Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2011
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at the end of... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by her Department for the years 2010... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new committees, advisory groups or new positions in general that have been put in place since he was appointed; and... - Health Service Staff
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the deputy manager at Gleann Alainn special care unit, County Cork, is a permanent or acting deputy manager; and if the unit... - Child Care Services
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if each special care unit has a full complement of multi-disciplinary teams on site, that is, psychiatrists, educational and... - Child Support
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which structures exist to protect children at risk of being abused within or without the family with particular... - Youth Services
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which youth services are likely to play a role in the context of her responsibilities to the young population now... - Health Service Staff
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which the number and location of social workers is adequate to meet ongoing child support requirements; and if she... - Child Abuse
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports of child sex abuse or other incidents of child abuse that have been reported in each of the past five years... - Homeless Persons
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which support services are available to meet requirements in the event of homelessness in the case of children or... - Social Inclusion
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date in addressing issues arising from unemployment, educational dropout, social and economic deprivation... - Health Service Allowances
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health if and-or when an application for a primary medical certificate is likely to be considered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Health Services
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40383/11] - Medical Cards
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for the delay in dealing... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all public nursing homes with fewer than 50 beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/11] - Health Services
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all public nursing homes he intends to close next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40404/11] - Health Services
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the hours in home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [40414/11] - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any figures on the number of VHI patients that have used the accident and emergency departments over the past year. [40432/11] - Health Services
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health the dental treatment cover provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork aged 75 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any proposals to change the level 3 status of Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, under the acute hospitals programme; and... - Health Service Staff
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive is considering changing the recruitment timeline for intended stroke unit at Cork University... - Health Services
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision is expected on the submission by the national paediatric working group which outlines a business case for paediatric diabetes... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes that are expected to benefit from his decision to grant free access to general practitioner services to persons... - Mental Health Services
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the female open unit in St. Brendan's Hospital, Grangegorman, Dublin, is not amalgamated with the female high security unit... - Consultancy Consultants
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department for the years 2010 and 2011; the amount... - Prescription Charges
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the 50 cent charge for medicines and prescription items; if there are any groups exempt from having to pay these charges,... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health the number of new committees, advisory groups or new positions in general that have been put in place since he was appointed; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the criteria for the allocation of calls to private ambulances for patients who have private... - Hospital Services
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health if comparisons are available among Ireland, the UK, France and Germany for the average length of stay, in bed-days, for patients admitted to hospital... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the new national substance misuse strategy; when this document will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drugs Task Forces
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of funding allocated by him to a drugs task force (details supplied) in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Task Forces
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of any reduction in funding from him to drugs task forces for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that was paid to general practitioners for general medical services and medical card patients in 2011; if this will be reduced in... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if the payment will be back dated.... - Hospital Procedures
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is still waiting for their hip replacement operation, since August 2010; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of drugs in the past year that have been removed off the medical card payment scheme and the drugs payment scheme; if he will provide a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for fair deal nursing home scheme funds in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Health Service Staff
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health if he will state the proportion of management to other staff that have resigned or been replaced in the HSE; the number and grade of employment of... - Hospital Services
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the impact in recent years on demand for publicly funded health services arising from persons relinquishing private medical insurance;... - Departmental Funding
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health if a service (details supplied) in County Kerry will be financially assisted by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40687/11] - Medical Cards
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health if he has an estimate for the number of acute hospital inpatient beds that will be closed as a result of the cuts to the health budget in 2012.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to long-term care in private nursing homes, Health Service Executive and voluntary units in the past five years; the... - Health Service Contracts
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health the number of copies of each issue of the Health Service Executive magazine, [i]Health Matters[/i], distributed; the amount it costs to print each...
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