Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Departmental Strategies
To ask the Minister for Health if he has a strategy in place to tackle youth alcoholism; if his attention has been drawn to the mental health damage being inflicted on children as a result of... - Disabled Drivers Grants
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon who was refused a motorised transport grant. [37189/12] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card refusal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37199/12] - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if any weaknesses in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services have been identified over recent years; the extent to which new demands are not being met on... - Cancer Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter relating to bowel cancer screening programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38155/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that all agency staff in hospital settings are receiving EU agency workers directive pay and that all back monies due have been... - Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects
To ask the Minister for Health if there is a scheme available to compensate community reps for attending drugs task force meetings which are often held during working hours and that many... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the cut in funding of day service and transport in Cheeverstown, Airton Road, Tallaght, Dublin 12.; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra supports or increased capitation for children with Down's Syndrome during the pre-school year. [38565/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford whose child has a number of disabilities; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 30 June 2011, if the Labour Court recommendation in relation to the inclusion of senior staff nursing increments under... - Hospital Equipment
To ask the Minister for Health the number of insulin pumps now in operation at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. [37041/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be fitted with an insulin pump. [37043/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if a care provider (details supplied) in County Louth was engaged by the Health Service Executive to train staff; the reason the training was outsourced; its cost;... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37048/12] - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health when will persons with long term illnesses receive their medical cards as announced in Budget 2012. [37049/12] - Disease Classification
To ask the Minister for Health the reason declaration 69/2008 of the European Parliament calling for the European Union to recognise Fibromyalgia has not been adopted here. [37051/12] - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new Air Ambulance is to be located at Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, rather than at Athlone which is geographically closer to the centre of Ireland;... - National Carers Strategy Status
To ask the Minister for Health the action plan that has been put in place regarding the implementation of the carer's strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/12] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will include Behcet's Syndrome on the list of long term illnesses. [37056/12] - Tax Reliefs Application
To ask the Minister for Health when a claim for medical expenses will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37057/12] - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health `the total cost of patient transport in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37058/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider transferring responsibility for the provision of hospital patient transport to the providers of the rural transport programme, as this might... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health If he will respond to correspondence regarding private health insurance (details supplied) [37061/12] - Medicinal Products Supply
To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37062/12] - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Health when the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/12] - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the median average wait in each hospital accident and emergency department; the number in each waiting more than 24 hours to be... - Departmental Contracts
To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) since February 2011; the reason for the payment; when his Department entered into a contract with the company; the... - HSE Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and working hours of Special Delivery Unit executives; the expenses of each of these executives; if there have been any changes in these since February... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if any posts earmarked for community mental health services are being transferred to inpatient services; if he will rule out such a move; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who have retired from the Health Service Executive who have been rehired by it; if he will detail a breakdown in grades; if any such staff are... - Health Services Reform
To ask the Minister for Health the names and numbers of emergency units which will be downgraded to urgent care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37072/12] - Nursing Home Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which community hospitals and beds in community hospitals will close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37074/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he has received reports that the early retirement scheme impacted on frontline services, and the quality of patient care; if he will provide a breakdown on... - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to abolish the prescription levy; the amount raised by the levy; if he has considered raising the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Budgets
To ask the Minister for Health the years from 1997 to 2011 inclusive in which his Department asked for and received a supplementary budget; the amount provided for each time; and if he will make... - National Children's Hospital Location
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to make a decision on the National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37081/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of home care packages, home help hours, provided by county, the same figures for the same time last year; and if he... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide staff and all other facilities to make St Francis Hospice Blanchardstown operational, Dublin; his views on whether opening the 24 bed facility... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to complete discussions on a final agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association on drug costs in addition to the interim... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail in tabular form the number of patients treated by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each year since its foundation, including 2012; the... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing universal health insurance; the estimated charges being imposed on persons with and without medical insurance for... - Medicinal Products Supply
To ask the Minister for Health when cancer patients will expect to be able to receive ipilimumab; the reasons for the further delay in its provision; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
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 to date in... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown by hospital of bed closures, theatre closures and ward closures this year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health the actual amount of additional revenue generated by increasing charges on private patients in public hospitals; the amount projected in budget 2012; and if he will... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in full what he hopes to achieve from the current discussions with the consultant groups and the way this will differ to what was already agreed... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out any research or intends to carry out any research into the impact of increased numbers of patients presenting themselves in public... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail in tabular form the number of staff in receipt of top up pay in excess of €10,000, €50,000, €100,000, and €200,000 per... - Health Service Executive Board
To ask the Minister for Health the composition and all changes to the interim Health Service Executive board since April 2011; the roles of those on the board within the Department of Health or... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of customers who have left the private health insurance market by county; the average change in premiums over the... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Health Amendment Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37107/12] - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form for each county or if not available each region, the average response times for ambulances in life threatening, potentially life... - Departmental Strategy Statements
To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to publish the Positive Ageing Strategy this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37111/12] - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle smoking in society; the rate of smoking in 2003 for men and for women; the rates now; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he has consulted with the IMO regarding the provision of universal GP care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37113/12] - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he has initiated any discussions with the National Asset Management Agency regarding the use of their buildings for primary care centres or the Minister for... - Health Insurance Community Rating
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private insurers are designing policies to be less attractive to older persons thereby evading community rating... - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres by county in February 2011; the number now; the same figures for primary care teams in February 2011 and now; and if he will make... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form by each hospital the number of patients who have had their operations cancelled or rescheduled since March 2011; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of demographic funding to provide emergency placements and services for school leavers with intellectual disabilities; the same figure last year, the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health of the €55m in additional funding allocated to the fair deal scheme, the revised extra amount which is expected to allocated; and if he will make a statement... - HSE Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants earning more than €200,000 including allowances from the public health system; the number earning more than... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
To ask the Minister for Health in the context of his plans for universal health insurance, his plans for the VHI; if it will be broken up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37128/12] - Hospital Closures
To ask the Minister for Health if any small hospitals will be closed either as part of reconfiguration or due to budgetary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37129/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants in breach of the working time directive; if he is concerned that this may impact on the safe delivery of services; and if he will... - Public Sector Reform Review
To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funding made available to the voluntary redundancy scheme in 2012; the estimated cost of the scheme in 2012; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health the meetings he has held with members of the health insurance industry in relation to changes in charges announced in Budget 2012, the number of such meetings he... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the figure of €143m was arrived at savings to be achieved on the generation and collection of private income in budget 2012; if he expects... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the total cuts to the budget of service providers to persons with a disability in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37140/12] - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health the rules for the means test applied for assessing entitlement to a home care package for a person being cared for in the home; if this has changed since the... - Medical Card Applications
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 [37142/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Irish Haemochromatosis Association regarding the lack of availability of venesection in certain areas... - Translation Services
To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of translation services by his Department and the agencies operating under his aegis for the years 2010 to 2012 inclusive; if his attention has been... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for colonoscopy examinations in the public health system for the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive; the number of patients waiting for colonoscopies... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason 22 beds remain closed at a hospital (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the efforts he is making to ensure these beds are re-opened at the earliest... - Departmental Bodies Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the number of agencies, authorities, boards, committee s, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos set up by his... - Job Creation Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37279/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37327/12] - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press officers in his Department... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of board appointees he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial... - Ministerial Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number and names of all special advisers, special press ;advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his Department; the... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department for the years... - Ministerial Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the gross annual salary costs for his private and constituency offices at present; the same figures for this time last year; and the same figures for any Ministers... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail in tabular form, the amount paid to consultants since February 2011; the name of each organisation used; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ministerial Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the political activities of each special adviser, special press advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his Department; if any of them were members of... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/12] - Hospital Equipment
To ask the Minister for Health the cost of an extracorporeal shockwave lithotripor machine purchased for University Hospital Galway in 2010; the current use and location of this machine; his... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of the neo-natal BCG vaccination programme in Galway; his views on whether there is a risk posed to public health by its absence; and... - HSE Properties
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a facility in Blanchardstown, Dublin, (details supplied) [37638/12] - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fluoridation of the public water supply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37642/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [37647/12] - Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support this issue on syringes (details supplied) in County Limerick. [37671/12] - National Lottery Funding Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the safeguards in place to ensure an equitable distribution of the National Lottery discretionary funding; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the number of hours of home help provision contracted between the Health Service Executive and Home Instead in County Donegal for... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the total number of special needs assistant hours allocated to the childcare sector in County Donegal for 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012;... - HSE Staff Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the guidelines issued to doctors and hospitals with respect to the reporting of adverse side effects of drugs to patients; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Licensing
To ask the Minister for Health if he has any concerns with respect to the drug rasilez aliskiren, if he is aware of other countries that have outlawed the drug; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to cater for the statutory registration and recognition of music therapy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37687/12] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the long delay in a person (details supplied) in Dublin receiving medical treatment for a prolapse disk. [37696/12] - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Mental Health Community Services are being wound down (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [37703/12] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37704/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37710/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical costs in respect of a person (details supplied). [37721/12] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [37722/12] - HSE Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive redundancy payment from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37726/12] - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of Health Service Executives budget that will overrun in 2012 and the overrun for the first six months of this year; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37744/12] - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply a list of all Labour Court recommendations that have been issued in respect of his Department and organisations under his aegis that have not been... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reversing the decision to cut the disabled sheltered allowance which was cut from €31.80 per week to €20.00 per week; and if he... - Health Services Allowances
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 16 February 2012, if he will provide an up to date position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37776/12] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of people who are on the waiting list to have vagus nerve stimulator batteries replaced in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 9;... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a special needs dog for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37793/12] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 744 of 19 July 2012 if he will provide a breakdown of the number of home help hours provided by the Health Service Executive... - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appointment for a much required hip operation will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to move the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum to Portrane in North County Dublin; the stage the proposal is at; if he will give... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37815/12] - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding recruiting persons with a disability; the number of persons currently employed in his Department; the number of persons with a disability... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No 499 of 13 December 2011 and No 161 of 20 June 2012 and following on from the proposal to close a hostel (details supplied) in... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Health if the nominated health agencies superannuation scheme pension payments deficit will be funded through the annual health vote provided by the State to the Health... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 1298 of 18 April 2012 if the two posts in the Rian Counselling Service in the Health Service Executive North East Area have... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he has been in contact with management of a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth and or Louth County Hospital in Dundalk in relation to implementing cut... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was issued a doctor only card and not a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he has as a result of the recent stimulus package announced by Government received any expressions of interest from general practitioners and doctors in... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the report into the circumstances pertaining to the death of a person (details supplied) in County Louth were implemented in full; if any... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown, including details on the position, role and grade of staff, the number of posts cut from each of the Louth Meath hospitals... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all measures being undertaken to cut costs in the Louth Meath area including details on the likely impact on health service users... - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the shortage of speech and language therapists in the health service, if he will consider allowing graduate speech and language therapists conduct their... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) [38056/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a month by month breakdown in tabular form of the number of exemptions granted to the recruitment embargo for each Health Service Executive... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of no shows recorded for scheduled Health Service Executive medical appointments in 2011 where the patient's address was recorded as prison; and if he... - Medical Negligence Cases
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the group established in 2001 to consider a no-fault compensation system for birth damaged infants. [38080/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason transport services to the North Kildare psychiatric services has been cut; if he has any plans to reintroduce such a service that is vital to the local... - Eating Disorders
To ask the Minister for Health the supports or treatments available to persons suffering from bulimia nervosa here; the number of places available in the State to treat patients suffering from... - Mental Health Awareness
To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of early intervention in mental health awareness and promotion has been explored through programmes within the school system; if he has engaged... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding acquired brain injury [38126/12] - Legislative Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend and update the maximum fine payable under the Rats and Mice Destruction Act 1919, which was further amended by the Health Act 1947, in view of... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if eligibility criteria will be included in the review of medical cards; if there will be a reduction in the number in receipt of medical cards as a result of this... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when students in a special needs units at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive speech and language therapy and occupational therapy services;... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38160/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will give details of the savings made through the employment of agency staff, both nursing and clerical, as against their Health Service Executive directly... - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the Health Service Executive cutbacks will impact on ambulance stations in Tallaght, Swords and Maynooth; and the... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the support services available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38181/12] - Domestic Violence Incidence
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide full details of funding provided by his Department or the Health Service Executive in 2011 for domestic violence services; if he will provide a... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/12] - Health Screening Programmes
To ask the Minister for Health if new born babies here will be universally screened for the metabolic disorder, glutaric aciduria, as is already the practice in the US and Germany; and if he will... - National Substance Misuse Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the status of action plan on alcohol; when action will be taken to implement the proposals contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if the income for new-entrant general practitioners training has been cut by 20%, even though they are not entitled to specialist registrar status or salary; and if... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when an eye test will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38225/12] - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Expert Group on Abortion will issue their report to his Department; the date on which he will publish this report; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Meetings
To ask the Minister for Health the names of any groups he has met or consulted with on the issue of abortion law or abortion law reform since he has taken office and the number of times he met... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, for each county, the number of children aged up to 18 years of age who have received a diagnosis on the autism disorder spectrum from the Health... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel and the grades of these personnel in tabular form who are employed by the Health Service Executive within primary care, hospital and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists that obtain in public hospitals in respect of the various medical disciplines; if he will compare these figures with the pertinent figures... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that a half a million home help hours have already been cut and that he now propose to slash another 600,000 home help hours; and if he will... - Substance Misuse
To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendation by the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group that drinks industry sponsorship of sport and other large public events should be... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that Health Service Executive had to carry out a major recruitment drive for doctors outside of Ireland in response to a shortage of doctors in... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on reports that 300 children were given the wrong vaccines at a GP practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Substance Misuse
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding support for the Drugs Treatment Centre Board (details supplied) [38311/12] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that is being received by the health service from the €100 charge for accident and emergency care in hospitals; and if he will provide... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to cut services to disabled and senior citizens in 2012-2013 [38342/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38345/12] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is covered by the GMS scheme while a decision is being made on their medical card appeal; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38381/12] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question no 232 of 12 July 2012 when the full home care package will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list to be fitted with an insulin pump in the Health Service Executive North East region. [38397/12] - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the crèche facilities in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin and and if he will confirm whether the crèche... - Substance Misuse
To ask the Minister for Health the annual health costs of substance misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38406/12] - Mental Health Services Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the annual costs of mental health to the State and the wider economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38407/12] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Health the number of special needs assistants that were assigned by the Health Service Executive to children with special needs availing of the free pre-school year in... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the decision that gluten free products are to be no longer reimbursed under the drugs payment scheme and general medical scheme; the... - Health Service Executive Savings
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the Health Service Executive's proposals to make savings of €37 million through cash and stock management initiatives;... - Pharmacy Regulations
To ask the Minister for Health if there are loopholes which allow a pharmacist who has been struck off from practising as a pharmacist in the North to be allowed to work as a pharmacist in the... - Departmental Staff Training
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he... - Infectious Diseases Incidence
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 146 of 15 March 2012 if he has commissioned a report in relation to an outbreak of Clostridium Difficile at a hospital (details... - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of reports that were commissioned by his Department from the years 2000-2004; if he will provide a list in tabular form of each report; and if he... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38558/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card is being reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38559/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards that are in place to ensure that those contracted by the Health Service Executive to provide residential care and home care are fully compliant with... - Employment Rights Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise with the Health Service Executive the serious concerns raised by employees in a company (details supplied) regarding their working conditions,... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €130 million in cuts announced by the Health Service Executive in late August will affect the HSE... - Orthodontic Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38581/12] - HSE Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the cost to the Health Service Executive for private beds in public hospitals each year; the amount of this cost that is recouped by... - Mental Health Services Report
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 the National Suicide Prevention Offiice... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be made available in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [38631/12] - HSE Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38661/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38672/12] - Community Care Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding supported housing in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 [38678/12] - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the envisaged date for the opening of the new national ambulance control centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24; if he is satisfied that this new central headquarters will... - Nursing Home Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the currently available beds and facilities at St Brigid’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, are to be replaced by similar... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if any assistance can be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/12] - Thalidomide Victim Compensation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will honour the commitment in the Programme for Government to provide a compensation package to sufferers affected by Thalidomide.; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when will a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, will receive an orthodontic appointment to have braces fitted; if a date will be given for when treatment will... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding waiting lists for those holding a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38745/12] - Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal and the number of persons in the Health Service Executive North West area who have sought inpatient detox service for opiate... - Hospital Closures
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of St. Raphaels Hospital, Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38773/12] - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 has to pay an extra €60 per month for their medication under the new regime [38791/12] - Community Care Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding independent living [38793/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the intervention services that will be provided between now and the end of the year to a special needs person (details supplied) in County Cork [38826/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the serious nature of the illness of the applicants child when will the medical card review of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare application... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages and home help hours provided in County Wicklow; the number provided in 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects a primary care centre to be delivered in a town (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the current status of this project; the number of GP practices... - Disability Support Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to move towards personal budgets and a system of individualised funding for persons with... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of the past ten... - Hospital Closures
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of his discussions with his counterpart in the six counties in relation to Lifford Community Hospital, County Donegal; the expected... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason home support hours have been withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38877/12] - Medical Card Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the medical profession will not accept medical card holders applications in regard to blood tests, warfin tests and so on and are charging for such; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an outpatient appointment to see a hospital consultant [38883/12] - Dental Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38890/12] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse the renewal of their medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the reason chronic Fybromyalgia is not a recognised medical condition in order for a person to receive illness benefit [38933/12] - Medical Card Delays
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; the reason for the delay in making a decision; and... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38972/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the long term plan for Brú Choimhín; the reason the day care centre is not open on Fridays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39052/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to cut funding for Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin, over the next twelve months; the cuts that he envisages; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent review will be carried out on a decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the hospital groups programme that was outlined by his Department on 11 June 2012, specifically the plans that have been made to further this... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [39059/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39060/12] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken in relation to the consultants who have been identified as being outside the public private ratio specified in their contracts; and... - Hospital Bed Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of geriatric beds that have been lost in Nenagh and Roscrea, County Tipperary, for the years 2010, 2011 and to date 2012; if he will provide a breakdown... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to combat the increasing waiting list for respite in Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39122/12] - Hospital Bed Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to meet the commitment he made in relation to the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, County Tipperary, to reinstate the respite bends... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding development of the Galway Rehabilitation Centre, Merlin Park, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39124/12] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of consultants' hours in the public sector by specialty for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair that patients who receive stitches in accident and emergency and who have paid their €100 have to pay a further fee to their... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health when he will fill the place on the board of the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39127/12] - Electronic Health Records
To ask the Minister for Health the measure that have been taken to introduce a universal information technology system to allow immediate access to patient records across the health service; the... - Home Help Service Redundancies
To ask the Minister for Health if home helps are being made redundant; if so, if he will provide in tabular form the number by county; the amount each will receive in redundancy; and if he will... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he has or intends to put the provision of home help and home care hours out to tender; the date on which this will happen; the length of time the process will... - Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment
To ask the Minister for Health when he is expecting the expert group to report to him regarding the ABC case; if the judgements handed down by the European Court of Human Rights are legally... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to raise the price of a packet of cigarettes to cover the cost to the health service of patients with smoking related illnesses who use hospitals; and if... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for Government; the percentage at present; and... - Health Promotion
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a TV, radio and national print advertisement campaign to raise awareness of the D-Doc Service; if the Health Service Executive set the call out... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant a discretionary medical card application as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate cardiac drugs for medical card holders in view of the life threatening implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39197/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39208/12] - Dental Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding dental surgery [39216/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin [39217/12] - Croke Park Agreement Savings
To ask the Minister for Health the reforms and savings within his Department and Health Service Executive which have been delivered under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement... - Patient Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the support the Health Service Executive offers to persons who live a considerable distance from a hospital, and who have no means of transport to take them to an... - HSE Funding
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the budget overrun in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the action he will take; the services that will be impacted; and if he will make a statement on the... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the reports of parents in North Dublin, that public health nurses dealing with children between six months and 24 months have informed them that there is... - Departmental Properties
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details surrounding the Health Service Executive health centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the ownership of the centre, land and... - National Children's Hospital Status
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to make a decision regarding the National Children's Hospital; if the Mater site is still the favoured site; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the moratorium on recruitment in the Health Service Executive and the effect this is having on dental services in Wicklow (details supplied);... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when will Long Q - T Syndrome be seen as a disability that accepts that parents and carer's of young persons with this syndrome must take extra care and attention... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny with regard to a reduction in their home help hours; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that he has succeeded in ensuring that persons with disabilities can be assured of the availability of personal assistance in the future, having... - National Children's Hospital Location
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the future location of the children's hospital remains to be decided; if the concerns of the general public and the recommendations of the... - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the possible curtailment of the ambulance services throughout County Kildare arising from the need for budgetary constraints; if... - Nursing Home Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the community based and supported services at Crooksling Nursing Home, County Dublin, will continue in the future; if he will ensure that... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can give his assurance that the full scale of services at Naas Hospital. County Kildare, will continue to be provided at the maximum, use and... - Nursing Home Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health the nursing home facilities that are available to persons under sixty five years who are suffering dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39365/12] - State Bodies Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of State bodies that have been set up since 9 March 2011; the rationale behind these decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/12] - Land Acquisition
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the payments made by the State to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for use in the public capital programme. [40011/12] - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments that have been made to positions available on the boards of semi-State companies and statutory agencies following public advertisement;...
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