Written answers

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

  • Child Abuse
    Question 530: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the Raphoe report into child abuse to be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34515/11]
  • Inter-Country Adoptions
    Question 531: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will clarify a query regarding inter- country adoption (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Children in Care
    Question 532: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made in ensuring that all children leaving State care who require aftercare support receive same. [33988/11]
  • Constitutional Amendment on Children
    Question 534: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her strategy for communicating with the public in advance of the running of the proposed children's referendum in order to ensure...
  • Child Care Services
    Question 535: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is currently accepting new applications for the childcare education and training support programme; her plans for the...
  • Croke Park Agreement
    Question 536: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Croke Park Agreement projects that each State agency under her aegis is progressing; if she will list each project...
  • Children in Care
    Question 537: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children with multiple entries into care, by Health Service Executive region. [34324/11]
  • Adoption Services
    Question 541: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports available for perspective Irish parents who are looking to adopt children; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Adoption Statistics
    Question 542: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of families in County Meath with adopted children. [34348/11]
  • Appointments to State Boards
    Question 546: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions on State boards and agencies under her aegis which she has advertised in the past seven months; the...
  • Child Care Services
    Question 547: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is giving consideration to bringing county child care committees under the direct remit of her Department; and if she will...
  • Ministerial Staff
    Question 548: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of her constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed...
  • Health Service Staff
    Question 549: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers currently employed in Dublin; the number employed in Dublin for the years 2007 to 2010 inclusive;...
  • Youth Services
    Question 551: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money that has been allocated to the running of Gaisce - the President's Award in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011;...
  • Inter-Country Adoptions
    Question 552: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the ability of Irish parents to adopt children from the State of Florida; the number of adoption...
  • Capital Projects
    Question 553: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details in relation to the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies...
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health the details of applications made for appointments by the Health Information Quality Authority from 1 January 2010 to 29 September 2010; the reasons...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 555: 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. [34338/11]
  • Health Service Allowances
    Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a mobility allowance has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Medical Cards
    Question 561: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [34740/11]
  • Health Service Building Projects
    Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of the Corduff Health Centre, Dublin; and the timeframe for delivery. [33981/11]
  • Health Service Staff
    Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate an exemption to the public sector recruitment ban to fill vacated posts in speech and language therapy in the Dublin North West...
  • Hospital Services
    Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that the services of an organisation (details supplied) will not be further threatened by cuts to its funding in budget 2012, in...
  • Dental Treatment Services Scheme
    Question 566: To ask the Minister for Health the dental treatment services scheme budget allocation for each year since 1994. [34035/11]
  • Medical Cards
    Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders in the State for each year since 1994. [34037/11]
  • Ambulance Service
    Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the ambulance service for counties Laois and Offaly, in view of the fact that there is often only one ambulance to...
  • Departmental Properties
    Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health the location and number of properties owned and rented by the Health Service Executive in Cork city and county, and in the case of rented properties...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 571: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
  • Hospitals Building Programme
    Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health the level of consultation with actual parents or children on the design or, more important, the location of the proposed national children's...
  • Croke Park Agreement
    Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health the number of Croke Park agreement projects that each State agency under his aegis are progressing; if he will list each project by Department in...
  • Residential Health Care Facilities
    Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health if he has been furnished with a list by the Health Service Executive of residential health care facilities deemed to be inadequate for structural...
  • Home Help Service
    Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Accident and Emergency Services
    Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide detailed plans, including a timeline for the closure of accident and emergency at Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; the level...
  • Universal Health Insurance
    Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the implementation group on universal health insurance, including the timing for reporting back and the expected date for...
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Irish Osteoporosis Society did not receive its annual funding from the Health Service Executive in view of the fact that it is the...
  • Vaccination Programme
    Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to release all available trial vaccination records of children immunised in mother and baby homes; if he will immediately...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the person will continue to be...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
    Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the fair care scheme, where a person has been approved for the scheme, if it is the case that the funding must be used within three...
  • Health Services
    Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health his strategy in relation to front line services for victims of domestic abuse in County Laois; the funding provided to them in 2010 and 2011; if same...
  • Food Labelling
    Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding healthy food labelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34259/11]
  • Primary Care Strategy
    Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health the plans for a primary care centre in Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will provide details on the current status of this plan [34273/11]
  • Hospice Services
    Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on St. Francis Hospice in Dublin 15; and when it is likely to be fully operational and open to serve patients in need of palliative...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 592: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Mental Health Services
    Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34300/11]
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
    Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme; if a person who has been in long-term care under the Health Service Executive for a number of years...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Meath and County Louth included on intellectual disability database in tabular form; the disability strategy for the...
  • Hospital Services
    Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide specific details of a service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34320/11]
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide full details of the amounts paid to chief executive officers of hospitals who resigned, retired or were sacked over the past five...
  • Departmental Properties
    Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health the valuation the Health Service Executive put on the primary health care centre in Buncrana, County Donegal, currently for sale on the open market;...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been spent on cosmetic procedures for members of the prison population in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and...
  • Health Service Staff
    Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the issuing of two contracts has been delayed in spite of formal job offers having been made (details supplied); and when these contracts...
  • Hospital Accommodation
    Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in establishing a community nursing unit to replace St. Brigid's Ward at St. Patrick's Hospital in Waterford city; if he will...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a medical card application and application under the long-term illness scheme in respect of persons (details...
  • Liquor Licensing Laws
    Question 606: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a ban on below-cost selling of alcohol along the lines of similar actions taken in Great Britain; and if he will make a...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications...
  • Health Service Staff
    Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health when a full-time consultant orthodontist will be appointed for County Laois; and the steps being taken to address the waiting lists for treatment and...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which someone may be awarded a medical card due to exceptional and regular medical treatment or visits to the doctor even if...
  • Health Service Allowances
    Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the refusal of a motorised transport grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if...
  • Ministerial Staff
    Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay...
  • Private Health Insurance
    Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that hold private health insurance; and the percentage of the population this represents. [34583/11]
  • Hospital Services
    Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health if it is necessary to sign a ministerial order for orthopaedic services to be transferred from St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital to South Infirmary...
  • Hospital Accommodation
    Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for the wards and theatres that will be vacant following the transfer of patients from St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Cork, to...
  • Hospital Staff
    Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health if the staff who transfer from St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Cork, will remain employees of the Health Service Executive or if they will be...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will now be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [34601/11]
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
    Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health in, view of the ageing population and the requirements and challenges associated with providing long-term care for our ageing population, whether he...
  • Medical Cards
    Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health when a reply (details supplied) will issue regarding a person who is being denied a medical card because they are under 25 years of age and,...
  • Community Care
    Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply all information, correspondence, reports and other documentation regarding the decision to close Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit,...
  • National Treatment Purchase Fund
    Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the facts of a matter concerning a health care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take action to resolve...
  • Care of the Elderly
    Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there are only 47 beds in the whole of the Iveragh peninsula area of County Kerry and with a growing elderly population and...
  • Health Services
    Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current issues relating to the provision of services and matters that need to be examined in respect of a facility (details supplied)....
  • Health Service Staff
    Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health the positions that have been filled in the Health Service Executive in Dublin since the recruitment pause in July 2011 as exceptions to address...
  • Health Services
    Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve chiropody services in the community care area 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34687/11]
  • Accident and Emergency Services
    Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health the immediate steps being taken to alleviate overcrowding at the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will...
  • Capital Projects
    Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded by the Health Service Executive and his Department to...
  • Hospitals Building Programme
    Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there is to be 972 car parking spaces allocated to the proposed national paediatric hospital at the Mater site in Dublin,...
  • Capital Projects
    Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the capital funding for the replacement facilities necessary to complete the closure of St Finan's Hospital, Killarney, County...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain his response to issues raised in an e-mail from a person (details supplied); when he will be able to assist; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health when the position of chief dental officer will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34792/11]
  • Medical Cards
    Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) whose application to move from a family to an individual medical card was...
  • Hospital Accommodation
    Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [34795/11]
  • Nursing Home Closure
    Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a nursing home (details supplied). [34796/11]
  • Home Help Service
    Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours that were available in County Meath in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a...

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