Written answers
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
- Health Services
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the spend, [i]per capita [/i]on residential care for children and young persons for each of the 26 counties. [38481/11] - Child Care Services
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the financial support offered to projects directed at supporting those at risk of entering residential care to remain within the... - Departmental Funding
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that funding for a specific purpose is put in place on time to ensure that applicants who are successful in... - Grant Payments
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants and amounts paid by her to community and voluntary groups in Galway city and county to date in 2011; and if she will... - Departmental Staff
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the increments made payable to public sector workers within her Department in the years 2010 and 2011; the increments due in 2012... - Health Services
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans in place for young adults who on turning age 18 years leave full-time care; if accommodation is being found for them;... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to her Department of a 2% increase in the standard rate of VAT; and if she will make a statement on the... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will set up a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia, building on the long relationship Ireland has with that country while... - Foster Care
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied there are adequate resources to implement the recommendations in the reports on Health Service Executive... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health if he will commission a review of the effectiveness of current drug policy. [38400/11] - Medical Cards
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the list of long-term illnesses has not been reviewed since the 1970s, if he will consider a review in the near future; and... - Medical Cards
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term care patients in a hospital (details supplied); the reduction in the number of beds during the past 12 months; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding appointment delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291/11] - Hospital Services
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health the average number of patients from County Donegal who travel to Dublin hospitals or to clinics each month to receive regular treatments; and if he... - Cancer Incidence
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients attending Dublin hospitals for treatments on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/11] - Medical Cards
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the decision not to grant a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Ambulance Service
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to him of hiring a private ambulance to transport a patient from South Tipperary General Hospital to Waterford General Hospital for a day... - Medical Cards
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has expired when the person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has submitted a renewal application form; when the... - Community Care
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of a nursing unit (details supplied) in County Donegal, that is persons in charge, nurses, care staff, catering staff,... - Medical Cards
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health his views on matter regarding replacement lenses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38332/11] - Grant Payments
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health the grants and amounts paid by him to community and voluntary groups in Galway city and county to date in 2011; and if he will list the chairperson,... - Departmental Staff
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Health the increments made payable to public sector workers within his Department in the years 2010 and 2011; the increments due in 2012 in tabular form;... - Vaccination Programme
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a compensation fund for the parents of vaccine damaged children; when a decision will be made on the... - Hospital Services
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 11 October 2011, when an operation will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Carlow... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary was charged €100 when she attended the accident and emergency unit having been referred... - Health Services
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding long-term care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [38424/11] - Medical Cards
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person suffering from diabetes and who was previously the holder of a long-term illness card and is now the holder of a medical card, is... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the provision in the 2012 capital programme for Roscommon County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38454/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to his Department of a 2% increase in the standard rate of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38465/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Health the spend [i]per capita[/i] on primary care and acute care for each of the 26 counties [38479/11] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for approval for the fair deal scheme; the number who have been approved to date in 2011; when the backlog of claims... - Departmental Funding
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health not to cut funding for an organisation (details supplied) and for those with intellectual disabilities in budget 2012; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the average cost of care in each public sector nursing home and the total cost to the State of care in each public sector nursing... - Health Services
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the statement (details supplied) regarding the Health Service Executive's decision to close a nursing home, if he will confirm if... - Medical Cards
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health the current or expected position in respect of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health when an application under the fair deal scheme will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of an organisation's application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that a stroke victim in south County Tipperary has had a number of speech therapy appointments cancelled or their therapist has... - Proposed Legislation
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Health the legislation currently governing the prices charged by dentists; if he intends to introduce new legislation in this area; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a hospital appointment can be made to facilitate a hip replacement in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin in the case of a person (details... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds planned for parents in the proposed new national children's hospital at the Mater Hospital site in Dublin; and his views that the... - Medical Cards
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card on medical needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products
Question 416: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the use of the drug Pradaxa in respect of a person (details supplied). [38651/11] - Care of the Elderly
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that there will be no reduction in the level of services at St. Mary's nursing unit for the elderly, Castleblayney,... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have an application for the fair deal scheme approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [38726/11] - Departmental Properties
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all the lands and buildings of former psychiatric institutions which are identified for sale by the Health Service... - Hospital Staff
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Health the reason employment criteria for a position (details supplied) within the Health Service Executive have been altered to require candidates who have... - Health Services
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 22 November 2011, when a response will be forthcoming from the Health Service Executive; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays arising in the centralised system of processing medical cards and medical card appeals; if he will set... - Vaccination Programme
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to make it mandatory for health professionals to provide parents with a manufacturer's patient information leaflet prior to parents... - Hospital Acquired Infections
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health if he will take action to provide Health Amendment Act cards to the small group of women who, having received contaminated anti-D on the birth of... - Eating Disorders
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons estimated to be suffering from anorexia in Ireland in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of age and gender in respect of... - Health Services
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are estimated to self-harm in Ireland in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of age and gender in respect of those so... - Hospital Services
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports that patients in South Tipperary General Hospital who require services, that is, scans and so on, located in St.... - Mental Health Services
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive in County Kerry has to cater for a child (details supplied) who has serious mental health issues; the reason... - Hospital Services
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue from the evaluation group on a bid by Sligo General Hospital to become a hub laboratory which would propose to handle all... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Crohn's disease will not be covered on the long-term illness scheme from next year; if he will outline the alternative supports that will... - Medical Cards
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of correspondence (details supplied) he will now issue a medical card to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Consumer Protection
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ban the use of creatine and other muscle building supplements by children under the age of 18 years; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the future of a welfare home (details supplied) in County Cork has been completed; if formal meetings with union representatives have... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a cataract operation. [38826/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that front-line mental health services are not adversely affected by a reduction in his Department's funding.... - Health Service Staff
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of workers retiring from the health service for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number who retired on the full number of years'... - Medicinal Products
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to criminalise imported prescription tablets being sold to drug addicts here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/11] - Crime Prevention
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Health if the freefone facility for the dial to stop drug dealing initiative will be extended throughout 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate capital funding in 2012 to continue the closure of psychiatric hospitals and transfer of service users to appropriate,... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all tendering procedures were properly carried out, evaluated and concluded in respect of a contract (details supplied); and... - Industrial Relations
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive followed up on all matters referred to by the Labour Court in its recommendations in respect of a case (details... - Health Services
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for the care of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will instruct the... - Medicinal Products
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Irish Medicines Board to accept the EU-backed pan-European classification of products as a cosmetic, biocide or medicine... - Medical Cards
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to receive a report into the impending destruction of Guthrie cards held by Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin; the terms of... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health the dental treatments covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38912/11] - Hospital Services
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per day of a bed in the National Rehabilitation Centre in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Bodies
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the expert group being set up to address the outcome of last year's European Court of Human Rights ruling on... - Medical Cards
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding accident and emergency waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38989/11] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no speech therapy for persons particular stroke victims, in certain areas of South Kerry;... - Medical Cards
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [38991/11] - Hospital Services
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay by the Health Service Executive in having a child (details supplied) in County Wexford admitted to Waterford General...
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