Written answers
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
- Family Support Services
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advice she would offer to a family (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [35171/12] - Child Protection
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unscheduled house visits the Health Service Executive social workers made to homes of children whose parents are... - Family Support Services
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give an assurance that every assistance will be provided to Family Resource Centres to continue the excellent work... - Family Support Services
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the family resource centre programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Missing Children
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is of concern to her that with the Olympics, summer holiday season and the upcoming US College American football game that... - Child Care Services
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons currently working in early education and childcare here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
Question 698: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the aspects of the workforce development plan that have been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Foreign Adoptions
Question 699: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to be in a position to make a statement regarding the Russian bilateral agreement; the current stage of the... - Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 700: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the position regarding a bilateral agreement to facilitate inter-country adoptions between Ireland and... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 18 April 2012, if he will supply the information he stated would be provided in his... - Early Childhood Education
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of her total budget that is allocated to early education and childcare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Ministerial Allowances
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full list of allowances that are not subject to income tax and the rates applicable that are available to her and Ministers... - Family Support Services
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will take into consideration the increase in demand for services provided by family resource centres and the significant... - Child Care Services
Question 712: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline in tabular form the rates of pay applicable to community childcare managers who manage community childcare... - Departmental Agencies
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the State agencies and bodies within the remit of her Department that have the power to enter or search premises in the course of... - Child Care Services
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the current practice and frequency of the inspections of childcare facilities across the country to ensure... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of her Department; the... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards since March 2011 that have appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas... - Departmental Staff
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in the public sector over recent years.... - Pension Provisions
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of public servants in receipt of pensions between €10,000 to €20,000;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 719: To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for outpatient appointments in Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin and the reason for same [34503/12] - Medicinal Products
Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health if patients will be allowed to continue to receive non-generic drugs under the general medical scheme in cases where they have presented with side... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on his consideration along with the Health Service Executive of the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 724: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 whose medical situation is deteriorating may expect to receive their medical treatment in Tallaght... - Health Services
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Health the way a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 may apply for assistance towards taxi transport to and from hospital for essential treatment; and if... - Hospital Facilities
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health if, on the occasion of his visit to St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy, County Kildare, on 6 July 2012, he gave any undertakings in relation to the... - Medical Cards
Question 727: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on planned primary legislation that will extend general practitioner cover without fees to persons with defined... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the proportion of the Health Service Executive spending spent on administrative issues; if he will provide details in real terms... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to funding for a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/12] - Medical Cards
Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in regard to a review by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service of an application in respect of a person (details... - Medicinal Products
Question 732: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there appears to be a geographical discrepancy in the provision of Xolair for the treatment of asthma and the reason patients in the... - Medical Cards
Question 733: 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... - Medical Cards
Question 734: 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) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Health Services
Question 735: To ask the Minister for Health if there is an agreement to accept the World Federation of Neurosurgeons Grade 3 subarachnoid haemorrhage patients for treatment on the same terms as... - Housing Grants
Question 736: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [34418/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 737: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an ear nose and throat appointment in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 738: To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of blood tests are covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34435/12] - Medicinal Products
Question 740: To ask the Minister for Health if the cystic fibrosis drug Kayldeco is covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34448/12] - Hospital Services
Question 742: To ask the Minister for Health the latest figure for the number of persons occupying hospital beds in Tallaght Hospital in the delayed discharge category; the average length of... - Hospital Services
Question 743: To ask the Minister for Health if he will urge the Health Service Executive to expedite the transfer to rehabilitation at Peamount Hospital or another rehabilitation placement of a... - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 744: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the separate cystic fibrosis hospital building on the grounds of St. Vincent's Hospital; the date on which the building will open and... - Advertising Standards
Question 745: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the review by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland of the Children's Commercial Communications... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 746: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the breast cancer screening programme for women in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Palliative Care Facility
Question 747: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the new purpose built palliative care facility at St. Ita's Hospital, Newcastle West, County Limerick that remains closed; and if he... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 748: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid to each agency staff provider by the Health Service Executive in 2011; the amount paid to date... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 749: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a full and appropriate service will be provided to school leavers with an intellectual disability who rely on such a service... - Nursing Home Services
Question 750: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Health Service Executive due to patients whose transfer to nursing homes in delayed due to lack of beds and who catch MRSA or similar... - Creative Arts Therapies
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Health if he has made any decision on the business case submitted by the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists in respect of its members being... - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 754: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide medical devices in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite... - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 755: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 261 of 28 June 2012 to whom in the Health Service Executive has this question been directed for a direct reply... - Primary Care Services
Question 756: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delay in optical treatment applications for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/12] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
Question 757: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing the E112 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will expedite the... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 758: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the budget for the provision of home help by county for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he... - Home Help Service
Question 759: To ask the Minister for Health the reason reviews, resulting in dramatic reductions, are being carried out on home help hours just a short few weeks after similar reductions were... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 760: To ask the Minister for Health the number of public residential care beds closed in the period January to June 2012; the number closed in the period June 2011 to January 2012; and... - Medical Cards
Question 763: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 765: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an urgent surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Cards
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Health when will a decision will be made on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make... - Medical Cards
Question 767: 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 Mayo; when a medical review will... - Dental Services
Question 768: To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is given to shortening the waiting time for patients awaiting public health care in cases where the patient is in considerable pain,... - Mental Health Services
Question 769: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans for the future use or a disposal of the site of the Dundrum Mental Hospital, Dublin; if he will indicate a... - Health Service Staff
Question 770: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the application in respect of a hostel (details supplied) in County Westmeath for funding for a shift attendant; and if he... - Departmental Properties
Question 771: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive owns or rents any apartments in a complex (details supplied) in Dublin 14; if so, the number of apartments owned or... - National Lottery Funding
Question 772: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of funding opportunities provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to community and voluntary sector... - Medical Cards
Question 774: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) [34692/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 775: To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff by grade in each health centre in community care area 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34702/12] - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 776: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a reduction in the budget for the Alzheimer's Society of 15% in Laois Offaly when the average cut across the country is in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 777: To ask the Minister for Health if the backlog of general practitioner referral letters for x-rays at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, has now been dealt with; the current waiting period... - Hospital Accommodation
Question 778: To ask the Minister for Health if the 22 beds will be restored in the Community Hospital, Thurles, County Tipperary, as promised by him in January 2012; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services (1 comment)
Question 779: To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce national clinical guidelines for electro-convulsive therapy use here [34739/12] - Hospitals Building Programme
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that consideration is being given to the submission by Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, in respect of the location for the new... - Medical Cards
Question 782: To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for an application for a medical card and a general practitioner card; the number of applicants currently waiting for same... - Hospital Staff
Question 784: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to increase the number of consultants in the health system so as to address ongoing long waiting times for patients; and if he will... - Mental Health Services
Question 786: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a potential mental health facility proposed by Wexford Mental Healthcare Alliance (details supplied); his view on... - Nursing Home Inspections
Question 787: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Information and Quality Authority officials visit a nursing home in a small town, do they visit all other nursing home in the area at... - Hospital Facilities
Question 788: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the amount of capital funding, listed in a tabular form outlining the details of each allocation, provided to Mayo... - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 789: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on all funding provided to the Sacred Heart Home, Castlebar, County Mayo, in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he... - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 790: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form details of all funding provided to the three district hospitals (details supplied) in County Mayo, in the years... - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 791: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form of the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo, in the years 2008,... - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 792: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the amount of funding provided to a care facility (details supplied) in County Mayo in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to... - Medical Cards
Question 793: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to a medical card in their own right in view of their serious medical conditions; and if... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 794: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services to autistic children and their families in the Ballymun area of Dublin. [34908/12] - Hospital Facilities
Question 795: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has for the former St. Michael's Building on the grounds of South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
Question 796: To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal for an application for the treatment abroad scheme E112 of a person (details supplied) currently in St. James Hospital; and... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the B12 vitamin injection has been removed from medical cards (details supplied) [35009/12] - Ministerial Allowances
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Health the full list of allowances that are not subject to income tax and the rates applicable that are available to him and Ministers of State in his... - Accident and Emergency Services
Question 799: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the possibility of developing an accident and emergency department in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Health the number of Subarachnoid haemorrage patients referred for treatment to the Neurological Centre, Beaumont Hospital in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, in... - Mental Health Services
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in the roll out of mental health services to primary care centres in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres
Question 803: To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made regarding the delivery of new health treatments and health services for chronic patients in primary care centres in County... - Care of the Elderly
Question 805: To ask the Minister for Health if he considers 10 weeks notice sufficient duration for the closure of a nursing home for elderly citizens; if he is aware that some of the residents... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 806: To ask the Minister for Health if new procedures and requirements to enter expressions with publicjobs.ie was followed in appointing new members to the Irish Blood Transfusion... - Home Help Service
Question 809: To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be provided for persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35147/12] - Dental Services
Question 810: To ask the Minister for Health if dental services (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35155/12] - Public Sector Pensions
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to instigate a protocol whereby when retired employees return to the health service as agency staff... - Medicinal Products
Question 812: To ask the Minister for Health if and when Pradaxa will be available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35163/12] - Nursing Home Services
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds available in County Louth at present; the number that are public beds; the number that are private; and if he will... - Abortion Services
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Health further to the report on the front page of a publication (details supplied) that he has sent a circular letter to his Fine Gael Colleagues informing... - Health Service Staff
Question 815: To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding reducing the amount of hours made available to agency nurses recruited by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Health Services
Question 816: To ask the Minister for Health if the services that were provided to a person (details supplied) will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35178/12] - Health Services
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the funding for persons who suffer with Chronic Inflammatory Polyneuropathy which is a motor neuron disease where the body's... - Health Services
Question 818: To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a cut in funding and a deterioration in the service provided at a location (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he... - Nursing Home Services
Question 819: To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing homes that have been closed in each Health Service Executive regon since the begining of 2012 [35186/12] - Medicinal Products
Question 822: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive continues to refuse cancer patients Yondelis Trabectedin treatment, a... - Palliative Care Services
Question 824: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available the necessary funding and resources to upgrade palliative care services in Kerry General Hospital [35222/12] - Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 825: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an epilepsy sensor to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35227/12] - Medical Cards
Question 826: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reactivated in respect of a person (details supplied) in county Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
Question 827: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the average price of a hospital meal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35229/12] - Vaccination Programme
Question 829: To ask the Minister for Health the action that has been taken to ensure that the under dosage of the influenza vaccine does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 830: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill is expected to be debated in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 831: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the bowel cancer screening programme as committed to by the Health Service Executive Services Plan in view of the HSE deficit;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 832: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the most recent colonscopy waiting times showing that the numbers waiting more than three months for a colonscopy are higher that ever... - Patient Transport
Question 833: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need for clarity and information regarding the status of non emergency transport for patients so that unnecessary... - Patient Transport
Question 834: To ask the Minister for Health the status of non-emergency transport for patients; the procedure for accessing non-emergency patient transport; and if he will make a statement on... - Patient Transport
Question 836: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the withdrawal of funding from the Health Service Executive for the hospital bus which travels from Ballybofey via Letterkenny to... - Patient Transport
Question 837: To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance towards travel costs available for patients from County Donegal who need to travel to Dublin to access necessary medical... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 839: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive have a healthcare centre (details supplied) in County Donegal on a programme for capital improvements; and if he will... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 841: To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation and actual expenditure for the National Drugs Strategy Unit in his Department for the years 2011 and to date in 2012 and for... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 843: To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation for and the actual expenditure by the Health Service Executive in implementing the actions of the National Drugs Strategy Unit... - Health Services
Question 844: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a programme to highlight Fibromyalgia (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35302/12] - Suicide Prevention
Question 845: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the bullying and suicide prevention programme (details supplied); his views on the merits of the programme; and if... - Health Insurance
Question 846: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the establishment of a consultative forum on health insurance; the findings of the forum; the progress... - Departmental Agencies
Question 848: To ask the Minister for Health the State agencies and bodies within the remit of his Department that have the power to enter or search premises in the course of an investigation;... - Medical Cards
Question 851: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be expedited and approved [35329/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 853: To ask the Minister for Health the numbers employed in the Primary Care Reimbursement Service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, at 31 December for each year; and if he... - Health Service Expenditure
Question 854: To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Primary Care Reimbursement Service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the payments for each relevant year to a company... - Medical Cards
Question 855: To ask the Minister for Health the number of new medical cards issued during each year from 2006 to 2011 inclusive, and the number of cards cancelled during each year; and if he... - Mental Health Services
Question 856: To ask the Minister for Health the specific plans to spend the €35 million allocated in the budget last December to advance the implementation of a Vision for Change: if any of... - Medicinal Products
Question 858: To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation to facilitate the introduction of reference pricing and generic substitution of drugs will be published and when it will be... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 859: To ask the Minister for Health if Fibromyalgia will be recognised as the long term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35347/12] - Medical Cards
Question 861: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [35351/12] - Medical Cards
Question 862: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [35352/12] - Nursing Home Services
Question 864: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the number of beds currently empty at St. Bridget's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin; the number of high dependency... - Health Services
Question 865: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the number of beds high dependent patient facilities available in the purpose built development at Inchicore, Dublin, in view of... - Health Service Staff
Question 867: To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Primary Care Reimbursement Service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the numbers employed at 31 December for each... - Medicinal Products
Question 872: To ask the Minister for Health when the legislation to facilitate the introduction of reference pricing and generic substitution of drugs be published; when it will be implemented;... - Primary Care Centres
Question 873: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received from the Health Service Executive the report on the assessment of accommodation which would inform the development of a plan for... - Medical Cards
Question 874: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a three year old child (details supplied) who requires a below the knee prosthesis with regular changes and adaptions due to their age... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 875: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of his Department; the total number of... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 876: To ask the Minister for Health the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards since March 2011 that have appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee;; and if he... - Public Sector Staff
Question 877: To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in the public sector over recent years. [36043/12] - Pension Provisions
Question 878: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of public servants in receipt of pensions between €10,000 to €20,000; €20,001 to €30,000;...
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