Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
- Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he signed a contract during 2012 with a company headquartered in the United States of America for the provision of home-help services here; if so, if he will... - Social Worker Registration
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the price for registering as a social worker from 31 May 2013 has been set at the high amount of €295; if her attention has been drawn to social... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to launch a public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers associated with the purchase of illegal cigarettes on the street or at markets; and if he... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reason that 10 local authorities and seven urban district councils have voted to ban fluoridation of water supplies and yet his Department and the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a family which reaches the drug refund scheme limit of €132 per month in 2012, but has one family member on a medical card paying a separate... - Disabled Drivers
To ask the Minister for Health if the material transport grant for persons with a disability who require a car for going to work is being maintained and at what rate per annum. [1015/13] - Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to take action over the apparent total overpayment to the current Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive of circa, €160,000... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the rationale and criteria used in determining a 3.7% budget cutback figure as the disability sector’s contribution to the health sector budget... - Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the arguments to discontinue the practice of water fluoridation here (details supplied); the reason the State continues the fluoridation... - Animal Experimentation
To ask the Minister for Health the permitted humane methods of killing for different species of animals bred for or used in laboratory experiments at different stages of their development and or... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Health the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by his Department in the past twelve months; and the list of regulatory impact assessments... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [57772/12] - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in dealing with the medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for medical card [57783/12] - Hospital Waiting Lists
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... - Health Service Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57786/12] - Underage Drinking
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the problem of underage drinking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57795/12] - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been taken to withdraw occupational and speech and language therapy provision from a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork; the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make allowances under the drugs payment scheme for persons who have undergone an organ transplant and who will be on medication for life requiring them... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the projected savings as a result of the increase in fair deal charges as announced in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57815/12] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the outcome of the Trinity College Dublin researchers' findings in which savings of more than 50% can be made on the five most common... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if it is true that sick and dying cancer patients are being pursued by debt collectors acting on behalf of our public hospitals for €75 per day for... - Environmental Regulations
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the cost involved to his Department and the health system in general following the European Environmental Agency findings against the ESB and... - 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. [57860/12] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current absence of occupational therapy services in the Ballinasloe area of County Galway; if an occupational therapist has been selected for the... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if adequate resources and training are in place for care workers dealing with patients suffering from dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57866/12] - Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by his... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that two junior doctors at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, took their own lives in the past six months, the time limitation on hours worked by junior... - Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he will safeguard the funding for services (details supplied) in view of the crucial services it provides to children with intellectual disabilities. [57912/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will refrain from imposing any further cuts to the disability sector; and if he will make a commitment to protect the current level of funding that exists.... - Maternity Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of maternity hospitals that currently test pregnant women to see if they carry the sickle-cell gene; if there are plans for all maternity... - Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health his veiws on correspondence regarding funding for day care services for elderly people (details supplied). [57933/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the findings of the National Advocacy Service, published October 2012, that disabled persons being moved out of institutions and into the community... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review the Health Service Executive has undertaken after an audit found that 7,000 old-age pensioners had not had their... - Health Insurance Management System
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the electronic claims management system that has been rolled out to six sites to replace the paper-based process; the locations at which this... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive an appointment for a hearing test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57967/12] - Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form and by Health Service Executive region the amount paid in bonuses to HSE managers in the years 2009-2012 inclusive; the number of... - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 has been 44 months waiting for an appointment for orthodontic treatment... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy was refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57995/12] - Cancer Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing the breast check programme from the age of 45 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57996/12] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for fair deal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if Multiple Sclerosis, Ulcerative Colitis and Chrohn's Disease are on the list of diseases that qualify the sufferer for a medical card; and if not, the reason... - Medical Products
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have indemnified suppliers of replacement hips (details supplied) [58012/12] - 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 to ensure it is adequate for their needs. [58013/12] - Nursing Education
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the courses currently in place to assist public health nurses who have not been nursing for five years or more to return to nursing; when it is... - Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who is not included in the redress board and was a victim of Dr. Micheal Neary [58031/12] - 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 Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned by the numbers presenting at constituency offices whose medical cards have been replaced by general practitioner cards who have not been taking... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of the 12 December 2012, if he will provide a breakdown a month by month breakdown of the number of home care package... - Homelessness Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of homelessness in County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and... - Domestic Violence
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of domestic violence in County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and... - Diabetes Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health in understanding the importance of tackling diabetes foot disease in the community and in keeping persons with this health complication out of hospital and healthy... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health when an application for the fair deal scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58108/12] - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the current number of assistant national directors employed within the Health Service Executive [58111/12] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health with the promised restoration of the pre-September 2012 level of funding for home help hours, if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to arrange an... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include haemochromatosis on the list of eligible conditions covered by the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline cuts to funding for the Wellmount Health Clinic, Finglas, Dublin, in 2010, 2011, 2012 and planned cuts in the 2013 period [58129/12] - Disease Classification (3 comments)
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 648, if he will consider reviewing the guidelines from the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, rather than the... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the latest update of his dealing with the group SOUND; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58150/12] - Animal Experimentation
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the implementation of the EU Directive, 2010/63/EU, in January 2013, the way he intends to implement the three R's: replacement of the use of animals to... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the 120 cystic fibrosis patients that use Temple Street Hospital, Dublin; and if he will provide the need for physiotherapy and dietician... - Hospital Equipment
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotriptor machine, which was purchased for UHG in February 2010 at a cost of €400,000 was never put into... - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of two cochlear implants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who is profoundly deaf and an operation is... - Nurses Registration
To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an application for registration on the nursing board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a knee operation appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [58176/12] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the €35 million programme targeted at enhancing community mental health teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58194/12] - Symphysiotomy Report
To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken in relation to victims of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58195/12] - 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 Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health when will a reply issue to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 15 November 2012 and if he will provide a list of all companies contracted by the Health Service... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time from date of receipt for the processing of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1020/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the outpatients waiting lists at Kerry General Hospital; the way these figures compare to the previous three years; and if he will make a... - 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 Tipperary which is awaiting a decision by the medical officer... - Nursing Home Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health if it his policy to cut the number of public nursing home beds in County Louth; if this drop in public nursing home beds will be covered by increased homecare... - Medical Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he has any concerns at the continued availability of a certain drug (details supplied) here in view of the fact that it is no longer legally available in the... - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore a medical card to a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1047/13] - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his policy in relation to home help and home care packages; the steps that have been taken to ensure that those who have a medically... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times in place for persons in County Tipperary seeking to avail of child and adolescent mental health services with the Health Service... - Social Workers Register
To ask the Minister for Health the role of the new registration authority for social workers, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council; the details of the persons charged with... - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place to accommodate the transfer of paramedics within the ambulance service from one county to another; if there is a coordinated... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter. [1123/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a knee operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter. [1124/13] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if eight hours of home support granted by the Health Service Executive in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be maintained in view of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a pension (details supplied) in County Kilkenny has been waiting four years for an operation; and if he will expedite the matter. [1128/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to increase the number of palliative care nurses, from three, working in County Wicklow; if he will address the anomaly where palliative nurse care is... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he intends to publish the hospital groupings [1150/13] - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the application of the prescription charge for persons who are obliged for exceptional medical reasons to collect their medication on a weekly... - 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.... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding new nurse graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1179/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will fill the post of domestic cook/cleaner at a care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry on a 39 hour week basis in view of the fact that the current... - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding payment for medication in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [1182/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an appointment at the earliest possible date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a custom built wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1190/13] - Children in Care
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a child (details supplied) in County Carlow who has been in long term care since June 2009 and who has been assessed by both a... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments made at senior physiotherapist level in the country in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will outline same on a Health Service Executive region... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 632 of 22 May, 2012 if a principal dental surgeon was appointed for Dublin South East/Wicklow at end of June 2012; and if he... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the current plans regarding the provision of in-patient bed numbers based in the Sligo Leitrim Mental Health Services campus in Ballytivnan, Sligo; and if he will... - 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.... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to a statement in which it was stated that the State would pay for scans and operations for women whose cosmetic surgery had gone wrong and the clinics... - Disability Support Service
To ask the Minister for Health at what stage the funding and remit for disability services will be moved from his Department to the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if the forthcoming review of fair deal will remove the current framework of price capping, thus ensuring the private and voluntary nursing home sector will address... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card application. [1249/13] - Health Insurance Cover
To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/13] - Action Plan for Jobs
To ask the Minister for Health the 2012 targets set for his Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if he will report on the attainment or otherwise of these targets; the reason... - Suicide Incidence
To ask the Minister for Health if he has figures available on the number of suicides in Ireland in 2012; if not, the data he has at his disposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the starting salary for the full range of professions working in our hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1315/13] - Health Service Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health regarding the appointment of six vacancies on the blood transfusion board, if the positions were publicly advertised; the number of persons who applied; the number... - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the history of the proposed development of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in Cork City, including details of... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if there are allowances for sufferers of the Steven Johnson syndrome; if so, if he will confirm that these payments will continue to be made to sufferers of this... - National Carers Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the National Carer's Strategy; if an implementation plan is in place for this strategy; the elements of the strategy that will be implemented... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health when will General Practitioner cards for persons with long term illnesses as announced in Budget 2012 be issued. [1368/13] - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to install CCTV cameras in all Health Service Executive ambulances to prevent the risk of assault to ambulance staff; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for closing a disability service (details supplied) in County Galway. [1384/13] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the home help supports available to children with aspergers syndrome or autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1396/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hip replacement procedure at Sligo General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - National Office for Clinical Audit
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any reports anticipated from the new National Office of Clinical Audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1420/13] - Health Service Executive Governance
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any reviews/reports due on the new formal Health Service Executive Performance Management System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1423/13] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure adequate mental health services in south Mayo where services can no longer take any more referrals from general practitioners; and... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to replace the posts of ophthalmologists in counties Longford and Westmeath in view of the fact that there is already a two year waiting list in... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to encourage local authorities that is to consider adopting a smoke free policy in all playgrounds under their control; and if he will make a statement on... - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently availing of the orthodontic service in Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway; the number of children waiting to be called for... - Health Service Executive Reform
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he received the Health Service Executive National Service Plan; the date on which it will be published; the date on which the individual regional... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national adult metabolic unit at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1512/13] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve further home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Cork [1515/13] - Health Care Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Health if the design/feasibility study on Corduff Health Centre, Dublin 15, has been completed; if the findings of the study will be published; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive audit on James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15, will be published to allow for the public, elected representatives and other... - Hospital Equipment
To ask the Minister for Health when an MRI scanner will be installed and fully operational at James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1520/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to pension rights in regard to the on call service given in regard to his term as an ambulance service... - Audiology Services
To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1557/13] - 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 Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1591/13] - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [1593/13] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health when will the rheumatoid specialist be appointed to Kerry General Hospital in view of the fact that there is immediate urgency due to increasing demand by patients... - Medical Cards
To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the fact that all pensioners between 66 and 70 years of age on State pension are over the income level to be eligible for a medical card as the... - Hospital Groups
To ask the Minister for Health if he has now received the Higgins Report relating to the future of the South East Hospital Network; if not, when he expects to be in receipt of same; when he will... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1627/13] - Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the pay rate for a newly qualified nurse and mid-wife graduate in 2009 was €33,470 and it will be reduced to €22,000 in 2013;... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the fact that all pensioners between 66 and 70 years are over the threshold financially for a medical card because the income limit for a single... - Disability Support Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the proposed cut of €250,000 to childvision disability services in Dublin 9 in 2013 [1689/13] - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have been reported to the Health Service Executive for charging medical card holders for blood tests; and if he will make a... - General Medical Services Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made between his Department, the Health Service Executive and the Irish Medical Orgainsation to review the GMS contract with general... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a discretionary medical card will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons in the State in receipt of home help hours and are also cared for by persons who are in receipt of carer's... - Medical Products
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the administration of a drug in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1719/13] - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork with a view to the re-instatement of necessary hours; and if he... - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health on behalf of a person (details supplied), if he will provide an update on his allocation of home help hours, which despite her advanced years and delicate health... - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the way a nurse, who commenced employment with a hospital in November 2012 on a one year contract basis, could have her contract unilaterally cancelled and be... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the timescale envisaged for the publication of legislation to provide for the changes to eligibility criteria for medical card applicants who are over-seventy; the... - Health Service Executive Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the projected accumulated savings for each month of 2013 for each of the savings measures identified under the total 2013 saving of €323 million for the... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact Limerick Maternity Hospital is recruiting new graduates and bypassing nurses and midwives already on the Health Service... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has to wait eleven months to a year for an MRI scan at the Mater... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 11 December 2012, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1869/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if the new local property tax will be a deductible expense for the purposes of determining the net wage of a medical card applicant. [1871/13] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the reason 400,000 home help hours were removed from the Health Service Executive 2012 Service Plan target in a technical adjustment thereby giving a target of 10.3... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the pilot phase for facilitators as part of the new initiative aimed at enhancing team working on community mental health teams will be working (details... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if the Regional Nursing Metric Project Officers pilot sites have reported yet; if they will be rolled out nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health when the national Counselling in Primary Care Service will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1884/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will expect a decision on the appeal of the refusal of entitlement to a full medical card [1885/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding therapeutic needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [1888/13] - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1952/13] - Departmental Properties
To ask the Minister for Health with regard to a site (details supplied) in County Kerry, which is now closed and unused, the proposals there are for the building in the future; if he has... - National Lottery Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the reason an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow did not receive an official response from his Department to inform them that their application for a... - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact on senior citizens that the new prescription charges are having which is causing hardship [1973/13] - Home Help Service
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 [1974/13]
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