Written answers
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
- Equality Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the action he intends to take to address his Department's failure on two occasions to comply with the Equal Status Acts in its administration of the mobility... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the tendering system for home care projects; if there is a roll-over tendering system; when the tendering process starts and finishes; and if he... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a means by which a person who ceases their private health insurance payments before the end of their contract, based on an inability to pay, may... - Social Welfare Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 27 November 2012 and in view of additional documentation have since forwarded, if he will detail what happened to a... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the annual cost of water fluoridation and the quantities used since 2000. [54580/12] - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the introduction of the MenB vaccine when it is licensed early in the new year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54714/12] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of hospitals bringing in staff on overtime during closure days on wards in an effort to prevent penalties being... - Sick Pay Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the rate of absenteeism for year to date by region; the cost of absenteeism by region broken down by staffing categories; and if he will make a statement on the... - Equality Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement the recommendation of the Ombudsman in ensuring that the motorised transport grant scheme is operated in accordance with the requirements of... - Pharmaceutical Sector
To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the numbers of staff, levels of income and expenditure at the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland; if he will indicate the levels and amount of... - Pharmacy Regulations
To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the current position on the rollout of the system of invigilation of the pharmacy sector by the Pharmaceutical Society and whether that system... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the provision of home care assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the rehabilitation grant was cut in October and backdated to 1 January resulting in a 7% cut rather than the 3.7% suggested [53743/12] - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out free general practitioner care for all by 2015; the way it will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53749/12] - General Medical Services Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on advancing the commitment in the Health Service Executive Service Plan 2012; if he will enhance access to psychotherapy and... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current position of Health Service Executive and SIPTU engagement regarding home help contracts; and if he will make a statement... - Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53766/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no further cuts in funding for Prosper Fingal in view of the vital services they provide to persons with intellectual disabilities;... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53775/12] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will roll out the Ulysses Pain Management Programme across the country that began in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, in 2002 and has helped dramatically improve... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help staff employed directly by the Health Service Executive to provide home help services in County Louth in 2011 and 2012; the average hourly... - Capital Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the October Exchequer returns, the reason the capital spending for his Department was €32m below profile for this period; his plans to ensure... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment he gave to the members of Sufferers of Unique Narcolepsy Disorder that a paper would be put to Government urgently which would... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) and if he will respond to the issues highlighted [53853/12] - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of tenders to date, for home care projects; the estimated numbers for next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53863/12] - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to studies and reports regarding the fluoridation of water supplies and the way the fluoridation of water here differs from... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if specific services will be made available to a child (details supplied) in County Cork at the earliest date possible in view of the necessity and substantial... - Domestic Violence
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of September 2011, in which he advised that the Health Service Executive was undertaking to investigate potential avenues... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason six cystic fibrosis patients were sent home from St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, on 26 November 2012 [53925/12] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money paid to agency staff in County Kerry working for the Health Service Executive for the accounting period November 2011 to November 2012 on a... - Domestic Violence
To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of a violent nature that have taken place in domestic violence refuges whether against staff or against residents, in 2011 and to date in... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will state the policy and the procedure that is followed by the Health Service Executive National Ambulance Service in responding to an emergency call in... - Substance Misuse
To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the action plan to implement the recommendations in the report of the National Substance Misuse Steering Group published on 7 February... - Alcohol Advertising
To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the sixith Report of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Body; his plan to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/12] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy services, if the Health Service Executive... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting lists for ear nose and throat services at Kerry General Hospital where currently 739 adults and 427 children are on the waiting list;... - Diabetes Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals here that provide insulin pump treatment to children; and the number of children who receive this treatment in each hospital [54007/12] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that antiepileptic drugs will be excluded from generic substitution as recommended by the Moran Report in view of the fact that a number of other... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the provision of home care assistance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54027/12] - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Health if the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a patient safety authority still stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54036/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if an exemption can be made in view of the extenuating... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for a child to qualify for a bone-anchored hearing aid procedure and the number of children with Downs' syndrome that have benefited from it for the... - Budget Consultation Process
To ask the Minister for Health the organisations he met in the preparation for Budget 2013; the organisations that sought a meeting but had their request declined; and the reason for these... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any changes to generic branded drugs legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54100/12] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the reason it takes an average four to six weeks for a medical card file that has been refused by the PCRS in Dublin to reach appeals in County Donegal; and if he... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health his views on reintroducing the indicative drugs target saving scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54127/12] - General Medical Services Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing free general practitioner care for all newborns for one year [54135/12] - Cross-Border Co-operation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the projects on which his Department cooperates with the Department of Health, Social Service and Public Safety in the North [54157/12] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing a reply;... - Hospital Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to refurbish the ear, nose and throat Department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/12] - Addiction Treatment Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will make provision in Budget 2013 for adequate capital funding to enable the proposed extension to the Talbot Grove Addiction Treatment Centre, Castleisland,... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the required complement of radiographers to satisfy the needs of Kerry General Hospital; the cost of employing each radiographer on a fixed term contract directly... - 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 make a statement on the matter. [54265/12] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will help ensure that the promise to invest €35 million annually in community mental health is honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if levels of transport conveying persons with learning disabilities to the Brothers of Charity centre in Kilrush, County Clare, will be maintained; and if he will... - Audiology Services
To ask the Minister for Health if additional audiology services detailed in response to Health Forum motion (details supplied) have been implemented in County Kerry [54289/12] - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health when a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54292/12] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 7 November 2012, when will a reply be provided to this question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/12] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the ear, nose and throat services available at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; the number of ENT consultants based in the hospital; and when... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the Health Service Executive's decision not to provide home help to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Medical Cards
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [54316/12] - Drugs Task Forces
To ask the Minister for Health if he has completed his review of the drug task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/12] - Compensation Tribunals
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of moneys paid to members of the Hepatitis C / HIV Compensation Board; the work required of each member to fulfil their duties; and if he... - Child Access and Visitation Rights
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an alleged incident reported on the 23 of March resulted in one of the parents being deprived of visitation rights in respect of their children... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the changes and practices that have been introduced since the 2011 ISQSH Patient Survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/12] - Cross-Border Co-operation
To ask the Minister for Health the nature and outcomes of north-south cooperation in the areas of radiotherapy services, paediatric congenital cardiac services, health promotion, cancer research,... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the range of services which Cooperation and Working Together manage and deliver that are supported by the EU Structural Fund Initiative, INTERREG IVA [54365/12] - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts to retain all services at St. Brigid's Hospital, Crooksling, Brittas, County Dublin; if he will appreciate the concerns of... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance managers that have access to Health Service Executive cars in the course of their work; the number that are allowed to bring them to their... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any regulations or restrictions in place for the drugs payment scheme that prevent a patient from obtaining two months supply of their prescription in... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health If he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been revoked in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54429/12] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54433/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will expedite this matter; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive have any plans to establish specialist facilities for the treatment and support of children with Ehler's Danios... - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the report on health spending commissioned from the World Health Organisation and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; the... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Health his views, in view of the increase in obesity and the associated negative health effects on the introduction of a tax on sugar sweetened beverages, some of which... - Calorie Posting on Menus
To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the increasing significance of the obesity issue, consideration will be given to introducing regulations which will make the publication of... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made of introducing the medical product, Sativex, which is used to treat the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis and which has passed... - Health Insurance Claims
To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will confirm insurance payment issues in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Cards
To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54496/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to reports (details attached) that more than 23,000 persons are awaiting up to four years to see a consultant at the Mid-Western Regional...
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