Written answers
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter governmental bilateral adoption agreement which is required between Russia and Ireland before... - Family Support Services
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of management committees and staff of Family Resource Centres in Donegal about... - Child Care Services
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will expedite an application for childcare provision in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 under the... - Legislative Programme
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and description of any regulatory impact assessments that have been undertaken by her Department on legislation or... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the report from the Adoption Authority regarding adoptions from Ethiopia; if she has a timetable from when she... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the appointments made by her to State boards under the remit of her Department since March 2011 that were advertised [24240/12] - Foreign Adoptions
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of inter country adoptions registered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland in 2011. [24316/12] - Adoption Statistics
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of adoptions registered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland to adopters who were issued with their declaration... - Adoption Statistics
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of adoptions registered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland since its establishment on 1 October 2010 to... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of recorded inter country adoptions by Irish adoptors in the past ten years in tabular form outlining the number of... - Youth Services
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has quantified and costed the full range of children and youth services and supports she envisages for... - Child Care Services
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has available to her Department the necessary resources to identify and protect children at risk; the... - Child Care Services
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate counselling services are available for children and teenagers with particular reference to those deemed to be at high... - Child Protection
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently deemed to be at risk arising from homelessness, family disputes, addiction or other causes; if... - Children in Care
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of children in care in each of the past three years to date in 2012; the extent and nature of support available;... - Child Abuse
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports of child abuse including child sexual abuse brought to the attention of her Department or its predecessor... - Child Protection
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken and continues to take to ensure the protection of children from sex offenders; and if she will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress to date in 2012 in addressing issues arising from unemployment, educational dropout, social and economic deprivation... - Medical Cards
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will expedite the... - Medical Cards
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on a medical card review; and if he will expedite the matter [23644/12] - Proposed Legislation
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Criminal Justice Psychoactive Substances Act, 2010 to ban the sale of cannabis seeds and fresh Psilocybin mushrooms also known... - Health Insurance
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the cost of health insurance premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23981/12] - Mental Health Services
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of child psychological services; his plans for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected to make available the treatment known as Ipilimumab to people who have malignant melanoma; and if he will make a statement on the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects that free general practitioner visits will be extended to long term illness card holders; and if he will expedite the matter [23708/12] - Health Services
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding support in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [23712/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on inspections for persons with a disability in day care and residential services [23713/12] - Care of the Elderly
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [23731/12] - Departmental Funding
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the correspondence from the Meningitis Trust dated 17 April 2012 regarding the closure of the trust due to lack of funding; if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Health the reason that children with disabilities are not being assessed within legal time limits; the actions he is taking to address the backlog of... - Medicinal Products
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the Multiple Sclerosis drug, Gilenya, remains unavailable to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for occupational therapy at Kerry General Hospital issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Suicide Prevention
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health his view on signposting for suicide voluntary bodies given that there is a conflict of opinion as to the effectiveness of signposting whereby they... - Medical Cards
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue an emergency medical card at the earliest possible date to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health when the review into the practice of symphysiotomy will be made available to survivors of the procedure and their representatives; and if he will... - Medical Cards
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health If a person that suffers from epilepsy automatically qualifies for a Medical Card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23859/12] - Health Services
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 3 May 2012, if information (details supplied) is correct [23864/12] - Hospital Staff
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment process in respect of specialist diabetic nursing posts at Galway University Hospital, which were... - Hospital Services
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of overcrowding in Longford / Westmeath General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter of over... - Hospital Staffing
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if his attention has been drawn to concerns... - Health Services
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding on going treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding assigning a general practitioner to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [23921/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been working with the Health Service Executive for many years and has been on the... - Health Services
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a request to receive SMART intervention therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) [23937/12] - Community Care
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to source necessary treatment in their home county; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made for all school leavers with a learning disability who will leave the education system next month; and if he will make a... - Care of the Elderly
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the funding structure for community geriatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23948/12] - Health Care Quality Indicators
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish his Department's report on mortality rates at acute hospitals; if he will accept that his failure to acknowledge the inaccuracy... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 8 May 2012, the exact date on which the appointment for a patient (details supplied) has been set.... - Hospitals Expenditure
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of money spent on the Sacred Heart Hospital Castlebar County Mayo in the past ten years [24050/12] - Dental Services
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if a further assessment or review of their... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health the number and description of any regulatory impact assessments that have been undertaken by his Department on legislation or proposed legislation... - Hospital Equipment
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1225 of 18 April 2012, the number of insulin pumps currently unused in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in... - Medical Cards
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the drug Pradaxa has been, shown to be significantly more effective than warfarin in preventing stroke in patients with... - Mental Health Services
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that Headford, County Galway will remain part of the North Galway Mental Services in the configuration of the health services; and... - Health Service Staff
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the loss of an administrator from a drugs task force (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person under 25 years of age in receipt of the maximum rate of social welfare appropriate to their age and living in the family home is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be called for a cataract operation in view of the fact that they are blind in one eye and... - National Lottery Funding
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an application from Drogheda Special Olympics; the position regarding this application; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for funding in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 for their autism services; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give details of the public hospital that is facing significant fines for failing to meet his targets for treating patients on waiting... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding accident and emergency services in Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin; if he is... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place since the beginning of 2012 to deal with accident and emergency overcrowding in Drogheda Hospital, County... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment has been carried out of the capacity requirements of Drogheda Hospital, County Louth, including the number of beds required at the... - Child Abuse
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health if the attention of the Health Service Executive has been drawn to the allegations of abuse in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth... - Community Care
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to cut the home care package of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Redwood ward in James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15; his views on reports that the health Service Executive... - Health Services
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent statement made by the Chief Medical Officer regarding the replacement of implants and the associated costs; the cost of same;... - Medical Cards
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and review the case of a doctor visit medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [24233/12] - Appointments to State Boards
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health the appointments made by him to State boards under the remit of his Department since March 2011 that were advertised; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received any requests to financially support the Irish Performing Arts Festival which will be hosted by an organisation (details supplied)... - Mental Health Services
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to developing a dementia strategy to focus on the needs of the estimated 5,000 citizens under 65 years of age with... - Community Care
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health the funding being made available to community nursing homes to carry out works to meet Health Information and Quality Authority Standards; the time... - Home Help Services
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Health if and appeal regarding home help will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [24313/12] - Mental Health Services
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health the current and projected configuration of mental health services across counties Cavan and Monaghan; the further changes that have or are being... - Child Care Services
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a specialist emergency psychiatric care for adolescents aged 16 and 17 years in the north Dublin area; and if he will make a... - Consultants' Remuneration
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on efforts to review the performance and pay of hospital consultants in the context of recent comments by the outgoing Health...
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