Written answers
Thursday, 31 January 2013
- Substance Misuse
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the latest update in the recommendations contained in the report of the National Substance Misuse Strategy; the actions that have been taken; and... - Air Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of landings there has been at each of the various hospital landing pads in the country over the past three years; and... - Hospice Services
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to St. Francis Hospice, Raheny, Dublin, in the National Service Plan 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Entitlements
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding free general practitioner care for sufferers of long term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4839/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce the number of persons waiting in trolleys and wheelchairs at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - 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 whose application is awaiting decision by the... - Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of organisations or agencies under the aegis of his Department that have vacancies on their board; the length of time... - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if the post of national clinic lead for the audiology clinical care programme has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4867/13] - Tobacco-Related Diseases
To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred to the Health Service Executive on annual basis since 2008 due to tobacco related illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4881/13] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a Vision For Change supports the provision of community based mental health services; if his attention has been drawn to the threat to the... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recent breakthrough drug available in Britain to cystic fibrosis sufferers is not being made available here; and his views on the Health Service... - National Lottery Funding Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if an application for funding (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reconsidered in view of the essential services it provides in the community [4900/13] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of non-consultant hospital doctors regarding working hours and conditions and who may be forced to seek work abroad... - Medical Products
To ask the Minister for Health the number of new GMS codes granted for medical products in 2012; the number of new applicant companies granted such codes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Traveller Community
To ask the Minister for Health the person that is undertaking the review of the National Traveller Health Advisory Committee; the date on which it will be completed; when the next meeting of the... - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health the support available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [4949/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the returns policy regarding unused incontinence pads which are still sealed in their original packaging, bearing in mind the financial constraints on the Health... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [4955/13] - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to alleviate the situation at the accident and emergency department at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, in view of the fact that... - Dispensing Fees
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a pensioner on eight different types of medication was paying €3 per month before Budget 2013 and is now paying €12 per month for the same... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if plans to include a facility to provide bilateral cochlear implants for children under four years is to be provided by the Health Service Executive under its 2013... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Dublin is waiting 18 months for an urgent surgical procedure in the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and his views on same... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if Pradaxa is covered under the medical card scheme [4974/13] - Food Safety Authority Role
To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland will retain its status as an independent agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4993/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to curtail the spiralling private health insurance cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for increases in charges under the fair care scheme notified to his Department; the basis for such increases; and if he will make a... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if and when orthodontic treatment will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) County Kildare who is suffering pain and discomfort and awaiting... - National Strategy on Dementia
To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the Strategy for Dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5055/13]
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