Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the investigation into an allegation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38368/09] - Food Safety Regulations
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the sell by date regulations currently in place for agri-food products; the sell by date regulations that are in place in relation to... - Pre-school Services
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, under the new proposals to introduce free pre-school education, the new proposed... - Child Care Services
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to capital grant funding for a project (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [39508/09] - Health Services
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time periods and number of children seeking speech therapy in each Health Service Executive region; and if she will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a value for money audit has been carried out on the work undertaken for her Department by private companies (details supplied).... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals here that have temporarily closed patient wards and temporarily withdrawn surgical services and medical services to date... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure the National Cancer Screening Service protects women's right to self refer to their general... - Health Services
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the maximum a patient will pay under the high tech scheme is €100 per month as in the drugs payment scheme if given permission by... - Hospital Staff
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the lack of dermatology services in the south east; if her attention has further been drawn to the... - Medical Cards
Question 414: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37911/09] - Health Services
Question 416: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding for day care services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be approved; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if, in view of the fact... - Health Services
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the agencies that have been notified that they will receive funding for day service places in counties Laois and Offaly; the amount that... - Hospital Services
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a CAT scanner will be back in service at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare, following the suspension of this service; the... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if work has begun on a bilateral agreement to allow adoption from Ethiopia; when she anticipates this agreement will be concluded; if... - Health Services
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of contracts or leases that have been signed by the Health Service Executive with general practitioners in relation to... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the Exchequer of external public relations consultants hired by her Department in 2009; the number that were hired; the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of funding for an organisation (details supplied). [38019/09] - Health Services
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the supports she has given to general practitioners and dentists here; the reason dentists received no supports towards equipment,... - Departmental Staff
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed within her Department working in the area of public relations; the cost to the Exchequer; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent teeth that were extracted from children under the age of 16 years in each of the past four years in County... - Hospital Services
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Prospectus Review of Critical Care Services will be published; the reason it has not been published to date; if it will form... - Health Services
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if the Health Service Executive will... - National Lottery Funding
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for national lottery funding by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38049/09] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review a claim made under the health repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will further strengthen legislation on the sale of products in head shops particularly with regard to controlling sale of... - Medical Cards
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if medical cards are printed outside of Ireland; if so, if she will ensure that this is reviewed in view of the rate of unemployment... - Health Services
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made at the adolescent unit at Bessborough care centre, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38079/09] - Medical Cards
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a facility for Houses of the Oireachtas Members to access information through a direct line to obtain information on medical... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will... - National Lottery Funding
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full extent of funds from the proceeds of the national lottery allocated to or through her Department in each of the past five years... - Medical Cards
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on... - Adoption Services
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38181/09] - Medical Cards
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the statue of the renewal of a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Suicide Prevention
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is little progress made on implementing the 33 recommendations on suicide prevention made by the Joint Committee on... - Youth Services
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the protection of funding for youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38210/09] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether adoptions from Vietnam are secure; the grounds on which she allowed the bilateral agreement to lapse; the reason... - Mental Health Services
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to criticism by Amnesty International of the Health Service Executive's accounting system for the national mental... - Health Services
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when orthodontic treatment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the future of rheumatology services at Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; if there are plans to change the location of... - Preschool Services
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will change the early child care education regulations to allow community playschools to take on children on a reduced number of... - Medical Cards
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 7 July 2009, the position regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the effect the current embargo on the recruitment in the Health Service Executive is having on the hospital services in County Clare,... - Hospital Staff
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of frontline staff employed in our public hospitals in County Clare for the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and up to 30 September... - Health Services
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on setting up the primary care teams in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38266/09] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made on the reopening of a unit with additional beds at a hospital (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she... - Health Services
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time to be seen for autism assessment on the Cork south Lee area; the waiting time on the Cork north Lee area; and if she... - Medical Cards
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given with an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38327/09] - Health Services
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given in having long term care provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38328/09] - Hospital Staff
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in the Curragh hospice unit, Curragh, County Kildare; the number of nurses and doctors employed at the unit; her... - Medical Cards
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details attached). [38358/09] - Nursing Home Inspections
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out nursing home inspections; if this cost is levied on the nursing... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on plans she announced in October 2009 for the development of the new Children's Hospital at the Mater Hospital site,... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent revamping the Health Service Executive website; the company contracted to carry out this service; the budget... - Health Services
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons awaiting admission to a long-term bed in public nursing homes in County Roscommon; their circumstances, be it in... - Child Abuse
Question 481: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has been kept informed by the Health Service Executive of the outcome of an investigation into allegations of child abuse in... - Health Services
Question 482: 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. [38429/09] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is seeking to have a piece of medical equipment... - Medical Cards
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding that is available to medical card holders who cannot obtain the drug macushield on the medical card and cannot afford to... - Preschool Services
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount paid by her Department under the early child care supplement each year since it was introduced and to date in 2009 in tabular... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [38463/09] - Health Services
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to receive more frequent respite care; and if she will make a statement... - Medical Cards
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a medical card will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary, the reason for... - Health Services
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied). [38505/09] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the impact the revised programme for Government to proceed with the current programme of co-location limited to already committed... - Health Services
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38519/09] - Medical Cards
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will be... - Health Services
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38547/09] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the disparity between replies given by her Department on a specific topic (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will be informed of the outcome of their application for renewal of their medical card; and... - Health Services
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [38558/09] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adults and children on the waiting list for rheumatology assessment or treatment in Naas General Hospital, County Kildare;... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that is being made in the programme to transfer people with an intellectual disability inappropriately placed in... - Health Services
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be assessed in order that they can be put on a waiting list; and if she will make... - Hospital Services
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an operation will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow before December 2009 and if she will... - Health Services
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the home care package for the elderly in the west Wicklow area; if funding is available; the funding available;... - Medical Cards
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outstanding applications for medical cards and medical card renewals in respect of persons over 70 years regarding the... - Health Services
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is not in receipt of an adequate home care package; if the health service will... - Medical Cards
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [38632/09] - Health Service Staff
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of rheumatologists within the Health Service Executive service; the geographical positioning or health areas of same; if this... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will quantify financially and in terms of bed days lost, the cost arising from the delay in the transfer of patients with a neuro... - Health Services
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Regional Forum on the Provision of Neurological Rehabilitation Services in the Cork and Kerry region is due to make its report;... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to facilitate couples who wish to engage with other countries for adoption purposes in view of the breakdown in agreements... - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address matters arising from a recent Dáil motion (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Safety Authority
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make available a copy of the document NAT/398 of the European Economic and Social Committee on Agriculture, Rural... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 532: 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. [38691/09] - Medical Cards
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [38692/09] - Early Intervention Teams
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the early intervention team for north Dublin is in place and fully staffed; the current waiting times for assessment and services;... - Hospital Services
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when further funding will be made available to facilitate the completion of treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Health Services
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38734/09] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a child (details supplied) in County Longford who is in need of orthodontic care has to wait two years for treatment; and if... - Health Service Staff
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not been awarded their entitlements in relation to subsistence and mileage... - Medical Cards
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will... - Health Service Staff
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the HSE plan to provide a replacement community welfare officer service for an area (details supplied) in County Meath. [38782/09] - Medical Cards
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Laois for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on... - Adoption Services
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Ireland is one of the last receiving countries to ratify the Hague Convention. [38801/09] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the inconsistencies that exist in different Health Service Executive areas here in terms of waiting times for... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in completion of post-placement reports for Russia; and if the addition of more personnel would assist in the... - Child Care Services
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the impact the revised programme for Government will have on the 75% of commitments relating to children; and if she will make a... - Care of the Elderly
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive posts of dedicated officer for elder abuse created as a response to her policy on elder abuse;... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if drugs used for [i]in vitro [/i]fertilisation are covered under the drugs refund scheme; if there are plans to restrict access to this... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the qualifications required of teachers or carers in schools operating in the free early childhood care and education scheme; if there... - Child Care Services
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the rates exemption applied to sessional services to schools or crèches operating only the free early childhood care and education... - Medical Cards
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the problem at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin due to a shortage of necessary ICU beds... - Medical Cards
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting for a colonoscopy in public hospitals here; the number of people waiting more than four weeks, up to three... - Hospital Services
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a dedicated stroke unit for the Health Service Executive south. [38875/09] - Health Services
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for physiotherapy treatment; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a hearing aid test. [38910/09] - Health Service Staff
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the length of paid sick leave entitlement for Health Service Executive employees; if there are circumstances in which full pay can be... - Health Services
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be sanctioned for an organisation (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a vaccine (details supplied) will be delivered to the Health Service Executive for its swine flu vaccination programme; and if she... - Medical Cards
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon has not been reissued with their over 70 years medical card; when this will... - Care of the Elderly
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has adequate carer assistance; and if she will make a statement on the... - Child Care Services
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if children with special needs who are enrolled in the early childhood care and education scheme will have a special needs assistant... - Health Services
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the home care package for the elderly in west Wicklow which is administered by the Health Service Executive... - Hospital Services
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the weekly average number of step-down or convalescent patients who were patients at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin from October 2008 to... - Vaccination Programme
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the swine influenza vaccination is suitable and safe for pregnant women in view of the medical concerns being... - Health Services
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of any Traveller health initiatives undertaken by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39023/09] - Hospital Services
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (detail supplied) in County Laois who needs surgery on their shoulder will be assessed and the procedure carried out; and... - Vaccination Programme
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the H1N1 immunisation programme; the categories of population that have been immunised to date in 2009; her plans... - Health Services
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive an appointment for speech therapy. [39051/09] - Mental Health Services
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way information is gathered to clearly identify children with autism spectrum disorders; her views on whether including such a... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 592: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Minister of State with responsibility for children will meet an organisation (details supplied) in view of the request made by... - Health Services
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the home care package for the elderly in west Wicklow which is administered by the Health Service Executive... - Vaccination Programme
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons over the age of 65 years with serious underlying health conditions are not able to avail of the swine influenza... - Health Service Staff
Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the bonuses awarded to Professor Brendan Drumm, chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive; the date these bonuses were... - General Practitioner Training
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioner training places here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39106/09] - Health Service Executive
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details on the new Health Service Executive structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39107/09] - Programme for Government
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to take further progressive, detailed steps towards building universal... - Medical Cards
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to improve income eligibility limits in the assessment for medical cards... - Bio-Monitoring Programme
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to commence a bio-monitoring programme in 2010 to measure fluoride... - Health Research
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to increase research and development in the health sector making Ireland... - Legislative Programme
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to introduce stricter requirements for labelling of alcohol products; and... - Hospital Services
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding mandatory licensing of hospital services based on explicit standards; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to implement reforms to hospice and palliative care, in line with... - Mental Health Services
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment in respect of mental health, to reduce admission rates to acute units;... - Health Services
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent services; the timelines... - Mental Health Services
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the revised programme for Government commitment to progress the transfer of the Central Mental Hospital to a new site;... - Health Services
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in respect of the provision of appropriate intervention services to a person (details supplied) in Co Cork. [39126/09] - Pre-school Services
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a query regarding the operation of the new free preschool year under the early childhood care and education... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for a waiting list of three and a half years for knee and hip replacements at Tullamore Regional Hospital, County Offaly. ... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is the case that when inpatients in nursing homes or psychiatric homes die intestate, their next of kin inherit the total... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the maintenance charges of nursing homes in accordance with the charges of inpatient services under the health... - Children's Services
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional services which will be provided by the establishment of constituency children's services committees which were... - Hospital Services
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm if it is intended to downgrade services at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, and Portiuncula Hospital,... - Health Services
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive orthodontic treatment from the Health Service Executive west; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for an over 70 years medical card in the case of persons (details supplied) in County... - Health Service Staff
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are nurses wishing to avail of the incentivised retirement scheme who cannot do... - Health Services
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [39259/09] - Health Service Allowances
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm having received correspondence from the Department of Social and Family Affairs in relation to a person (details... - Homeless Persons
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the interaction she has had with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, or the Department of Community, Rural and... - Local Authority Housing
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to remove the health hazard that is being caused by a house (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she...
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