Written answers
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
- Education Welfare Service
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases the National Education Welfare Board is currently managing, that is, the number of new cases received in... - School Absenteeism
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the attendance rate of disadvantaged schools, which comprises approximately 22% of all schools, compared to non-disadvantaged... - Child Care Services
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers she intends to take on as a result of the ChildFirst Guidelines; the number that will be taken on... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any progress has been made in resolving the delay in the signing of the bilateral agreement between the Irish and Russian... - Departmental Staff
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff who took sick leave of more than five, ten, 15, 20 days and 21 days or over in 2011 in all agencies, offices... - Early Childhood Education
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the number of private and public local organisations who are receiving funding to provide the... - Early Childhood Education
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to childcare and early childhood education facilities, the minimum qualifications required for service being provided... - Child Protection
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if in view of the fact that it is reported that every year more than 30,000 child protection and welfare concerns were reported... - Child Care Services
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the roles and functions of a designated officer under the new Children First legislation whereby an organisation will be required... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) requested an opinion from Kenya on the... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the report by an organisation (details supplied) summarising the conclusions and recommendations of the delegation's visit... - Departmental Funding
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason an organisation (details supplied) had their application for funding denied under the National Childcare Investment... - Child Protection Guidelines
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in planning for the mandatory reporting of child abuse, she has considered the funding and resources that will be required to... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Adoption Authority of Ireland will start processing adoptions from India or when an agent will be appointed; and if she... - Children's Rights Referendum
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the definition of the best interests of the child as defined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is to be included... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Adoption Authority of Ireland will be in a position to sign a bilateral agreement with Russia regarding inter-country... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline in detail the budget was for children and families within the Health Service Executive for 2009, 2010, 2011,... - Children in Care
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of minors that have been reported missing from the care system in County Waterford in 2010 and 2011; the number that... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied regarding the availability of sufficient funds being available to her Department notwithstanding the on-going... - Departmental Staff
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that she and her Department have sufficient staff to meet their on-going responsibilities; and if she will... - Child Protection
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress that has been made towards establishing the support and investigative services to identify and put in place the... - Youth Services
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made by her to date towards establishing dialogue and networking with youth groups throughout the country with the... - Child Protection
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports received on a monthly basis indicating children or youth vulnerability over the past twelve months; the... - Bullying of Children
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has monitored or received reports of cyber bullying; the action or measures taken to address the issues;... - Psychological Service
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she is in a position to interact with children at various ages with particular reference to the need to... - Child Abuse
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidents of child abuse reported inside or outside the home; the extent to which any particular patten of... - Foster Care
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent child fostering services are available throughout the country; the total number of places now required; and if she... - Adoption Services
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of applications for adoption, national and foreign awaiting process or approval; if she will further outline her... - Medical Cards
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health if a decision in respect of an appeal regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be... - Nursing Education
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of the nursing class of 2011 (details supplied), who were excluded from qualification payments as their exams were not... - Psychological Service
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health if he has identified any particular or specific weaknesses in child psychological or support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on the National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32969/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Health if community services will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin while they are being accessed by the Health Service... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of how additional funding of €24 million in excess of the €1,576 million allocation for disability services in the... - Pension Provisions
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health the number and names of section 38 intellectual disability bodies covered by the State guaranteed pension scheme, known as the nominated health... - Medical Cards
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 601 of 12 June 2012 and Parliamentary Question No 550 of 26 June 2012 the reason a decision has not been made on... - Health Insurance
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health if he has held any discussions with private insurance companies regarding their plans to provide Ippy to their customers; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Health if the flexibility clause in the Croke Park Agreement allows for the following (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Cards
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry [33051/12] - Medical Cards
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners are allowed to charge medical card patients for the taking of blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the allocation of €35 million in the last budget towards the implementation of a vision for change; and if he will make a... - Suicide Prevention
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the budget, including any allocations announced in the budget for a Vision for Change allocated to the National Suicide Prevention... - Hospital Charges
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health the amount in accident and emergency charges levied by hospitals in 2011 on patients who attended accident and emergency without a general... - Medical Cards
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health the delay in issuing a refund under the drugs payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that Health Service Executive employees receiving a payment processed through Ulster Bank, will continue to... - Departmental Staff
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who took sick leave of more than five, ten, 15, 20 days and 21 days or over in 2011 in all agencies, offices or other bodies... - Medical Cards
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the... - Ambulance Service
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there was no ambulance cover in Skibbereen, County Cork, on 3 July from 8 am in view of the fact... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on an application for the provision of a stair lift in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he... - Hospital Services
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to arrange the urgent transfer of a patient (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Nursing Home Services
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a consultation process underway regarding contemplating the closure of Abbeyleix and Shaen community nursing units, County Laois,... - Nursing Home Services
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all public nursing homes in tabular form showing the name and address of the public unit, the cost of running each... - Air Ambulance Service
Question 481: To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered subjecting the provision of the air ambulance service to a formal tendering process; if he will outline his liaisons with Air... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the allocated budget in 2012 for fit-out and refurbishments of hospitals here; if such works have been affected... - Hospital Equipment
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any guidelines from the Health Service Executive in relation to fit-out of its hospitals and the tendering process for such contracts;... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is no extra money to offer day services to people with a disability [33163/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be put in place for people with disabilities that have been affected by the discontinuation of a scheme (details supplied)... - Alcohol Pricing
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the link between below cost selling of alcohol and resultant health consequences for people's health; the plans that exist in terms of... - Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied), in order to progress the issue of seeking a mechanism to compensate women who were excluded... - Health Service Staff
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 687 of 24 April 2012 if the meeting scheduled for 19 June 2012 took place; if he will clarify the position of... - Patient Statistics
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of 19 June 2012, the steps he will take to deal with the dramatic increase in incidents of Crohn's disease... - VAT Rates
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it would be more appropriate to have a higher rate of VAT on soft drinks and alcohol than on nutritional drinks such as juices... - Pharmacy Services
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the current number of training places available to pharmacy students is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons that are on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath; the number of these... - Dental Services
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the plans being developed by the Health Service Executive and the local staff to deal with the delays in orthodontic treatment... - Hospital Services
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who was collected by the Health Service Executive mini bus and brought to Kilcreene Hospital,... - Health Insurance
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Irish Life, as a State owned entity, has been permitted to hold a significant shareholding in a private health insurance company... - Health Service Staff
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health the number of health service employees who completed performance management and development system assessments in 2011 by the Health Service... - Medical Cards
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the reason the persons are not allowed to know the reason they are being... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a person (details supplied) in County Wexford admitted to hospital [33409/12] - Medicinal Products
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the unavailability of a drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33413/12] - Health Services
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) [33415/12] - Medical Cards
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health if Behcets syndrome will be recognised as a long term illness for the purpose of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Safety Standards
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that any proposed changes to the terms and remit of Safefood will be taken forward with the agreement of the North South... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a disability service (details supplied) in County Dublin who have 40 years service users who are in crisis need of residential... - Medical Cards
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card applications in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork still have not been fully processed; and if he will... - Hospital Services
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the proposed merger of James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15 and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a... - National Children's Hospital
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health when the preferred site for the proposed new National Children's Hospital will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33486/12] - Ambulance Service
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Skibbereen in West Cork and the area in general has recently had no ambulance cover due to lack of overtime pay; and if he will give a... - Medical Cards
Question 517: 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... - Departmental Reports
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent report by Professor Oonagh Walsh of UCC on the practice of Symphysiotomy here; the way he plans to respond to this report and... - Medical Cards
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/12] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health if the long term illness scheme covers hospitalisation costs relating to the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33588/12] - Medical Cards
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied). [33590/12] - Medical Cards
Question 523: 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... - Cosmetic Surgery
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health if he will be seeking any costs back from the three clinics on which PIP implants were inserted; if the National Treatment Purchase Fund had to be... - Health Promotion
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health if he will act upon the recent report by the Food Safety Authority which has called for calorie counts to be displayed on menus in food service... - Value for Money Reviews
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Health if the recent value for money report has revealed any incidences in which moneys from the disability budget were diverted to pay staff rather than... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he and the Health Service Executive have to reopen St. Joseph's ward in St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois [33619/12] - Hospital Services
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients and the current level of funding in the budget for St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois [33620/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for surgery in view of the nature of this person's illness [33628/12] - Hospital Charges
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a reform to deal with the manner in which persons are currently being charged for a service (details supplied) [33633/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to amending the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to include creative arts therapists on the list of... - Water Fluoridation
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Health if in view of the growing scientific doubt as to the benefit of fluoridation of public water supplies and in recognition that Ireland is one of last... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Health if the number of neurosurgical intensive care beds in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, has been increased within the past five years; if so the reason for... - Thalidomide Victim Compensation
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to address the need for further compensation for victims of Thalidomide; when he will... - Health Services
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [33725/12] - Respite Care Services
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to arrange respite facilities in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
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