Written answers
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Department of Health and Children
- Suicide Prevention
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the application made by an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 1 to dormant accounts in respect of suicide... - Food Labelling
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the health issues surrounding hydrogenated vegetable oils in the food industry and that certain... - Child Care Services
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all children will enjoy a full year of the early childhood scheme if they were born after 1 August 2006 as she has repeatedly stated;... - Mental Health Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if issues (details supplied) will be supported. [36112/09] - Adoption Services
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the Adoption Board in respect of the domestic adoption of a child (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35159/09] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the date the nursing home fair deal scheme will become operational; if she will publish a list of supports and services for older people... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by her Department and the agencies under the aegis of her Department on overtime in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if... - Health Services
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35244/09] - Hospital Procedures
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who were registered blind in each year since 2004; the number of those who were registered blind as a result of... - Departmental Investigations
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an investigation has been undertaken into an incident on 17 April 2009 involving a member of staff and a psychiatric patient at St.... - Medical Cards
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite a response. [35251/09] - Mental Health Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing the range of services needed in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who attend the... - Departmental Bodies
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance; if the commission remains [i]in situ[/i]; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are people resident in psychiatric units who are no longer considered psychiatrically unwell; if so, the number of patients in... - Crisis Pregnancy Services
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the existence of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies; the steps she has taken to prevent such agencies... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the moneys used to pay for treatments not covered by the fair deal scheme will be discounted from the Health Service Executive's... - Health Services
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for funding from the HSE for dental care by persons (details supplied) in County Louth. [35304/09] - Health Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in providing a residential placement for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 who is eight years on the... - Medical Cards
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for a medical card received each year for the past five years; the number of these each year which were... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that relevant organisations will be consulted before making changes to disability services. [35383/09] - Health Services
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the non-replacement of staff and the growing demand on a service (details supplied); the measures... - Medical Cards
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [35399/09] - Hospital Services
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds that have been rendered inaccessible or closed, in residential hospitals in counties Laois and Offaly since 1 July... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse on compassionate grounds the decision to refuse the back to school clothing and footwear support to a person... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made with regard to the provision of BreastCheck to County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35426/09] - Foreign Adoptions
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, during 2008 annual general meeting of the International Adoption Agency, or at any stage around that time, she had contact (details... - Medical Research Funding
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that an organisation (details supplied) will be adequately funded in order that it can meet its research targets; and... - Health Services
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of the Health Service Executive network for the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare for renewal of their over 70s medical card; and if she... - Hospital Services
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an assurance that there are no plans being formulated by her or the Health Service Executive to relocate the... - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rationale behind the system of limiting IVF patients to three full cycles under the drugs payment scheme; if she will issue... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the agreement reached by the joint working group established under Part V of the Agreement on Mutual Co-operation Concerning Adoption... - Child Care Services
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that all outstanding grant moneys are awarded to a crèche (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a... - Adoption Services
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of post-placement reports which are still outstanding and are awaited by Russian authorities. [35635/09] - Proposed Legislation
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will prioritise the Adoption Bill 2009 through Dáil Éireann; when this legislation will be made law. [35637/09] - Medical Cards
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be processed; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [35666/09] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason people continue to be referred to Tallaght Hospital, Dublin when the waiting list is one year; the further reason people... - Hospital Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who left acute care and mental health facilities during each of the past 12 months; the number of hospital... - Health Services
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been waiting for 14 months for dental... - Hospital Services
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the facilities in Rotunda Hospital and Holles Street Hospital, Dublin, in relation to waiting rooms and so on for... - Health Services
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has replied to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that monthly packages put together by drug companies typically only contain enough for 28... - Health Service Staff
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the crisis in undermanning of the supplementary welfare service in county Kildare, she will direct the Health Service... - Pre-school Services
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application by a Montessori school (details supplied) in County Cork to participate under the free pre-school... - Medical Cards
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on the application for renewal of a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35758/09] - Health Services
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be approved for a service in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; her views on whether they are in... - Pre-school Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding the new free pre-school year under the early childhood care and education... - Hospital Staff
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has met with the Attorney General to discuss the establishment of an inquiry into a doctor (details supplied); her plans to... - Medical Cards
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to her Department of the extra number of people who will qualify for medical cards in 2009 above the number anticipated for;... - Health Centres
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new health centre in Westbury, County Clare will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35783/09] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the proposal to close Our Lady's Ward and the admission therapy unit at St. Bridget's Hospital, Ballinasloe,... - Health Service Staff
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant dermatologists in each of the Health Service Executive regions; her plans to augment this number in accordance... - Departmental Staff
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if bonuses have been paid to staff under the aegis of her Department in 2009; if she will undertake to ensure that none is sanctioned... - Pension Provisions
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has sanctioned top-up pension arrangements for staff under the aegis of her Department during 2009; and if she will make a... - Vaccination Programme
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if consideration was given to acquiring a mercury free vaccine for the H1N1 virus, particularly for pregnant women and young children;... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and 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...
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