Written answers
Thursday, 15 November 2012
- Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor activity in the health insurance area with particular reference to the need to retain lower premium payments... - Departmental Strategies
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in developing a sexual health strategy; the target date for the finalisation and publication of this strategy; and if it will be completed... - Drug Dealing
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on changes to regulations under the Misuse of Drugs Act to address the street-trading of Benzodiazepines and other related issues [50581/12] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a nerve conduction survey procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to refurbish Coolock Health Centre, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50615/12] - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken by the National Tobacco Control Office to ensure that tobacco retailers at markets and fairs are registered with the Office under the Public... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of vehicles allocated to the D-Doc services his views on the fact that currently there is only one vehicle allocated to cover the... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to give explicit recognition to persons with epilepsy as passed by the European Parliament in its declaration of 2011, in his consideration of the Health... - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan, will be assessed by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services; the reason for the delay in assessment; and if... - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to supply essential mobility aids in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [50633/12] - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the one unfilled permanent vacancy for a speech and language therapist in County Mayo has not been filled to date by the Health Service Executive; and if... - 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 County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Surveys
To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the recent findings of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs Drug Prevalence Survey for 2010/2011; his views on the finding that there were... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if a memorandum has been issued by National Directors of the Health Service Executive (details supplied) to the effect that consultant posts are not exempt from the... - Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist those on gluten free diets in view of certain charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50670/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to representations regarding St Micheal's House, Dublin 9; the impact that past cutbacks have had on the services offered by them to... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.618 of 9 October 2012, if he will provide an update in relation to the future of the laundry service at Our Lady of Lourdes... - Graduate Support Schemes
To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered allowing graduate speech and language therapists to conduct their mandatory supervised one year placement with the Health Service to allow... - Health Service Executive Properties
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has a policy on the location of its drug rehabilitation clinics. [50691/12] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a promised podiatry post at Waterford Regional Hospital, County Waterford, sanctioned in April 2012, will now not be filled, when it will be resolved;... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for a package of supports for those affected by narcolepsy following the publication of the final report of the National Narcolepsy Study... - Hospital Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health the saving that would be achieved from improving the occupancy of existing designated private beds in public hospitals to 70% and respectively; and if he will make... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and associated payroll costs for Health Service Executive staff on management and administrative grades; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be achieved from transferring responsibility for administration of seasonal 'flu vaccine to community pharmacists; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be achieved from excluding households with an income greater than €100,000 from making a claim under the drug payment scheme; and if... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the number of companies that are engaged by the Health Service Executive for the provision of home help services; if the HSE maintains a list of eligible companies;... - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be called for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/12] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 11 October 2012, if he is now in a position to provide a comparative assessment of the the staffing levels in each of... - Departmental Consultations
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all public consultations his Department has carried out since the start of 2012. [50753/12] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide alternative and appropriate purpose built accommodation for the remaining residents of St. Joseph's Psychiatric Hospital, Mulgrave Street,... - Hospital Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health when the new critical care unit of the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Dooradoyle, County Limerick, will be opened; if funding and staff have been provided for this... - Medical Card Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of applications for medical cards in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for...
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