Written answers
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Department of Health and Children
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to regulate and ban substances sold in head shops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8747/10] - Health Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding funding in 2010 for dental treatments under the medical card scheme; the length of time she expects the funding... - Public Sector Pay
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons at an equine centre (details supplied) should be exempt from public service pay cuts; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will lift the embargo on nursing staff recruitment to enable nursing staff to be replaced at Belmullet District Hospital and... - Pre-school Services
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from parents of children attending a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare under the early... - Health Service Staff
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will lift the ban on public sector recruitment for health and ambulance personnel in the interests of public safety; and if she... - Health Services
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Letrim. [8641/10] - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she has taken to ensure that pharmacists pass on reductions in the cost of medicines to consumers; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the shortage of nursing care in the Legan, Colehill, Forgney and Carrickboy areas of County Longford despite a 24%... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the daughters of women who have had cervical cancer will be given the HPV vaccine as a priority; and if she will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will issue on the nursing home loan (ancillary State support) portion of the nursing home support scheme application in... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in a repayment under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Thalidomide Survivors' Compensation
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support an association (details supplied) in their efforts for justice and compensation. [8710/10] - Health Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied). [8711/10] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the expected date for the signing of the Hague Convention into law; the countries to which the Hague Convention will apply; the... - Adoption Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applicants that have submitted their papers and are awaiting a decision on their request for a declaration of suitability... - Proposed Legislation
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation requiring labels on alcohol products to warn of the dangers of drinking during pregnancy; and if she... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications under the nursing home support scheme received each month since it was established; the number awaiting... - Hospital Services
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 3 December 2009, if the applicant will be facilitated at another hospital to have their... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the age limit for cervical cancer vaccine; if it will be extended to other age groups; the way a person can register for the uptake of... - Home Help Service
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours that will be provided per month over the course of 2010 in County Donegal; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical procedure has been postponed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the nursing home support scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.... - Health Service Staff
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons employed in the health service who are job sharing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8825/10] - Pre-school Services
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to previous correspondence (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education scheme; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Trinity College Dublin report, a cost and outcomes analysis of alternative models of care for young children with... - Care of the Elderly
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applicants in receipt of a home care grant in 2008 and 2009; the number of new applications approved during those years in... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006; and if she will make... - Health Services
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the rising cost of day care for Alzheimer's patients in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the terms of her contractual obligations in relation to the public use of privately operated beds in co-located hospitals in cases in... - Medical Cards
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding setting new income thresholds in respect of medical card eligibility for 2010. [8870/10] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report of the Adoption Board on its investigation into the mediation agency dealing with Vietnamese intercountry... - Health Service Staff
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a number of acting community welfare officers who have permanent status with the Health Service Executive are retained in their posts... - Medical Cards
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for an over 70 years medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [9021/10] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed Adoption Bill recognises direct adoptions from Hague-ratified contracting states where such adoptions are legislated for... - Health Services
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when placement will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9037/10] - Medical Cards
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from a union (details supplied) regarding medical card processing; her plans to address the concerns... - Hospital Services
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will get a bed in the Mater Hospital, Dublin. [9044/10] - Mental Health Services
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 516 and 519 of 19 January 2009, the inappropriate placing of 263 children in adult in-patient... - Medical Cards
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card. [9051/10] - Hospital Services
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who has a very rare condition, has to be admitted through... - Medical Cards
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their renewed medical card; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm the appointment of two specialists to the orthodontic treatment centre at St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork; when the two... - Health Services
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a cancelled orthodontic appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be rescheduled; and if she will... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [9086/10] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 3 February 2010, when a reply will issue regarding the information sought; and if she will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 3 February 2010 when a reply will issue regarding the information sought. [9104/10] - Legal Fees
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 479 and 480 of 16 September 2009 and Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 2 February 2010 when... - Proposed Legislation
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will amend the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 to include a legal entitlement to after care for young people coming out of care... - Health Service Staff
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 2 February 2010, when a reply will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 2 February 2010, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if independent adoption is included in the Adoption Bill in view of the fact that there are a number of Irish citizens who have adopted... - Medical Cards
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can change the hospital into which they are booked under the National Treatment... - Medical Cards
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make... - National Lottery Funding
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for lottery funding by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to a previous parliamentary question, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny has not had the services of a... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount she has spent on hiring or use of outside consultants in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; if she is satisfied that this... - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 1 July 2009, her plans to introduce legislation in the area of surrogate parenthood in... - Health Services
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech and language therapy will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
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