Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
- Departmental Funding
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of State funding given each year since 1999 to Right of Place; the number of complaints received regarding this... - European Council Meetings
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which she sits; the number of meetings of that council held from 9 March 2011... - Adoption Services
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a report on a recent trip by the Adoption Authority of Ireland to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia; if she will state... - Departmental Staff
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by her Department having taken the early retirement package or... - National Lottery Funding
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for National Lottery funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County... - Children in Care
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a special care centre, Coovagh House, Limerick, will re-open; the cost of refurbishment of the centre; the number of... - Child Care Services
Question 676: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants or supports available to creches that have been set up but have not availed of any grants to date; and if she will... - Preschool Services
Question 677: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the early childhood care and education scheme is available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if she will make a... - Departmental Agencies
Question 679: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the State agencies under her remit that have an internship scheme in place for young graduates; the number of places available;... - Health Services
Question 680: To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for families in the aftermath of the suicide of a family member. [20402/12] - Medical Cards
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to continue current home help services; and his future plans for this service [19815/12] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation providing general practitioner cards to those on the long term illness scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Cards
Question 684: 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 Cork; and if he will make a... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the opening of the new wing of a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health the preparatory steps taken by both his Department and the Health Service Executive prior to centralisation of the processing of medical cards; if... - Housing Grants
Question 687: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive no longer carry out occupational therapy reports in respect of persons who are looking to have their local... - Health Services
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency. [19852/12] - Hospital Services
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Meath with facial injuries in James Connolly Memorial Hospital accident and emergency, where there... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to develop a transparent scoring system to evaluate all sites put forward for the National Children's Hospital to the review... - Primary Care Strategy
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of the National Assets Management Agency buildings for the provision of primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on... - Community Pharmacy Services
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Health the reason qualified assistants working in pharmacies were disqualified from administering the flu vaccines despite having been advised to take up... - Hospital Services
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a hospital may systematically refuse referrals from a general practitioner for specialist services, when such services have... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants who have applied for the fair deal nursing home support scheme in County Mayo in 2012 to date; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 703: To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be granted for the replacement of nursing staff attached to the ophthalmic department at Galway Primary Community and Continuing... - Medical Cards
Question 704: To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a policy change in the past 12 months whereby dependents in the care of legal guardians are no longer entitled to a medical card in... - General Practitioner Services
Question 706: To ask the Minister for Health if a plan is in place to ensure that general practitioners are adequately trained to deal with chronic illness patients; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Health when a new programme for respiratory conditions will be implemented; the new resources that will be made available for this programme; and if he will... - Health Service Staff
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to augment the drug or other addiction schemes by way of extra staff now needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19959/12] - Medical Cards
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health 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. [19969/12] - Hospital Services
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a child of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be admitted to Crumlin Children's Hospital, Dublin, for urgently required... - European Council Meetings
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Health the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that council held from 9 March 2011 to date in 2012; the... - Primary Care Services
Question 719: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the primary care centre in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; when it will be sent to tender; and if he will make a statement on... - Job Initiative
Question 720: To ask the Minister for Health if the go to person per item 7.2.1 of the action plan for jobs has been designated; who this person is; if the project team has been designated; who... - Health Services
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20133/12] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 724: To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons currently occupying beds in acute hospitals in the State who are awaiting placements in long-term care; the number... - Health Services
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on speech and language services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20143/12] - Medical Cards
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the treatment abroad application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved fair deal applicants that transferred to public nursing homes in County Mayo in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing children with disabilities to avail of integration services from an organisation (details supplied)... - Health Service Staff
Question 732: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in filling eight identified posts committed to the development of the national retinopathy screening programme under the... - Health Services
Question 733: To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query regarding the habitual residence clause in respect of a person (details suppled) in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
Question 734: To ask the Minister for Health the number and grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken the early retirement package or retired due to... - Health Services
Question 735: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients requiring specialist palliative care treatment for each county in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the... - Care of the Elderly
Question 736: To ask the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to using St. Frances Community Nursing Home, Galway City, as a step down facility for the Galway and Roscommon... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 737: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) in County Meath, who has been waiting for surgery for two years, will be treated; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Service Staff
Question 738: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in the Health Service Executive Dublin/North East is unwilling to arrange a meeting regarding the early... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 739: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the future of accommodation for 200 persons with disabilities in Cregg House, Sligo [20251/12] - Disabled Drivers
Question 740: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been refused a motorised transport grant in view of their medical confinement and the... - Health Services
Question 741: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider deploying more school dentists to the east Cork area in view of the fact that some children are not being seen until they go to... - Hospital Services
Question 742: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a surgical procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20321/12] - Tax Code
Question 743: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a sugar tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20325/12] - Obesity Levels
Question 746: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the obesity epidemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20328/12] - Childhood Obesity
Question 748: To ask the Minister for Health the number of obese children here; the annual rate of increase; the projected number in 10 years' time; the projected number in 25 years' time; the... - Health Services
Question 749: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be seen by the school dentist this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20333/12] - Medical Negligence Claims
Question 751: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of medical negligence claims in terms of both compensation awards and legal costs for the past ten years; the number of such... - Hospital Services
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20384/12] - Bereavement Counselling Services
Question 754: To ask the Minister for Health the funds that have been supplied to a group (details supplied) in County Meath in 2012; the funds that have been provided in each year since 2007;... - Hospital Services
Question 755: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in County Donegal who have been discharged or who are being refused specialist medical treatment in Dublin hospitals within... - Departmental Properties
Question 756: To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties the Health Service Executive are renting from private landlords in Inishowen in County Donegal; the total cost of the rent... - Departmental Bodies
Question 758: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a permanent director to the national Suicide Prevention Office of the Health Service Executive in view of... - Departmental Staff
Question 759: To ask the Minister for Health the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his... - Health Services
Question 760: To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund may be used to provide orthodontic care for young persons who have been given a waiting period of over three... - Departmental Agencies
Question 762: To ask the Minister for Health the State agencies under his remit that have an internship scheme in place for young graduates; the number of places available; the take up of these... - Hospital Facilities
Question 763: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding shower facilities at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; the number of showers in the hospital; the number... - Medical Cards
Question 765: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 529 of 06 March 2012 the reason the issue raised has not been rectified [20526/12] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the long term illness scheme to include Myasthenia Gravis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20577/12] - Disabled Drivers
Question 767: To ask the Minister for Health his views that applicants for the motorised transport grant and whose degree of disability qualifies for same should not be debarred on the basis of... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 769: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
Question 770: To ask the Minister for Health when a director for medical health will be appointed [20629/12] - Health Services
Question 771: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20635/12] - Public Service Staff
Question 772: To ask the Minister for Health the number of public servants that received a pension and lump sum on retirement that are again working in the public service and semi State bodies...
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