Written answers
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
- Children in Care
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action that will be taken following the Health Information and Quality Authority report relating to Gleann Alainn special... - Family Support Services
Question 767: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not had a social worker appointed to its case despite repeated requests... - Asylum Support Services
Question 768: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the nature of the duty of care, as outlined in section 45 of the Child Care Act, owed by the State to non-nationals in full-time... - Foster Care
Question 769: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in foster care in the County Wicklow area each month over the past year by comparison with the State... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 772: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoptions that have been effected and registered by Irish couples and persons with a declaration of eligibility and... - Constitutional Amendments
Question 774: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the children's referendum will be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40939/11] - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 775: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will use section 73 of the Adoption Act to ensure that it is possible for adoptions from Ethiopia to take place; if she... - Children in Care
Question 777: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanism by which care plans are drawn up by the Health Service Executive for young persons residing here under section 5 of... - National Children's Strategy
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for public consultation in the development of the national children's strategy; and if she will make a statement on the... - Early Childhood Education
Question 783: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria for the distribution of places on the child-care education and training support programme; the way the 2,800 places... - Ministerial Staff
Question 784: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly... - Departmental Staff
Question 785: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she runs a graduate internship programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41358/11] - Child Care Services
Question 786: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will to ensure the provision of necessary funding for a child-care facility (details supplied) in County Longford, which... - Early Childhood Education
Question 787: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the decision announced in budget 2012 to increase the early years' adult-child ratio from 1:10 to 1:11 from September... - Child Care Services
Question 789: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to move to a system of making pre-school inspection publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Early Childhood Education
Question 790: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the resources being allocated in 2012 to the implementation of the workforce development plan for the early child care sector;... - Child Care Services
Question 791: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assurances she can give that inspectors from the Department of Education and Skills who will be carrying out joint preschool... - National Children's Strategy
Question 792: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to publish a new strategic plan for the early childhood care and education sector to follow on from the national... - Early Childhood Education
Question 793: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recent evaluation report carried out by Goodbody research consultants on the Síolta quality programme, the... - National Lottery Funding
Question 795: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown, by application and county, of all National Lottery funding disbursed by her in the past 12... - Departmental Staff
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family social workers assigned to an area (details supplied); the number who were assigned to this area in 2007,... - Missing Persons
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will establish a missing children's hotline here in line with a pan-European effort on this issue; and if she will make... - Youth Services
Question 799: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding she has made available for the provision of youth cafes in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the amount of... - Departmental Offices
Question 800: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her view that she or any agency funded by her which own properties in office complexes in which a management company is in place,... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 803: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the progress of the delegation who travelled from Ireland to Russia in December with the task of examining... - Youth Services
Question 805: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an explanation for the proposed closure of Foróige youth information centre in Donegal town; her views on... - Health Services
Question 806: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 15 November 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [1620/12] - State Agencies
Question 807: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State agencies currently financed by the Exchequer; the number of board members attending each State agency; the... - Clinical Indemnity Scheme
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Health, on the issue of the Health Service Executive's refusal to allow umbilical cord blood collection, if he stated in a letter to the then Minister for... - Health Services
Question 809: To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated by him to services aimed at tackling domestic violence in County Louth, including women's refuges; the funding for these... - Medical Cards
Question 810: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a clerical officer (details supplied) to transfer from one Government Department to another or to a county council in order to... - Health Services
Question 812: To ask the Minister for Health if he expects frontline services to be affected following cuts announced in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1631/12] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation regarding patients at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40777/11] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, subject to approval, will be... - Health Services
Question 815: To ask the Minister for Health if it is correct that the Health Service Executive is looking for a 5.5.% cut to services for the blind. [40805/11] - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of claimants under the drug payment scheme in 2010; the number who claimed three times or less; the number who claimed six times or... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 818: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the health system of inappropriate prescribing and wastage of pharmaceuticals within the system; his plans to address the costs; and if... - Health Services
Question 819: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40827/11] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 820: To ask the Minister for Health the medication for psychiatric illness included in the long-term illness scheme. [40832/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 821: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail per service provider and geographic area the way he intends to spend the €35 million earmarked for the development of... - Health Services
Question 824: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of services and funding to meet the requirements of those suffering from diabetes, with particular... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 826: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a substantial electrical contract has commenced in the eye and ear hospital; that the contract is time sensitive in view of... - Medical Cards
Question 827: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and the position... - Health Services
Question 828: To ask the Minister for Health the current position of the review being undertaken by the National Paediatric Working Group in relation to the future provision of paediatric... - National Clinical Programme for Diabetes
Question 829: To ask the Minister for Health the number of centres expected to be included in the national Clinical Programme for Diabetes; if Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, is... - Hospital Staff
Question 830: To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the appointment of a paediatric diabetes nurse specialist to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
Question 831: To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a report on the latest briefing by the Health Service Executive on the proposed changes to ambulance cover in counties Cork and... - Medical Cards
Question 832: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a cancer patient (details supplied) in County Cork who made an application for a medical card in July and having supplied all the... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 836: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has to have a prescription signed twice before they can have it processed; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 838: To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered amending the medical card criteria for self employed applicants who cannot provide an up to date tax assessment because of the... - Community Care
Question 839: To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40910/11] - Medical Cards
Question 841: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card renewal application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [40935/11] - Primary Care Strategy
Question 842: To ask the Minister for Health when funding for the proposed primary care unit (details supplied) will be made available; when building at the site will begin; and if he will make... - General Practitioner Services
Question 843: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects free general practitioner care for patients with long-term illness to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 844: To ask the Minister for Health the impact on children's services for 2012 of the signalled 2% efficiency savings across the areas of disability, mental health and children's... - Mental Health Services
Question 845: To ask the Minister for Health the statistics for all known cases of elective mutism recorded in each of the past five years; the rate of breakthrough or progress made in these... - Medical Cards
Question 846: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by users trying to use the new online medical card application system; if these... - Hospital Services
Question 847: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the special delivery unit in tackling the issue of patients on trolleys at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 848: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Pradaxa is not covered under either the medical card or drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 849: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of beds currently available for drug rehabilitation, medical detoxification and community detoxification; if more... - Departmental Reports
Question 850: To ask the Minister for Health if the review on the question of retaining or destroying the Guthrie cards has been completed; if he will publish the review; and whether families... - Health Services
Question 852: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan. [41013/11] - Health Service Funding
Question 854: To ask the Minister for Health his funding plans for palliative care in 2012; the measure of a cut this sector can expect in their budget; if this reduction will be equal to those... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 855: To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine submission to the Health Service Executive for medical appliances in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 856: To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment report has been carried out on the impact of the closure of 28 surgical beds at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin. [41040/11] - Health Service Staff
Question 857: To ask the Minister for Health if he will lift the embargo on recruitment to allow speech and language therapists to be appointed in the Blanchardstown area, Dublin, to replace... - Health Services
Question 858: To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence regarding cutbacks in the health sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 859: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding reimbursement of medication costs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 860: To ask the Minister for Health the difference between the methodologies for calculating the length of time patients are waiting for more than 12 months using the maximum waiting... - Hospital Services
Question 863: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive west has plans to transfer orthopaedic services from Merlin Park hospital to University Hospital Galway; if he agrees... - Health Services
Question 867: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the palliative care budget for 2012 has been reduced by 5.5% as opposed to all other health sectors being reduced by just 2%; and if he... - Medical Cards
Question 868: To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene and review an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 869: To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence regarding care in respect of a person (details supplied). [41067/11] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 870: To ask the Minister for Health if he will impress upon the National Treatment Purchase Fund the need to increase the fair deal funding to sustainable levels to ensure the future... - Medical Cards
Question 871: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41112/11] - Hospital Services
Question 872: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report from the Health Information and Quality Authority relating to the viability of services in the Cottage... - Health Services
Question 874: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has conserved a series of works either on board or mural executed by a person (details supplied) and the measures it... - Medical Cards
Question 875: To ask the Minister for Health when a new medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [41140/11] - Care of the Elderly
Question 877: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a long-term stay bed. [41142/11] - Medical Cards
Question 878: To ask the Minister for Health if he will renew a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41143/11] - Vaccination Programme (2 comments)
Question 880: To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to obtaining parental consent jointly when children are being vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 881: To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered establishing a minor cardiac unit at Sligo General Hospital; if it is proposed to incorporate a cardiac catheterisation... - Hospital Services
Question 882: To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering bilateral arrangements for acute hospital services between Erne Hospital Enniskillen and Sligo General Hospital; if these... - Health Service Funding
Question 883: To ask the Minister for Health the impact that budget cuts in budget 2012 will have on the provision of services aimed at tackling domestic violence in County Louth including... - Health Services
Question 884: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the high cost of tooth extraction and the State subvention or health insurance assistance that is paid to dentists for the... - Health Service Staff
Question 885: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive appointed a person with project management qualifications and experience to oversee the transfer of medical card... - Health Services
Question 886: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the issue of increasing numbers of persons who travel abroad for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a... - Health Service Properties
Question 889: To ask the Minister for Health the number of premises being rented by the Health Service Executive from general practitioners as primary health care units; his policy in relation... - General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 890: To ask the Minister for Health his view on whether it is good practice for general practitioners to be renting or leasing buildings to pharmacies in the neighbourhood of their... - Health Service Funding
Question 891: To ask the Minister for Health the funding the Health Service Executive will provide to support victims of domestic violence or aimed at tackling domestic violence in 2012; and the... - Health Services
Question 894: To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary supports and advanced medical treatments will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 895: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; the reason for the delay; his... - Community Care
Question 896: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the name and number of patients of all community hospitals and public nursing homes in the country with fewer than 50 patients in... - Health Service Funding
Question 898: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider granting the funding to a organisation (details supplied) in order to enable them to continue to operate in the new year in... - Hospital Services
Question 899: To ask the Minister for Health if the National Children's Hospital will cater for both public and private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41311/11] - Ministerial Staff
Question 900: To ask the Minister for Health the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by him or a... - Departmental Programmes
Question 901: To ask the Minister for Health if he runs a graduate internship programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41365/11] - Medical Cards
Question 902: 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.... - Health Service Funding
Question 903: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a society (details supplied) in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41379/11] - Medical Cards
Question 905: 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 Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 913: To ask the Minister for Health the proposed start date for the new arrangements of free general practitioner care under the long term illness scheme in view of the fact that budget... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 914: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that palliative patients are prioritised on the fair deal waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/11] - Health Services
Question 915: To ask the Minister for Health the place to which patients from Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, and St. James's Hospital, Dublin, are discharged into or referred to when they require... - HSE Budget
Question 916: To ask the Minister for Health the budget for Health Service Executive corporate affairs division located at Dr. Steevens Hospital and Parkgate Street, Dublin, for the years 2009,... - Health Services
Question 918: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be included on the waiting list for dental or orthodontic treatment [41417/11] - Medical Cards
Question 919: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited due to the... - Freedom of Information
Question 920: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive did not issue any response whatsoever to the letter issued on the 14 of July 2009 in the case of a person... - Medical Cards
Question 921: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applicants that are contacted to supply further information on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 924: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be granted an appointment for an operation for a problem with cataracts on their eyes; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 925: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; if and when the medical card will be... - Hospital Services
Question 926: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to close or transfer services from Kinsale District Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41464/11] - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 927: To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding waiting times in an accident and emergency department. [1017/12] - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 928: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to sheltered housing for the disabled and the elderly; and if he will... - Departmental Funding
Question 929: To ask the Minister for Health the current and capital funding for 2011 and projected current and capital funding for 2012 for an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and... - Home Help Service
Question 930: To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be extended in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway. [1037/12] - Health Services
Question 931: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the waiting lists for speech and language therapy for children here; if he has had any discussions with the Health Service... - Ambulance Service (2 comments)
Question 932: To ask the Minister for Health the refurbishment works that were carried out at each ambulance station in the Dublin north-east region for the years 2008 to 2011, inclusive; the... - Drugs Task Forces
Question 933: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding to the Dublin North East Local Drugs Task Force; the amount that is spent on salaries and administration;... - EU Directives
Question 934: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to implement the European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products, 2004/24/EC; the controls exercised by the Irish... - EU Regulations
Question 936: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to implement the European regulation on nutrition and health claims, No. 1924/2006; the impact that this regulation has on... - Public Procurement
Question 937: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, is in the process of rebranding its image including the commissioning... - Medical Cards
Question 938: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, may expect to have their medical card application processed [1129/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 939: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in implementing the commitments made in the programme for Government regarding funding and services for persons with... - Departmental Offices
Question 940: To ask the Minister for Health his view that he or any agency funded by him who own properties in office complexes in which a management company is in place, should take an active... - Health Services
Question 941: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has to pay over and above the cost of the retail product of his medication under the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 942: To ask the Minister for Health if he will require hospital consultants to provide data to him regarding the number of public patients they see each year; the number of scheduled... - Medical Cards
Question 945: To ask the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Hospital Budgets
Question 946: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain his previous statements that Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, is operating a break-even budget on a monthly basis, and yet his... - Health Services
Question 948: To ask the Minister for Health when, further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 on the 23 November 2011, a response will issue from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make... - Medical Cards
Question 950: 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 Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
Question 951: To ask the Minister for Health the regulation he is going to bring in to regulate the cosmetic surgery industry in view of recent bad publicity; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Service Funding
Question 952: To ask the Minister for Health the State funding allocated to each of the following organisations (details supplied) in each of the years 2007 to 2011; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 953: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 30 June 2011, the discussions he has had with the Health Service Executive in relation to the opening and... - Health Services
Question 955: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding to be provided in County Kerry for victims of sexual abuse and attacks will not be transferred from Kerry General... - Water Quality
Question 956: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of fluoride in our drinking water and the associated health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1309/12] - Health Service Reform
Question 957: To ask the Minister for Health if he has attended meetings regarding the special delivery unit in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37017/11] - Mental Health Services
Question 959: To ask the Minister for Health the number of dedicated child and adolescent inpatient mental health care places available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 960: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has or intends to put in place structures and procedures to eliminate waiting lists, identify the cause or causes contributing... - Health Service Reform
Question 961: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which policy-making in respect of general hospital services, community care and special hospital services is determined by the Health... - Disabled Drivers
Question 962: To ask the Minister for Health the qualification criteria changes that have occurred in the motorised transport grant scheme in view of the fact that the applicants (details... - Ambulance Service
Question 963: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on progress made on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1368/12] - Medical Cards
Question 964: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [1373/12] - General Practitioner Services
Question 966: To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to reduce doctors' fees which are between €50 to €70 per visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/12] - Hospital Services
Question 967: To ask the Minister for Health the level of services provided at the minor injuries unit, Monaghan General Hospital; the proposals he has to restore the services to their former... - Medical Cards
Question 968: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent reports that state that the average length of time to process a medical card is 90 days; his views on whether this is an... - Health Practitioners' Qualifications
Question 970: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 16 November 2011, if the training which is considered necessary for the person's qualifications to be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 971: To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be made at the ENT Carlow in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will expedite the matter... - Medical Cards
Question 972: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [1432/12] - Ambulance Service
Question 974: To ask the Minister for Health if it is a change of policy that family members must provide patient cover in an ambulance when an elderly or ill member is being transported from... - Medical Cards
Question 975: 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; and if he will expedite the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 978: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a response to an application under the nursing home support scheme which is now under appeal in respect of a person (details... - Medical Cards
Question 979: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [1447/12] - Health Practitioners' Qualifications
Question 980: To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is an anomaly in a case (details supplied); and that it does not concur with the EU's recognition of professional qualifications... - Hospital Budgets
Question 981: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the decrease in the 2012 budget for Carndonagh Community Hospital, County Donegal, from 2011 as a result of the overall decrease in the... - Medical Cards
Question 982: To ask the Minister for Health the approximate number of persons who possess neither a medical card nor private medical insurance; the approximate number of medical card holders... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 983: To ask the Minister for Health the approximate cost to the Health Service Executive arising from the 2% increase in the standard rate of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 984: To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to have urgently required surgery expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 985: To ask the Minister for Health the number of policy decisions taken to close hospital wards or decommission beds throughout the country in each of the past three years to date in... - Community Care
Question 986: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of public nursing home wards closed or beds decommissioned in each of the past two years to date in 2012; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 988: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of nursing staff employed on an agency basis throughout the public health sector annually in the past three years to date in 2012;... - Community Care
Question 991: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of beds available in public nursing homes has been reduced on an annual basis over the past five years to date in... - Medical Cards
Question 995: 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... - Hospital Staff
Question 997: To ask the Minister for Health when a locum rheumatology consultant will be appointed to cover a maternity leave which has arisen at Our Lady's Hospital Manorhamilton, County... - Hospital Services
Question 998: To ask the Minister for Health the proposed date for the opening of the new medical assessment unit and emergency department at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; and if... - Hospital Staff
Question 1000: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1006 of 14 September 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [1621/12] - Dental Treatment Services Scheme
Question 1001: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 15 November 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive [1622/12] - Health Service Properties
Question 1002: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 6 December 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [1623/12] - State Agencies
Question 1003: To ask the Minister for Health the number of State agencies currently financed by the Exchequer; the number of board members attending each State agency; the expenses issued for...
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