Written answers
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Department of Health and Children
- Health Insurance
Question 7: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of the increase in private health insurance recently announced by the VHI, when she will introduce risk equalisation; and if she... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 8: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the Report on Primary Medical Care in the Community published on 10 February 2010... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an update on the development of the national children's hospital; when planning permission will be granted; when... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the meetings that have taken place to implement the terms of the Croke Park deal in the health services; and if she will make a statement... - Health Service Staff
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of Health Service Executive staff who have accepted the voluntary redundancy package; the total cost of the redundancy... - Vaccination Programme
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if sufficient supplies of vaccine are available to address the increase in the number of cases of H1N1 virus which have been diagnosed... - Hospital Services
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding has now been committed to move the emergency department to the ground floor of the critical care unit being developed at the... - Health Services
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations on stroke in her cardiovascular health policy; the further measures to... - Medical Cards
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons who held a medical card at the end of 2010; the projected increase in that number for 2011; the total number... - Proposed Legislation
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish legislation on eligibility for health and social services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1542/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new social workers appointed in 2010; the sections of the services in which these social workers have been employed; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all of the clinical leads for each speciality have now been appointed; the names of persons so appointed; and if she will make a... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the increase in the number of patients waiting on trolleys in accident and emergency which reached an... - Hospital Staff
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of approved consultant posts; the total number of consultant posts currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of employees of the Health Service Executive who have been accepted for the redundancy-retirement scheme recently... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of bed days lost in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1718/11] - Garda Vetting of Personnel
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the categories of Health Service Executive and her Department staff and staff in bodies funded under her budget that are subject to Garda... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is still committed to the development of a new central mental hospital; if a decision has been made on the location for same; and... - Health Services
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the home help budget is protected in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1563/11] - Infectious Diseases
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who contracted H1N1 virus since the beginning of 2011; the number of such persons who have been hospitalised; and... - Health Services
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive did not meet a funding shortfall of €750,000 for a foundation (details supplied) which will... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will divert funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund to be used directly by public hospitals, many of which, due to... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that jobs and services may be lost as a result of funding cutbacks to Southdoc; if the Health... - Hospital Staff
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of non-consultant hospital doctor posts; the total number of non-consultant hospital doctor posts currently vacant; and... - Hospital Services
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the future of Our Lady's hospital Navan, County Meath; the impact her plans will have on elective surgery, medical... - Hospital Procedures
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of operations cancelled on a national basis in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1705/11] - Proposed Legislation
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views that legislation should be introduced to address the decision of the European Court of Human Rights that a woman who has cancer... - Mental Health Services
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of children admitted to adult mental health units during 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1746/11] - Capital Projects
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital health projects that will be progressed in 2011; the funding that has been set aside for this purpose; and if she will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she plans to take regarding suicide prevention in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1601/11] - Health Services
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to ensure that cuts in the health budget do not impact in frontline services; and if she will make a statement... - Health Service Staff
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the overall absenteeism level in the public health service in 2010; the total estimated cost of absenteeism to the Health Service... - Proposed Legislation
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is proposed to publish the Bill to provide for a constitutional amendment on children's rights and when it is proposed to hold... - Mental Health Services
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the strong criticism of the conditions and the amount of inappropriate medication used in many psychiatric hospitals here;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current average waiting time for hip operations, heart surgery and or other surgical or medical procedures; the number of persons on... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the stalled works on the development of the new accident and emergency department at Letterkenny Hospital, County... - Hospital Staff
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to ensure that the use of agency workers, particularly nurses is reduced in 2011; the total amount of money spent... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to protect front line disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1781/11] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the planning application for the new national children's hospital has not been submitted by the development board which has... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons who qualified for the nursing home fair deal scheme in 2010; if sufficient funding was allocated for the... - Health Services
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the planned roll-out of a podiatry programme for diabetics will commence in 2011; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a... - Hospital Staff
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she has taken on the finding of the Comptroller and Auditor General that although an implicit objective of the consultants... - Departmental Staff
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons working in her Department at the end of 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1567/11] - Medical Reports
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position on the report on symphysiotomy requested from the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and announced (details... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify suggestions that the principles of the fair deal scheme are to be applied to long-term care in community and home... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care teams now in place; the number of those teams that are considered to have a complete professional clinical... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the agreement made with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association; if it will, as reported, save €200 million in... - Mental Health Services
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way it is proposed to protect the mental health budget from more severe cuts than the 1.5% announced; if a monitoring system will be... - Hospital Services
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to seek tenders for renal dialysis units; the proposed locations of same; the decisions made in the past year on the provision... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is an inspection system for renal dialysis units run by private companies; the details of the frequency and nature of such... - Health Services
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in implementing a diabetic retinopathy programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1540/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will give an assurance that no person under 18 will be placed in an adult psychiatric ward after the end of 2011; and if she will... - Departmental Investigations
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when investigations will be completed into inappropriate use of Health Service Executive funds for the SKILLS and other related... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been any change in the policy of not re-using certain aids and appliances which are returned to the Health Service...
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