Written answers
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
- Medical Defence Union
To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer Statement, if he will explain the source of the €45 million titled Medical Defence Union Receipts.... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health when it is intended that Ireland will join with France and the 11 other countries in signing the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control... - Psychological Services
To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to provide counselling or the access to psychology services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [6809/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that immediate sanction will be provided for a new prosthetic socket in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in view of the fact... - Counselling Services
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided, under the scheme of grants for counselling organisations, for counselling services for Travellers for each year 2008, 2009, 2010,... - Health Insurance Cost
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the VHI statement that one of the factors that will lead to a 6% increase in premiums is an ineffective risk equalisation scheme; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in implementing a Vision for Change; the reason there is a priority to review the Mental Health Act 2001 prior to replacing the Vision for... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if persons with chronic asthma will be issued with a medical card on health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6597/13] - National Carers Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health if all contributors to the National Carers' Strategy are listed in this document titled Submission to the National Carers' Strategy Process; if he will confirm... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which it is proposed to publish the Tobacco Policy Review Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6651/13] - Universal Health Insurance
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to publish both the preliminary document and the white paper of Universal Health Insurance; the consultation processes he has planned on both these... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made with regard to the implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive here; the steps he has put in place to date; the matters yet to... - Graduate Nursing Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the actual number of applicants on the graduate nursing scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/13] - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify that the three weeks and one week timeframe set for the Tobacco Products Directive which occurred over the Christmas period was an appropriate... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home care package in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [6689/13] - Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding long term care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [6690/13] - Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the criteria used in the Health Service Executive West and in particular the Regional maternity Hospital, County Limerick, where student nurses... - 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. [6710/13] - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of the 20 November 2012, if the independent review of orthodontic services commissioned by the Health Service Executive... - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will open the new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cork University Hospital and the redeveloped unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, as a matter of urgency in view... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) suffering from multiple sclerosis, whose condition is deteriorating; if he will provide... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 5 January 2013 the poistion regarding a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when Sligo Regional Hospital will start accepting outpatient referrals for urology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6737/13] - Child Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the Holy Angels Day Care Centre in Carlow be included in the Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013 [6751/13] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed in acute public hospitals in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the cost of same [6752/13] - Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the amount it will cost to transfer agency staff currently employed in acute hospitals to full time positions; and the savings if the same number of hours were paid... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) under medical grounds [6765/13] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a review of the decision to refuse their application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (detailed supplied) in Dublin 11 will have to wait two years to see a neurologist in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, despite his experience of... - Hospitals Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the budget for Mullingar Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, has been cut by 2.5% considering that the hospital reduced its expenditure by 2%... - Health Service Executive Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the projected cumulative monthly savings in respect of each of the savings measures outlined in part C of his Department's chapter of the Budget... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will work in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to ensure the implementation of the strong recommendation of the jury in an inquest in Wexford... - Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown for the funding provided to the Louth Meath hospital group for each of the past five years [6885/13] - General Practitioner Training
To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner training places in 2011, 2012 and the number anticipated in 2013 [6894/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment to see an orthopaedic surgeon in Galway in view of the fact that they have been on a... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents up to and including 17 years of age who were admitted to adult beds in 2012 [6907/13] - Departmental Organisational Structure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the organisational structure of his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff and their grades in each... - 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 Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6933/13] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hip replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [6934/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fair deal scheme (details supplied) [6935/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to restore therapies to a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cataract surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6945/13] - Garda Vetting Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he has made and will make to ensure prompt processing of Garda vetting applications, with particular reference to those of potential staff members of... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 39 child and adolescent mental health services accepting referrals of all young people up to and including 17 years of age as recommended in a... - Vaccine Damage Compensation
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a vaccine damage compensation scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7001/13] - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide all details of cuts and changes to ambulance services across the country since his appointment, including the rationale for the areas chosen for... - Patient Deaths
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the investigations that are taking place into the death of a person (details supplied); the timeline for the publication of these... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health when a fair deal payment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/13] - Drugs Task Forces
To ask the Minister for Health when he will be in a position to appoint a coordinator for the Dublin North East Drugs Task Force [7011/13] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his views on Ireland's obligation to implement the European Working Time Directive on legal working hours for the medical profession; if he will provide a... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for wide dissemination to all relevant parties of information about the facility by which people with a terminal diagnosis may be given a medical card... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in determination of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of an appeal for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant an exemption from generic substitution for anti-epileptic drugs in the upcoming Health Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Bill (details supplied);... - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health when a suitable wheelchair will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork [7100/13] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant approval for Ampligen, a drug which helps people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7111/13] - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure an area (details supplied) in County Kerry is adequately served with an ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7129/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve funding for a car harness for a child who suffers from angel man syndrome, ADHD and epilepsy (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Lidnocaine given to people with MS is being provided on a sufficiently regular basis to patients; and if there has been cuts to this in 2011, 2012 or... - Positive Ageing Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of the National Positive Ageing Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7157/13] - Hospital Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the level of prioritisation by the Health Service Executive Capital Steering Committee of the new Surgical and ED block development at Sligo... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the undue delay in assessing medical card applications (details supplied) in County Cork that has been referred to medical assessors [7167/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will issue in respect of a persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was referred to Crumlin Hospital, Dublin, nine months ago and recently his parents received a letter informing them that the... - Organ Donation
To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to introduce legislation to provide for an opt-out system of organ donation; if other incentives to donation are being considered; and if he will... - Community Care
To ask the Minister for Health if an arrangement will be made to continue to facilitate a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, at Maynooth Day Care Centre and Moyglare Nursing Home, with... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of the forthcoming voluntary scheme as proposed for employees in the health service, he will outline the categories of such employees who will be... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to investigate the role played by consultant psychiatrists and medical staff in having people incarcerated into mental institutions for deviant behaviour... - Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive did not fund Helping Helps Mediation Agency, as agreed, when it was re accredited last October; his plans he has to deal... - Medical Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a case regarding drug provision by the Health Service Executive (details supplied) [7227/13] - Mobility Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in respect of their mobility allowance, which was cut off in March 2012... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if a second shoulder operation will be arranged at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [7242/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [7250/13] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the availability of cochlear ear implants for both ears (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/13] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated in each of the past five years in each specific health area for programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7275/13] - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if it is order for general practitioners to charge medical card holders for Warfarin readings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7277/13] - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the number of agencies that are working in the area of suicide prevention and or awareness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Suicide Bereavement Support
To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the number of agencies that are working in the area of suicide bereavement care here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7285/13] - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular format, the total sum that was spent by his Department each and every year since and including 2008 on suicide prevention and or... - Suicide Bereavement Support
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular format, the total sum that was spent by his Department each and every year since and including 2008 on suicide bereavement care; and... - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 96 actions in the ten year National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, which is due to end in 2014, that have been implemented as... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the promised €35 million investment in mental health services was delivered on in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7292/13] - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health following the announcement on 17 July 2012 that a new primary health centre will be built in Dungloe, County Donegal, if he will provide a full update on the... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the cost incurred by his Department for assessing means of individual citizens for any reason on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Traveller Community
To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated, with the subsequent out-turn, for the implementation of Traveller health policy for each year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and the allocation...
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