Written answers
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
- Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Health the reason 35 victims of Dr. Michael Neary have not received redress as promised [44179/12] - Mobility Allowance Decision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in implementing the recommendation of the Ombudsman that the mobility allowance be extended to persons over the age of 66 to end the... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost over run for the health services will be in 2012. [44113/12] - Universal Health Insurance Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when the White Paper on Financing Universal Health Insurance will be published. [44114/12] - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to provide free general practitioner care for claimants under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/12] - Mental Health Services Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €35 million announced in the budget for mental health services that has been spent on mental health services; if he will provide a... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health if the Special Delivery Unit request for a fund to provide intermediate options for older people to allow them to receive care in their own homes was put in place;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of adult patients waiting for six months or longer for a procedure and the comparable figure for when he took office.... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in attempting to reduce the health services pay bill for medicines; the amount of the planned €124 million savings in this area will... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in his plans to charge health insurers for the cost of beds they use in public hospitals ; the amount of the planned €143 million in... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health in view of his recent claims that 70% of his Department's budget goes on pay, if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of how much of his Departments Budget... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 26 September 2012, if he will provide in tabular form the comparable figures for when he took office... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts in the State currently vacant; the reasons these posts are vacant; the location of these posts; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an account to Dáil Éireann of the process involved when a child who is a patient of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal,... - Health Insurance Company Payments
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money due from health insurance companies to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Administration
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/12] - Digital Television Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to install Saorview compatible equipment in public nursing homes; if it will be financed by his Department; if so from which funding stream; and if he... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if a date has been set for the movement of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, to the Elm Park development near St. Vincent's Hospital; if any budget... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on capital investment into the buildings, fixtures, fittings and permanent equipment at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles... - Patient Statistics
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of private patients treated in public and voluntary hospitals for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the negotiations or discussions that he or his Department officials have had with the National Assets Management Agency regarding the future of Mount Carmel Private... - Health Services Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on capital investment into the buildings, fixtures, fittings and permanent equipment at the Coombe Maternity Hospital, Dublin 8, in each of the... - Maternity Services
To ask the Minister for Health if it is still the position of his Department to move the Coombe Maternity Hospital, Dublin 8, to Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; his views on same; how advanced are... - Health Services Access
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties accessing hydrotherapy at a location (details supplied); if he will outline the alternative facilities that will... - Substance Misuse
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he plans to publish the National Overdose Prevention Strategy in order that a concerted and strategic effort can be made to reduce the current... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will not cut services at St. Michael's House, Dublin 9 and Dublin 5, but to support them in 2012 as €11.5 million has been deducted since 2009 causing... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Louth is currently on a waiting list for an insulin pump at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; their... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to provide orthotic shoes to a child (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has reduced the patient complement at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, at a time when it was... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can reasonably expect to receive confirmation of provision of a hearing aid having been assessed in October 2011... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the joint replacement programme; if he will outline any reforms that have been introduced since March 2011; if he will... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1855 of 18 September 2012, if he will outline the nature of the follow up services which are in place to assist children where... - Alcohol Advertising
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the alcohol/advertising proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/12] - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice by general practitioners of charging medical card patients for filling out required social welfare and community... - Carer's Allowance Payments
To ask the Minister for Health if figures are available in relation to the amount of money saved by the Health Service Executive annually as a result of the almost 52,000 people in caring roles... - Public Private Partnerships
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a list of public private partnership arrangements entered into, in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012, for the provision of premises... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the total sums expended on leasing residential property by his Department and its agencies in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the volume of... - Departmental Contracts
To ask the Minister for Health the protocols and procedures used when his Department and its agencies lease property from the private sector, in order to ensure that the State achieves value for... - State Bodies Code of Conduct
To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards that exist in his Department and its agencies to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of staff responsible for purchasing or spending decisions... - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will estimate the number of new consultant recruits that will be subject to the recently-announced 30% reduction in remuneration for firstly the two months of... - Child Protection Issues
To ask the Minister for Health in the interests of protecting vulnerable children, if he will make the necessary funds available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Dublin so that it... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours cut by the Health Service Executive by region until the end of 2012; if he will outline the way it is intended to provide full-time... - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if funding is in place for the eight primary care centres nominated by the Health Service Executive for full Exchequer capital funding; when construction is likely... - EU Directives
To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the advice he stated on 3 July 2012 in reply to a previous Parliamentary Question by this Deputy, that he has received from the Department of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the 24 month waiting list to see the orthopaedic surgeon in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [44334/12] - HSE Properties
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a property has been engaged by the Health Service Executive South at Model Farm Road, County Cork, despite the presence of Áras Sláinte on the... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that it is the case that consultants who have retired on a generous package and pension are being re-employed by the Health Service Executive... - Abortion Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases last year of the need for abortion to save the life of the mother; and if he will provide facts or statistics on this issue. [44346/12] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had any discussions with the health Service Executive regarding the waiting times for children who need orthodontic treatment in Navan... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding St. Gabriel's day Care Centre, Raheny, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44349/12] - Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily to cover... - HSE Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant the 5% increase that was given to staff nurses in the late nineties; if he will give this increase to retired nurses as well due to the nature of... - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 25 September 2012, which stated that information is not collected by his Department on the type of accommodation to... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the parents of an 18 week old baby (details supplied) in County Dublin were refused a home care package [44388/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
To ask the Minister for Health when the Directive on cross-border health care, that was adopted by the European Council and the European Parliament in February 2011, will be transposed into Irish... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay regarding an appliance request in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 [44499/12] - Hospital Appointments Administration
To ask the Minister for Health in view of figures from the Health Service Executive that showed that 26,000 people failed to show up for appointments at Waterford Regional Hospital in the past 18... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the number of Baha - bone anchor hearing aids that were fitted to children during the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on... - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been cut for the applied suicide intervention skills training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44510/12] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the qualifying conditions which nationals of EU and EEA countries, including Switzerland, would have to meet in order for them to be entitled to a medical card if... - Medical Card Applications
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 will make a... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on services provided by the State for citizens who suffer from Huntington's disease; if he envisages that improved... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the preparations he and the Health Service Executive have made to secure adequate supplies of both flu and meningitis vaccines; if he will outline the plan for both... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ask the Health Service Executive if he will restore physiotherapy services available to the community in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for cataract operations for persons in County Limerick; if he will request the Health Service Executive to prioritise older persons on the scale of... - HSE Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the services that have been reduced by the Health Service Executive North/East as a result of the cutback of €130 million in expenditure announced at the end... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the cervical cancer vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44591/12] - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if there will be recruitment by the Health Service Executive of social workers in the HSE South/HSE West or any other HSE areas; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44603/12] - National Positive Ageing Strategy Publication
To ask the Minister for Health when the positive ageing strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/12] - HSE Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of funding provided by his Department for the Health Service Executive in 2012 to date and amounts to be provided before the end of... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of carer hours being paid for by the Health Service Executive either directly or indirectly; the number of carer client hours that will be allocated to... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the system of billing private patients for beds and chairs not used in the course of their procedure in hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding availability of drugs on a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Office for Older People Remit
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the work of the Office for Older People in the past year [44694/12] - Medicinal Products Supply
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the drug (details provided) available to cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/12] - Cancer Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health when the national bowel cancer screening programme will be expanded to cover the broader age range of 55-74 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on overall staff levels at every individual hospital in the State for 2010 and 2011; and if he will ensure that a full and substantive... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times for orthodontic treatment for young persons in the Orthodontic Service, Mill House, Ashtown Gate, Navan Road,... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 11 July 2012, the number of the 150 posts promised for child and adolescent mental health services that are now in... - Tithe Altranais
To ask the Minister for Health an féidir leis figiúirí a sholáthar i ndáil leis an líon tithe altranais poiblí, tithe altanais príobháideacha agus... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health when the accreditation process for Mayo General Hospital, as an identified candidate colonoscopy unit, will be concluded in order for the hospital to provide the... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Information and Quality Authority standards for residential services for persons with disabilities, which were introduced in 2009, will be... - Primary Care Centres Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the current stage of development of the primary care centre at Gleann Riada, Longford, County Longford; the various regulations and standards with which this... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Budget
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 2 October 2012, and in view of confirmatory reports in the media (details supplied), when a response will issue from... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cardiology services at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients presenting with... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy regarding young persons with disabilities leaving a foster care situation; if the HSE continues to be responsible for the... - Health Services Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made in filling a public Health Service Executive position (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeline for the... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the progress made in the retrospective application of Circular 20/2005, which provides for the recalculation of pension entitlements... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of patients from counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal who travelled to Galway University Hospital for... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home help services in County Louth; the total number of home help hours the persons in these specified areas currently receive;... - Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department;... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the working practices of all junior doctors in hospitals here in view of the fact that it is reported that junior doctors are working continuously... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding physiotherapy for the Cystic fibrosis team at Temple Street Children's Hospital [44927/12] - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the recent and planned future changes to the provision of pre-emergency and ambulance care in the County Cork area; the current and planned staffing, vehicle and... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the year on year home help and home care package budget for 2010, 2011 and 2012; the total number of home help hours and home care packages... - Hepatitis C Incidence
To ask the Minister for Health if he will use his powers under the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 to make available the measures provided for the majority who have tested positive to... - Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
To ask the Minister for Health if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if...
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