Written answers
Thursday, 8 November 2012
- National Environment and Health Action Plan
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in implementing and ratifying the National Environmental Health Action Plan relating to environmental health here; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list, numbers and waiting times for in-patient and outpatient ear nose and throat services at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place in relation for recruiting addition paramedics and advanced paramedics in the health service in view of their important role within pre-hospital... - Health Service Reform
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which legislation will be introduced to change the Health Service Executive governance and organisation structure; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the provision of home care assistance to persons (details supplied) in County Cork to ensure it is adequate for their needs; and if he will make a... - Misuse of Drugs
To ask the Minister for Health the way he intends to tackle the problem of the overuse of sedatives and tranquillisers amongst the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49108/12] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the way the €35 million ringfenced annually for mental health has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Consultants' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the net saving to the Exchequer if hospital consultant pay was capped at €150,000 [49125/12] - Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the net saving to the Exchequer if all Health Service Executive pay, excluding hospital consultants, was capped at €100,000 [49135/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date toward a reduction of waiting lists and times in respect of all surgical procedures at all public hospitals throughout the country; and if... - Bullying in Schools
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the Health Service Executive has been in a position to assist victims of school bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49140/12] - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it has been found possible to identify areas and causes of expenditure overruns throughout the health services by the Health Service Executive;... - National Children's Hospital
To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself as to the availability of the most suitable readily accessible site for the provision of the proposed new Children's Hospital; if he has... - Nursing Home Services
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which comparisons continue to be made between average weekly patient costs in public and private nursing homes each caring for patients with similar... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the cost difference between the use of agency nursing staff as opposed to temporary whole or part time staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49145/12] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact that any further cuts to a foundation (details supplied) will have on those who depend on the services provided by... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason no contact has been made to date with a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as committed to in correspondence by either Waterford Regional... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason the list is not being progressed; and the action... - Respite Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if a plan for regular periods of respite will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response [49195/12] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the programmes and resources available to his Department and the Health Service Executive to allow children with rare illnesses to access... - Social Workers Register
To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that the new registration fee for social care professionals which will be €295 is reduced and brought into line with the fees... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the reason no replacement for a specialist surgeon in a hospital (details supplied) has been hired in over 18 months; the impact this has had on waiting list for... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has to wait in excess of nine months for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49218/12] - Health Insurance Cover
To ask the Minister for Health if EU health insurance cover will adequately cater for surgery costs in Poland during the holiday period having regard to documentation in the case of a person... - Nursing Home Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he has been apprised of developments at Crooksling Nursing Home County Dublin resulting in a reduction in patient numbers despite the availability of adequate... - Health Services
- Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide finance for the setting up of a Huntington's disease clinic here that would include the appointment of a neurologist, a HD specialist nurse,... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the gross and net additional expenditure savings that his Department is seeking to achieve in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/12] - Health Service Executive Properties
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delay since 2010 in the completion of a lease between the Health Service Executive and a childcare centre (details supplied) in County... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the plans of the Health Service Executives plans to provide four to five clients of the HSE with a high support unit in Kilkenny City; if the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the approximate cost of reducing the monthly threshold for the drug payment scheme from €132 a month to €120 a month; and if he will make a statement... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 25 October 2012, when he will furnish a reply to the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form the total list of quasi-Governmental organisations and agencies under his remit; if he will provide a list of... - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in full detail the process for the awarding of the contract for a Primary Care Centre (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the latest contract... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an emergency medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49353/12] - Food Safety Authority
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of inspections by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and or the Health Service Executive for checking... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding drug reimbursement in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49369/12] - Public Sector Pensions
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of public servants in receipt of annual gross public sector pensions of between 0 to 10,000 euro, 10,001 to 20,000...
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