Written answers
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Department of Health and Children
- Medical Cards
Question 162: 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... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department has contributed to the cost of running the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in each of the past ten years; the amount... - Health Services
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied); if the person is entitled to... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of jobs at risk and the services that have been reduced or suspended at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary as a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a procedure will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly through the National Treatment Purchase Fund;... - Hospital Services
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the new cystic fibrosis units at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Insurance
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a case in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Allowances
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused a claim for mobility allowance; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin; and if... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 13 and 40 of 27 May 2010, the reason any outstanding applications, made under the former... - Hospital Services
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount a hospital (details supplied) has been penalised or awarded under the Health Service Executive, casemix management system... - Mental Health Services
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who have been assessed and diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in the mid-Leinster region in the past five... - Health Service Staff
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of posts currently vacant, including those where therapists are on maternity leave, on the early intervention team in County... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding that is being provided to the Health Service Executive NE-Louth/Meath/Cavan/Monaghan area for disability services... - Hospital Services
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the future of Drogheda Memorial Hospital, the Curragh, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that speech therapy services for under five year olds at a facility (details supplied) has... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an outpatient appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29327/10] - Health Services
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the management structure at a facility in north Cork is under the control of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an appointment for surgery is being expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Hospital Staff
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 17 February 2010, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive; and if she... - Child Care Services
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 20 April 2010, if she will provide an update; and if she will make a statement on the... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the interim measures she will put in place in respect of foreign adoption applicants who have submitted applications in advance of the... - Pre-school Services
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of places awarded under the early childhood care and education scheme on a county basis in January 2010; the numbers that... - Health Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the operation of the speech and language therapy services in County Clare including the numbers of therapists; the... - Medical Cards
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in the State that currently benefit from a full medical card and from a doctor-only medical card; the number of... - Health Services
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 17 December 2008, the operational status of the units; the number of cases received since... - Community Care
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 3 December 2009, if approval has been granted to proceed to tender; when work is expected... - Medical Cards
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 23 June 2010, the reason no reply has been provided to date; and if she will now... - Health Services
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to allocate additional funding to restore the essential respite services provided by an organisation (details... - Care of the Elderly
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a commitment that Unit 3, St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis, County Clare, which provides vital elderly long-stay public... - Alcohol Advertising
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has drawn up the list of outdoor media locations at which alcohol advertising cannot be placed because they are within... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to the National Office for Suicide Prevention in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; if she will... - Medical Cards
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons under 18 years of age covered by the full medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29452/10] - Departmental Agencies
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the State agencies under the aegis of his Department to which the 2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies applies; and... - Mental Health Services
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if standards have been established in respect of the provision of facilities in community homes for psychiatric patients; her views on... - Children in Care
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 9 July 2009 if she will provide complete figures for 2009 and from January 2010 to date;... - Patient Private Property Fund
Question 228: 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 Waiting Lists
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 105 and 106 of 12 February and 222 of 6 May 2009 the position regarding the issues raised; the... - Health Services
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the development of palliative care services in County Roscommon; when all existing facilities will be fully... - Departmental Agencies
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive section 39 organisations have implemented pay cuts despite a reply (details supplied) to a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if further to Parliamentary Question No.143 of 16 June 2009, she will provide the corresponding figures for 2009; and if she will make a... - Hospital Staff
Question 233: 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... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of defibrillators located in north Tipperary; if they are all operational; the locations of the defibrillators; the way a... - Medical Cards
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question no. 53 of 3 June 2010, when the outstanding information will issue from the Health Service Executive..... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 22 June 2010, when the outstanding information will issue from the Health Service... - Adoption Services
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a bilateral adoption agreement with Ethiopia; if it is envisioned that parents here will be able to adopt from... - Ambulance Service
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 23 March 2010, when the outstanding information will issue from the Health Service... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 27 January 2010, when the outstanding information will issue from the Health Service... - Health Services
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent annually transporting patients by taxi in County Kildare and nationally; and if she will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the Mater Hospital, Dublin, to have an... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a new bilateral agreement between Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in regard to inter-country... - Children in Care
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has completed its review of the joint protocol with the Garda Síochána, Children Missing from Care; if... - Departmental Transport
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department paid annually for car mileage from 2007 to date in 2010; the amount paid to cover rail and bus tickets; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when sterilisation facilities at Roscommon County Hospital will be upgraded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29596/10] - Children in Care
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 20 October 2009, the number of children in foster care; the number under the age of five... - Patient Transport
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 6 May 2009, if she will furnish the corresponding figure for 2009; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of acute hospital beds in each hospital that were unavailable in 2009 due to cost containment measures, infection control and... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a personal assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29607/10] - Medicinal Products
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that sistivex is made available to MS suffers here; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is available... - Hospital Services
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when surgery will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 255: 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 medical situation;... - Mental Health Services
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the Mental Health Commission report resulting in the closure of admissions units at hospitals (details supplied) the... - Palliative Care
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the taxpayer of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care report of 2001; the cost to the taxpayer of the National... - Health Services
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the development of acute services in the south-east project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the report of the review group on congregated settings; when this report will be published; if she will... - Health Services
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No 136 of the 13 May 2010; the efforts being made to re-open a facility (details supplied); the... - Health Service Allowances
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the back to school clothing and footwear allowance will be open for applications for September 2010; if different arrangements have... - Medical Cards
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appeal for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when a decision... - Mental Health Services
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds available in child and adolescent mental health services in each county; her plans to increase the level of this... - Health Services
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Cork; when construction work will be complete; when the new unit will the... - Eating Disorders
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons diagnosed with eating disorders here in each of the past five years, broken down by age and gender in tabular... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason all requests for financial safety net support made by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 were refused by the community... - Child Care Services
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the payments to date and the payments yet to be made to a child care group (details supplied) in County Laois in respect of a new child... - Hospital Services
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthopaedic operations carried out by each surgeon on a monthly basis for the past 24 months in respect of a hospital... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of respite places that will be closed as a result of budget cuts to disability services; the locations of these closures; and... - Hospital Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will... - Ambulance Service
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the plan to abolish the on-call ambulance service operating at night time out of towns (details... - Health Services
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Health Service Executive policy and practice in regard to the outsourcing of medical transcription; and if she will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cervical cancer vaccine will be made available to children older than 16 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has ensured that the Health Service Executive has a rapid approval mechanism in place for the treatment of patients requiring... - Medical Cards
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation limiting medical card patients' entitlements to dental care under the provisions of the Health Act... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the closure of St. Joseph's ward for paediatric care in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. [29861/10] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present position regarding plans to develop a new national children's hospital; the expected overall cost and when she expects the... - Health Services
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the definition of high risk in relation to medical card patients requiring treatment of gum disease, if this assessment was carried out... - Mental Health Services
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the report of the independent group to monitor progress on the implementation of A Vision for Change will be published; and if she... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the minimum age requirement for adoption from the United States; if this policy is consistent across all health board areas; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the new rent supplement scheme which is administered from a PO box number in Dublin and where applications are... - Health Services
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a service will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29987/10] - Hospital Staff
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to appoint a minimum number of five acute medical consultants as espoused by the director of reconfiguration for the Cork and... - Missing Persons
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has given consideration to introducing the EU recommended 116000 hotline number for missing children; and if she will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will derogate the public sector recruitment embargo and employ nursing staff at a community nursing unit (details supplied) in... - Health Services
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive has informed a person (details supplied) that it will no longer deliver antibiotics to their... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the request for an outpatient orthopaedic appointment at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person... - Hospital Inspections
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Information and Quality Authority has issued a report in respect of Cobh Community Hospital; and if she will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30027/10] - Health Services
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30058/10] - Ambulance Service
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will order an investigation into an incident on 4 June 2010 involving an ambulance callout which was subsequently discontinued.... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the dates preferred bidders were selected for co-located projects at hospitals (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make... - Health Insurance
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated loss of private health insurance income to Beaumont, Cork University, Limerick Regional, St James', Sligo and Waterford... - Health Service Allowances
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if payments will be made earlier for back to school clothing and footwear allowance in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital cost of the new Ambulance Centre on the St. Davnet's complex, Monaghan; the number of vehicles, and at what cost, were... - Health Services
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a proposal to house PCC facilities at the new primary health care facility in Mallow, County Cork; and if she will make a... - Health Service Allowances
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review a decision regarding an application for supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Health Services
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30131/10] - Medical Cards
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30194/10] - Young Carers
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take regarding policies and services for young carers following the publication of the report study of young carers... - Departmental Contracts
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30797/10]
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