Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
- Child Care Services
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has plans to further regulate the child minding, child-care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35564/11] - Corporal Punishment
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a ban on corporal punishment. [35672/11] - Child Protection
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to expand the guardian [i]ad litem[/i] system. [35673/11] - Child Care Services
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the decision was made by the Health Service Executive to abolish the position of county child care manager; if she... - Adoption Services
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm when she expects adoptions from Vietnam to resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35504/11] - Information Technology
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of computer servers that are leased by her Department and each State agency under the aegis of her Department; and the... - Infrastructure Investment Plan
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the specific projects that she plans for County Donegal arising from the Infrastructure and Capital... - Adoption Services
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - National Lottery Funding
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money her Department receives in national lottery funding. [35984/11] - Departmental Funding
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current value of all applications for funding from her Department on a county basis and by type of organisation. [36061/11] - Child Care Services
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the conclusions of her review into the community employment training scheme child care provision; the total budget available for... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of agencies which provide staff for her Department and for bodies and agencies under its aegis; the services they... - Child Abuse
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the implementation of recommendations contained in the Ferns Report, 2005, and the report of the... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if former holders of the Office of Attorney General have been appointed to State boards by the current or former Governments; the... - Medical Cards
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Consent for Medical Treatment (1 comment)
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health his views that it is acceptable that the Office of the Ombudsman will allow the Health Service Executive to prolong a response to a complaint... - Health Services
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Health if the home care package will be transferred and awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which it is proposed to close Crooksling Hospital, County Dublin; if patients and staff are to be accommodated elsewhere; if alternative... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this application will be expedited [35447/11] - Medical Cards
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35452/11] - Health Services
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which he discriminates against children legally resident here who have been born through surrogacy as regards their access to health... - Medical Cards
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite this matter. [35501/11] - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 8 November 2011, if he will confirm that the national Alzheimer's strategy and other dementia strategies... - Information Technology
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health the number of computer servers that are leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and the amount of capacity... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health if he will quantify the Health Service Executive west's current budget deficit; if he will quantify the portion of that budget deficit that relates... - Health Services
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of respite services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Staff
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the clinical nurse specialist and therapist posts which were approved for the establishment of a stroke unit in Drogheda at the start of... - Health Services
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the provision of crisis pregnancy support accommodation in Galway city, which was discontinued last year, in view of... - Care of the Elderly
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortcomings in the area of right to information and accessing vital support and services, specifically as it applies to... - Positive Aging Strategy
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the national positive aging strategy; the extent of engagement to date with representatives of older persons; when same will be... - Mental Health Services
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the after care service operated at the St. Brigid's mental health day centre in County Louth has been reduced to four days per week; his... - Medicinal Products
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the licensing of drugs; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
Question 596: 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... - Community Care
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to work being done by the previous Government and the Opposition spokespersons on health to amend the Nursing Homes... - Domestic Violence
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that no funding will be made available for any crisis accommodation for domestic abuse victims in Kildare this year, the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and when the operation will be performed. [35612/11] - Substance Misuse
Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to tackle the alcohol and substance abuse problem here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35614/11] - Health Promotion
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he has made to ensure the appropriate selling and marketing of alcohol in pubs, off-licences, supermarkets and in public places; and if... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of public moneys awarded by him or the Health Service Executive to an agency (details supplied) in the past ten years in tabular form; the... - Medical Cards
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will expedite the... - Health Services
Question 606: To ask the Minister for Health the occupational therapist services now available in the Carlow - Kilkenny area; if he will confirm the level of OT services provided by the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a cancer operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny was cancelled three times in view of the urgency of the... - Medical Cards
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35625/11] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 146 of 21 April 2011 and 148 of 28 September 2011 and a separate reply from the Health Service Executive, if... - National Lottery Funding
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department have received a grant application from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will approve the grant for this project.... - Medical Cards
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation relating to the issuing of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); if the matter has been... - Grant Payments
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health when payment will commence to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in relation to an application that has already been approved; if the... - Prescription Charges
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to abolish the 50 cent prescription charge for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35742/11] - National Lottery Funding
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health when a group (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on a grant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35743/11] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Counties Clare, Galway and Limerick included on the intellectual disability database in tabular form; the disability... - Pension Provisions
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be furnished with a statement of the pension they receive from the Health Service Executive in... - Care of the Elderly
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health if he will secure the future of a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry as a provider of long-stay care by reclassifying the hospital similar... - Health Service Allowances
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Infrastructure Investment Plan
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific projects that he plans for County Donegal arising from the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-16: Medium Term... - Medicinal Products
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Pradaxa is available on prescription to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35885/11] - Medical Cards
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [35887/11] - Hospital Staff
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health the number and hospital location of consultants currently employed by the Health Service Executive and in voluntary hospitals who were initially... - Health Service Staff
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if payment can be expected in respect of an unfair dismissal successfully taken by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow against an agency... - Medical Cards
Question 625: 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... - Hospital Budgets
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for the hospital budget deficit coming into this year and the projected deficit going into next year for St. James's, the... - Hospital Services
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken towards establishing a stoke unit at Cork University Hospital; when the unit will be open and staff assigned to same;... - Health Service Staff
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the full contact details of the Health Service Executive legal services division including its address, phone number, fax number... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate funding is provided to voluntary organisations providing services to persons with an intellectual disability (details... - Hospital Services
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65 years, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork can expect an orthopaedic appointment at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding that has been provided to the issue of tackling osteoporosis in each of the past five years; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Health Services
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health if a bone density test will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [36135/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortfall of staff for patients in the mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/11] - Health Services
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health his views that the decision to move the Rialto early morning methadone clinic from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 12 noon will have a detrimental... - Hospital Services
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the average occupancy in 2010 for each of the Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital and the South... - Health Service Staff
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by him and the Health Service Executive on agency staff in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for an orthopaedic bed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors, nurses, health care assistants and other medical staff currently working in a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 5;... - Health Services
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 945 of 14 September 2011, the progress made to date in determination of the extent of support services... - Medical Cards
Question 653: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the over 70 medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [36217/11] - Grant Payments
Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alter the criteria of the motorised transport grant to enable parents of children under the age of 17 years to apply for a grant in view... - Hospital Services
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring into full use the 59 beds in the psychiatric unit in Portlaoise Hospital, County Laois; of particular concern are the six beds for... - National Lottery Funding
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) has been successful in its application for national lottery funding from his Department; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [36269/11] - Infectious Diseases (1 comment)
Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the disproportionate distress imposed on the relatively few persons in this country who contract Lyme disease, if he will now... - Hospital Services
Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health if urgent consideration will be given to a request by Monaghan County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 664: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centres for Corduff and Mulhuddart, County Dublin, including timelines for start date and... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Health if former holders of the Office of Attorney General have been appointed to State boards by the current or former Governments; the details of such...
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