Written answers
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take all necessary measures to ensure that four students (details supplied) at a primary school in Dublin 3, who are due to... - Asylum Support Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will allow a person (details supplied) to remain in Dublin in order to complete the last year of their second level studies; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the delays in the delivery of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme; if she will ensure that... - Departmental Reports
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the cardiovascular policy will be published; if it will include an implementation plan; and if funding will be provided for... - EU Directives
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in implementing the European working time directive for non-consultant hospital doctors; the manpower implications... - Vaccination Programme
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 105 and 106 of 12 February 2009 and No. 222 of 6 May 2009, the position regarding the issues... - Medical Cards
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the unsuccessful medical card application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the negotiations on a bilateral adoption agreement with Ethiopia; the consultation to date with the Australian... - Children in Care
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support foster families in 2010 as a major strategy for assisting children at risk. [22786/10] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22798/10] - Hospital Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the national spinal injury service provided at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, is funded by her Department; if not, if she will address... - Patient Private Property Fund
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 10 December 2009, the value of payments made to date in 2010; the number of payments which... - Hospital Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a bed will be available for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22805/10] - Health Services
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the refusal by the community welfare officer of further assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [22841/10] - Hospital Procedures
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a date for a medical procedure confirmed; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of formal expressions of interest that have now been received to develop the Carrigaline health centre, County Cork, under... - Youth Services
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of State funding, if any, an organisation known as Lucca Leadership Ireland has received from the Health Service Executive and... - Hospital Services
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [22872/10] - Medical Cards
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved a medical card. [22881/10] - Inter-Country Adoption
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Mexico, which is compliant with the Hague agreement on adoption, is willing to change... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide advice on the procedure a person, who has applied for the fair deal scheme in respect of their spouse and must... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding plans to relocate the Central Mental Hospital; when a decision will be made; the locations that are being... - Prison Drug Treatment Services
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the setting up of a drug treatment facility for young offenders as an alternative to prison or St. Patrick's Institution... - Mental Health Services
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will close and more suitable facilities be put in place; and if she will make a... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the progress report on the provision of a new 40 bed hospital at Kenmare, County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the official opening of the new hospital at Dingle, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this application will be processed... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will give a commitment that the 24-hour accident and emergency service in St. Columcille's Hospital, County Dublin, will continue... - Pre-school Services
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the basis of the selection of 30 June as the outer date for eligibility for the free pre-school year in early childhood care and... - Medical Cards
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the lack of synchronisation between the Health Service Executive medical card lists and the national primary... - Hospital Staff
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will proceed with the appointment of a second consultant dermatologist for the north west to be based in Sligo and Letterkenny... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence regarding a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a colonoscopy; if the procedure will be expedited; and... - Medical Cards
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 has not been granted a medical card. [23003/10] - Hospital Services
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to reports regarding the future of cardiology services at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; if this... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the costs associated with the issuing of payslips to staff including production, printing and delivery for 2007, 2008 and 2009 such as... - Health Services
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [23158/10] - Medical Cards
Question 231: 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... - Hospital Services
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork, whose appointment for orthodontic treatment at St. Finbarr's Hospital was cancelled,... - Health Services
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct the Health Service Executive to carry out a multidisciplinary assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Adoption Services
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to enable adopted children to access information regarding their natural families; and if she will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce and progress the National Vetting Bureau Bill, ensuring that the Bill provides adequately for the sharing of... - Children in Care
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that separated children moving into care placements are provided with adequate supports to meet their specific needs;... - Children in Care
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will commence the Health Act 2007 to allow independent inspection of foster carers and all children's residential centres; and... - Care of the Elderly
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to prioritise dementia to prevent a deepening crisis for carers and persons living with dementia in view of a programme... - Medical Cards
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the delays being experienced by older persons at the centralised primary care reimbursement centre in Finglas, Dublin 11... - Care of the Elderly
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a review of a long term care facility (details supplied) has been carried out by her Department and-or other organisations on behalf... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for a medical procedure; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a chiropodist appointment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose last appointment was cancelled; and... - Health Service Staff
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there are only three orthodontists for the entire Limerick, north Tipperary and Clare areas, and if she will take immediate... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason parliamentary questions addressed to the Health Service Executive are being returned with the response that they cannot be... - Medical Cards
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for processing over 70 years medical card applications; if she will provide a breakdown for each Health... - Health Services
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23273/10] - Care of the Elderly
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to prevent the closure by the Health Service Executive of Loughloe House, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if she... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 2 March 2010, if she will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of... - Health Services
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 27 April 2010, when will the proposed meeting take place; and if she will make a statement... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is now a two to three year wait for a referral for persons wishing to adopt a child from the Philippines, despite an... - Health Services
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the out of hours general practitioner services that are available in Cashel, County Tipperary; the plans that are in place to facilitate... - Child Care Services
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if approval has been granted by her for the national child care information service included in the Health Service Executive national... - Care of the Elderly
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the person who is responsible for paying the fees for the Health Information and Quality Authority inspections of... - Health Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Adoption Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the tender process for the appointment of an accountancy firm (details supplied) to the Irish Adoption Board; the terms of reference of... - Medical Cards
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding provided in 2009 and 2010 for the Meath adult physical and sensory disability service; the amount per capital that... - Health Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for periodontal treatment at the Dental Hospital, Dublin 2;... - Child Care Services
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has for the provision of a hot-line telephone number for missing children (details supplied); and if she will make a...
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