Written answers
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
- Youth Services
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos 519 and 520 of 13 February 2012 if she will list the members of the International Expert... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the current situation regarding inter country adoptions with Belarus; and if she will make a statement on... - Child Care Services
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [29335/12] - Child Care Services
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide clarity on the situation nationally regarding the level of complementary funding from the Health Service... - Preschool Services
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the recent announcement that a condition will be added to new early childhood care and education scheme contracts to... - State Agencies
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of quangos, quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations, which are funded partially or wholly, directly or... - Child Care Services
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the financial supports she intends to put in place to assist full-time working parents who pay fees for children provision who... - Job Initiatives
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has prepared any report accounting for the way in which the sums of money raised from the jobs initiative of... - Departmental Offices
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no suitable space to facilitate breast feeding in the Civil Registration Office in Lombard Street, Dublin 2, which is the only... - Primary Care Centres (1 comment)
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the building and opening of a primary care centre in Greystones, County Wicklow, intended to be located at Greystones Harbour,... - Medicinal Products
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health the extent, if any, to which research is available regarding the drug Anvirzel, used as an alternative treatment for cancer; if this drug is... - Nursing Home Services
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds due to close in the Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit in Roscrea, County Tipperary, during 2012 [29067/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be admitted to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29068/12] - Medical Negligence Claims
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on negligence claims and the associated legal costs each year for the past five years by the Health Service Executive; and if he... - Hospital Equipment
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health when the laser eye machine for using on patients with vitreo-retinal surgery disease will be repaired and ready for use again in Waterford Regional... - Hospital Staff
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health when is it proposed to replace the eye surgeon in Waterford Regional Hospital who was recently transferred to a Dublin Hospital; and if he will make... - Medical Cards
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [29087/12] - Health Services
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the chiropodist service for medical card holders was removed from a health centre (details supplied) in County Galway; the alternative... - Medical Cards
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on a review of medical card [29145/12] - Medical Cards
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on an application for a medical card [29146/12] - Medical Cards
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) may expect a decision on an application for a medical card [29147/12] - Medical Cards
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on an application for a medical card [29148/12] - Medical Cards
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on an application for a medical card [29149/12] - Hospital Services
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect an appointment at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly [29150/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect an appointment at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [29151/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an MRI scan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29152/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health the rate of absenteeism in 2011 and to date in 2012 by region; the cost of absenteeism by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital bed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo receive a decision on their application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Cards
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on... - Community Care
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in each community nursing unit of bed closures in the unit to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by hospital of bed closures, theatre closures and ward closures to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for adult disability services and services for school leavers with disabilities in County Wicklow; the plans in place... - Medical Cards
Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application to review the decision not to grant a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Community Care
Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on overtime in the Health Service Executive and the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2008 to 2011 broken down by... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on taxis in the Health Service Executive and the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2008 to 2011; the total spend... - Medical Cards
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal in relation to a medical card application; and if he will... - Health Services
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29209/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issue regarding 5,000 persons who have been on hospital waiting lists for more than three to four years; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issue regarding more than 800 persons who have been on hospital waiting lists for more than four years; and if... - Medical Cards
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address delays in processing applications for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29248/12] - Care of the Elderly
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the results of the announced review by his Department following the publication of the Ombudsman Report called To Old to be Equal;... - Health Services
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the needs of Irish thalidomide survivors; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29279/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health the measures being undertaken to secure adequate levels of services for persons with disabilities in Cregg House Sligo, in view of the fact that the... - Hospital Staff
Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to privatise and introduce charges, for staff car parking in any public hospital in the Dublin region; if so, if consultations... - Health Services
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a prosthesis in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [29303/12] - Cosmetic Surgery
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention or that of the Irish Medicines Board was drawn to articles published in the British Journal of Plastic Surgeons in 2006 and 2007... - Cosmetic Surgery
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether faulty breast implants manufactured by a company (details supplied) were not merchantable at the time of sale in this State and... - Cosmetic Surgery
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that surgeons working at the three private clinics which fitted defective silicone breast implants manufactured by a company... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral for an EEG at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the criteria and assumptions used by the Health Service Executive in allocation funding in respect of a hospital... - Health Service Staff
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the disability services in County Wicklow; and the number of staff employed in the same services in 2007, 2008, 2009,... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health the total level of funding for the disability service in the Dublin Mid Leinster in 2012; and the funding for the same service in 2007, 2008, 2009,... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for persons with disabilities who need assessments for personal assistants hours in County Wicklow; the waiting time in each... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to the Health Service Executive disability service for 2012 and the way this compares to disability funding in 2007,... - National Positive Ageing Strategy
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to publish the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29334/12] - Medical Cards
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a general practitioner visit card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health the expected date of publication of the smaller hospitals report.. [29404/12] - Register of Members' Interests
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify any interests he has in private nursing homes in general and in The Greenhills Nursing Home, County Tipperary in particular..... - Mental Health Services
Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams in the Health Service Executive South; the composition of the grades, specialist area and number of... - Home Help Service
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the home care package in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29485/12] - Water Fluoridation
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the findings of the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29494/12] - Hospital Services
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health further to a press article (details supplied) if he can confirm that the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois is no longer in the... - Health Service Staff
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to resolve the pay dispute between staff and the Health Service Executive regarding unpaid annual leave premiums for staff... - State Agencies
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health the number of quangos, quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations, which are funded partially or wholly, directly or indirectly, by his... - Primary Care Services
Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive occupational therapy and physiotherapy; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health when an aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29560/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his approach to increasing the mobility of persons with disabilities in EU member States; if there is a common EU... - Medical Cards
Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the outgoings that were taken into consideration when deciding to refuse a medical card in respect of persons... - Medical Cards
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health when a person is refused a medical card, if they are entitled to a breakdown statement reflecting all outgoings taken into consideration when making... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive a date for surgery at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health if Chronic Myloide Leukaemia can be included in the list of qualifying medical conditions under the long term illness scheme, in addition to... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pensioner's (details supplied) eye and medical test for the renewal of driver's licence is not covered under the medical card scheme... - Nursing Homes Review
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the forensic accounting process to be completed in respect of a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 653: To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing general practitioner visit cards to persons who are on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 655: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29651/12] - Medical Cards
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons medical cards applied for in November 2011 have not been issued in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he... - Medical Cards
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal for a full medical card in respect a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a taxi service to speech and language classes in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in 2012 on improving mental health service provision in County Wicklow, in accordance with the targets and vision set... - Nursing Home Beds
Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health if all 75 beds in the community nursing unit at St. Joseph's Hospital, Dublin 5, are now open in view of the fact that since February 2012 the final... - Hospital Services
Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the service available and the type of patient treated in the medical assessment unit and casulty department at Nenagh and Ennis... - Hospital Services
Question 663: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the timeframe for the establishment of an acute medical assessment unit at Pontiuncila Hospital Ballinasloe; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service
Question 664: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to furnish a patient transport vehicle to the ambulance base in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
Question 665: To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive has any plans to upgrade the status of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal to regional status; if his... - Health Services
Question 666: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to include creative arts therapists in the list of professionals covered by the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if... - Health Services
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the procedure for the allocation of insulin pump treatment of type 1 diabetes for children; and if the procedure is a standard one... - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 668: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the conflicting advice about carbohydrates and the recommended intake of this food group in his Department's... - Proposed Legislation
Question 669: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether amending the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, which is the last remaining barrier to the introduction of a cannabis-derived medication... - Domestic Violence
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the statistics that abuse against children increased by one quarter in 2011 and the verifiable fact that domestic violence against women... - Hospital Closures
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of St Brigid's Hospital Crooksling County Dublin; if he appreciates the concerns of the wider community that the... - Patient Statistics
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a table outlining the number of persons in the State diagnosed with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis each year from 1994 to... - Nursing Home Services
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has monitored inexorable reduction in public long stay nursing beds and the parallel increase in the number of private nursing... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Health the number of convalescing or long stay patients currently occupying general surgical, medical or other acute beds in each of the public and private... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 679: To ask the Minister for Health the full extent of the accommodation available St Bridget's Hospital, Crooksling; the extent to which it is intended to maximise the number of... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 680: To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to increase the number of public beds catering for high dependency long stay patients in view of the importance of the need to make... - Hospital Facilities
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the full range of facilities available at Naas general Hospital, County Kildare are being utilised to the fullest extent... - Hospital Staff
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate nursing and medical staff are available in accordance with best practice to meet the demands at all public hospitals... - Medical Cards
Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of full medical card holders has fluctuated on an annual basis over the last five years to date in 2012; and if he... - National Children's Hospital
Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received communication from consultants, GPs, health professionals or patient representatives in general in regard to the optimum location... - Health Service Staff
Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of the number of junior hospital doctors likely to be available for current and future years with... - Hospital Services
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which public hospital beds has increased or decreased in the period 1991 to date with specific reference to medical, surgical or other... - Hospital Staff
Question 687: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultants in respect of various specialties currently employed on a full time basis in the public and private hospital sector;... - Hospital Staff
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency nursing staff currently available and or employed on a regular basis in both the public and private hospitals sectors; and... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds/wards closed or decommissioned for whatever reason on average over the past three years to date; the reason for such... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for various services in both public and private hospitals have fluctuated over the past three years to date; and if... - Hospital Staff
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultants, doctors, nurses or other professionals currently employed in the public general hospital services sector; the extent... - Community Care
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 15 May 2012, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent changes in mileage allowances for public health nurses in County Cavan; if he will confirm that a... - Medicinal Products
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 125, the type of new technologies he is considering for the management of blood coagulation levels; the way... - Health Services
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [29867/12] - Organ Donation
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Health if he expect at his meeting next week with his fellow EU Ministers of Health that the subject of transposing the EU directive 2010/53 on the Quality... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 699: To ask the Minister for Health if he has made a decision on the proposal by the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists presented to him in early May which they believe would... - Medical Cards
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork ceased at the end of February; and if he will make a statement on... - Job Initiatives
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has prepared any report accounting for the way in which the sums of money raised from the jobs initiative of May 2011 have been...
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