Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
- Departmental Functions
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in establishing her new Department; if a Secretary General has been appointed; when she will assume full responsibility for child... - Ministerial Responsibilities
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Health the specific roles and responsibilities of the Ministers of State in his Department [17056/11] - Foster Care
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Health the reason guardian payments and fostering payments are different (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17082/11] - Child Care Services
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that will be provided in relation to care for children in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Ministerial Travel
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Health the rate of travel expense that is mileage paid for use of his private cars; the rate of subsistence payments and any other allowances available to... - Proposed Legislation
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for the tracing rights of adopted children, particularly those adopted in the 1950, 1960s and 1970s; and if he will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Health if she proposes to provide capital grant assistance in 2012 towards the provision of child-care facilities, particularly where demand for such... - Children in Care
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under two years of age taken into care in 2010; the reasons they were taken into care, that is, physical abuse, emotional... - Departmental Funding
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health if she intends running a scheme this year in which voluntary youth groups may avail of much needed funding. [17607/11] - Departmental Agencies
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the following information regarding each of the State agencies (details supplied), namely, the total number of staff and their... - Civil Service Staff
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list each of the primary grades within the following public sectors (details supplied); the grades within primary grades for example... - Care of the Elderly
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17341/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is paying the public service pension levy when they are not in receipt of a public service... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue to approve an application under the nursing home support fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Personal Assistance Act [17853/11] - Departmental Functions
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in establishing a new Department for Children; if a secretary general has been appointed; when will the Minister assume full... - Health Services
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health the possibility and feasibility of keeping a nursing unit (details supplied) in Newcastle, Galway, open as a public nursing home [16984/11] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 17 May 2011 and in view of the 4,478 orthopaedic patients awaiting outpatient treatment in Cork... - Medical Cards
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the waiting list for orthodontic treatment at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal. [17015/11] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the discontinuation of €3 charge being imposed under the rural transport initiative for patients and elderly persons who attend... - Health Services
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Health if a policy endorsing a framework for the management of haemochromatosis, HH, will be compiled. [17017/11] - Ministerial Responsibilities
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health the specific roles and responsibilities of the Ministers of State in his Department. [17049/11] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health if funding is in place for all nursing homes in County Kerry for next three years [17068/11] - Medical Cards
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17085/11] - General Practitioner Services
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the out of hours general practitioner service provided in the east Cork area; the number of doctors on call; if there are plans... - Medical Cards
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card appeal and mobility allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon ... - Mental Health Services
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Health if the moratorium on recruitment in mental health services in County Roscommon will be lifted to avoid a crisis; if his attention has been drawn to... - Health Services
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Health if additional assistance will be provided to persons (details supplied) in County Cork [17105/11] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health if he is monitoring the replacement of approximately 1,700 faulty hip implants that were made by a company (details supplied); if he has statistics... - Medical Cards
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [17172/11] - Health Services
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding diabetic services for children and adolescents living in Galway East; if a re-organisation of these services is proposed and... - Medical Cards
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the medical card application processing will cease at the Health Service Executive office in Tralee, County Kerry, and be... - Ministerial Travel
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health the rate of travel expense that is mileage paid for use of her private cars; the rate of subsistence payments and any other allowances available to... - Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health the situation regarding the provision and financing of IVF and other fertility services by him and agencies under his remit; if all such services... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the plans for the proposed Mater site for the National Children's Hospital in Dublin was to include a helipad on its roof;... - Health Services
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health if he will postpone the decision to withdraw the locum service at Doneraile Medical Centre, County Cork, for a period of six months. [17324/11] - Medical Treatment Abroad
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment abroad in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [17357/11] - Ambulance Service
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Health the organisation of ambulance services in the Cork City and county area including the number of ambulances, drivers, paramedics and emergency... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide each and every saving achieved by the Health Service Executive as referred to at page 11 of the First Progress of the public... - Medical Cards
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Health the moneys and resources in the letters of allocation, to the Health Service Executive, the ISAs and former local health offices in relation to... - Hospital Services
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health when will the review of orthopaedic services at St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital Cork be completed; when the findings will be published; if the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health the way a person will contact the special delivery unit if they have been waiting more than three months for an in-patient procedure; if he will... - Health Service Staff
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter of overdue payments in respect of staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17470/11] - Hospital Services
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date and the timetable for the transfer of the Coombe Maternity Hospital to the campus of Tallaght Hospital; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents admitted to adult in-patient psychiatric units in 2009 and 2010. [17498/11] - Hospital Services
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay in the provision of an appointment for an urgent MRI scan at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the three year delay in receiving surgery in Tallaght Hospital, County Dublin in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22;... - Health Service Staff
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17519/11] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance available to the carer of a person with a mental disability who provides transport for that person on an ongoing basis; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason for the delay; and... - Health Services
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health the financial support available to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17529/11] - Medical Cards
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [17533/11] - Health Services
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who was told in January of this year that they would be called in March or April for an... - Health Service Staff
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the proposal to create one central office for the processing of medical cards as of 1 July 2011, if he will confirm the number of... - Hospital Staff
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Health the salaries that are paid to chief executive officers of all hospitals both voluntary and those funded by the Health Service Executive; the annual... - Ambulance Service
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the protocol that is currently practised regarding the ambulance service both fire brigade and Health Service Executive who... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health his views and plans on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/11] - Medical Cards
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Galway is entitled to have their teeth cleaned once a year under the medical card scheme; and if he will... - Health Services
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to assist a person (details supplied). [17572/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Health the person to whom applications are made for career breaks, reduced working hours, reduced working year and short-term leave within the Health... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to medical cards and the way doctors and patients are assigned to each other, his plans to de-regulate or change the present system; his... - Departmental Reports
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health the remit of the independent research report into the practice of symphysiotomy in Ireland [17665/11] - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Health the provisions he is putting place to ensure that accident and emergency services at Naas Hospital, County Kildare, will continue and be fully... - Departmental Agencies
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health the value per Government agency of contracts issued outsourcing IT services for 2010 and 2011; of those contracts issued, the number of... - Civil Service Staff
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list each of the primary grades within the following public sectors (details supplied); the grades within primary grades for example...
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