Written answers
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the auditors currently employed by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15757/11] - School Absenteeism
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide the figures on the absentee rate of 20 days or more at secondary schools (details supplied). [15709/11] - Departmental Agencies
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of rents the family mediation service pay in each of its local services for the years 2008, 2009, and 2010; and if she... - School Absenteeism
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the absentee rate of 20 days or more per annum for the past three school years for each of the... - Grant Payments
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide necessary funding to an organisation (details supplied). [15882/11] - Child Care Services
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money allocated to the child care facility at a centre (details supplied); the number of staff suported by the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff supported by her as part of an overall project (details supplied); the funding granted since its inception... - School Completion Programme
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of funding granted to the homework club or to the three university projects located at a centre (details supplied)... - Official Travel
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the policies in place in her Department to encourage the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work; the... - Foster Care
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of relatives caring for children who are in receipt of foster care allowance. [15375/11] - Missing Persons
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum who have been reported missing in each month since 1 January 2009; and of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs that are borne by his Department relative to his constituency office and home such as telephone, IT services and so on;... - Departmental Agencies
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons organisations in the town of Drogheda, County Louth, are not permitted to apply for funding under the young persons... - Disabled Drivers
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a primary care certificate to enable a person (details supplied) to change their car and have it adapted to allow for their... - Medical Cards
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [15711/11] - Departmental Programmes
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to implement, in whole or in part, the Neurological Alliance of Ireland ten-point action plan (details supplied); and if he will... - Health Services
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons by county, currently being treated for acute neurological conditions; the average time it takes, by county, for persons with... - Medical Cards
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the service that doctors are contracted to provide to medical card patients under the general medical scheme contract;... - Departmental Staff
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health the auditors currently employed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15764/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; the actual amount spent by the hospital in... - Medical Cards
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick [15815/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding staffing levels, particularly the use of agency nurses at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health if the signed service level agreement 2010 for an organisation (details supplied) included a value for money audit; and the date on which he expects... - Proposed Legislation
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Health Act 2004, in order that supported care homes would be excluded from the definition of a designated centre in a way... - Departmental Funding
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for the Rape Crisis Network Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15832/11] - Health Services
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a case of a person (details supplied) whereby a processing error on the part of the Health Service Executive has altered the... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations of a review by a person (details supplied) into section 38 and 39 agencies in 2010; the savings to date; the projected further... - Medical Cards
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, will be prioritised and approved. [15877/11] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 25 May, 2011, if he will arrange an outpatient clinic appointment in respect of a person (details... - Health Services
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health if a more extensive care plan and home care hours will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will... - Departmental Funding
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved, without further delay in respect of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15002/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health his views on measures being taken to address payroll errors in the Health Service Executive that allow staff to receive pensions while still working;... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health the costs that are borne by his Department relative to his constituency office and home such as telephone, IT services and so on; if the lease or... - Health Service Staff
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Health if the full-time psychologist post under the auspices of a group (details supplied) to a school in County Kerry will be enabled to work their full... - Infectious Disease Control
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health in the interests of infection control within the hospital network, if he will consider the implementation of "bare below the elbow" practices as is... - Health Services
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately allocate additional home help hours to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [15538/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of permanent and temporary, whole-time equivalent, staff employed in the Health Service Executive for 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15518/11] - Health Services
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [15514/11] - Health Services
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health if, under the national diabetes programme, it is intended to increase the number of diabetes treatment centres available in the Dublin and... - Health Service Staff
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants who are understood to have treated a higher ratio of private patients at public hospitals than is permitted under... - Health Services
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health if appropriate levels of speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied); if the... - National Lottery Funding
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health the grants available to assist active retirement groups to provide sports activity for their members as part of a better health maintenance programs;... - Treatment Centres for Juveniles
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated treatment centres there are for young adults under 18 years of age who have problems with drink and drugs or mental health... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired Health Service Executive personnel on full pensions who are now in consultancy contracts with the HSE or his Department; and if... - Health Service Staff
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the rise in administration levels (details supplied) in the Health Service Executive prior to and following the 2004 reform to the... - Medical Cards
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [15468/11] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the final report by the expert group on the hereditary cancer risk, established by the National Cancer Screening Service; if... - Medical Cards
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Unfair Dismissals
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case of unfair dismissal successfully taken by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow against an agency... - Health Services
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve services for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, in view of the huge pressure on these services at... - Medical Cards
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter. [15416/11] - Community Care
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a consistency in the provision of home support hours in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford; if cuts to these hours have... - Health Services
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a robust psychological and social work supports are provided to regional diabetes networks. [15400/11] - Health Services
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of services to persons with diabetes in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15396/11] - Health Services
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists employed at the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7. [15307/11] - National Disability Strategy
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a scheme to help disabled persons who have to avail of specialised taxi or hackney services for their transport. [15304/11] - Health Services
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the accepted application for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who had been refused renewal of a medical card, will be assessed for post traumatic stress disorder payment due to the... - Health Services
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national strategy on Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15266/11] - Proposed Legislation
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment Act 2009 to bring it into line with more flexible arrangements operating in duty free areas... - Medical Cards
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the regulation of medical cannabis for the treatment of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15246/11] - Health Services
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [15222/11] - Medical Cards
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health the feasibility of automatic renewal of medical cards for adults with life-long physical or intellectual disabilities in the interest of saving the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they will be seen as a... - Hospital Services
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they will be seen as a... - Official Travel
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health the policies in place in his Department to encourage the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work; the policies in place to... - Medical Cards
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [15168/11] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health if an earlier appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; the reason for the delay in making this... - Medical Cards
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 7 April 2011 if an application for a medical card had been assessed yet in respect of persons (details... - Health Services
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if he has read the submission made by a person (details supplied) regarding a proposal to introduce a nursing-led screening and brief intervention... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the fair deal scheme; if he will address the concerns being expressed by elderly persons relative to those seeking residential... - Departmental Properties
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health the number of private houses purchased by the his Department or the Health Service Executive as part of community care initiatives in Kilkenny city... - Mental Health Services
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 100 psychiatric nursing posts that were granted exemption from the recruitment moratorium that have been appointed; and the... - Tax Code
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health the revenue from the health levy for each month in 2010. [15148/11] - Magdalene Laundries
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 632 of 3 May 2011 the status of the Health Service Executive's reply. [15139/11] - Health Promotion
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 3 May 2011 the status of the Health Service Executive's reply. [15138/11] - Traveller Community
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in improving interagency work in respect of the health of members of the Traveller community, subsequent to the publication of the... - Health Strategy
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the HSE National Intercultural Health Strategy 2007-2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15132/11] - Health Services
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the diabetes health budget that is spent on complications as opposed to preventative measures. [15120/11] - Water Fluoridation
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to cease fluoridation of public water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15537/11] - Medical Cards
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [15024/11] - European Court Judgments
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the obligations to the Council of Europe on the way he intends to execute the findings of the ABC [i]v.[/i] Ireland judgement the actions... - Food Safety Standards
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health the contact he has had with his European counterparts in relation to the mutant E-coli outbreak, which has caused numerous deaths and serious illness... - Water Quality
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fluoridation of drinking water, which is an issue of health and safety concern; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child Abuse
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding talks between him and the Rape Crisis Network Ireland and Health Service Executive about the continuance of funding beyond... - Positive Aging Strategy
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the national positive aging strategy; the timeframe for the implementation of this strategy; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Subventions
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the nursing home scheme to ensure that the same participation criteria applies to elderly members of the farming community as to... - Health Services
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the Diabetes Expert Advisory Group recommended one paediatrics diabetic nurse specialist per 100 children with diabetes, the...
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