Written answers
Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Adoption Services
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will seek to establish the existence and whereabouts of files such as medical and social work files pertaining to the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if certain issues (details supplied) will be addressed in the children's referendum; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Lottery
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of national lottery funding her Department received in 2009 and 2010; if she will provide a list of the money that was... - Proposed Legislation
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional financial resources will be established to ensure the successful implementation of the Children First legislation... - Health Service Staff
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will approve the hiring of additional social workers alongside the 270 social workers committed to as part of the... - Youth Services
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she supports the Big Brother Big Sister mentoring programme for children in the community organised by Foróige. [22119/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the sum of any public funds and their purpose which have been awarded by her Department either directly or indirectly to the... - Grant Payments
Question 606: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the organisations and the amounts each of them were awarded by the youth service general grant scheme and the special projects... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for... - Departmental Equipment
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of computer servers that are owned or leased by her Department and each State agency under the aegis of her... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in view of the change of name of the Department, she has procured a new logo for her Department, new signage or any other... - Departmental Bodies
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of quangos, agencies and authorities that were established by her Department in each of the years 1997 to January... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of consultancy reports commissioned by her Department between 1997 and January 2011; the cost of commissioning each... - State Boards
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the money saved if all State agency board member payments in her Department were reduced by €10,000 where their current annual... - Medical Cards
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health if those in receipt of a State and work pension are entitled to a medical card once they reach 70 years, as in the case of a person (details... - Health Services
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if same will be expedited; and if he... - Departmental Properties
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health the numbers and locations of his Department's buildings that are in an upward-only rent review contract; the cost of rents for 2008 to 2010,... - Nursing Home Support Scheme
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health if and when the fair deal scheme will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance bases here; the number of 24/7 bases; the bases that are achieving Health Information and Quality Authority targets for... - Hospital Services
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to fulfil commitments given to the people of Roscommon in Dáil Éireann on 30 June 2011; and if he will make a statement on... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of the accident and emergency department at Mayo General Hospital; the actual capacity up to July 2011 based on the level of staffing;... - Hospital Services
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the baseline figures for the mortality rates at Roscommon County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21945/11] - Health Services
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [21965/11] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health his views on including myasthenia gravis as a recognised condition under the long-term illness scheme; if so, when this will take place; and if he... - National Lottery Funding
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of national lottery funding his Department received in 2009 and 2010; and if he will provide a list of the money that was spent in tabular... - Medical Cards
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he will put in place to expedite the time frame associated with the processing of medical card applications; if his attention has been... - Ambulance Service
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment that current levels of ambulance service in Youghal, County Cork, will be maintained; if ambulance vehicles will be... - Hospital Services
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of the Children's Hospital School, Temple Street, Dublin 1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 regarding autism support. [22037/11] - Smoking Ban
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a ban on smoking in cars which are transporting children under 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22049/11] - Health Services
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive the necessary speech therapy that is needed for their development; and if he will make a... - Tobacco Products
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 18 May 2010, if he plans to continue the practice that the Office of Tobacco Control has no function in... - Health Services
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health if the proper procedures were followed in relation to the recent awarding of a permanent consultant gynaecologist obstetrician contract at Sligo... - Stem Cell Research
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be forthcoming on the regulation of stem cell research in view of the fact that it is in the programme for Government; and if... - Hospital Services
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide detailed statistics on the mortality rate increase in the mid-west region, and County Clare in particular, due to the... - Thalidomide Survivors
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the arrangement made between the parents of children affected by thalidomide and the Government in 1975. [22120/11] - Medical Cards
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health if EU pensioners are entitled to an Irish medical card without being means tested once they are in receipt of a pension from their country of origin;... - Patient Statistics
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of harm and near-misses by hospitals and community-based health care facilities reported in 2009 and 2010; and if he will... - Health Services
Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is being deducted the correct payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/11] - Organ Donation
Question 655: To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be forthcoming on the change to an opt-out system of organ donation, rather than an opt-in system, as provided in the Programme... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health the full economic cost per day of a bed in public and voluntary hospitals. [22200/11] - Hospital Services
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of providing medical care for private patients in public beds in public hospitals. [22202/11] - Hospital Co-Location
Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health the moneys budgeted for capital costs relating to hospital co-location for 2011 and 2012 in tabular form. [22204/11] - Generic Medicines
Question 663: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State for all medicine purchased within the public health system. [22207/11] - Pharmacy Services
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of the over-prescribing of medicines via the public health system. [22214/11] - Health Service Reform
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the introduction of universal health insurance with equal access to care for all; the cost implication of such a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 672: To ask the Minister for Health the sum of any public funds and their purpose which have been awarded by his Department either directly or indirectly to the Irish Business and... - Medical Cards
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied). [22277/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of recommendations 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.3, 15.2.4, 15.2.5, 15.2.6, and 15.2.7 of A Vision for Change, the... - Medical Cards
Question 676: To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be issued to persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [22314/11] - Hospital Services
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment at Waterford Regional Hospital will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [22317/11] - Medical Cards
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Carlow. [22329/11] - General Practitioner Services
Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time GPs registered with the Irish Medical Council in 2011 and in 2006; the breakdown by terms of general, specialist and training... - Medical Cards
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical and general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;... - General Medical Service
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cuts in general medical service payments to general practitioners are having a disproportionate... - Health Services
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting speech therapy; the average waiting time for patients in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech therapists who will be working in County Donegal from September 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22376/11] - Hospital Services
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to develop a medical assessment unit at Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22377/11] - Prescription Charges
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to abolish the 50 cent fee on prescriptions; the legislative measures needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22408/11] - Medical Cards
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a renewal application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [22455/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 695: To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and expenses of all Health Service Executive executives and managers receiving more than €100,000 per annum. [22459/11] - Departmental Properties
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money raised to date by the sale of lands and properties formerly used for psychiatric institutions; the amount devoted to implementing... - Health Service Staff
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to the State of the public and private contracts of hospital consultants. [22461/11] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 698: To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate the required funding to enable Mullingar Regional Hospital, County Westmeath, to staff the new 23-bed unit, which remains closed;... - Hospital Services
Question 699: To ask the Minister for Health the current services provided by Navan Hospital, County Meath; and his future plans for this hospital. [22464/11] - Appointments to State Boards
Question 700: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the programme for Government; and if he will... - Departmental Equipment
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Health the number of computer servers that are owned or leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and the capacity... - Mental Health Services
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22505/11] - Health Services
Question 703: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the need to have GP services restored at Ballinagh Health Centre, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Bodies
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Health the number of quangos, agencies and authorities that were established by his Department in each of the years 1997 to January 2011; the number of... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 706: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report of the number consultancy reports commissioned by his Department between 1997 and January 2011; the cost of commissioning... - Clinical Trials
Question 707: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a written proposal in relation to the development of a clinical trial site here (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 708: 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... - Health Service Staff
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Health the total number, in whole-time equivalents of temporary agency workers that were employed throughout the health service in the first six months of... - Alcohol-Related Illnesses
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Health the number of alcohol related hospital illness cases in Dublin central for each of the past five years, by the DCC areas of Cabra, Glasnevin and... - Drug-Related Deaths
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths that had drug-use associations for each of the past five years by the DCC areas of Cabra, Glasnevin and north inner city; and if... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Health the money saved if all State agency board member payments in his Department were reduced by €10,000 where their current annual payment is in excess...
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