Written answers
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Department of Health and Children
- Health Service Funding
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the deficit in Health Service Executive west; the action being taken to address this deficit; and if she will make... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures now being put in place to cater for unforeseen demand for hospital beds, accident and emergency or other hospital based... - Hospital Staff
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason St. Vincent's Hospital has more radiologists than Tallaght hospital, in view of the fact that Tallaght hospital conducts twice... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the capital budget for health has been reduced under the revised capital programme 2010 to 2016; the planned projects that will... - Vaccination Programme
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Health and Children with regard to the roll-out of HPV cervical cancer vaccination programme for first year girls in secondary school as at May 2010, the... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of savings which she recently claimed needed to be made in the health budget [41899/10] - Health Services
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of her assertion that she is no longer obliged to account to Dáil Éireann for the day to day running affairs and costs of the... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an evaluation of the use of taxis by the Health Service Executive has been undertaken; if she has taken a role in addressing this... - Health Service Staff
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total cost of absenteeism to the Health Service Executive; the way the health service absenteeism compares to private sector... - Mental Health Services
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the initiatives in place to tackle depression and isolation amongst members of the farming community; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of submissions of interest made to the Health Service Executive in relation to the voluntary redundancy programme to date; and... - Hospital Staff
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the two extra consultant radiologists for Tallaght hospital will be put in place; the way the total number of WTE consultant... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of the new paediatric hospital; the funding to be provided by the State; the outstanding balance; and if she will make... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and adults waiting to have a hearing aid fitted; the average waiting time to have a hearing aid fitted; the cost... - Hospital Services
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the date the Health Service Executive audit to establish if any other hospitals have experienced a backlog in x-ray... - Vaccination Trials
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take and the action she has taken to date in respect of vaccine trials on children in State care during the 1960s and... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the situation which is now prevalent in both Cavan and Drogheda hospitals where patients, some of them a great age, have to... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made on the location of the new central mental hospital; when this decision will be made; and if she will make a... - Departmental Reports
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Hayes report on radiological examinations and GP referrals will be published; when the report of the faculty of radiologists... - Departmental Staff
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to reduce the number of staff who work in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41886/10] - Health Insurance
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total amount of money owed to the Health Service Executive by private health insurers at the end of 2009; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to commence work on a national dementia strategy; when it is expected that the strategy will be completed; and if she... - Medicine Pricing
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding her plans to introduce reference pricing; the amount that will be saved from the introduction of reference... - General Medical Service
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to review the general practitioner out of hours services; if she is involved in this review; and if she will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of stroke units here; the criteria the Health Service Executive use to determine if a stroke service is an acute stroke... - Hospital Boards
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has made its nomination to the board of Tallaght hospital; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Promotion
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the supports available from her Department to assist those who are trying to give up smoking, particularly those who are living on low... - Child Abuse
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on the internal Health Service Executive disciplinary process that is taking place on foot of failings... - Hospital Staff
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the national referral centre for paediatric immunology has no full-time consultant immunologist; and if she will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in providing direct access to diagnostics for general practitioners; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Abuse
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a new inquiry into allegations of child abuse of intellectually disabled children in two facilities operated by... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in implementing measures in the Croke Park deal that deal with issues of cost savings on shared services,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views that over 46,000 patients are on hospital waiting lists across the State; if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers of... - Health Services
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a unique health identifier system will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41875/10] - Health Forums
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the future of the regional health forums; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41904/10] - Ambulance Service
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 8 July 2010 the progress or developments made in the reconfiguration of ambulance services... - Departmental Staff
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Health and Children to outline in tabular form the number of social workers currently employed on a full-time basis in the Health Service Executive and the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed new national children's hospital [41903/10] - Hospital Staff
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken to ensure that there are adequate numbers of non-consultant hospital doctors for service needs in January 2011;... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of methadone and stabilisation centres in each drug task force area; the number of applicants for treatment at each centre; if... - Departmental Programmes
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider introducing a National Foot Screening Programme as part of the treatment of diabetic foot disease; the estimated... - Pharmacy Services
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason many pharmacies around the country are charging customers over and above the monthly cap of €10 for prescription charges... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that patients in the west had their planned chemotherapy cancelled in recent weeks because of... - Health Service Staff
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children with regard to the Government's decision to hire an additional 270 social workers, the number that have been recruited to date; and if... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and when the proposed extension to the National Rehabilitation Hospital will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care teams now in place and actively operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41885/10] - Hospital Services
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans and those of the Health Service Executive to alter services provided at Lifford Hospital; and if she will make a statement on... - Proposed Legislation
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when legislation will be published to place the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with the Health Service Executive in relation to the future of Navan, Dundalk and Monaghan Hospitals; and if... - Youth Services
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 8 July 2010, the number of special projects for youth currently funded by her Department;... - Departmental Schemes
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received under the fair deal scheme to date; the number of applications that have been processed to date; the... - Mental Health Services
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the commitment that no child or adolescent will be placed in an adult mental health bed by end of 2011 is on track and if it will be... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that information requested in a parliamentary question to her is furnished in a reasonable time; the length of time... - Vaccination Programme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a final figure for the cost of the H1N1 flu vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41887/10] - National Maternity Hospital
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to move the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, to the site of St. Vincent's Hospital; the amount of moneys spent on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if adequate funds have been set aside to fund the fair deal scheme for 2010; if she will ensure that adequate provision is made for 2011;... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the future of Bandon Community Hospital and if she will confirm that the extension to the hospital will progress without... - Hospital Services
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the national clinical leads are all now in place, including the lead for mental health; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the budget for medical research is protected in view of the quality research that is undertaken and the added... - Care of the Elderly
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the way home help services are run in our communities; her plans to extend these services to cater for elderly persons to... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the co-location policy; her views that the Voluntary Health Insurance, VHI, will not cover its customers in... - Homeless Persons
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of registered homeless persons under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37440/10]
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