Written answers
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
- Child Welfare and Protection
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the establishment of a dedicated child welfare and protection agency as promised in the programme for Government.... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made in respect of delays being encountered by Irish families attempting to adopt children from Belarus; when... - School Meals Programme
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current economic downturn is directly impacting on many more children going... - Child Welfare and Protection
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss its child protection concerns and recommendations; and if she... - Youth Services
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she intends to address the ongoing issues of youth affairs with particular reference to the need to provide... - Child Care Services
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which child support services are required on a nationwide basis; her plans to address this issue; and if she will... - Family Support Services
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she and her Department have examined or intend to examine the most effective method to address issues faced... - Hospital Services
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an approximation of the savings that will be made by him through the centralisation of catering facilities from Monaghan General... - Care of the Elderly
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be put in place and the necessary arrangements made to enable the palliative care unit to commence operation at a home (details... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for an extension at Bandon Community Hospital, County Cork for extra beds and ancillary services; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card will be prioritised and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [19573/11] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health his intentions in regard to the fair deal scheme; if he can address the concerns being expressed by elderly persons relative to those seeking... - Medical Cards
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health if the central procurement that the Health Service Executive instituted for the hospital network has resulted in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin being... - Medical Cards
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a person (details supplied) was refused a full medical card and granted a general practitioner card only; and if the decision... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Health the funding given to CoAction, west Cork for the children that have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders only in west Cork; and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Appeals
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive appeals office is experiencing a significantly increased volume of... - Health Service Staff
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to reverse the decision to cut student nurses pay, while doing their internship; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Health if all the support and equipment required at home by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be provided as a matter of urgency by the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a credibility gap in relation to some former senior banking officials sitting on health-related boards where they are... - Health Services
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if they will be treated... - Health Service Staff
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health the way he will solve the unemployment issues for newly qualified physiotherapists; and if there is another agency that can assist them to start-up... - Hospital Services
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding proposed changes by the Health Service Executive earlier this year to services at the regional Orthopaedic Hospital in Croom,... - Nursing Home Services
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health his general policy in relation to Health Service Executive owned nursing homes for the elderly; if he has instructed the HSE to maintain the very... - Health Services
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency; and if he will arrange a package... - Hospital Services
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health if a paediatric nurse with expertise in the area of diabetes will be appointed to St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; if this area of care will be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Health if an angiogram will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if there is a reason for the... - Hospital Services
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the hospitals here who have contracted out their car parks; and the company that has the contract in each case. [19668/11] - Vaccination Programme
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health the information patients, or parents of patients, are currently given before giving their consent to the human papilloma virus vaccination; and if... - Drug Treatment Centres
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any legal protocols or guidance in place regarding the setting up of drug treatment centres; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 424: 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... - Health Services
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health if complaints (details supplied) should be investigated by the Health Service Executive, the Health Information and Quality Authority or another... - Care of the Elderly
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health the number of visits made by the Health Information and Quality Authority to a nursing home (details supplied) and the dates of same. [19722/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Health the sources of finance available for counsellors wishing to set up men's help groups, that is, in terms of combating mental health problems; and the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for the fair deal funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the patient transport service (details supplied) will be published; if this review will contain provisions to cater for the... - Local Authority Housing
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the role of the Health Service Executive in the provision of housing services; if he would agree with the need for single... - Health Services
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [19762/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to offer a voluntary redundancy programme to Health Service Executive non-administration staff, that is, kitchen staff, cleaners,... - Departmental Reports
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health the number of recommendations of the national task force on obesity which were published in 2005 that have been implemented; the number of times the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency and accident cases dealt with by the accident and emergency unit in the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, in each of the past three... - Health Services
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for first time referrals for eye tests at Naas and Maynooth health centres, County Kildare; and if he will consider... - Hospital Staff
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that agency nurses employed by Nurse on Call, who are the sole contractors for the Health Service... - Health Services
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be seen by a psychologist to review a learning disability; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals, if any, at which treatment of benign prostatic lyperplasia is carried out by photoselective vaporisation of the prostate using laser... - Medical Cards
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was not renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [19858/11] - Hospital Services
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a taxi rank which was located in the grounds of St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, has been removed; if... - Health Services
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Health if it will be possible to allocate extra home help in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a new voluntary redundancy scheme for Health Service Executive staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19945/11] - Health Services
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Health the name of the company with which the Health Service Executive has a contract to provide customer support services to the primary care reimbursement... - Mental Health Services
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Mental Health - A Vision for Change; when he will be appointing a secretariat to advance this; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make available on the drugs repayment scheme and the medical card scheme the enzyme medication sucraid in respect of a person (details... - Grant Payments
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress caused by the financial uncertainty surrounding an association (details supplied); if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cost of a medical which persons over 70 years of age must undergo in order to renew their drivers' licences is not covered by a... - Hospital Services
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that the accident and emergency department of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal will be allocated the... - Hospital Staff
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health the assistance the Health Service Executive is providing to the management of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal to assist it in the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be prioritised for an appointment at the Mater Hospital urology department, Dublin 7; and if he will make a... - National Lottery Funding
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20058/11] - Health Services
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Health the current issues in relation to the provision of services and matters that need to be examined and dealt with in relation to a facility (details... - Tobacco Control
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 24 May 2011, if the tobacco policy review group is considering reviewing the current tobacco control...
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