - Hospital Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address the unresolved issue of a €9.9 million deficit in the 2007 budget for Our Lady's Hospital for Sick... - Medical Cards
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will award a doctor-only medical card to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [22097/09] - Health Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was seen as an emergency case in a dental clinic in Athy and advised that they required... - Medical Cards
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Cork is being expedited; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the discharge policy and procedures and its implementation for geriatric patients from Mid-West Regional Hospital... - Health Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Dublin will obtain a psychological assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card was refused in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the application will be reviewed;... - Health Services
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children awaiting hearing tests in the Health Service Executive south and the average waiting period for these tests; and... - Hospital Staff
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status regarding the appointment of a paediatric orthopaedic consultant to Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on the hip replacement waiting list in the Health Service Executive south; and the average waiting period; and if... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide assistance to blind people here by insisting that braille is put on food products and on medicines; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the practice of general practitioners charging patients supplementary fees for blood tests, or other... - Medical Cards
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in orthodontic treatment for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who was previously assessed by an... - Health Service Allowances
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused mobility allowance and their diabetic and rent allowances were taken... - Health Services
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a date for a speech therapy and psychological assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their appointment for a hip operation under the National Treatment Purchase... - Medical Cards
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a property (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is owned and operated by the Health Service Executive; if there is a manager or supervisor... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who is waiting for a hip replacement; if they will be... - Medical Cards
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical card applications received in relation to people over 70 years; the number granted; the number refused; the number... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite a decision on an application for a new wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if... - Health Services
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22227/09] - Departmental Reports
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the final report of the Health Service Executive-funded adult day services review; if she will publish the... - Health Services
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the occupational therapy available through the Health Service Executive to a child with dyspraxia in Dublin 17. [22242/09] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No: 212 of 26 May 2009, if she will include haemochromatosis under the long-term illness scheme; and... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will have their application for the health repayment scheme addressed... - Medical Cards
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; if she will expedite their request; and if she will... - Hospital Services
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an appointment at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, sooner than has been... - Medical Cards
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a digital hearing aid; the cost involved to the individual; and if she... - Health Research Funding
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided for research into Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22325/09] - Health Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a home care package has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to... - Medical Cards
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with respect to the medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an MRI scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22346/09] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 on the waiting list for spine corrective surgery; if she will provide a date... - Hospital Services
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the breast cancer services in Tallaght, Dublin, are to be moved; if the alternative locations have the capacity to deal properly with... - Departmental Reports
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish the report of the cardiovascular health policy group which she established in September 2007 to draw up a new... - Departmental Agencies
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of the Health Service Executive budget spent on wages and administration when it commenced its operation; and the... - Health Services
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive orthodontic treatment. [22388/09] - Departmental Reports
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has received a report, leaked this week in the national media, on the reconfiguration of hospital services in the... - Health Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if complaints have been received by the Health Service Executive from former employees regarding the treatment of residents of a nursing... - Care of the Elderly
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has finalised details of the public consultation process on the national positive aging strategy; if so, if she will outline the... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it takes up to five years in some parts of the country to assess couples for adoption from overseas; if she expects that this... - Mental Health Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of plans for the development of the mental health day hospital in Roscommon town; the capital allocation for 2009; and if she... - Health Services
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the maximum possible home help support is provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [22431/09] - Hospital Staff
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent nursing posts and temporary posts in each of the Health Service Executive acute public hospitals; if she will... - Hospital Charges
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the recent 33% increase in car parking charges at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, County Meath; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a Montessori school will be finalised and funding advanced to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for assistance towards a hearing aid; and if she will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork who has recently been diagnosed as autistic will have access to all of... - EU Directives
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has requested input from the professionally trained nutritional therapists and dieticians on the implementation of the food... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if community welfare officers are compiling data on the numbers of self-employed people applying to community welfare officers for... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in... - Hospital Services
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for an operation at Portlaoise General Hospital, County Laois;... - Care of the Elderly
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will grant an increase in the home help service hours for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [22485/09] - Child Care Services
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the early childhood care and education scheme will, when fully established after August 2010, still allow care services to... - Health Services
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 28 April 2009. [22488/09] - National Drugs Strategy
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she plans to take to deal with the sale of potentially dangerous stimulant substitutes for a drug substance (details... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the grounds upon which a general practitioner can exclude patients from their GMS panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when three community houses (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be fully staffed, in order to allow them to accommodate persons... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the planning status of the proposed co-located hospital on the grounds of Cork University Hospital; when it will be completed; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of psychologists working in the public sector for the Dublin north area; if she will increase this number to address the... - Ambulance Service
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the advanced paramedic scheme will come into operation in the Dublin area in view of the substantial population in this area; and... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding available under the remit of disability services in south Tipperary; the amount that has been planned in respect of south... - Child Care Services
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if pre-school providers will be able to qualify for the new free pre-school education year programme if they open four days a week but... - Health Insurance
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on the new risk equalisation scheme in view of the fact that it is ten months since the Supreme Court struck... - Hospital Services
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin and the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght; and if she will... - Health Service Staff
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adult psychologists and child psychologists currently employed by the Health Service Executive in Kildare and west... - Medical Cards
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in finalising two medical card application forms which were submitted at end January 2009 in respect of persons... - Care of the Elderly
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy for the provision of emergency respite care for persons whose carer and family member has to undergo surgery for cancer, as... - Health Service Allowances
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for domiciliary care allowance. [22619/09] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite a date for an operation at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount paid by the Exchequer to a firm of solicitors (details supplied) in Dublin 2 since the health repayment scheme 2006 was... - Health Services
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Health Service Executive approval will be given for a package of care in respect of a patient (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [22646/09] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons currently on waiting lists for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; the estimated... - Health Services
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to open a rheumatology unit in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22650/09] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department and its agencies spent on the use of taxis in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when international standards of Duchenne muscular dystrophy care and research will be introduced here in view of the recent commitments... - Hospital Services
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for a hip replacement operation; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the discretionary payment awarded by the appeals officer on 7 May 2009 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny... - Hospital Services
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the stroke unit at Sligo General Hospital; the plans for the future development of this unit; the number of patients... - Pharmacy Services
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when sections of an Act (details supplied) will be brought before Dáil Éireann. [22752/09] - Health Service Staff
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown on a yearly basis for the past ten years, in tabular form, of the number of the administrative staff at a location... - Ambulance Service
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown on a yearly basis for the past ten years, in tabular form, of the number of ambulances and ambulance crew at a location... - Hospital Services
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for assessment at a hospital in Cork city. [22775/09] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of banking charges paid by her Department over the past three years; the breakdown of these charges; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is awaiting orthodontic assessment at the Dublin Dental Hospital; if their case... - Health Services
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department provides funding through any of the agencies for which it has responsibility for persons who have to travel to have... - Hospital Services
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds allocated under the delayed discharge initiative to St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, St. Michael's Hospital,... - Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of providers of refuge and support services for victims of domestic violence who are given funding by the Health Service... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, who is waiting for the past two months for heart surgery in St. James's Hospital in... - Departmental Reports
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a definitive date for the release of the report of the vaccine damage steering group; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Meath can expect to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been referred to Waterford General Hospital can expect to have the procedure... - Health Services
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for access to a speech and language therapist in County Roscommon; the number of children currently awaiting a service... - Medical Cards
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect a decision in relation to their over 70s medical card application. [22985/09] - Hospital Facilities
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will re-designate a sheltered smoking area in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, as a non-smoking area for patients to use in order that... - Medical Cards
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in processing the medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will... - Mental Health Services
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be offered urgent psychiatric services; and if she will make a statement on the... - Child Care Services
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 24 February 2009, if the figures provided include children who went missing from State... - Foster Care
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if children have been transferred abroad by the Health Service Executive to foster care rather than to a residential care institution;... - Foster Care
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify what will happen to children who are referred to a foster family under the Health Service Executive emergency place... - Child Abuse
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average length of time between when a child protection report is made to the Health Service Executive and the report is dealt with;... - Social Services
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has begun a process of ensuring that the Health Service Executive allocates social workers to areas in which they are most... - Children in Care
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a legal definition for a children's home; the number of children who must be fostered in a home before it is deemed to be a... - Child Care Services
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the children's services which are outsourced to private companies by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Abuse
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the definitions of child abuse and child welfare used by social workers within the Health Service Executive; if different HSE branches... - Social Services
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers or other Health Service Executive staff dealing with migrant families who have reported difficulties in... - Children in Care
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the predominant reasons children are admitted to care is family difficulties in... - Social Services
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the family support services that are not directly provided by the Health Service Executive but are either wholly or partially funded by... - Child Abuse
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who were admitted to care for each of the past five years as a result of sexual abuse; and if she will make a... - Social Services
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has developed a strategy to better co-ordinate the work of the various early intervention teams; the... - Hospital Services
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date on which the Health Service Executive will publish guidelines for hospitals on recognising gay and lesbian relationships and... - Child Care Services
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children admitted specifically to aftercare for each of the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will undertake to complete a new SAVI report in conjunction with the relevant organisations; and if she will make a statement on... - Children in Care
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce independent inspections for children's care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23099/09] - Mental Health Services
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to facilitate children suffering from mental illness within the health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, in the aftermath of the publication of the Ryan report, there has been an increase in... - Departmental Agencies
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to the standards advisory group under the Health Information and Quality Authority; if any of this... - Child Abuse
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide survivors of abuse with well resourced counselling, support and advocacy services as a right. [23105/09] - Child Care Services
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a submission by a school (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to the operation of the new free pre-school year in...
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