Written answers
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
- Mental Health Legislation
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for review and reform of mental health legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24209/12] - Health Services
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which it is expected to maintain the highest possible quality, standard and range of health services in all regions throughout the... - Symphysiotomy Report
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the further delay in the publication of the report on symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24268/12] - Hospital Services
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that access to specialised treatment services which are solely available at a specific public hospital can sometimes be denied to... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including sufferers from epidermolysis bullosa in the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Procurement Contracts
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the disquiet surrounding the ongoing Health Service Executive tender for enhanced home care services and the... - European Court of Human Rights Judgments
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the expert group established as a result of the A, B and C case in the ECHR; and if he will confirm if they will receive... - Primary Care Centres
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Health if he will revisit the policy of reliance on public-private partnerships for the development of primary care centres; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Health the current number of delayed discharges for hospitals in the Dublin South Hospitals' Group and the equivalent figure for 2010; and if he will make a... - Tobacco-Related Diseases
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle smoking in society before his term of office ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24284/12] - Vaccination Programme
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in full the terms of the indemnity agreement with a company (details supplied) regarding the Pandemrix vaccine; if the company can... - Pharmacy Services
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure a consistent supply of vital prescription drugs to pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24199/12] - Hospital Procedures
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that will be given by the Health Service Executive to the women here who received defective PIP breast implants; and if he will make a... - Health Insurance
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private insurers are designing policies to be less attractive to older persons and thereby evading... - Hospital Staff
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it has been possible to put in place structures whereby the requisite number of junior hospital doctors become available to... - Health Services
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure the continued access of voluntary groups (details supplied) to the St. Felim's... - Food Safety
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, he has made with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in the North (details supplied), regarding the... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of the acute North Eastern Regional Hospital, County Meath; the funding available and planning requirements;... - Health Service Staff
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a FETAC level 5 qualification is not required for long-standing care staff including multi-task assistants and or carers on... - Medical Cards
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person in Dublin, participating in the fair deal scheme, has had their medical card taken away when (details supplied), the only way to... - Obesity Levels
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle obesity in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24287/12] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements he is making to ensure that a number of acute psychiatric beds will be ring fenced in Kilkenny for patients being transferred from... - Eating Disorders
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce standards to regulate psychotherapists and counsellors working in the area of eating disorders; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Health Service Executive is failing to assess children with disabilities within legal time limits; the consequences for... - Treatment of Rare Diseases
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, made on proposals for establishing a national centre for rare diseases and a national plan for rare diseases; and if he will... - Positive Aging Strategy
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to publish the Positive Aging Strategy this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24279/12] - Health Insurance
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to publish the While Paper on universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24295/12] - Suicide Incidence
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of near epidemic levels of suicide in County Wexford, he will consider allocating funding to a proposal (details supplied) to... - Palliative Care Services
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health the current state of reforms to palliative care services; if he will explain the discrepancy between the provision and funding of palliative care... - Hospital Services
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges for hospitals in the Southern Hospitals Group and the equivalent figure for 2010; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference, scope and duration of the review of the nursing home support fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Reviews
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive review of domestic violence and sexual assault services will include public consultation; when it is expected to be... - Hospital Services
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Health if cuts are planned to radiology services at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin; if so, if he will provide details of these cuts;... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, made on developing a new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24204/12] - Patient Safety Authority
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, on the establishment of a Patient Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/12] - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department's Statement of Strategy 2011-2014 was published in May 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24207/12] - Hospital Services
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health the reason his decision on hospital reconfiguration has been delayed until the middle of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tobacco Products Directive
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health if the manufacturers and importers of tobacco products have fulfilled their duties under Article 6 Section 1 of the Tobacco Products Directive... - Health Services
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to finalise his plans to close 898 community nursing unit beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24292/12] - Medical Cards
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reverting to the older system of processing medical cards that is each county processes their applications. [24071/12] - North-South Feasibility Study
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, made in implementing the recommendations of the North-South Feasibility Study on co-operation in the provision of health... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health if he has initiated any discussions with the National Asset Management Agency regarding the use of their buildings for primary care centres or the... - Health Services
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure continuing and adequate funding for the established organisations for those women whose health has been damaged by infected blood... - Hospital Services
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no mechanism to establish a clinical review of the level of care in hospitals; and the steps he will take to ensure accountability...
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