Written answers
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
- Health Service Staff
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 8 November 2011, if she can specify the number of posts, on a full and part-time... - Health Services
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 27 September 2011, if she can detail the amount of money budgeted for child and... - Foster Care
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the structures the Health Service Executive has in place for social worker supports for foster parents; her views that these... - Homeless Persons
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the information that is available to her Department on the number of children, persons under the age of 18 years, that are... - Health Services
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she intends maintaining the same level of vital services and employment for family resource centres in view of the cuts... - Departmental Staff
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of staff in her Department that serve as directors of companies arising from their employment; the... - Ministerial Expenses
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of expenses claimed on a monthly basis since March 2011 by all Ministers attached to her Department; and if she will... - Children First Guidelines
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the work which had been done to put the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing in advance of her taking office; and if... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will explain the recent developments on the adoption of children from Bulgaria; the reason only one agency has been... - Child Care Services
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 623, if a section 39 grant for 2011 will be paid to a play school (details supplied) in... - National Lottery Funding
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm the amount of national lottery funds allocated to her Department; if the funds are spent on specific... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a full breakdown by gender of all appointments to State boards since February 2011; the current status of... - Departmental Equipment
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of laptops in use in her Department; the number of tablets in use in her Department; the number of the laptops in use... - Departmental Funding
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Health the grant or support available to a group (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [16349/12] - Ambulance Service
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made towards the meeting of emergency response time targets by the country's ambulance services; his plans to ensure that these targets... - Mental Health Services
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Mental Health Commission report regarding the transfer of five residents from an open to a locked ward in St. Brendan's Hospital,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time to see a consultant at the prosthetic, orthotic, and limb absence rehabilitation unit at the... - Health Services
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will outline the next steps in the... - Hospital Services
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/12] - Health Services
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16080/12] - Hospital Services
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of the important medicine (details supplied) given its high cost especially for citizens who do not have a... - Health Services
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a specific application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [16132/12] - Medical Cards
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued immediately to persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and of he will expedite the matter. [16158/12] - Hospital Staff
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurologists in each hospital here; the change since last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16162/12] - Hospital Services
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive an appointment for surgery at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health when the new Health Service Executive Director of Mental Health will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16194/12] - Medical Cards
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ... - Health Services
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [16341/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse his Departments Health Service Executive 2012 disability cuts of 3.7%; if he will reverse his decision to cut the personal... - Hospital Services
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health the conditions attached to the Special Delivery Unit funding available for funding of step down facilities private community nursing homes for... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the average waiting times per Health Service Executive region for dealing with applications under the fair deal scheme; the... - Substance Misuse Strategy
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health if an action plan has been developed as a result of the report by the Steering Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy; the time frame that is... - Departmental Staff
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of staff in his Department that serve as directors of companies arising from their employment; the names of the companies... - Health Services
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in awarding speech and language therapy and occupational therapy to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare [16430/12] - Food Labelling
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health if he is entirely satisfied that food labelling and traceability regulations are fully enforced and enforceable throughout each EU member State; if... - Ministerial Expenses
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of expenses claimed on a monthly basis since March 2011 by all Ministers attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [16511/12] - Medical Cards
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [16512/12] - Health Services
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long term care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [16513/12] - Law Reform Commission Review
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health following the Law Reform Commission report on legal aspects of professional home care, his plans to make regulations in respect of the provision of... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the physical developmental needs of children with cerebral palsy are being met within the State education system; and if he... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the need for a National Paediatric Hospital. [12273/12] - Health Services
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed closure and or cuts to nursing homes around the country that have been actively opposed by local communities; and... - Medical Cards
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if further documentation is still required... - Vaccination Programme
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health the number of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccinations that were administered to patients attending drug treatment, by treatment centre, by general... - Ambulance Service
Question 592: To ask the Minister for Health if he thinks it is appropriate that an ambulance driver seeking a transfer within the service from one region to another is currently having to... - Medical Cards
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has not yet been issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the creation of youth mental health teams including psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses to address and enhance mental health... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Health if he anticipates delays to the completion of the Children's Hospital following An Bord Pleanala's decision; and if he will make a statement on the... - Substance Abuse
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recommendations of the National Substance Misuse Strategy steering group with regard to the problem of excessive youth alcohol... - Hospital Services
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health the impact of budget cuts on local acute service and his plans for the development of services at the Galway Roscommon hospital group [16203/12] - Hospital Staff
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health the steps which he is taking to deal with the shortage of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16209/12] - Mental Health Services
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health if recruitment of the 414 staff for mental health services, as announced in the Health Service Executive service plan 2012, has begun; the number of... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health the exploratory work he has carried out with a view to relocating the National Children's Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath; if the review... - Hospital Staff
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 13 march 2012, the other medical equipment currently unused in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [16613/12] - Health Services
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health the psychotherapy services that are available nationally to children within the child protection area; the long-term service available; the number of... - Medical Cards
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received a medical card after applying for it five months ago; the reason no effort... - Cosmetic Products Regulation
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report in a newspaper (details supplied) on 21 November 2011 in relation to an suspected incident of a severe... - Food Safety Authority
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to research conducted on the possible carcinogenic properties of the sugar substitute aspartame; if he has done any... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health when a person details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment. [16669/12] - Health Services
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any consolidation in the delivery of services by the Brothers of Charity in the Mid West region; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 613: 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... - Proposed Legislation
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the Health Service Executive Governance Bill; and if he will be publishing heads of the Bill in advance [16705/12] - Medical Cards
Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health if a review of a medical card application will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [16724/12] - Health Services
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health the details of the funding model for the development of primary care centres around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the development of primary care centres, if he will indicate the number of agreements entered into by the Health Service Executive... - Health Service Staff
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of non-core staff, their grades and overall salary costs per grade whole time equivalents, part-time... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health if in view of the PIP scandal it is his intention to introduce a regulatory body to govern medical devices; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal for a medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [16801/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an operation; the reason for the delay in a date being given; and if he will make... - Medical Cards
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Health Services
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting time to access child adolescent service in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he... - Medical Cards
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16836/12] - Departmental Funding
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff who availed of the 2012 retirement arrangement who have been re-engaged by the Executive on a contract... - Medical Cards
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 529 of 6 March 2012, the reason that the issue raised has not been rectified. [16941/12] - Ambulance Service
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the success rate, that is, the percentage of ambulance arriving at the scene of an emergency within the target time by county or... - Vaccination Programme
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the differences which exist across the regions in the administration of the BCG vaccine, with children in the... - Medical Cards
Question 646: 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 Service Staff
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the number of nurses who retired on or before 29 February 2012, who have been hired back through agencies by the Health Service... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Fibromyalgia does not present in any of the disability categories of the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database published at... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/12] - Vaccination Programme
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the safety of the flu vaccine Pandemrix; if it is actually in the public interest; his views on whether it should be banned;... - Nursing Home Services
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the cost of beds in public nursing homes are calculated; if he will indicate in tabular form the total all in cost of a place; the... - Research and Development
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which State sponsored and private research cooperate or interacts in respect of research on major health issues; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health if he has in mind any proposals to reduce the waiting period for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16981/12] - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which research is coordinated on an EU basis into such issues as Autism and Aspergers or similar heath matters affecting children; the... - Mental Health Services
Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which psychiatric services are coordinated on a Europe wide basis; if children's services are compared on any such basis; and if he... - National Lottery Funding
Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the amount of National Lottery funds allocated to his Department; if the funds are spent on specific projects; if so, the name of... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 663: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown by gender of all appointments to State boards since February 2011; the current status of State boards in relation... - Departmental Equipment
Question 664: To ask the Minister for Health the number of laptops in use in his Department; the number of tablets in use in his Department; the number of the laptops in use that are due to be...
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