Written answers
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Department of Health and Children
- Children in Care
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide in tabular format the number of unaccompanied children in Health Service Executive hostels annually since 2002 to... - Health Services
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite a decision on an application by persons (details supplied) in County Cork for appeal of domiciliary care allowance;... - Youth Services
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to provide extra resources to progress the... - Child Care Services
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when capital funding will be made available for a company (details supplied) to provide child care facilities; and if she will ensure... - Mental Health Services
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money raised from the sale of psychiatric lands and buildings since January 2006; the amount of same which was retained by... - Hospital Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the future of services (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the consultants there; and... - Service for People with Disabilities
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding made available to date in 2009 for the disability sector; the budget for this sector in 2009; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a site will be finalised for the sexual assault treatment unit in Galway; the progress made in relation to such a unit in... - Health Service Staff
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 17 June 2008, if the staff referred to have been recruited; when the screening programme... - Health Services
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for occupational therapy in County Roscommon; the steps she will take to address waiting times; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in the four regional administrative areas of the Health Service Executive Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster,... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in each hospital and nursing unit of all types (details supplied) in the four regional administrative areas of the... - Health Services
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the service reviews currently being carried out by the Health Service Executive in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE... - Health Service Staff
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech and language therapists who were to be employed under the Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west... - Health Services
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting to receive a service or therapy under each category of service in the community care section of the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting to receive a service or therapy under each category of service in the hospital in-patient and out-patient... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money she or Government agencies have spent on hearing aids by way of subsidisation; the manufacture cost of these hearing... - Health Services
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be supported. [28832/09] - Health Service Staff
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if social workers have acted appropriately and in accordance with the Children First guidelines in the case of allegations against a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a date for an operation at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will... - Health Service Staff
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in County Donegal on sick leave of more than one week's duration whose positions have not been filled in their... - Mental Health Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the future of the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28875/09] - Medical Cards
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [28878/09] - Health Services
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [28879/09] - Health Service Allowances
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [28880/09] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to prioritise applications for fair deal in the circumstances in which eligible applicants exceed the budget made available;... - Vaccination Programme
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the dangers attached to the use of the drug (details supplied). [28887/09] - Public Service Review
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department made submissions to the McCarthy group on potential savings in her Department; the contents of the submissions made;... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is scope for persons with a disability to change service provider in order to try alternative placements and experiences; her... - Child Care Services
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will indicate the number of childcare providers and the number of places covered who have indicated their willingness to... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the costings per week allowed to providers of services in respect of people with disabilities for five day care places, for full-time... - Mental Health Services
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the mental health proposals developed for a number of catchment areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the delayed discharge recorded at 18% at a hospital (details supplied) in April 2009; the steps she... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed closures in Dublin hospitals; the reason for their closure in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the service reviews that are being carried out by the Health Service Executive in Donegal; the purpose of these reviews; when they were... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outpatients who have been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund in regard to each hospital in the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 9 June 2009 and the subsequent response from the Health Service Executive of 23 of June... - Infectious Diseases
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to address the issue of hospital acquired infection; the number of such cases in each hospital in the past 12... - Health Service Staff
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 96 and 97 of 19 June 2008, the cost in 2008 for agency nursing staff; the corresponding figure to... - Food Labelling
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 18 December 2008, the number of inspections performed by environmental health officers on... - Hospital Staff
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to resource the staffing needs of the special care baby unit at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County... - Vaccination Programme
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of newborn babies who have been vaccinated with the BCG vaccine in each primary, community and continuing care area from... - Health Services
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Nursing Home Support Scheme Bill 2008 will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29265/09] - Health Services
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Diabetes Expert Advisory Group work plan for 2009; the progress on the development of the national strategy; and if she will make a... - Vaccination Programme
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assistance which will be provided by way of allocation of a home care package to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when... - Departmental Properties
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the buildings in her Department's or the Health Service Executive's control currently occupied; the space currently unoccupied in... - Mental Health Services
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will list the mental health institutions and lands here in her Departments ownership, Health Service Executive ownership or other... - Ambulance Service
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the ambulance service in the Swords, County Dublin; if the Health Service Executive will fund the ambulance at... - Legislative Programme
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Adoption Bill 2009 to be signed into law; if couples who are on a list to adopt a child from Ethiopia when the Bill... - Health Services
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to moves by the Health Service Executive to use private contractors to provide home support services at... - Public Service Staff
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department, including all authorities, agencies or other institutions under the aegis of her Department, who... - Health Services
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time in 2007, 2008, and to date in 2009 for ambulances and other emergency health services in County Donegal; and if... - Child Protection
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to ensure that gardaí, social workers, Health Service Executive staff and education staff are working together... - Medical Cards
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 does not qualify for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a site (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29387/09] - Medical Cards
Question 249: 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... - Hospital Contracts
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the in-house cleaning costs and contract cleaning service costs for each hospital here for the year 2008; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of operations cancelled at each acute hospital in 2008 and the figures to date for 2009; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Issues
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to implement the recommendations of the Diabetes Federation of Ireland Report, Adolescents' Views on Diabetes;... - Health Services
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of separated children who do not have a social worker allocated to them and who is dealing with their cases on an ongoing... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in respect of the proposed community hospital in Ballinamore, County Leitrim. [29566/09] - Hospital Staff
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the on-call rates for staff at public hospital labs and radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29571/09] - Adoption Services
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for persons waiting to be assessed by the Health Service Executive for assessment for suitability to be adoptive... - Medicinal Products
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the pricing for the medications of Prozac, Losec and Risperidal and their generic equivalents here; if she will confirm that the generic... - Departmental Bodies
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 28 of April 2009, the status of each of the individual proposals which were not completed... - Health Services
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been responded to; if the children first guidelines are being... - Health Service Executive Expenditure
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of funding provided by the Health Service Executive to a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Negotiations
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on discussions between Beaumont Hospital and Connolly Hospital on forming an academic medical centre; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in County Kildare awaiting admission to a long-term care bed in public nursing homes in County Kildare and their... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital is included in the Health Service Executive capital plan for the remainder of the national... - Health Services
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people availing of home help services in Kildare and in west Wicklow; and the number assessed as requiring home help but... - Health Service Staff
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in each hostel for separated migrant children; the number which are fully vetted with Garda clearance and three... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding paid to date in 2009 to the nursing home scheme administrator; the total number of files on hand; the timetable for... - Food Safety Standards
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of inspections performed by environmental health officers in the retail and service sector to date in 2009; the number of... - Hospital Services
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed days lost in each acute hospital due to delayed discharge in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a result for an oral hearing (details supplied) which was held on 17 June 2009 will be available. [29680/09] - Health Services
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29681/09] - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to reduce 24-hour accident and emergency services in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin, or to remove the intensive... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to engage in service level agreements with pharmacies to provide new services such as INR monitoring, health screening and so... - Health Services
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has lodged an appeal in regard to disability... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) following the recommendation from the occupational therapist has not been supplied with the... - State Compensation Payments.
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has reached a final agreement with the Irish Thalidomide Association and its representatives regarding an enhanced compensation... - Child Care Services
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the operation of the free preschool year under the early childhood care and education scheme and the options open... - Adoption Services
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to secure a bilateral adoption agreement with Russia which meets the Hague Convention standards; her views on whether such an... - Medical Cards
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical card renewal applications processed by the Health Service Executive south to date in 2009; the number of these... - Youth Services
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial supports that are available in terms of both start-up costs and running costs for community groups who wish to establish... - Medicinal Products
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy of the Health Service Executive with regard to the use of generic medicines as opposed to branded or patented medicines; the... - Eating Disorders
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public beds in the health service that are devoted to the treatment of adults with eating disorders; and if she will make... - Hospital Infections
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who have been readmitted to hospital with infection following treatment in private clinics in Dublin and Limerick... - Hospital Services
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 120 of 30 October 2008 and 129 of 12 March 2009, the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin... - Health Service Staff
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to difficulties in the processing of medical cards for persons over 70 in the primary care reimbursement... - Medical Cards
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the consideration of applications of medical cards, she will provide a copy of the guidelines followed by staff in... - Community Care
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding available for the start up of a community care business. [29810/09] - Health Services
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [29813/09] - Departmental Contracts
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the companies which have been successful in tendering for contracts for her Department in the past 20 years; the other companies which... - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy and strategy documents published by her in respect of domestic and sexual violence during the past five years; the policy and... - Domestic Violence
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding she has allocated to combating domestic and sexual violence for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a... - Child Protection
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding she has allocated to child protection initiatives during each of the past ten years; and if she will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has carried out,during 2008 and during the first six months of 2009, advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes... - Health Services
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the supports available to people suffering from gambling addictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29875/09] - Domestic Violence
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the adjusted remit of the new regional planning committees on domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29877/09] - Health Services
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make arrangements for more full-time permanent speech and language therapist to be employed; and if she will offer temporary... - Community Pharmacy Services
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views, in view of the fact that community pharmacists have indicated their willingness to negotiate reductions in their payments in... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has made inquiries from the Health Service Executive, or the major hospitals, regarding the extent to which existing day beds are... - Health Service Staff
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of health professionals who are currently on paid leave for more than six months; the date on which each of them was placed... - Care of the Elderly
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received under the nursing home repayment scheme; the number of applicants issued offers to date in 2009; the... - Health Services
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for the Health Service Executive to collect national data on waiting times for hospice services; and if she will... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual budget made available to the National Treatment Purchase Fund since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed in the Health Service Executive by grade category for the past six years to date; the numbers employed per... - Health Services
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the Health Service Executive prospectus report on the needs assessment of bed capacity requirements in the areas of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details on the capital budget made available to the Health Service Executive per year since 2004 to 2008; the amount spent per year;... - Health Service Staff
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and percentage of permanent and temporary posts per grade category as at December 2008; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department and the Health Service Executive spent on the use of taxis in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on the hospitality budget in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date 2009; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards issued as at 30 June 2009; the number of GP cards issues as at 30 June 2009; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the 52 infection-control staff announced by her in 2006 that have been recruited to date; the details of the category of... - Health Services
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for a speech and language assessment for children per Health Service Executive area; the average waiting time... - Health Service Staff
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the levels of absenteeism in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date 2009; the breakdown of absenteeism among staffing categories; the... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds in each hospital from 2000 to 2008 and to date 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29995/09] - Mental Health Services
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in relation to the Vision for Change strategy, the number of catchment area teams that have been established; the number that are fully... - Health Service Staff
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant posts approved since April to December 2008; the number of consultant posts approved to date in 2009; the... - Mental Health Services
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of child and adolescent community mental health teams that have been established in relation to the Vision for Change... - Health Services
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of planned primary care centres; the proposed location for these centres; the number that are operational; the number that... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the reduced BreastCheck mammography screening services at Waterford Regional Hospital; if her further... - Departmental Programmes
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the programme for Government commitment to develop a freely available and personalised... - Patients' Rights
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the programme for Government commitment to implementing an advisory charter of patients... - Health Services
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the programme for Government commitment to extend the general practitioner out of hours... - Medical Cards
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to index the income thresholds for medical cards to increases in the... - Patient Treatment Register
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to ensure that the patient treatment register is operated for all in and... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to further increase the number of accident and emergency consultants...
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