Written answers
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Department of Health and Children
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 1 April 2010, the moneys that will be made available for the national campaign on legal... - State Examinations
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) will be allowed to complete their leaving certificate at school in Dublin. [15517/10] - Generic Drugs
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will exclude certain drugs from the reference pricing and generic substitution scheme when there is evidence that the generic... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the delays in accessing appointments for a consultant in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; if she will... - Missing Persons
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be provided for a helpline in respect of missing children; and if he will consider the use of cross-Bborder funding.... - Medical Cards
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card applicant over 70 years of age who has an application for a medical renewal with the Health Service Executive is still... - Vaccination Programme
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the school setting is the appropriate place for the Gardasil vaccine to be administered in view of the possible... - Health Services
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the statement of the Health Service Executive's assistant national director for children and families' social... - Departmental Funding
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the supports that are available through her Department for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14546/10] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy in relation to the decontamination of medical appliances and equipment; if there is a programme of decontamination in place... - Health Services
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to implement the stroke recommendations of the cardiovascular group; if there has been any response to the Irish... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to see a consultant urologist at University College... - Health Service Staff
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an appointment will be made to the post of consultant urologist at University College Hospital Galway following a recent... - Vaccination Programme
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way a family with a 14 year old daughter can avail of the cervical cancer vaccine in view of the fact the child involved is... - Health Services
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will have full psychological assessment in view of its importance to their future... - Medical Cards
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will legislate to ensure an automatic legal right for children to receive aftercare services when leaving the care of the State;... - Health Service Staff
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of any net increase in the level of whole-time equivalents in the number of social workers so far this year; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who requested aftercare services on leaving the care of the State during 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a... - Nursing Education
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the funding that has been made available and the number of places that will be provided in the Higher Diploma in Nursing,... - Health Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the attendance at each regional sexual assault treatment unit throughout the State during 2009. [14630/10] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed new children's hospital at the Mater site, Dublin; if she is satisfied that this is the most... - Medical Procedures
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take arising from the recent disclosures on symphysiostomies carried out at hospitals here; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on altering the cut off age for children who wish to avail of the early childhood care and education scheme from 30 June to 31... - Health Services
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [14656/10] - Medical Cards
Question 259: 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 Cork; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the future of a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; if she will make a... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that earlier this month five children lay on trolleys while at the same time eight beds were... - Medical Cards
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to refuse to renew a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she... - Health Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline the reason there is no maintenance dental service available to disabled persons in County Galway and in particular... - Pension Provisions
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to moneys received from the UK for those who are entitled to a UK pension and who live in Ireland and use the... - Medicinal Products
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Sativex, available under special licence in the UK and elsewhere, for pain relief for those suffering from multiple sclerosis will be... - Health Services
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the screening programme for diabetic retinopathy is to be rolled out in the Health Service Executive West area in 2010 as previously... - Medical Cards
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [14778/10] - Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding is available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for periodontal treatment at the Dental Hospital, Dublin which... - Medical Cards
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [14780/10] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received to date in 2010 under the fair deal nursing home scheme; if that scheme is now operating; if so the... - Health Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request from the Health Service Executive a full and updated report on plans to provide a new primary health centre at... - Hospital Staff
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will liaise with the Health Service Executive to ensure the immediate appointment of a suicide prevention nurse at Tallaght... - Medical Cards
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8 were refused a full medical card in view of the fact that both of them are in need of... - Health Service Staff
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive delayed a decision on the return to work following a career break for a person (details... - Care of the Elderly
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when respite care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14810/10] - Funeral Expenses
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has a debt of €9,000 for funeral expenses in respect of the burial of a family... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the process involved in contacting women to remind them of their right to a free cervical cancer smear test; the numbers contacted each... - Health Services
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to be seen by an occupational therapist. [14822/10] - Hospital Services
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the investigation established by the Health Service Executive into any backlog in the reading of X-rays in... - Health Services
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied). [14847/10] - Hospital Services
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [14852/10] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a hospital for Ballinamore, County Leitrim; and when will an announcement be made. [14856/10] - Care of the Elderly
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a nursing home in County Tipperary (details supplied) which has been extended and is awaiting approval by the... - Health Service Staff
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 16 February 2010 the progress that has been made in discussions between her Department and... - Hospital Services
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the commitment that current service provision will continue to be provided to the full extent in the coming year at Portiuncula... - Departmental Equipment
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of personal computers and laptops currently deployed within her Department and each agency under its aegis in tabular form.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will detail in tabular form, the number of reams of A4 sized paper and A3 sized paper purchased in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to... - Hospital Services
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an eye appointment at the eye and ear hospital, Dublin; and if she will... - Health Services
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans to reduce the budget of a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive their medical card. [14957/10] - Health Services
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Longford have been unable to get help from the Health Service Executive; and if she will... - Hospital Charges
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the level of long-stay charges in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card has not been renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford on medical and hardship... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is being charged their entire pension of €230 per week plus subvention of... - Medical Cards
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in respect of women who were exposed to contaminated anti-D but tested negative on the ELISA test yet are suffering symptoms consistent... - Health Services
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to a home help service (details supplied) for 2009, and 2010; the number of home helps currently... - Medical Cards
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15020/10] - Health Services
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the waiting time for an ophthalmology appointment (details supplied); her plans to rectify the situation so that... - Child Care Services
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 30 March 2010 if she will provide an update; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per patient attending hospital of each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Organ Transplants
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons on the organ transplant waiting list; if she will provide a breakdown of the organs they are awaiting; and if she... - Health Services
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [15030/10] - Patient Statistics
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who were readmitted to hospital within one week of discharge in 2009. [15038/10] - Ambulance Service
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for the ambulance service for south Limerick as outlined in the health service development plan. [15039/10] - Health Service Staff
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of the examination of the recruiting of a nurse (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15040/10] - Health Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [15050/10] - Health Service Staff
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in appointing a public health nurse in the Lucan area of County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the health budget for each of the years 1997 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15053/10] - Health Service Staff
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people employed in the health service for each of the years 1997 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospital budget for each of the years 1997 to 2010 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15055/10] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds, both public and private, for each of the years 1997 to end 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Hospital Procedures
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per inpatient procedure for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of accident and emergency attendances for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Patient Statistics
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outpatient attendances for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of day care treatments for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. ... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the general medical services budget allocation for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and percentage of under 70 years medical card holders for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will... - Vaccination Programme
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the HPV vaccine will commence in secondary schools before May 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15070/10] - Health Services
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if extra hours will be facilitated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will reissue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment from Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to the family of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the provision of extra speech and language sessions can be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Medical Cards
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when residential care will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she removed cytamen solution from the list of eligible medicines under the general medical services scheme; if her attention... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons with diabetes that are on the podiatry waiting list in counties Cork and Kerry; the number of persons classified... - Health Services
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the organisations, groups, bodies and so on that receive Health Service Executive funding or are contracted by the HSE to provide... - Hospital Services
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of neurological beds; the number of persons awaiting a neurological bed; the average waiting time for such beds;... - Health Service Staff
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant neurologists and other specialist neurology staff; the location of same in all Health Service Executive areas;... - Hospital Services
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the continued delay in the publication of the Health Service Executive strategic review of neurology and neurophysiology... - Compensation Schemes
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the age limit of 40 years in respect of compensation per person (details supplied) can be extended to include a person who was just... - Hospital Services
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the radiotherapy treatment centre attached to the Whitfield Clinic in Waterford will... - Health Service Executive Properties
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the ownership of the Health Service Executive property on Blackcourt Road, Corduff, Dublin 15, adjacent to the... - Medical Cards
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for medical cards in Dublin 15; and the length of time they have to wait to receive their cards. [15189/10] - Health Services
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [15201/10] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for outpatient ultrasound x-rays in each hospital that is publicly funded; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disease Control (1 comment)
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns about the increase of Lyme disease here; her plans to ensure that this disease is... - Hospital Staff
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in appointing support staff for the consultant neurologist that was appointed to the mid west region in January 2008;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the actions she will take to restrict the operation of head shops and the sale of products that are causing great concerns to parents... - Medical Cards
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - Health Services
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the development plans of her Department for children's cardiac care here; if specific milestones have been set in that development; the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital in County Kildare has been included in the revised capital programme 2007 to 2013; and the... - Health Services
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that waiting times for hearing tests for children at Newbridge and Tallaght health centres... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [15296/10] - Child Care Services
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of families her Department refers per month to the Ballymun men's resource centre, Dublin 11, for child contact services, in... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the situation which has arisen whereby Ireland has been blacklisted for adoption by the Russian authorities; the reason... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the waiting list for urologist services in the mid western health region; if her further attention... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is being billed by the Health Service Executive for nursing home charges; if the new... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an assessment of need under the Disability Act in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if,... - Health Service Staff
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has the authority under the terms of the final framework agreement to place persons into posts when the... - Medical Cards
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the long delays being encountered by persons who are applying for medical cards, renewing medical... - Ambulance Service
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are a number of advanced paramedics here who are suitably qualified; in view of... - Health Service Staff
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is proposed by the Health Service Executive to have support staff such as multi-task attendants and other support staff in... - Health Services
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not yet been given any speech therapy from the Health Service Executive; and... - Medical Cards
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person on the low level back to work allowance of €100 per week is entitled to a medical card; and if she will make a statement... - Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home refund applications still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15521/10] - Hospital Services
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Cork will be called for orthopaedic surgery in view of the fact that the surgery has been considered... - Health Service Staff
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will list the staff employed under contract in the estates department of the Health Service Executive; their individual and total... - Departmental Properties
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm the proposed use of Health Service Executive owned lands which have remained waste ground for 30 years at Backcourt... - Health Research
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to information (details supplied) on ME chronic fatigue; if she will discuss this information with the... - Health Services
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the orthodontic waiting time for students in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the dentist in Baltinglass Hospital, County Wicklow; the number of times the dentist attends; the number of... - Health Services
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the occupational therapist service for the west Wicklow area; the number of persons on the waiting list; the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 cannot get a surgical procedure for another nine months. [15587/10] - Health Services
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15591/10] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be provided for BAHA hearing aids (details supplied) for public patients in view of the fact that the operation is... - Hospital Staff
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy of rehiring staff at a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin who have received early retirement packages and... - Medical Cards
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved for a medical card. [15741/10] - Ministerial Travel
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 23 March 2010, if she will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the... - Social Welfare Payments
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the scale of and the reasons for different interpretations employed by community welfare officers here in terms of whether they consider... - Health Services
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15753/10] - Hospital Services
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 3 March 2010 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15754/10] - Child Care Services
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 26 January 2010 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15755/10] - Health Services
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 3 February 2010 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15756/10] - Medical Cards
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 4 February 2010 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15757/10] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 4 February 2010 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15758/10] - Medical Cards
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 4 February 2010 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15759/10] - Health Service Executive Reports
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 7 July 2009 when a reply will issue form the Health Service Executive. [15760/10] - Departmental Reports
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 16 September 2009 when the Health Service Executive's report will issue. [15761/10] - Medical Cards
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15764/10] - Hospital Charges
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has been ordered to repay the Health Service Executive a sum of money for long-stay... - Medical Cards
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are entitled to the over-70 medical card. [15787/10] - Hospital Staff
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the shortage of non-consultant hospital doctors; the locations at which non-consultant hospital doctors posts... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received in each of the past three years to date in 2010; the number granted,...
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