Written answers
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Department of Health and Children
- Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views of the important role of an association (details supplied) in the delivery of public health services; her further views on... - Pre-school Services
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the AMI Montessori qualification is recognised as justifying the higher rate of payment in recognition of higher staff skills under... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [6769/10] - Medical Cards
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the funding necessary to allow persons (details supplied) in Dublin 16 to move to insulin pump therapy through Our... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if BreastCheck will be made available for women over 64 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6071/10] - Medical Cards
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was not notified when their medical card was withdrawn; and if the card will be... - Hospital Services
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has had three dates for surgery at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, cancelled in... - Health Services
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the treatment services in place for cocaine users; the number of cocaine treatment clinics operating here; if new treatment projects and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the review of the supply of prosthetic limbs in County Cork; if the persons using a prosthetic limb will be... - Medical Cards
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a replacement medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the drugs repayment scheme operates on a monthly basis or on the basis of 28 days; and the reason some pharmacists supply medicines... - Medical Cards
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the decision regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the breakdown of... - Departmental Procurement
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the companies that have been granted contracts for projects worth more than €10 million in the period 2000 to 2010. [6149/10] - Medical Cards
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the background and rationale to the decision to centralise the medical card application service to the primary care reimbursement... - Hospital Services
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of external consultants currently working for or in her Department; the work they are carrying out; and if she will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a patient who is in a nursing home sacrifices the 15% cap on the contribution towards nursing home costs from the family home if they... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed Adoption Bill will recognise direct adoptions from Hague ratified contracting states where such adoptions are legislated... - Hospital Services
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for bed closures at a hospital (details supplied) in County Clare; her plans to extend surgical facilities at this hospital;... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the timeframe for the capital development programme at a hospital (details supplied) in County Clare; if a project... - Medical Cards
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the processing of medical card applications for persons over 70 years is taking a long time; the further reason the system is... - Health Services
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be seen by an occupational therapist. [6444/10] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund for orthopaedic intervention;... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority are not carrying out the portable appliance... - Hospital Services
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a procedure at University College Hospital, Galway. [6504/10] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put the National Quality Standards: Residential Settings for People with Disabilities published by the Health Information... - Hospital Services
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be available in order for the renal service at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly, to be fully... - Medical Cards
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be renewed in view of the fact that all the necessary... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the focus and thrust of the reviews that are being conducted in respect of under review countries; the outcome of the adoption laws if... - Pharmacy Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some pharmacists charge above the agreed mark-up and dispensing fee in relation to... - Health Services
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review services that are provided to sufferers of cystic fibrosis; if she plans to change existing services; and if she will... - Pre-school Services
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rights of children with disabilities to attend preschool and to have a special needs assistant if one is required; if a child... - Hospital Services
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients in County Louth treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial lower limb amputation in... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in opening a facility (details supplied) in County Dublin which was granted a derogation from the moratorium on... - Hospital Staff
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of security at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth in each of the past five years; the number of security... - Misuse of Drugs
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the substances in products sold in head shops that are currently banned. [6679/10] - Health Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive the necessary tests and treatment in view of their difficult medical... - Child Care Services
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the payments made to date and the payment yet to be made by her Department to a child care group in respect of a new child care facility... - Medical Cards
Question 266: 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. [6708/10] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding foreign adoptions and in particular in relation to persons who have been waiting years to complete the adoption... - Health Services
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appeal lodged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6743/10] - Medical Cards
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if it will be processed.... - Health Service Funding
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when section 39 funding allocations will be announced. [6780/10] - Health Service Plan
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive is required to produce a national service plan for 2010; and when this will be available. [6781/10] - Vaccination Programme
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the persons entitled to receive the HPV vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6784/10] - Adoption Services
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Adoption Bill 2009 to be enacted. [6796/10] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the list of countries that are currently Hague compliant in terms of inter-country adoption; the implications for couples intending to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide information regarding public hospital waiting lists (details supplied). [6800/10] - Health Service Properties
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Health Service Executive plans for a house (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6802/10] - Health Service Staff
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the regulatory regime for psychotherapists. [6804/10] - Medical Cards
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6842/10] - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce legislation to protect human embryos outside the womb. [6854/10] - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of repayments made under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 to date; the number of cases in which funds have been... - Hospital Closures
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is proposed to close Heatherside Hospital, County Cork; if consideration has been given to retaining the hospital within the... - Food Labelling
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the introduction of traffic light colour coding for food packaging to indicate the relative healthiness of the food... - Health Service Staff
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the level of orthodontic services based in St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork; the number of orthodontists employed in... - Departmental Programmes
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil and public servants that have signed up for the cycle to work scheme; the cost of the scheme to date in 2010. [7577/10]
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