Written answers
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
- Child Protection
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she has taken to implement the recommendations of the May 2010 report, The Need for Child Contact Centres in Ireland;... - Adoption Services
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the legislative proposals put forward by the Adoption Rights Alliance, including their recommendation to change... - Special Educational Needs
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will extend the remit of the Children's Ombudsman to enable that office to examine the work of the National Council for... - Family Resource Centres
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the discussions regarding local authorities or local partnerships taking over the family... - Homeless Persons
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the development of a youth homelessness strategy as part of the overall strategy for ending homelessness here.... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of the State boards whose membership are determined by her Department; the date on which each of these membership is... - Adoption Services
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a person will be placed in charge of the adoption files at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money spent producing Government reports in both Irish and English on a yearly basis. [25555/11] - Medical Cards
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Childhood Obesity
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the issue of childhood obesity in view of new statistics which show that 25% of three year children here are obese; the level of... - Hospital Services
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 21 June 2011, if he will clarify the statement in his reply that the figures provided include the cost... - Hospital Services
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health if an early date will be set for an hip operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [24460/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 21 June 2011, the reason for the significant increase in cost from 2009 to 2010. [24466/11] - Departmental Investigations
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the report of the independent research report on the practice of symphysiotomy; if not, when he expects to receive same; and when... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the call for the new National Children's Hospital to be named after Dr. Kathleen Lynn. [24489/11] - Medical Cards
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued without delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [24496/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce further voluntary redundancies within the health sector; and when such voluntary redundancies might be introduced. [24502/11] - Hospital Staff
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the abolition of payments to student nurses and midwives during their fourth year pre-registration rostered placement; and if he will... - Departmental Bodies
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health if standardised operating procedures are in place for all research ethics committees; the procedures in place for appointing members to these... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an appointment for an operation to be brought forward in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [24519/11] - Medical Cards
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [24544/11] - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the future viability of a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24557/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make an exemption to the hiring embargo in the Health Service Executive in cases where it is cheaper to renew a contract with existing... - Hospital Staff
Question 481: To ask the Minister for Health the wage bill in each of public hospital in 2010; the percentage of the Health Service Executive budget to each hospital that was spent on wages in... - Health Service Properties
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties the Health Service Executive own which are used, either fully or partially to house sex offenders on their release from... - Health Services
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8, was not given the required orthodontic treatment before they turned 18 years of age; and will the... - Ambulance Service
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics who completed their training course in August 2011; the locations to which they were deployed; the numbers due to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include free or discounted cleaning and scaling dental care for persons who are in receipt of the medical card; and if he will make a... - Domestic Abuse
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Health his strategy in relation to front line services to victims of domestic abuse; the number of refuge places available, by location, throughout the... - Hospital Services
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Health if outpatient physiotherapy care will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health when construction work will commence on the major new structure and extension to Sligo General Hospital which is intended to provide accommodation... - Health Service Properties
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential units, including bed and breakfast provision, rented or leased by the Health Service Executive on an annual basis in south... - Private Health Insurance
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Voluntary Health Insurance Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/11] - Hospital Services
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health if an explanation will be provided by the Health Service Executive regarding the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry did not receive... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health the way the average figure for the cost of a nursing home bed through the National Treatment Purchase Fund was decided; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health the bonuses awarded to senior management and middle management in the Health Service Executive from 2007 to 2011 in tabular form. [24764/11] - Compensation Tribunals
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of his meeting with the Irish Thalidomide Association on 15 July 2011, he has made a decision as to whether by thalidomide will be... - Care of the Elderly
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the Health Service Executive plans for the provision of residential care for the elderly on the Iveragh Peninsula; if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued to persons over 70 years; the number of over 70 years medical cards that are reassessed on an... - Health Services
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24873/11] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will qualify to have an operation under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the processing of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make... - Ambulance Service
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances serving an area (details supplied); the number of personnel assigned to each ambulance and the grade to which these... - Water Fluoridation
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if he has read the recent report by the EU Committee on Environmental and Health Risks into the scientific evidence around water fluoridation; if his... - Drugs Task Forces
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cuts to regional and local drugs task forces were over and above those to his Department; and if he... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme funding scheme; if any new applications are being funded as opposed to simply being processed; and if he... - Mental Health Services
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to enhance services for persons with eating disorders; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that VHI and Aviva will... - Health Service Staff
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of professional qualified social workers in the Health Service Executive area and especially those who... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health the names of the State boards whose membership are determined by his Department; the date on which each of these membership is due for renewal or... - Hospital Services
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24967/11] - Medicinal Products
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to licence the cannabis derived medicine, Sativex, to alleviate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and whose... - Health Services
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health if emotionally unstable personality disorder is a condition which qualifies for treatment under the E 112 treatment abroad scheme; and if the... - Tobacco-Related Diseases
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health his views that separate policies for reducing the consumption of both legal and illegal cigarettes should be organised by the Health Service... - Hospital Services
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to expedite a procedure in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Records
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to the National Archives to preserve the records of psychiatric hospitals as highlighted in a recent television... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent producing Government reports in both Irish and English on a yearly basis.. [25413/11]
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