Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
- Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their application for a medical card . [41252/12] - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of hydroflosilicic acid added to the public water supply by local authorities; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority, supplied and cost for... - Mobility Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal for mobility allowance will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Insurance Regulation
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the establishment of a consultative forum on health insurance; the findings of the forum; the progress that has been... - Public Sector Allowances
To ask the Minister for Health where information on the franking allowance and key holder allowance may be found; if these allowances are only available to persons in his Department or if they... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on waiting times for orthodontic procedures across the State; if he will indicate if a willingness of persons on the lists of hospitals... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the two year waiting list for an appointment with an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Beaumont hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and the actions being... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will inform this Deputy of the future of the district health nurse for the Drumcondrath area, County Meath [41294/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for upgrading of a general practitioner visit card to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has refused to fund art assist pumps which have been proven to decrease the rate of amputation and thus in the longer run... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a 24 hour support service for mental health services as there is currently no weekend or night time Health Service Executive service for... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if the savings outlined by the Health Service Executive on 30 August 2012 in relation to cuts to home help hours, if these cuts of €10.8 million still apply;... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if will provide details of the occupational therapy services available here and the locations of same; the number of adults and children in County Kildare who are... - Hospital Appointment Delays
To ask the Minister for Health the reason 5000 persons are waiting up to one year for outpatient appointment at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41375/12] - Departmental Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for additional consultant anaesthetics for Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/12] - Hospital Equipment
To ask the Minister for Health the number of insulin pumps now in operation at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/12] - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed primary care centre for Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; the target timeframe for completion and operation; the... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a hip replacement consultation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to the following query regarding the cost of Xalatan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41454/12] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health when an appeal for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to exclude glucosamine, Omega 3 triglycerides, gluten free products and Orlistat also known as Xenical from medical card cover and... - Hepatitis C Compensation Payments
To ask the Minister for Health if he will agree to meet with a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/12] - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form health spending both as a percentage of gross domestic product and in nominal terms by year from 1992 to 2011. [41520/12] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of people holding medical cards in nominal terms and as a percentage of the total population on an annual basis from... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the total Health Service Executive capital funding budget for 2012; the amount that has been spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41569/12] - National Children's Hospital Location
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the location of the new national children's hospital; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1782 of Tuesday 18 September 2012, when a decision will issue on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide paediatric congenital cardiac services here; the number of consultant specialists expert in this area working here; the hours worked and the... - Cross-Border Co-operation
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to comments by the Minister for Health in the Northern Assembly (details supplied); if he will commit to working with his Northern... - Public Procurement Tenders
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the most recent changes to the stock of nappies in the Health Service Executive Dublin North East and HSE Dublin Mid Leinster... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if a place will be funded at the Delta Centre, County Carlow, for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response [41687/12] - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will fund on an exceptional basis an operation for gum disease which necessitates gum and bone graft for a person (details supplied)... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will expedite same [41696/12] - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [41699/12] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the decision to grant a general practitioner only card instead of a full medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.... - Hospitals Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form a summary of each application received from the Health Service Executive in County Mayo for support from the special delivery... - Health Services Reform
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future management of Mayo General Hospital in the context of his proposed restructuring of hospital groups; the impact of his proposals on... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the more than 100% increase in admissions to the accident and emergency unit at Mayo General Hospital between July 2011 and July 2012, the fact that... - National Lottery Funding Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for funding made by an organisation (details supplied) in view of the vital work they are doing in assisting persons... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is a resident of the Health Service Executive South Region; if they are entitled to attend respite care on a full... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
To ask the Minister for Health if lyme disease sufferers are eligible for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/12] - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has put in place and the progress that has been made to reduce the waiting time for speech therapy in view of the fact that the Health Service... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding correspondence from the Health Service Executive Bray to recipients of the home care cash grant informing them that this grant is to be... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding hospital consultants roster arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41811/12] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Health regarding the GP GMS capitation contracts, if any procedure exists whereby when a medical card holder dies the Exchequer can recoup part of the capitation paid to a... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41850/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he has instructed as part of cost cutting measures that he, the Health Service Executive and State agencies under his remit to use their own offices or... - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the implications of the new conditions salary levels for a person who is currently in a post as a consultant temporary at the 156k level, if they... - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment with a speech therapist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare [41859/12] - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if consultants are paid for periods when their specialty unit beds are closed over extended holiday period or for any other reason; and if he will make a statement... - Primary Care Centres Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the number of proposed primary care centres that have been designated to be built by means of one hundred per cent State capital funding; the date on which... - Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the interim arrangements in place for the office of disability appeals and the position of the disability appeals officer; when all... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the current policy operating within the Health Service Executive to reduce the financial, administrative and organisational impact of patients who do not attend... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the arrangements in place for admission into mental health care of children between the ages of 16 and 18 years that have not had... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Cystic Fibrosis physiotherapist at Temple St Hospital, Dublin has not been replaced resulting in only acute patients receiving physiotherapy; and if... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when day clinics, home based treatment facilities and additional staff will be provided to the Mental Health Services in County Waterford; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health following the Health Service Executives cut to special footwear allowances for patients needing orthopaedic footwear, the alternative funding measures available to... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will give a guarantee that psychiatric nurses and care assistants in all mental health facilities are taking their required breaks under employment and health... - National Lottery Funding Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the determination of eligibility for funding under the National Lottery grants scheme in the case of a club (details supplied) in... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding applications for medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the differences which exists between counties with regard to the administration of the BCG vaccine; the reason a baby born in County Roscommon... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine undue delays in treatment of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [41954/12] - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the proposed Primary Care Centre in Tullow, County Carlow, since the announcement in July this year. [41956/12] - 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 medical card; the reason for the delay in issuing a decision; and... - Dental Services
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive a dental appointment. [42001/12] - Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the annual health payroll bill for the years 2007 to 2012 inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of same by year, numbers employed and staff category, that is... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [42012/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of consultant audiologists cover and audiology staff at Crumlin Children's Hospital, Dublin; the average waiting... - Respite Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds, in St Mary's Nursing Unit, Castleblayney, County Monaghan; the number of such beds in 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he will confirm that it is... - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health the location at which food is prepared and cooked for Monaghan General Hospital, St Mary's Nursing Unit, Castleblayney and St Davnet's, Monaghan; if he is satisfied... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will verify that officials were informed that only life saving resources should be allocated until years end as part of the long term illness scheme; that... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application now under appeal will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if a placement will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/12] - 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.... - Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will list all the current positions, where the appointment was made by his Department held by retired senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement...
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