Written answers
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Department of Health and Children
- Medical Cards
Question 141: 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 Cork. [27566/10] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a nursing home support scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [27570/10] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be provided with a suitable medical appliance; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27597/10] - Medical Cards
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been issued with a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programmes
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of removing the upper age limit on all free health screening services offered by the Health Service Executive; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [27634/10] - Health Service Staff
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the implications the staff recruitment embargo is having on the plans to open a dementia unit at St.... - Health Services
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if home help will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [27651/10] - Mental Health Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason resources for a service (details supplied) have been reduced and the implications the cut in funding will have on the service... - Health Services
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has not received the medical treatment they require; and if she will make a statement... - Medical Cards
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a medical card, under EU regulations, without a means test. [27675/10] - Health Services
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that was provided for the running of Mallow County Hospital, County Cork in 2009; if she will provide a commitment... - Nursing Education
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of the funding that has been made available and the number of places that will be provided in the higher... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 166: 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 waiting for; and if... - Organ Donation
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of living donors who donated organs in the State during each of the past three years; the organs or parts of organs donated... - Health Service Property
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the ownership of the Health Service Executive property at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [27692/10] - Health Services
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeline for delivery of the primary care team centres in Corduff and Mulhuddart. [27694/10] - Medical Cards
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for medical cards in Dublin 15; the length of time they will have to wait to receive their cards. [27696/10] - Health Services
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the review of residential care services in County Donegal will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27697/10] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all 40 beds in Belmullet Hospital, County Mayo, will remain open and will be staffed sufficiently to adhere to health and safety... - HSE Inquiries
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the recommendations in the report into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; the... - Departmental Reports
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the work and progress of the working group on sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry; when she expects to receive a report and... - Mental Health Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of all planned changes in mental health service provision, including transfer of admission units and the closure of day... - Medicinal Products
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if consideration has been given to licensing sativex for sufferers of multiple sclerosis; and if she will make a statement on the... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the fair deal package for nursing homes will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the effects the recruitment embargo is having on patients who need to see a child psychologist in the... - Medical Cards
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review her decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make... - Health Service Allowances
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a mobility allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27744/10] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the long waiting list for urologist services in the mid western health region; if her further... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (detail supplied) in Dublin 17. [27749/10] - Health Services
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the alternative respite arrangements that will be made available to families who used a nursing home (details supplied) on the Navan... - Medical Cards
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Preschool Services
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27755/10] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the application for fair deal nursing home subvention will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address the problem of letters advising women of their free cervical check being sent to the wrong address... - EU Directives
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedural or operational guidelines and any public information that exists on the implementation of the rights introduced by EU... - Health Services
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide statistics from the Health Service Executive for the past five years on the numbers of patients who have applied... - Departmental Property
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of building and land maintenance, including light and heat expenditure, for all property owned by her Department and its... - Health Services
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the neo-natal screening programme for cystic fibrosis as announced originally by a previous Minister (details... - Medical Cards
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the support arrangements that are in place for a person (details provided) who is a long term patient in a private nursing home; and if... - Health Services
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27816/10] - Medical Cards
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the result of his application for the renewal of his medical card. [27827/10] - Health Services
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to proposals by the Health Service Executive to reduce services at an acute unit at Cherry Orchard... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the current practice of instructing patients to dispose of crutches once their ailment has passed and the rationale in... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some applicants in respect of the fair deal scheme cannot be accommodated in certain... - Organ Donation
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address the concerns the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland have about the need for reform of the organ... - Health Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people currently on the waiting list for double lung transplant; the number of double lung transplants carried out here in... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the day to day non-capital budget for hospitals (details supplied) in County Dublin each year from 2000 to date in 2010. [27850/10] - Hospital Staff
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to employ a specialised consultant to deal with the current double lung transplant waiting lists; and if she will make a... - EU Directives
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive 2004/24/EC has been fully transposed into Irish law and if all provisions arising... - Health Service Staff
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the recruitment process for the 200 new social worker posts being recruited this year; if it is the case that social workers who are in... - Hospital Services
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding for in vitro fertilisation treatment has been discontinued at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin; if it is intended to recommence... - Departmental Property
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will arrange a meeting (details supplied) to resolve the issues relative to a club and the possible sale... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in providing long-term residential independent living accommodation in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 7 July 2009, when the outstanding information will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Health Services
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive progress report on delivery of services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will issue.... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 15 October 2009, when the outstanding information will issue from the Health Service... - Homeless Persons
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of unattached homeless children known to the Health Service Executive as of 31 March 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. [28017/10] - Departmental Correspondence
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the practice of transferring women from State-funded mother and baby homes to Magdalene laundries was State... - Homeless Persons
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of the specific services available to young persons using out-of-hours hostel accommodation during the day... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that all required health and personal social services are made available to a person (details supplied) in County... - Medical Cards
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the centralisation of medical card applications; the local Health Service Executive offices that are still... - Hospital Services
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of acute hospital beds here in January 2010 and the number in January 2009; the number of public and the number of private of... - Medical Cards
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have availed of the general practitioner only medical card since its introduction; the estimated cost of... - Hospital Services
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number by which hospital admissions will be reduced as a result of the implementation of the Health Service Executive service plan... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to address delays in the delivery of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme; and if she will... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 230: 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... - Health Services
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the reasons that a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has not been allocated a social worker by the... - Health Services
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan was discharged by the Health Service Executive last year without any... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason that children in the Dublin north east area are being forced to wait two years or more for orthodontic treatment; the steps... - Health Services
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason home help hours allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan have been reduced to two hours per week, and if... - Health Service Staff
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of locum social workers employed by the Health Service Executive to cover social workers on sick leave for more than three... - Children in Care
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive intends to conduct an audit of cases where children who had been in care were returned to their pre-care... - Health Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps taken by the Health Service Executive to establish a rapid response system across the State, that covers both sea and... - Mental Health Services
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements that are in place regarding ongoing treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 249: 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... - Medicinal Products
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure security of supply of all medicines following her announcement that pharmacists will be permitted to substitute... - Health Service Staff
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels in the County Clare mental health services; the number employed in the service for the past three years; the number... - Health Repayment Scheme
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the scheme of refund of pension or payments made to clients of families of persons in long term nursing home type... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the elements of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that have been implemented to date... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is an 18 month waiting list at the urology department in Waterford Regional Hospital; if an appointment will be made in... - Medical Cards
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an appeal against the decision of the Health Service Executive not to grant a full medical card in the case of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [28132/10] - Health Services
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [28138/10] - Medical Cards
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are being assessed for a medical card under the national income guidelines when... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin is being used as a storage depot for office desks that are unused because they are the... - Vaccination Programme
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 10 June 2010, the reason for the continuing delay in issuing a full response to... - Medical Cards
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if queries regarding medical card eligibility made by Members of the Oireachtas on behalf of members of the public are being dealt with... - Hospital Services
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is necessary for the accident and emergency services at University College Hospital Galway to request and record... - Health Services
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of usage by the Health Service Executive west of the facilities available to public patients at the Galway Clinic under the... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of wards closed at present in University College Hospital, Galway, Merlin Park Hospital, Galway and Portiuncula Hospital,... - Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of respite hours and days cut in 2009 and to date in 2010 by the Health Service Executive west; the alternative she will... - Health Service Staff
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers to be appointed by the Health Service Executive west as promised in the implementation plan of the Ryan... - Medical Cards
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical card applications currently with the Health Service Executive west; the average time delay in issuing cards to... - Services for the Elderly
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional services provided by the Health Service Executive west at the new hospital for the elderly in Loughrea, County Galway; if... - Hospital Staff
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the three consultants promised for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway will be appointed; when these persons will take... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will issue in relation to an appeal for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;... - Medical Cards
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse the decision to remove the medical card from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive is not paying pharmacists on time; the amount that has been paid in penalties to pharmacists in... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for the fair deal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [28224/10] - Health Services
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an appointment. [28312/10] - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for nursing home subvention fair care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Pre-School Services
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will amend the early childhood care and education scheme to include children born in July and August 2007; and if she will make a... - Health Services
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [28366/10] - Medical Cards
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved the medical card. [28375/10] - Mental Health Services
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 209 of 9 March 2010 and 118 of 9 June 2010, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the... - Pension Provisions
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a former employee of the Health Service Executive and midwife from County Mayo will receive their gratuity payment and pension... - Medical Cards
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their medical card renewed. [28389/10] - Ambulance Service
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason transport is not being provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she or the Health Service... - Health Services
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason urgent cases for dental treatment are not being approved by the Health Service Executive in County Kilkenny; the reasons such... - Medical Cards
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their renewed medical card. [28400/10] - Hospital Procedures
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a procedure in University College Hospital Galway. [28408/10] - Medical Cards
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to issue a general practitioner only card in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant neurologists here by hospital; the average waiting time to see a consultant neurologist; the number of persons... - Medical Cards
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will issue on an appeal for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [28414/10] - Hospital Services
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 1 June 2010, if and when she gave the go ahead for a dementia specific daycare centre to be... - Health Service Staff
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the concerns that exist regarding the reallocation of staff that may result in development checks for infants being... - Cancer Incidence
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cancer patients in County Kerry treated by the Health Service Executive South; and the type of cancer experienced for the... - Lyme Disease (2 comments)
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to help raise awareness of Lyme disease; the number of persons who have contracted this illness over the past five years on a... - Mental Health Services
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received details from the Mental Health Commission regarding the status of mental health facilities at Kerry General Hospital... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the various capital developments planned for Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; the time scale for the... - Child Care Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in establishing the European Union 116000 hotline number for missing children; the steps she will take... - Health Services
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in identifying funding to re-open the respite house at Clonile, County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Redress Scheme
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the decision not to include the 35 persons who have a strong case to be included in the Lourdes hospital redress... - Medical Cards
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the reliability and accuracy of a website (details supplied); the set-up cost of same; the operating costs of... - Eating Disorders
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the options available for persons under 18 years of age needing residential treatment for eating disorders. [28497/10] - HIV Infection
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new cases of HIV diagnosed in each of the past five years, in each local health office area. [28499/10] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will make provision for the reopening and maintenance of a swimming pool at a location (details...
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