Written answers
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Food Safety Authority Investigations
To ask the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland was responding to a tip-off when it tested for horse DNA in certain foods in November 2012; the number of times in 2012 the... - Food Safety Promotion Board
To ask the Minister for Health the overall budget in 2013 of Safefood, and the contribution to that budget by his Department. [9771/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in receiving an appointment at Tallaght Hospital for urgent medical treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 [9829/13] - Symphysiotomy Report
To ask the Minister for Health if he is prepared to amend the law on the statute of limitations to accommodate the survivors of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10113/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the rate of contribution being paid to the Health Service Executive nursing home support scheme will be carried out in respect of a person (details... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the total budget for mental health services for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State per client resident in boarding out houses operating under the jurisdiction of Health Service Executive Mayo for each year over the past five... - Air Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for air ambulances here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9581/13] - Long Stay Residential Units
To ask the Minister for Health when a copy of the Public Nursing Home Units review will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/13] - Nursing Home Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures in relation to the cost of care in public nursing home units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9595/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a scan at Tullamore Hospital, County Offaly will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make... - Medical Internships
To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical internships made available by the Health Service Executive National Recruitment Service for uptake in 2012; if all eligible Irish medical... - Universal Primary Care
To ask the Minister for Health the competition issues that have arisen with regard to the introduction of universal primary care; the discussions that have taken place with other Government... - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on each of the 35 primary care centres announced under the infrastructure stimulus package in July 2012; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the resource allocation model being used for the development of primary care teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Trusts
To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the International Evidence Review on Independent Hospital Trusts undertaken by the Health Research Board at his Department's request; and if he... - Health Care Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Health the role he sees for the market in the provision of health care here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9614/13] - Primary Care Centres
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1052 of 16 January 2013, if he will confirm the exact date in June 2012 that the development of a primary care centre at... - Cancer Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the statement in the BreastCheck programme's annual report for 2011 that sustainability of the programme's current level of service at the current... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiographers employed by the Health Service Executive in each region for the past four years for which data is available [9638/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the application for orthotics in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to provide medical cards to persons on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9663/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the support available in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9666/13] - Smoking Ban
To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a clamp down on designated smoking areas in pubs as this has an impact on jobs. [9667/13] - Food Safety Authority Investigations
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he has first made aware of the adulteration of processed food products with horse meat; the action he took on foot of this notification; and if he... - Accident and Emergency Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current waiting times at the accident and emergency department in Kerry General Hospital; if there is an adequate complement of staff... - Health Service Reports
To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the Fottrell Report 2006, the NCMET Report, and the Second Interim Report on the Implementation of the Reform of the Intern Year April 2012, his... - Hospital Trusts
To ask the Minister for Health if he considers that criteria such as existing partnerships, existing geographical links and patient access to appropriate services will be key in choosing the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip operation will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [9720/13] - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce the new Meningitis B vaccine into the immunisation programme; and if so, if he will indicate how soon this will happen; and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide two weeks respite care urgently to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9740/13] - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if it is still the case that the Health Service Executive workers automatically become permanet in their position after they have been working for the HSE for more... - Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide up to date figures detailing the number of prostheses users by county/region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/13] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding urgent eye surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9799/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
To ask the Minister for Health if he will include polio as a qualifying illness under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9801/13] - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will be introducing a vaccine damage compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9803/13] - Food Labelling
To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will be present at the Codex Committee on Food Labelling in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, from 14 May 2013 to 17 May 2013; his position on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
To ask the Minister for Health the annual spend from the National Treatment Purchase Fund from 2009 to 2012 for the treatment of bilateral cochlear implants abroad; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose financial circumstances have changed since... - Cochlear Implants
To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intends to upgrade and enhance the audiology unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; if the HSE intends to make resources available to... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in broad detail the main achievements of the renegotiated contract with hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9839/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the progress he is making in respect of absenteeism in the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9840/13] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the hourly rate paid to home help workers that are directly employed by the Health Service Executive in County Mayo; the number of home help hours currently... - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of the promised 99 child and adolescent community mental health teams that have been delivered to date; and the number of these that are fully staffed... - Pharmacy Regulations
To ask the Minister for Health the number of pharmacists the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland inspected in 2011 and 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of pharmacies that were asked for a... - General Medical Services Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the policy for the transfer of a GMS list when a principal general practitioner retires; currently there is an issue whereby a locum doctor who has worked in a GP... - Dental Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the free dental services available to persons with medical cards; the waiting list for these services; if persons who lose fillings... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the estimated cost of introducing free general practitioner visits for all children aged six years and under; and if he will make a... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services given by the autism team and autism nurse to a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the number of occasions the team met with the... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a full medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [9994/13] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health if an operation at Waterford Regional Hospital will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding staffing levels in the epilepsy unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; when the unit will open; the way the unit will operate; the level of... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health when the package of support promised almost 12 months ago for sufferers of narcolepsy disorder will be rolled out [10037/13] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) [10041/13] - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any recruitment of paramedics in 2013, 2014 or 2015; if there will be any process by which those wishing to become paramedics may become familiar... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will include children in the first phase of the introduction of free general practitioner care to all as well as to those with chronic illnesses; and if he... - Departmental Correspondence
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the correspondence (details supplied) regarding incident forms in hospitals [10106/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if an ear, nose and throat consultation can be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the funding that was made available to the Irish Patients Association for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10126/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with an intellectual or physical disability who are on waiting lists for day care services, respite care, residential services and the overall... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Health where funding for an organisation (details supplied) comes from for their residential and outreach services; if the organisation receives State funding; the amount... - Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive plans to axe funding for the Irish Patients Association; if he has had any... - National Children's Hospital
To ask the Minister for Health further to his announcement that the National Children's Hospital will be located at St James' Hospital, Dublin, if his Department and the management of St James'... - Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits between... - Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the payment of bonuses or other performance related payments and or allowances made to the staff of agencies under the aegis of his... - Hospitals Funding
To ask the Minister for Health the way additional funds recently announced for Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, will be spent; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of same; and if he will make a... - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff by job title that retired during each month of 2012 and to date in 2013 in community care area 8; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant nephrologists here; their grade and location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10207/13] - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health when he will fill the four vacancies on the board of the Health Information and Quality Authority; the number of persons who have expressed an interest in serving... - Cochlear Implants
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a bilateral cochlear implant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if funding can be secured privately can the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for occupational therapy intervention in County Kerry; the length of time they are waiting; the number on the waiting list for... - Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Minister for Health if a graduate programme for speech and language therapists will be introduced in 2013. [10242/13] - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately lift the moratorium on staff recruitment in the Health Service Executive and appoint occupational therapists to address the waiting lists for... - Hospital Trusts
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that existing links between the Rotunda and the Mater hospitals, Dublin, are maintained under the project in view of the fact that the Mater... - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Kerry; the length of time they are waiting; the progress that has been made to reduce the waiting... - Health Service Executive Staff
To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to replace the retiring doctor in Milltownpass, County Westmeath in view of the fact that this health provision is essential to the area as the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be issued with a grant in respect of nursing home support respite under the fair deal scheme; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be issued with their full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10269/13] - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the numbers of podiatrist posts linked to the Midlands Regional Hospital diabetes service and his plans to extend the service to Longford to... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application will be granted on exceptional medical grounds in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total cost of the long term illness scheme for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive; and the cost per patient availing of this... - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total cost of assessing persons for eligibility for medical cards for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive [10282/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total cost of assessing persons for eligibility for the fair deal scheme for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive [10283/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the links that are in place between the Health Service Executive and the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue to assist with means testing in determining... - Health Information and Quality Authority Investigations
To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to introduce legislation to enable the Health Information and Quality Authority to inspect and investigate any problems, should they exist, in... - Medicinal Products
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 476 of 11 December 2012 and No. 220 of 13 February 2013, the reason the Health Service Executive is not providing the... - General Practitioner Services
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 14 February 2013, if he will clarify what he means where he points out that legislation to extend access to general... - Health Service Allowances
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding placement allowances in respect of a person (details supplied) [10417/13]
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