Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
- Foreign Adoptions
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify Ireland's current inter-country adoption arrangements with Russia; if she is recommending that parents... - Departmental Staff
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the salaries and allowances paid to her private secretary and to the secretary general of her Department; and if she will make a... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the number of appointments that have been made to State boards by her since she came to office... - Departmental Staff
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of retired public servants that have been rehired by her, or rehired by State agencies under her aegis. [5064/12] - Referendum on Children's Rights
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the children's rights referendum to be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5224/12] - Child Care Services
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to publish an after-care support service strategy in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5502/12] - Water Fluoridation
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health his policy on water fluoridation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4980/12] - Commissions of Inquiry
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a request made to him in December 2011 from a cross-party group of north-east based Oireachtas Members to establish a... - Medical Cards
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail contact between him or the Health Service Executive and the private sector with regard to the construction of a new regional... - Medical Cards
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [4771/12] - Hospital Services
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4772/12] - Health Services
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois who has been on a waiting list for orthodontic treatment from the Health Service Executive will... - Medical Negligence
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to pilot a no-fault compensation scheme for children who suffer catastrophic birth injuries, utilising scarce resources to support... - Health Services
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Health his view on whether the outflow of senior midwives due to the early retirement package will have a considerable impact on the provision of maternity... - Hospital Services
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health the consultations that have been undertaken in relation to the future of the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, and St. Joseph's in Ardee,... - Health Services
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health the impact on health care services in County Louth of the likely exodus of health service staff in February to avail of pension entitlements; the... - Health Service Allowances
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to amend the guidelines for the mobility allowance scheme to make it compliant with the requirements of the Equal Status Act... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health if he will visit Shaen hospital, County Laois, and meet with the hospital action group and Oireachtas Members to discuss the future of the hospital.... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the impact the reduction of 550 public nursing home beds will have on Shaen and Abbeyleix hospitals. [4859/12] - Mental Health Services
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health if a portion of the extra €35 million allocated for mental health may be used to improve services for patients with dementia and Alzheimer's in... - Health Services
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism available to a family regarding an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [4875/12] - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the 404 private nursing homes, the 48 voluntary nursing homes and the 121 public nursing homes here at the end of 2011; and the... - Medical Cards
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a test was not arranged at Cork hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will further explain the... - Health Services
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients cared for at the Health Service Executive community house (details supplied) in County Carlow; the staffing levels during the... - Mental Health Services
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric patients cared for at a facility (details supplied) in County Carlow; if staffing levels have been reduced at this... - Health Services
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding assisted living houses (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4967/12] - HIV Infection
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report of the UNAIDS advisory group on HIV and sex work, published in December 2011; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive addiction services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/12] - Medical Cards
Question 592: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [4986/12] - Hospital Accommodation (1 comment)
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health if he will enter into discussions with Killarney Town Council in regard to the future of St. Finan's hospital and lands, Killarney, County Kerry; and... - Health Services
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if it will be expedited. [4994/12] - Medical Cards
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of each outpatient department clinic held in Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; the number of patients waiting to be seen at... - Health Service Staff
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in the Louth area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/12] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place for assessing hospital equipment and deciding whether beds are unsuitable for continued use, and for the disposal of this... - Home Help Services
Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health the number of home hours provided to clients in the Louth area in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/12] - Hospital Services
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of finance that was made available by the special delivery unit of the Health Service Executive to alleviate pressures on Our Lady of... - Departmental Staff
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and allowances paid to his private secretary and to the secretary general of her Department; and if he will make a statement on the... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of appointments that have been made to State boards by him since he came to office including the names... - Mental Health Services
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult psychiatric units in 2011. [5058/12] - Departmental Staff
Question 606: To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired public servants that have been rehired by him, or rehired by State agencies under his aegis. [5071/12] - Health Services
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the request for a medical assessment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extensive cuts in services proposed by the Health Service Executive for Waterford Regional Hospital, including... - Nursing Home Services
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health if he will work with the Health Service Executive to ensure the future of St Conlon's Nursing Home, Nenagh, County Tipperary, including putting in... - Departmental Reports
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive commissioned a report to critically appraise a report on excise carried out by the Revenue Commissioners; the... - Health Services
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Reviews
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health when a renewal form will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and the estimated time of completion of a review following the submission... - Medical Cards
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4, who is suffering from epilepsy, encephalitis and rheumatoid arthritis, is on permanent... - Health Service Staff
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to lift the ban on recruitment of front-line staff in the health service and in particular the scenario or circumstances that will... - Public Procurement
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Exchequer in respect of Health Service Executive procurement processes per annum; if he is satisfied that the current... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of his plans for the delivery of primary care; if he envisages a greater role for screening and identification of... - General Practitioner Services
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a general practitioner centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5218/12] - Medical Cards
Question 622: 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. [5219/12] - Hospital Services
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is awaiting orthopaedic surgery at Cork University Hospital may expect to be treated; and if he... - Medical Cards
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 22 September 2011, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of the Woodlands, Silver Birch and Sycamore Units in James Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin; if there are... - Hospital Services
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health the future of dementia and elderly in-patient and outpatient services in James Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on... - Private Health Insurance
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health the basis for his decision not to regulate the VHI until the end of 2013; the reason it is not possible to do so at a much earlier date; if Ireland... - Medical Cards
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health when proposals allowing medical card holders to use multiple general practitioners to avail of medical services will be implemented; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a motorised transport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if same can be expedited.... - Medical Cards
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health if persons suffering from motor neuron disease are automatically entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5436/12] - European Council Meetings
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health the EU Council of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that Council that have been held between 2007 and 2011; the number of those... - Medical Cards
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate when the measure to extend medical card provision to persons on the long term illness scheme, as announced by budget 2012, will... - Health Service Staff
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the absence of public health nurses in remote areas (details supplied), in view of the moratorium on recruitment in the Health... - Medical Cards
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the application. [5525/12] - Hospital Services
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a rheumatologist for Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5538/12] - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health, in view of the delay in rolling out the national colorectal cancer screening programme, if he will outline the implications for the inclusion of... - Health Services
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 386 of 6 December 2011, if the Health Service Executive has sought approval for its multi-annual capital... - Medical Cards
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on his or her application for a medical card; the reason for the delay in... - Health Services
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made by the Health Service Executive in ensuring the restoration of general practitioner services at a centre (details supplied)... - Medical Cards
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and the reason for the delay in issuing same. [5669/12]
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