Written answers
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
- Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the shortage of intern places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8098/13] - National Drugs Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the outcome and results of the review of local drugs task forces; the details of any changes to their funding which is being considered; and if he will make a... - Blind Person's Pension Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for blind welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [8528/13] - National Substance Misuse Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Festival sponsorship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8673/13] - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned about the abuse of prescription drugs by drug users; if his attention has been drawn to the types of prescription drugs commonly abused in this... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any changes proposed to the working time directive as it applies to non consultant hospital doctors who are in training; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the position regarding the 2012, €35 million ring fenced allocation for community mental health; the amount spent in community mental... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long term home care package in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8072/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long term care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [8073/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8075/13] - Suicide Incidence
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the rates of suicide amongst the Traveller community and the support available for families in the traveller community that are... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the elderly and those who are ill in the Traveller community have been targeted disproportionately financially than any other category of citizens in the... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Patient Redress Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet with the victims of Michael Neary as a matter of urgency in order to deal with his commitment to resolve their outstanding issues and quest for... - Ministerial Appointments
To ask the Minister for Health the details of all appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office, including the State... - Medical Card Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications that were received in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number that were allowed; the number that were refused; and if he will make a... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care package applications that were received in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number that were allowed; the number that were refused; and if he will... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the relevant authorities to assess the potential benefits of Ampligen to M.E patients; if he will work to ensure that Ampligen is made... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if in this State the standard practice is to fit deaf children with only one cochlear implant; if he will give consideration to changing this practice and move... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a discretionary medical card as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the anomaly which exists between monthly prescription charges for families in which no family member has a medical card and monthly prescription... - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts in the Health Service Executive currently filled using the jobbridge scheme; if he will identify the posts in question; if he will state the... - Medical Cards
To ask the Minister for Health if he will continue to cover the cost of the drug, Dispamine 250g per month on the medical card of a person (details supplied); the reason the drug is being removed... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a commitment that a residential unit (details supplied) in County Galway will continue in its current use and provide a commitment that medical... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the epilepsy units at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and at Cork University Hospital have not yet been opened; and when he expects to be able to open them... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if persons with epilepsy who require specialised treatment are eligible to seek treatment abroad under the treatment abroad scheme while the opening of the epilepsy... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the need for access to neuro-rehabilitation services in view of the fact that there are unacceptable long waiting lists to see a neurologist; and... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the services available to young self employed persons, who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and unable to work anymore; and if he will make a statement... - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the funding from the Special Delivery Unit that has been allocated to County Mayo to date; the details of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health when will the promised podiatry post at Kerry General Hospital be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/13] - Health Service Executive Correspondence
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 227, 228, 229, and 230 which were referred to the Health Service Executive on 23 January 2013, when the replies to these... - Health Service Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health when there will be further recruitment of paramedics by the Health Service Executive. [8279/13] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who applied for a transfer, will be transferred from Galway Regional Hospital to Ennis General Hospital; and if he... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health the average response times to emergency calls to the South Doc service in the Kinsale area of County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to concerns surrounding... - Sexually Transmitted Infections
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of recorded cases of the eleven sexually transmitted infections that are currently legally notifiable here;... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has issued an instruction to the Irish Blood Transfusion service to conduct a review of its MSM Blood Ban, which bars sexually active gay men from... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed progress report on the proposed closure of a hostel (details supplied) in County Kerry and the setting up of a forum as agreed at the... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on alcohol addiction (details supplied) [8345/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of a medical card application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the medical card will issue;... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the ambulance service in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8356/13] - Infectious Diseases
To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify the hospitals and or healthcare centres at which Legionnaires disease occurred in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for the number of children who have an ASD diagnosis; or if exact figures are not available if he has estimates of same; and if he will... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he recognises autism as a specific condition which requires specific supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8404/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the changes that will be made to Sligo Regional Hospital Service Plan for 2013 as a result of the recently announced hospital allocations by his Department; and if... - Respite Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive West will provide an updated report on plans for respite care services in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal; and if he will make a... - Hospital Food
To ask the Minister for Health if he has guidelines in relation to the nutritional value of meals served to overnight hospital patients; his view of the nutritional standard of meals served to... - Prompt Payments
To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure that Health Service Executive achieve 100% compliance to pay outstanding bills and invoices within 15 days in 2013; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of Health Service Executive funding that has been provided to a charity (details supplied) since 2005 [8431/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8441/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved for persons who are in receipt of payment from the community welfare officer while their application for jobseeker's allowance is... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the... - Universal Health Insurance
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which in 2013 free general practitioner visits will be made available to those on the long term illness scheme as stated in Budget 2013; and if he will... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Haemochromatosis programme, that has been in place in Dublin since 2007, will be rolled out countrywide; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally who have been waiting for the completion of an assessment of need, under the Disability Act 2005 and regulations, for more than six... - Hospital Acquired Infections
To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who die as a result of hospital acquired infections; the measures that are being taken to reduce these incidents and if these measures apply... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in advancing potential primary care centres (details supplied) in County Galway having regard to agreements between the Health Service Executive... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to hire health care assistant in hospitals; if it is still active or has it been shelved; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Lottery Funding Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8718/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will have to wait until 10 October 2014 to see a consultant respiratory physician at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin,... - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the services available in the public health system for persons who have lost a limb in an accident including details of the... - Dental Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for funding the dental clinics located at Castlecomer and Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny and Bagenalstown County Carlow; the number of referrals from... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if a home help will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response [8807/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health where the dedicated 13 bed in-patient ward for cystic fibrosis patients in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, is on the list for the capital rolling programme; or if... - Medical Cards
To ask the Minister for Health if he has concerns regarding medical card fraud particularly in relation to prescription drugs; the estimated cost to the State of such fraud annually; and if he... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if ambulances from a private company (details supplied) in Kildare will now be used in assisted admissions in respect of mental health patients in County Kerry; the... - Health Insurance Companies
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total amount paid out in salaries to VHI staff in 2011 and separately in 2012; the total amount paid out in bonuses to VHI... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was revoked in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [8908/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the limits for savings and the formula used to assess it against the qualifying criteria for an over 70s medical card. [8909/13] - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the recent incidence of TB, the policy of administering the BCG vaccine to newborns, which is currently the practice in all regions of the State... - Home Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulations to govern private home care-givers in view of the benefit this would have for practitioners and the public alike; and if he will...
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