Written answers
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
- Fire Safety Regulations
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that fire safety regulations are adhered to in all hospitals here (details supplied) [11014/13] - Industrial Relations
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take in relation to State bodies refusing to use the State's industrial relations machinery (details supplied) [11015/13] - Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the €35 million mental health budget he has secured for child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the current rates of pay for nurses at all grades also their premium pay, allowances and increments at all grades; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
To ask the Minister for Health the progress concerning the EU Medical Devices and Clinical Trials directives; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of med-tech and pharma... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the joint submission, recently received by his Department. to its June 2012 consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth public health framework from... - Alcohol Pricing
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his proposals to ban below cost selling of alcohol, including his preferred approach and any agreed timescale for implementation;... - Mobility Allowance Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a county basis who are currently in receipt of the mobility allowance; the number of applications received that have not yet been approved;... - Mobility Allowance
To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately reverse his decision to abolish the mobility allowance. [11834/13] - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per county the number of people over the age of 70 years who have had their medical card eligibility reviewed in 2010, 2011 and... - Motorised Transport Grant
To ask the Minister for Health if he has published the new guidelines for the motorised transport grant; the number of applications for the motorised transport grant that have been processed to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home care in respect of a person (details supplied). [11003/13] - Complementary Therapies
To ask the Minister for Health his views on homoeopathy as a complimentary therapy; his plans to develop this in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11008/13] - Medical Ethics
To ask the Minister for Health if it is ethical for a doctor to refuse a patient a medical examination required to join a sporting organisation because they do not agree with the sport in... - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the reason St James Hospital management believe that it is appropriate for non-electrical staff to be able to access fuse boards in the hospital ward areas [11013/13] - Industrial Disputes
To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the electricians suspended by the management of St James Hospital County Dublin are reinstated in their positions and that the... - Drugs Payment Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the safe guards that are in place to ensure that claims under the drug payment scheme are legitimate and authorised and that the medication has actually been... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the local health services that are available to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11030/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
To ask the Minister for Health his position on categorising Colitis as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11044/13] - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive will issue a renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delay of two years to receive an appointment for assessment in the ENT department at Our Lady's Childrens Hospital Crumlin;... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on the treatment abroad scheme in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 [11123/13] - Healthy Eating Guidelines
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publish revised nutrition guidelines. [11132/13] - Food Labelling
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that calorie counts are advertised on food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11133/13] - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health when braces will be supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11143/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was told in May 2012 that surgery was necessary is still awaiting an appointment to have the treatment... - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the Health Service Executive's plans for the future of laundry services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, County Louth and the Louth County... - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the total cost of a piece of machinery at a facility (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will explain the reason for the failure to replace... - Hospital Facilities
To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) is on record as having formally applied to the Health Service Executive through the public tendering process to provide services at... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11151/13] - Underage Drinking
To ask the Minister for Health if he has received and reviewed a submission (details supplied) on the misuse of alcohol by children and young persons; if he is preparing any new measures to... - Medical Card Delays
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11153/13] - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason Dublin 15 has been moved from Health Service Executive Dublin North West to HSE Dublin North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11154/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11159/13] - Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all agency workers who have been on contract with the Health Service Executive have been paid all the arrears that were due to them as a... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the Health Service Executive's plans for ambulance cover in the Drogheda/Dundalk area; the budget available for the ambulance service in County... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the Tobacco Products Directive public consultation, the number of responses that were received and by what means of communication; the breakdown of... - Hospital Charges
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11181/13] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the terms of the treatment abroad scheme to ensure that reasonable accommodation and baggage costs are included for patients with mobility issues... - Primary Care Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made in relation to the provision of free general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment. [11192/13] - Patient Statistics
To ask the Minister for Health the total number off persons on dialysis; the number of persons that attend at each hospital for dialysis and if these figures can broken down for hospital... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the average annual cost of providing dialysis on a per person basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/13] - Organ Donation
To ask the Minister for Health the number of living donors that made kidney donations in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11227/13] - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details provided) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11232/13] - National Lottery Funding Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the funds available from his Department to support cancer care organisations; the date by which applications have to be made;what the funding is available for [11235/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/13] - Home Help Service Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter [11243/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if provision of hearing aids will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite the application and give an early... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if a home care plan will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if respite will be arranged for them at Thomastown or... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [11248/13] - Hospital Procedures
To ask the Minister for Health the reason an operation was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11257/13] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if home help and respite will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if he will expedite a review of their case [11259/13] - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health his future plans for the services for the elderly programme at the Cavan day-care centre in Lisdarn unit for the elderly, County Cavan; if it is under threat; if... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision not to award a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11265/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the turnaround times at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, regarding beds and if there are any bed management issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11267/13] - Health Service Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the stage the consultation process under the terms of Section 9 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 is at; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Strategy
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to consult with the Irish Medical Organisation on the reform of primary care and if so when will meetings take place; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet received their assessment for autism from the Health Service Executive in Dublin [11278/13] - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal currently in receipt of home help; the number of these that are living alone; the number of persons in County Donegal who... - Hospital Discharges
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was discharged from the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will make a... - Orthodontic Services
To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment assessed as necessary three years ago will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford whose condition has... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding an appointment for urgently needed hip replacement surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and... - Disability Support Service
To ask the Minister for Health if he will allay fears of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding further cuts to the disability sector by the Health Service Executive and... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not been issued a medical card on medical and hardship ground; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity in respect of the criteria regarding personal assistants for persons over the age of 65 years and the reason persons over this age cannot... - Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider an approach to help suicide prevention (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/13] - Medical Internships
To ask the Minister for Health if due to the increased numbers of medical school graduates due to complete their training in 2013, his views on whether there will there be a sufficient number of... - Cancer Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the roll-out of a national cancer screening programme with specific plans for the involvement of Roscommon County Hospital [11318/13] - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the review of medical cards for persons aged over 70 years; his views on the possible impact on elderly persons who do... - Deaths in Hospital
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an incident (details supplied) at Mayo General Hospital on 17 August 2012 which was the subject of a recent inquest; if he has... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to investigate the need for the construction of a cath lab at Mayo General Hospital and the making available of an... - Ambulance Service
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service proposes to remove an ambulance service in the north east; if a risk assessment has been carried out on this proposal; and... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11334/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the outcome for 42 sub-arachnoid haemorrhage patients classified as poor grade and as a consequence denied emergency treatment in the neurosurgical centre, Beaumont... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11415/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who has been awaiting an appointment in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, since 6 June... - Mobility Allowance Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Tipperary in receipt of mobility allowance and motorised transport grant. [11431/13] - Orthodontic Services Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he has a date for the completion of the review of orthodontics by the Health Service Executive; the timeframe he anticipates it will take to implement the... - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health the options available for a family (details supplied) in view of the scrapping of the motorised transport grant scheme; if he will confirm if this family is... - Strategy on Dementia
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to make this a dementia friendly society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11455/13] - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments he has made from March 2011 to January 2013 to State boards; in the case of each appointment, the number of appointments that were made... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary orthotic footwear will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11495/13] - Mobility Allowance
To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the mobility supports, if the new scheme will be operational when current schemes discontinue; the impact of the discontinuation on persons with... - Nursing Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the situation where places are available for public health nursing students to be trained and hired on a permanent basis but not for existing... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11530/13] - Health Screening Programmes
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 14 February 2013, if he will confirm the Department in the Health Service Executive, and which person in the HSE, with... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health when the palliative medical card will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11540/13] - Waste Management Regulations
To ask the Minister for Health the person responsible for public health issues in relation to sewerage treatment infrastructure previously owned by a private individual or entity that is now... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 1,000 patients with neurological conditions such as M.S. are waiting over four years to see a specialist; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if resources will be provided to enable the implementation of the neuro rehabilitation strategy which was published in 2011; if he will take steps to protect... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the waiting list to see a neurologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11588/13] - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental 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... - Cancer Screening Programme
To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply details of which of the 15 candidate screening units have been accredited as part of the National Colorectal Screening Programme and which units... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply in tabular form the number of persons waiting for colonoscopies in each hospital for less than three months, more than three and less than six... - Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health when an application for Orthotics will be decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for the delay in processing same; and... - Health Service Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of contractors employed by the Health Service Executive in receipt of fees of between €50,000 and... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health if selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery is available under the treatment abroad scheme; if not, are there any proposed plans to make it available under treatment...
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