Written answers
Thursday, 14 February 2013
- Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in the accident and emergency department in Naas General Hospital, County Kildare, and the impact... - Hospital Acquired Infections
To ask the Minister for Health his response to the recent Health Information and Quality report that indicates that patients are at severe risk of infection in six hospitals; and if he will make... - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in the accident and emergency department in Sligo General Hospital; the impact of these measures;... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on securing a new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7499/13] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health the reason asthma sufferers' access to medication is subject to significant geographical variation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7481/13] - Health Service Executive Planning
To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive Regional plans will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7455/13] - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in the accident and emergency department in St. James' Hospital, Dublin; the impact of these... - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health if provision for community kitchen facilities to be utilised by community groups and non Governmental organisations can be incorporated into the construction of... - Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the savings he would expect to make from the graduate nurses recruitment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7489/13] - Traveller Community
To ask the Minister for Health in view of the appalling health profile of Travellers evident in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study Report published in 2010, when he will develop an action... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the efforts he has made and if he will make to ensure prompt processing of Garda vetting applications, with particular reference to those of... - Hospitals Building Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the communications he had with the Health Service Executive in relation to building projects at Wexford General Hospital and at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and... - Medical Products
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns specific to people with epilepsy regarding the implications for their medication of generic substitution, including... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to address excessive working hours and issues of appropriate training/supervision and career progression opportunities for non-consultant... - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in the accident and emergency department in Mid Western Regional Hospital, Ennis, County Clare, and... - General Medical Services Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the products that will be delisted from the GMS scheme as outlined in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013; and if he will make a statement on... - National Positive Ageing Strategy Publication
To ask the Minister for Health when the National Positive Ageing Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/13] - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health the way he will achieve the charging of all private patients in public hospitals; the steps and legislation needed to achieve this; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail where the cuts in disability funding outlined in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013 will apply; the way that this will affect... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of changes to ambulance services across the country over the last two years, he will confirm that the response time target of 19 minutes for ECHO and... - Symphysiotomy Report
To ask the Minister for Health when the full and completed Walsh Report into the practice of symphysiotomy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7453/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce outpatient waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7516/13] - European Court of Human Rights Judgments
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to implement the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in A, B and C v Ireland case by way of legislation with... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to increase the number of general practitioners here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7497/13] - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health the key measures he is taking to tackle suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7494/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new epilepsy monitoring unit at Cork University Hospital and the redevelopment unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, remain unopened, in view of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to reduce waiting times for children awaiting in-patient and day care surgery; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason bilateral cochlear implants are not funded in this State; if he will acknowledge the significant benefits of this procedure in comparison to unilateral... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the way he intends to deliver on the reduction of fees payable to health professionals of some €70 million as outlined in the National Service Plan 2013; and... - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in accident and emergency departments nationally; the impact of these measures; and if he will make... - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the way he will reduce the State's drug bill; if he will detail the savings that will be made over the next three years; the legislation and agreements that will be... - Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to examine the possibility of the greater use of part-time or temporary nursing staff as a means of achieving economies in order to... - Health Service Executive Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health his role with regard to the development of the annual Health Service Executive budget; his powers of review and oversight in relation to same; the methodology for... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the way the waiting list for the nursing home support scheme will be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7469/13] - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Expert Group set up to monitor the implementation of A Vision for Change has been disbanded; which of its sixth and final report recommendations, if... - Patient Safety Authority
To ask the Minister for Health when the Programme for Government commitment to establish a Patient Safety Authority will be honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7495/13] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health in view of 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... - National Children's Hospital
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the situation with regard to the new Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7511/13] - Universal Health Insurance
To ask the Minister for Health when the White Paper on Financing UHI will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7486/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans if any to review the provision of non-planned services at Roscommon County Hospital; the proposed development in such services; and if he will make a... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he recognises the condition X Microvascular Dysfunction as a Cardiac Syndrome; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the US they have developed a... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail his proposed changes to medical card entitlements and income criteria as outlined in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013; and... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which elder abuse is going unreported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7487/13] - Obesity Levels
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need to introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks or a so called fat tax in order to combat obesity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the way he is addressing the issue of the continuing non-payment of a training allowance for full-time clinical placement to student medical... - Hospital Consultants' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the savings that could be made if consultants’ pay was reduced to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/13] - Ministerial Appointments
To ask the Minister for Health the reason just one person out of 40 who applied for a place on the board of the Health Information and Quality Authority was appointed; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health when the 477 posts allocated for mental health services in the Health Service Executive's 2013 National Service Plan will be advertised; the timeframe for the... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health the way the reduced budget allocation for older people announced in the Health Service Executive 2013 Service Plan will impact on services; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of community mental health workers newly employed in 2012; the number who left the health service in 2012; the numbers likely to be recruited in 2013;... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health the way he hopes to make the public more aware of the availability of generic medicines in view of the low take-up by comparison to other countries; and if he will... - Hospitals Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the reason better performing hospitals have seen their budget allocations reduced in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/13] - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline where the 17 posts for the diabetes programme and five posts for audiology services, as outlined in the Health Service Executive National Service... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the extent of refusal or inability to take up or continue staff release for training occasioned by the current shortage of frontline personnel across our hospital... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health when the Higgins report on the reconfiguration of hospitals in the south east will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/13] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has monitored the effect of budgetary controls within the health service in the current year to date in the context of keeping within budget;... - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he or his Department will receive the report on hospital groups; the date on which he will publish the report; his plans to progress the... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve ambulance coverage and response times throughout County Roscommon and East Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to reduce the waiting times for patients awaiting a routine endoscopy procedure; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Health when the Universal Primary Care Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/13] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise the annual State spend on high tech drugs in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will list the medications involved; if he will... - Thalidomide Victim Compensation
To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not met the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society, despite repeated requests and promises that he would do so, with particular reference to the... - Health Service Executive Correspondence
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the Health Service Executive is subject to the same parliamentary oversight as other State agencies are by means of parliamentary questions;...
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