Written answers
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
- Adoption Services
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the Health Service Executive's regional adoption service, in St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, Cork, has not made... - Children in Care
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons confined to secure care facilities since the introduction of such facilities in the 1990s; and if she... - Health Service Staff
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the 60 social workers the Health Service Executive has pledged to appoint this year in order to strengthen child protection... - Children in Care
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 21 September 2011, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the information... - Departmental Funding
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has reviewed a submission from an organisation (details supplied); her response to the submission in view of the... - Preschool Services
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are changes to the free preschool year with regard to its budget allocation; her plans to develop further the education... - Foster Care
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which foster care payments commenced; and the value of those payments in Irish punts and in euro; and if she will... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money yet to be spent before the end of 2011 under her Department's 2011 budget allocation; and if she will make a... - Departmental Properties
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has any property leased in the private sector in County Westmeath; if so, the type of property and the annual rent... - Family Support Services
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her vision for the future of the family resource centre programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32404/11] - Constitutional Amendments
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of submissions, and from whom, she has received on the proposed children's referendum since 2009; and if she will make... - Health Service Staff
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the shortage of social workers (details supplied); if the matter will be dealt with as a priority; and if... - Health Services
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 27 September 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Health Service Staff
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 27 September 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Children in Care
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 27 September 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Constitutional Amendments
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she envisages the holding of a referendum on children's rights. [29509/11] - Abortion Services
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed explanation of the reasons each of the six recommendations relating to abortion made by European countries during... - Medical Cards
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32231/11] - Health Service Inspections
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on inspections by the Health Information and Quality Authority of homes for persons with an intellectual disability; the... - Medical Cards
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal not to grant a general practitioner's visit card to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick [31787/11] - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the revelation that a patient with TB was on a trolley for five days in the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, County... - Health Service Staff
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health the positions that have been filled in the Health Service Executive in the County Louth and County Meath areas since the recruitment pause in July... - Hospital Staff
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the positions which remain unfilled including in the areas of medical consultants, therapy positions and nursing... - Hospital Services
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hip operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the progress made to date in dealing with an appointment at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Hospital Funding
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Health the total level of funding allocated to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth in the years 2007 to 2011, inclusive [31862/11] - Hospital Services
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients with County Laois addresses attending the Holy Angels Day Centre, Strawhill Industrial Estate, Carlow, cannot access clinical... - Hospital Services
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health further to his commitments of 21 July 2011 at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, if he will report on the independent review of... - Ambulance Service
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health when the report by the Health Service Executive, on foot of Health Information and Quality Authority guidelines on ambulance response times will be... - Health Services (2 comments)
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the parental consent form (details supplied) for dental service in the Cavan-Monaghan area accepts the consent of one-parent only and does... - Hospital Staff
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure that there is a replacement consultant rheumatologist at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, prior to the... - Health Services
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health if he will inquire into the circumstances which led to distress caused to a person (details supplied) County Monaghan; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 497 of 20 September 2011, if he will provide a breakdown per person in tabular form of the persons who... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be facilitated for an earlier hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the licensing of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/11] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the fair deal scheme will be released as a priority in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the management of Galway University Hospitals; his plans to appoint a private management company to manage these hospitals; and if he... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify reports that the caredoc facility in Clonmel, County Tipperary, will from 1 November close at 11 p.m. as opposed to 8 a.m.; the... - Health Services
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, will receive an orthodontic appointment to have braces fitted; and if he will make a statement on... - European Court Judgments
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail the timeframe for the implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of A, B and C... - Health Service Funding
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain in detail the more than 20% reduction since May 2010 in funding for the Irish Family Planning Association to provide family... - Hospital Services
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health if the extensive medical evidence or file has as yet been examined relative to the urgent case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and... - Hospital Procedures
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the matter will be expedited. [32125/11] - Health Services
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will fund the provision of a special bed and chair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and... - Medical Cards
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [32127/11] - Health Services
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a bed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [32132/11] - Medical Cards
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [32134/11] - Hospital Staff
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health the process for the approval of consultant posts by the Health Service Executive; the number of consultant posts, if any, in the HSE that are... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for ankle replacement surgery at Tullamore General Hospital, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders are not fully covered for dental treatment, in view of the fact that they are not in a position to meet private... - Hospital Procedures
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health the reason an urgent heart operation has been cancelled at Crumlin Hospital, Dublin, for the third time in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place in relation to a national screening for prostate cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32198/11] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health the age group covered by the national BreastCheck campaign; the situation in relation to ladies who are over this age limit; the facility in place to... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Health if the full capacity protocol remains in place in Drogheda hospital, County Louth; the date from which it has been in place; the length of time the... - Medical Cards
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being asked by the Health Service Executive to produce documentation in respect of a... - Health Service Property
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to install adequate outdoor lighting at a former hospital site (details supplied) which is owned and maintained by the Health Service... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick qualifies to have the remainder of their treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund;... - Mental Health Services
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Dean Clinics with respect to the Health Service Executive; the nature of the free mental health assessments the Dean... - Ambulance Service
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if he intends to open a new control room for the ambulance service in Tallaght, Dublin; if he will advise if the ambulance service... - Tobacco-Related Diseases
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce warnings on cigarette packs in relation to problems caused to eyesight and blindness; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the status of a building project in respect of a centre (details supplied) in County Carlow; if he will approve funding for the... - Men's Health Policy
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the implementation status of each recommendation in the National Men's Health Policy 2008-2013; the steps being taken to fully... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money yet to be spent under his Department's 2011 budget allocation before the end of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Properties
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health if he has any property leased in private sector in County Westmeath; if so, the type of property; and the annual rent payable. [32302/11] - Medical Cards
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the undue hardship and stress that annual medical card reapplications cause for persons in receipt of invalidity pension payments, if he... - Health Service Staff
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 19 October 2011, the reason posts which were created specifically to deal with counselling for adult... - Medical Cards
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health his views that a public health nurse refused to treat a public patient because the patient does not hold a medical card (details supplied); his... - Nursing Home Support Scheme
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme; the current waiting time for approval; and if this scheme is fully funded up until year end 2011 [32350/11] - Health Services
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly [32367/11] - Ambulance Service
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider levying a small charge on ambulance call outs which are deemed by hospital staff to have been unnecessary in order to discourage... - Health Services
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Health his plans and the progress made regarding provision of a primary health care centre in north Clondalkin, Dublin 22 [32384/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Health if a rate of pay for fourth year student nurses on mandatory work experience will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding mental health services [32432/11] - Hospital Staff
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Health if he will move towards a position of recruiting more graduates rather than allowing such high overtime expenditure to continue in County Kerry... - Tax Code
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Health her views that proposals on the sale price of off-licence drink will encourage persons to go across the Border to purchase cheaper alcohol hence... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [32450/11] - Health Services
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for a hospital (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32458/11] - Proposed Legislation
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be enacted to transpose directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the European Council on the protection of... - Medical Cards
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made regarding an application for a medical card submitted in August in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health the waiting period for orthodontic services in Portlaoise, County Laois; if a review of services has taken place in County Laois; and if he will make...
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