Written answers
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15509/12] - Health Services
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 12 January 2012, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Child Care Services
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 15 November 2011, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Health Services
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 15 December 2011, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive.... - Child Care Services
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will end the practice of sending children to St. Patrick's Institution; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Agencies
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular form a breakdown of the position, salary, allowance and expenses paid to each of the employees... - Ministerial Travel
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will set out the mileage claimed by any Minister of State in her Department for each year from 2005 to 2010; and if she... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding progress made following her approval for the Adoption Authority of Ireland to examine the feasibility of a... - Adoption Services
Question 600: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 14 February 2012 in which she acknowledges that a report in respect of 2009 and the... - Health Services
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 7 February 2012, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive. [14962/12] - Water Fluoridation
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that 98% of Europe has now rejected fluoridation, the fact that many medical experts throughout the world have strongly voiced... - International Agreements
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland will sign up to Article 5 of the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15626/12] - Water Fluoridation
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to instruct local authorities to cease the fluoridation of drinking water until the Department of Health and his Department can be sure of... - National Carers Strategy
Question 606: To ask the Minister for Health when the national carers strategy will be implemented. [15675/12] - Health Services
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health if he had brought the funding arrangements for the national children's hospital to the Cabinet this year as promised, ahead of the recent decision by... - EU Funding
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to pre-commercial procurement strategy, the amount of funding available in 2011 and 2012 at European level; the amount applied for and... - Medical Cards
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14881/12] - Community Pharmacy Services
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reimbursement of vital medicines under the high-tech drug scheme; the likely timescale of decisions in view of the urgent... - Hospital Services
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the reconfiguration plans for Mallow General Hospital, County Cork, regarding the facilities and services that will remain; and if... - Health Services
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to have urgently required surgery expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home help service (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/12] - Diabetes Strategy
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering bringing forward a new diabetes strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14991/12] - Health Services
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [14993/12] - Departmental Reports
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take regarding the plight of all the victims of symphysiotomy. [15005/12] - Health Services
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists based in the Health Service Executive south; the average waiting time for a consultation and the way he intends... - Medical Cards
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused a medical card when their spouse has a medical card. [15010/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that some public health nurses are covering up to five areas as a result of the moratorium on staff recruitment; the way he... - Medical Cards
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15034/12] - Health Services
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 31 January 2012 when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive [15037/12] - Redundancy Payments
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to a redundancy payment from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the treatment of a patient (details supplied). [15070/12] - Vaccination Programme
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health the number of confirmed Pandermix-related cases of Narcolepsy and/or Cataplexy in Ireland; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15202/12] - Hospital Services
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Incidence
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health if he proposes to assess the public health implication on local residents due to test drilling for gas using hydraulic fracturing at Gubb,... - Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health if there will be grant aid available to retailers to offset the cost of section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, namely structural separation... - Water Fluoridation
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health in view of current scientific and medical findings and the latest information available to him, the threats he considers fluoridation of water... - Health Services
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health the support and assistance the State gives to a group (details supplied). [15270/12] - Pension Provisions
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health if former Minister for State, Mary Wallace, is due to receive a Health Service Executive pension. [15273/12] - Departmental Properties
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for St. Colman's Day Care Centre, Achill Island, which has lain incomplete since May 2011 due to the main contractor ceasing to trade; and... - Hospital Staff
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in appointing a consultant endocrinologist to Mayo General Hospital; if the appointee will offer a service to persons... - Hospital Services
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the possibility of providing the necessary funding to the Health Service Executive Dublin-mid-Leinster to ensure that the mortuary... - Medical Cards
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the possibility of obtaining respite care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation, in 2010 and 2011; the number... - Medical Cards
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health if medical expenses will be backdated in the case of a person (details supplied) as they now have received their medical card; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of podiatry posts at centres (details supplied) in view of the high levels of diabetes related amputations and... - Health Screening Programmes
Question 663: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of the national retinopathy screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15362/12] - Hospital Services
Question 664: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a positron emission scanner at Cork University Hospital is still lying idle; the reason the posts have not been filled to operate the CT... - Health Services
Question 665: To ask the Minister for Health the specific steps which are being taken to address the crisis in ophthalmic services for children in County Roscommon; the steps being taken to... - Medical Cards
Question 666: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; the reason for the delay in dealing... - Health Services
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding patient transport services for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a... - National Homeless Strategy
Question 669: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 6 March 2012, the Minister of State who has political responsibility for this budget; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding renewal of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited in... - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will expedite this case with the long stay charges... - Medical Cards
Question 672: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited in view of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will confirm the date on which the test will be scheduled; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he will confirm if the medical card... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that was made with regard to implementing the primary care strategy from 2001 to 2011; the actions that were taken; the consultation... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 677: To ask the Minister for Health if he and or the Health Service Executive has had discussions with the Rehab Group regarding its employment policy in view of its failure to... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Health the process by which the Health Service Executive procures wheelchairs and other assistive aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 680: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical cards for over 70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/12] - Departmental Agencies
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form a breakdown of the position, salary, allowance and expenses paid to each of the employees of agencies (details... - Health Services
Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the scoring system that was employed by the Health Service Executive in awarding the tender for home care in County... - Departmental Agencies
Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a list of all agencies and bodies and internal organisations under his aegis. [15504/12] - Ministerial Transport
Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the mileage claimed by any Minister of State in his Department for each year from 2005 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurologists working in the health service; the change since this time last year; the number who have taken early... - Medical Cards
Question 687: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will clarify the situation regarding... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an outpatients appointment for an operation to be brought forward in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.... - Medical Cards
Question 689: 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 Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health when the colorectal screening will commence in early 2012. [15574/12] - Water Fluoridation
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Health if he will carry out a public health survey on the effects of fluoridation of public water supplies as no Irish Government has carried out such a... - Health Service Staff
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the numbers of paediatric neurologists who are currently engaged by the Health Service Executive; if he will detail if there are... - Health Services
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged five to 18 years awaiting physiotherapy services in the Health Service Executive, especially in the Meath region; the... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 since the start of 2012; the immediate steps being... - Medical Cards
Question 695: 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 Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Health when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) dated 23 February 2012; if any progress has been made on the issue; and if he will... - Health Services
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding funding cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15630/12] - Medical Cards
Question 698: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Infectious Diseases
Question 699: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to deal with the situation that has arisen in a location (details supplied) in County Laois; if he will ensure there is direct... - Health Services
Question 700: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons deemed or expected to need full-time care annually over the next ten years on the basis of population trends; and if he will... - Hospital Staff
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Health if he will renew a contract for a consultant paediatric neurologist at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick; if his attention has been drawn... - Medical Cards
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [15670/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 704: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged between five and 18 awaiting speech and language services in the Health Service Executive especially in the County Meath... - Health Insurance
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to provide universal free general practitioner care as stated in the programme for Government; and if he will... - Hospital Services
Question 707: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in developing new heart failure units in the Health Service Executive South (details supplied) which form part of the HSE... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 708: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hepatitis C medication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15708/12] - Hospital Services
Question 709: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the cardiac and cancer services at Our lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, in view of the outdated nature of the... - Medical Cards
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [15752/12] - Pension Provisions
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the 4,326 persons who retired from the Health Service Executive up until to the end of February, if there is an inability at present... - Health Services
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to establish a national paediatric home nursing care fund; the reason such a fund has not been established to date; and if he will... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the recent threat of closure of St. Anthony's unit for the elderly, Clonmel, County Tipperary, he will confirm that the unit will... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive plans to cease funding for essential support services for persons with disabilities... - Medical Cards
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Transition Teams
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Health the number of times transition teams have met; when the meetings took place; the persons who were present; the outcome of the meetings; and if he...
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