Written answers
Thursday, 19 July 2012
- Family Support Services
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an independent review of the circumstances relative to the care of a family (details supplied) will be undertaken by the... - Foster Care
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in private foster care in Ireland year on year for the past ten years; the annual cost of providing this... - Child Care Services
Question 676: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount and value of the recent allocation of childcare funding that was awarded to facilities in County Kildare; the way this... - Foster Care
Question 677: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a detailed timeframe as to when the 630 unvetted foster care workers will be vetted; if she will provide a... - Children in Care
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total in the State; if she will... - Departmental Agencies
Question 679: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on moneys provided under any funding scheme by any section of her Department or any State agency... - Ministerial Advisers
Question 680: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all Special Advisors appointed by her or her Ministers of State since March 2011 whose salary... - Departmental Agencies
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual saving to the Exchequer if all board members' fees paid to agencies under her aegis were cut by 25%, 35% and 50%.... - Departmental Agencies
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all CEOs of State agencies under her aegis were capped at €100,000. [36631/12] - Foreign Adoptions
Question 683: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current status of a bilateral agreement between Russia and Ireland to enable adoption from Russia recommence; and if he will... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 684: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular form, a list of all professional fees including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 685: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to the Exchequer for the provision of agency staff in her Department or State agencies under her aegis. [36663/12] - Public Private Partnerships
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular format a list of her Department's public private partnership projects in payment; the name of the... - Public Services
Question 687: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form, details of public service provision responsibilities of her Department outsourced to the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all current time-related savings/delayed spending of Budget 2012 allocations on staff and or... - Departmental Agencies
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of State agencies under her aegis; and the annual cost of each agency to the Exchequer. [36727/12] - Departmental Staff
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of retired civil or public servants that have been rehired by her Department since March 2012; their positions and... - Telecommunications Services
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of her telecommunications services in 2012 budget. [36775/12] - Departmental Staff
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of sick days taken by staff in her Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the average number of sick days per staff in... - Child Poverty
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure the implementation of the commitment in the Programme for Government to an area based approach to tackling... - Children in Care
Question 695: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of aged out foreign national young persons currently in the care of the State, in tabular form; each young person's... - Child Protection
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the integration of the Health Service Executives child protection services, the youth probation service and the... - Medical Cards
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [35968/12] - Medical Cards
Question 698: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [35974/12] - National Lottery Funding
Question 699: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national lottery grant application in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Corki [35978/12] - Medical Cards
Question 700: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [35983/12] - Medical Cards
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [35997/12] - Medical Cards
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [35998/12] - Medical Cards
Question 703: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the medical card decision in respect of a person (details supplied). [35999/12] - Medical Cards
Question 704: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [36012/12] - Medical Cards
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give me an update on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [36146/12] - Medical Cards
Question 706: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) [36149/12] - National Carers Strategy
Question 707: To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the carers' strategy. [36427/12] - Hospital Staff
Question 708: To ask the Minister for Health his views that hospital consultant salary levels are out of line with our European neighbours; and his plans to reform this area of expenditure in... - Medical Cards
Question 709: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [36443/12] - Proposed Legislation
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the misuse of drugs legislation to be updated to tackle the street sale of Benzodiazepines; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Medical Services Scheme
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Health the reason an injection (details supplied) has been removed from medical cards and if he will reconsider same [35949/12] - Medical Cards
Question 712: To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal for a full medical will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [35969/12] - Health Services
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be transferred from the Dublin area to midland area as soon as a position becomes available [35986/12] - Care of the Elderly
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 559 of the 26 October 2011 if he will provide an update of the review of the care and welfare regulations in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath receives a date for their pending heart surgery in Galway Hospital [36006/12] - Hospital Accommodation
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to discussions between his Department and the National Asset Management Agency in relation to the possible relocation of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an operation [36104/12] - Patient Transport
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the future of the subsidised patient return bus service from County Donegal to hospitals in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
Question 719: To ask the Minister for Health when the intends to introduce amending legislation to give persons with long term illness cards, free general practitioner services and to implement... - Programme for Government
Question 720: To ask the Minister for Health his priorities for the year ahead and the achievements from the Programme for Government to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service
Question 721: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that home help is provided to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36208/12] - Health Service Staff
Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that those staff who worked for the old health boards repay the thousands of euros that they have been overpaid; and if he will... - European Court of Human Rights Judgments
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a case (details supplied); the position of the European Courts on Human Rights in relation to this matter; when he expects to... - Maternity Services
Question 724: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations of the Health Service Executive commissioned report reviewing maternity services in the greater Dublin... - Departmental Reports
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in the publication of the report by the Expert Group on the A, B & C vs. Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human... - Departmental Reports
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health when the report presented to him by the chairman of the review group on the National Children's Hospital on 8 June 2012 will be published; and if he... - Health Service Staff
Question 727: To ask the Minister for Health the total health spend on agency staff; the number of whole time equivalent this equates to; and the details for same for the years 2008 to 2012... - Ambulance Service
Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a full time ambulance located in Ashbourne, County Meath; if he will provide the ambulance cover for that town; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number and grade of all hospital consultants in the State; the total, highest and lowest person and the average spend on same;... - Hospital Staff
Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and expenses of all Health Service Executive Allied Health Professionals receiving more than €100,000 per annum [36256/12] - Health Service Executive Funding
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been available to the dignity for patients campaign group to allow them to represent patients who were the victims of sexual abuse in... - National Counselling Service
Question 732: To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for adult victims of sexual abuse for counselling in the County Louth area [36259/12] - Abuse in Hospitals
Question 733: To ask the Minister for Health if he will hold a public inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse of patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth [36260/12] - Hospital Facilities
Question 734: To ask the Minister for Health the perinatal hospice and or other relevant facilities available to assist families whose unborn children are diagnosed with severe disability or... - Alcohol Pricing
Question 735: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposal of banning the selling of cheap alcohol in supermarkets. [36269/12] - Care of the Elderly
Question 736: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any proposed changes to his policy on day care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36273/12] - Hospital Services
Question 739: To ask the Minister for Health due to the serious overcrowding and following the business case that was made by management of Mullingar hospital to open a 12 bed in-patient acute... - Ambulance Service
Question 740: To ask the Minister for Health the scheme for subsidy for travel expenses for hospital appointments processed by the Ambulance Service in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; the year... - Palliative Care
Question 741: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that general practitioners in Wicklow have been advised that, in palliative care cases, they are only to refer patients that are... - Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 742: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the lack of access to nursing home beds both public and private in north Dublin, which is limited and where demand... - Medical Cards
Question 743: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he... - Home Help Service
Question 744: To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding the privatisation of the home help service; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of home help hours provided by the... - National Lottery Funding
Question 745: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an application from an organisation (details supplied) for funding under the 2012 National Lottery Fund; if he will indicate when... - Orthodontic Services
Question 746: To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons that are on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway; the number of these that... - Vaccination Programme
Question 747: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a compensation fund for the parents of vaccine damaged children; when a decision will be made on the... - Cancer Screening Programme
Question 748: To ask the Minister for Health the resources that have been allocated to the roll out of the colorectal screening programme [36376/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 750: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a colonoscopy on 16 July 2012; the number of these persons waiting more than three months for the procedure; the... - Medical Cards
Question 753: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36399/12] - Medical Cards
Question 754: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford [36442/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 755: To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 756: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be approved [36447/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 757: To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for assessment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
Question 758: To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [36451/12] - Medical Cards
Question 759: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter [36452/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 760: To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for assessment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite the matter... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 761: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in arranging an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the matter will be expedited.... - Health Services
Question 762: To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapy services will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason for the delay in relation to the... - Health Service Executive Properties
Question 763: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive Dublin/Mid Leinster recently purchased a property for €437,500 to... - Home Help Service
Question 765: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all those employed by a company (details supplied) for the provision of home help have at least a FETAC level 5... - Patient Transport
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the total amount of funds, in tabular form for 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012, allocated to patient transport schemes which... - Departmental Funding
Question 767: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on moneys provided under any funding scheme by any section of his Department or any State agency under his Department's... - Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 768: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Cork [36553/12] - Mental Health Services
Question 769: To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of the Mental Health Tribunal section of the Mental Health Commission each year since 2007; if he will provide a breakdown of the... - Medical Cards
Question 770: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on medical card reviews in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Drug Treatment Programmes
Question 771: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide more information on the availability of suitable treatment centres for persons aged under 18 years with addiction problems,... - Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 773: To ask the Minister for Health the annual saving to the Exchequer if all medicines paid for under the GMS scheme were substituted with generic equivalents [36565/12] - Hospital Facilities
Question 774: To ask the Minister for Health the annual financial benefit to the Exchequer if the full economic costs for the use of beds in public and voluntary hospitals here for the purposes... - Health Service Staff
Question 775: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer of agency staff in the Health Service Executive over the past 12 months [36571/12] - Nursing Home Services
Question 776: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons in long stay nursing home care paid for by the State; the number of these persons that are... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 777: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all time-related savings delayed spending of Budget 2011 allocations on staff and/or services within the Health Service... - Ministerial Advisers
Question 779: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all Special Advisors appointed by him or his Ministers of State since March 2011 whose salary exceeds the first pay... - Departmental Agencies
Question 780: To ask the Minister for Health the annual saving to the Exchequer if all board members' fees paid to agencies under his aegis were cut by 25%, 35% and 50%. [36622/12] - Departmental Agencies
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Health the annual saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all CEOs of State agencies under his aegis were capped at €100,000. [36638/12] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 782: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form, a list of all professional fees including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory,... - Departmental Staff
Question 783: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer for the provision of agency staff in his Department or State agencies under his aegis. [36670/12] - Public Private Partnerships
Question 784: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular format a list of his Department's public private partnership projects in payment; the name of the project; the capital... - Hospital Facilities
Question 785: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm his and the Health Service Executives commitment to maintaining respite beds at a hospital (details supplied) in County Longford;... - Departmental Contracts
Question 786: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of public service provision responsibilities of his Department outsourced to the private sector; and the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 788: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of State agencies under his aegis; and the annual cost of each agency to the Exchequer [36734/12] - Departmental Staff
Question 789: To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired civil or public servants that have been rehired by his Department since March 2012; their positions and accompanying salaries... - Departmental Staff
Question 790: To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since March 2012 on a short term contract or on a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 791: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of his telecommunications services in 2012 budget. [36782/12] - Health Service Reform
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Health the potential savings that can be made through all-island approaches to healthcare in orthopaedic surgery, ear, nose and throat surgery, paediatric... - Fibromyalgia Support Services
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Health his future plans to include Fibromyalgia as a recognised disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36826/12] - Fibromyalgia Support Services
Question 799: To ask the Minister for Health the current support services, both medical and psychological in place to help sufferers of Fibromyalgia; his future plans if any to invest within... - Fibromyalgia Support Services
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Health his future plans to engage with the Department of Social Protection in order to ensure that sufferers of Fibromyalgia received their entitled... - Creative Art Therapies
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Health if he will include Creative Art Therapies in the list of professionals covered by the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 [36833/12] - Departmental Staff
Question 803: To ask the Minister for Health the number of sick days taken by staff in his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the average number of sick days per staff in total across his... - EU Directives
Question 804: To ask the Minister for Health in respect of Ireland's bilateral health care reimbursement agreement with the United Kingdom arising from the application of Regulation (EC) 1408/71...
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