Written answers
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
- Hospital Consultants Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the earnings of all hospital consultants who engage in private practice. [40158/12] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be supplied with a special needs assistant for pre-school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding water fluoridation here; if his attention has been drawn to the growing body of evidence that links fluoridation to cancer; his plans to end... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons who have suffered from cancer have had there medical card renewals refused; the reason for same when they have a long term illness. [40064/12] - Mental Health Services Report
To ask the Minister for Health following recent reports (details supplied) that the bulk of the €35 million promised in Budget 2012 for the development of community mental health services... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if a decision in respect of an appeal regarding a medical card application will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the unit cost for a pair of crutches purchased by the Health Service Executive; the cost to sanitise same for reuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding a submission (details supplied); his plans to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40105/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reasons community paediatric occupational therapy will no longer be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Supply
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that pharmacists are having in the procurement of cymbalta capsules which help stabilise individuals suffering... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has made a payment to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if so, the amount granted; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if the ten new midwife positions approved by him for St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, have now been filled; the number of applicants for the ten positions and... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40142/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40152/12] - Hospital Consultants' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in consultants' fees by private health insurers annually; and the amount additionally paid to them by persons [40155/12] - 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.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if and when support under the nursing home support scheme will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a Director to the National Suicide Prevention Office [40164/12] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the documentation supplied will be added to the file of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [40172/12] - Health Service Executive Governance
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the board of the Health Service Executive will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40173/12] - Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his commitment to extend the Neary redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40176/12] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is no longer available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40178/12] - Mobility Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to an application for mobility allowance;... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the running of the accident and emergency departments and other departments at hospitals (details supplied); if there is any forthcoming developments... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the rollout of the free general practitioner in order that more patients will leave Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, for home or nursing homes; and if he... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of more step down beds and rehabilitation in order that more patients will leave Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, for home or nursing homes;... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their applications for medical cards; the reasons for the withdrawal of their cards; and... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a pregnant person in Dublin is given an anomaly scan and a similar patient outside the city, and its hinterland, is not catered for in the public health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40297/12] - Ministerial Meetings
To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet with public representatives in County Donegal, including Oireachtas members and the members of Letterkenny Town Council, to hear their concerns on... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the provisions he has made in respect of individual medical card holders who can now only be seen by consultants in their own locality in view of the fact that many... - Medicinal Products Licensing
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the improvement in the condition of Cystic Fibrosis patients who are treated with a new drug Kalydeco. [40317/12] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing general practitioner visit cards to persons who are on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a withdrawal of coverage for gluten free products to coeliac patients under the medical card scheme and if he will reconsider this matter.... - Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has for drug and alcohol addiction services in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40328/12] - Medical Card Delays
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 their medical card... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the recent agreement with hospital consultants; if there will be any implications for long-standing plans he has to increase the number of... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a cancer patient (details supplied) who is currently undergoing radiotherapy and other medical treatment at significant cost has been refused a medical... - Mobility Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if will consider a mobility allowance request for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40356/12] - Health Screening Programmes
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of measures being taken to address delays in conducting health screening and development checks for children in County Galway; and if he... - Nursing Home Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds closed in 2012 up to the end of August; the number closed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health when he will bring forward legislation to set standards for the provision of home care for elderly people by private commercial companies in receipt of funding from... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been discharged from psychiatric hospitals and the type of accommodation that they have been discharged into in each of the years... - National Children's Hospital Location
To ask the Minister for Health when the report of the review group on the national children's hospital, the Dolphin Report, will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide in detail the changes to the medical card eligibility criteria during the period 2011-2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40382/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if she will have an early assessment arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has been waiting for a knee operation for some time at... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a replacement hearing aid approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who needs it as a matter of urgency. [40393/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which language barriers affect public health service delivery here; the amount of money spent on translation services for frontline medical services... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Budget
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are partaking in the long term illness programme; if he will provide a full patient breakdown in relation to diseases and the total cost... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding free general practitioner visit announced in Budget 2012, for persons who are under the long term illness programme; the date on which this... - Regional Health Forums
To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid per meeting in expenses to members of each of the Regional Health Forum since its creation. [40463/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40470/12] - Medical Card Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any alternative omega 3 triclyceride products available to medical card holders free of charge under the GMS scheme since the recent removal of a drug,... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the services available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who requires a secure placement in a Psychiatric Unit since the closure of St. Michael's... - National Advisory Committee on Drugs Meetings
To ask the Minister for Health when the National Advisory Committee on Drugs will be re-constituted [40526/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) who is a patient in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Supply
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the current situation in which Alprozolam is being purchased without prescription through the internet; his views on the addictive qualities of... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of free GP visits in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford with a long-term illness; and if he will make a... - Orthodontic Services Fees
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the waiting list over the past two and a half years of young persons seeking orthodontic treatment in County Kerry in tabular form; the steps... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for more than 15 months for a medical card and now faces a five month wait for an MRI scan; and if he will... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the reason applications for leave of absence have been stopped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40587/12] - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointments Administration
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 695 of 14 February 2012, if he will report further on the process in introducing a pilot scheme; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a case of a person (details supplied) [40723/12] - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of taxi services and other private transport services paid for by the Health Service Executive for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will provide... - HSE Staff Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for Health the number of administration, clerical and management staff employed by the Health Service Executive and his Department on 1 June 2012; and if he will provide a... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of rents paid by the Health Service Executive and his Department for the period 2010 to 2012 inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of same by...
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