Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
- Water Fluoridation
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) to the Government and the EU Commission on the negative health effects of adding fluoride to the... - Medical Card Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the income threshold for those applying for medical cards. [13875/13] - Medicinal Products Supply
To ask the Minister for Health if he accepts the concern of persons with epilepsy that generic substitution is not appropriate in the case of antiepileptic medications, AEDs; if he will frame an... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of additional information; and if he will make a... - Nurses Registration
To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for nursing registration in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway [14112/13] - Controlled Drug Sales
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make cannabis liquid available by prescription for pain control similar to the UK where it is currently available on prescription [14115/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there will be no downgrading of the ambulance service and cover in Caherciveen, Killarney and Kenmare, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/13] - Hospital Equipment
To ask the Minister for Health if an evaluation has been carried out on the benefits of the introduction of the national integrated medical imaging system at Portiuncala Hospital, County Galway,... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if he will draw up a health care plan in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [14136/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants awaiting approval for the fair deal scheme in County Tipperary; of these applicants, the number currently in acute beds in hospital; the... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14157/13] - Health Service Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a graduate social care worker scheme similar to that which was introduced for graduate nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to introduce a bilateral cochlear implant programme; the staff that are being recruited for the proposes of the introduction of the programme;... - Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns (details supplied) regarding the way in which patients' documentation is being checked at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no full-time rheumatologist operating in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14185/13] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health the reason that young nurses in County Cork and in County Galway are being given three month contracts in view of the fact that nurses in County Kerry are being... - Workplace Safety
To ask the Minister for Health if a psychiatric nurse is entitled to a smoke-free work place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14190/13] - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet with the Sound support group for children who developed narcolepsy from the Pandemrix injection; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Thalidomide Victim Compensation
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 12 March 2013, the timeline involved in his proposal to provide healthcare protocol to the survivors of Thalidomide... - Health Care Inflation
To ask the Minister for Health his views on inflation in healthcare prices here and across the European Union; if he will update Dáil Éireann on any relevant EU discussions in which his... - Home Care Packages
To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the provision of home care assistance in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork to ensure it is adequate for their needs.; and if he... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a reduction negotiated in the past two years in respect of medical costs associated with medical treatment provided by medical personnel; his... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford [14227/13] - HSE Agency Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if agency nurses have been employed in the medical wards in Sligo General Hospital at any time since 1 January 2011; the number employed each month; and if he will... - Midwifery Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the Memorandum of Understanding between midwives attending home births and the Health Service Executive sufficiently safeguards a woman's right... - Health Service Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will be opening up a new panel for physiotherapists; the number that will be put on the panel; and if he will make a statement on... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
To ask the Minister for Health when a refund under the drugs payment scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway [13633/13] - Health Service Provision
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 will receive an assessment for behavioural issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13639/13] - National Strategy on Dementia
To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions that were received regarding the dementia strategy and if he will provide a full progress report on the development of the strategy; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13641/13] - Medical Card Review
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity regarding the period when a medical card is being reviewed including the duration of the appeals process; if he will specifically address... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford is on the waiting list for a gastric bypass; the steps being taken to progress their health situation; the length... - Health Service Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to remain in employment with the Health Service Executive as a home help carer after her sixty... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting on a gastric bypass at St Colmcilles' Hospital; the average waiting time for these patients; the action he will take to address the... - Hospice Services
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the conflict that has arisen between the parent of a child (details supplied) who resides in Laura Lynn's Children's Hospice and the hospice management... - Nursing Staff Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in 2010; 2011; and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13796/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/13] - Mental Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the reason a community psychiatric respite bed (details supplied) in Dublin 3, is no longer available for referrals; if this is only temporary or is another respite... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 17 April 2008, if he will forward a copy of the reply to this Deputy. [13812/13] - Health Services Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current circular/embargo on recruitment in the Health Service Executive allows the recruitment of all staff... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposed to ensure the 3,000 staff to leave the Health Service Executive are not frontline clinical staff [13814/13] - Health Services Reform
To ask the Minister for Health the Public Service Agreement proposals that have been developed and sent to the National Implementation Body by the Health Service Executive in relation to the... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Health the number and grade of clerical/administration staff by each location that have requested to be redeployed for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012;... - Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the foot wear allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13818/13] - Health Services Charges
To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 5 March 2013, as a letter from a registered practitioner in the EU is acceptable for other EU members attending... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a county by county breakdown of the number of patients currently waiting to see the consultant neurologist for the North-West region in Sligo... - Health Services Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference for any planned review into the provision of laundry services in the Louth Meath Hospital Group; if the Health Service Executive intends to... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds/residential places provided in a detoxification unit (details supplied); if this unit accepts clients from counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [13832/13] - Health Services Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if he will reimburse medical costs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13891/13] - Mobility Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Health in view of his recent decision, if he will confirm the status of an application for mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department to redress the damage done as a result of the administration of the black leg vaccine (details supplied); and if he will... - Symphysiotomy Report
To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a copy of the Walsh Report; if so, the date on which he received same; when it will be published; if he will explain the delay in bringing the... - Prescription Charges
To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider placing an upper limit cap on the amount charged when a patient is in receipt of a number of prescriptions; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Screening Programmes
To ask the Minister for Health his views on research carried out by the National Coalition for Vision Health here which indicates that the 220,000 already suffering sight loss could rise to... - Health Services Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Health when a new chief dental officer will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13923/13] - Data Protection
To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the destruction of guthrie cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13902/13] - Mobility Allowance Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of claims under the Equal Status Acts 2000 - 2008, made since January 2009 against his Department or the Health Service... - Health Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is awaiting a surgical procedure; and if he will make a... - Vaccination Programme
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the possibility of contracting narcolepsy from the flu vaccine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if there are... - Medical Card Appeals
To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application will be reviewed as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite the matter... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for Benik splint which is needed for rehabilitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/13] - Medical Card Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards in place on both the 31 December 2010 and the 31 December 2011; the number of general practitioner visit cards in place on... - Mental Health Services Report
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the recommendations in a Vision for Change which have been implemented; and the recommendations which have yet to be implemented. [13994/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will receive speech and language therapy and occupational therapy: if the attached medical evidence with be considered;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment at the South Infirmary in County Cork in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement... - National Children's Hospital Status
To ask the Minister for Health the procedures followed to date in the course of the various preparations in respect of the building of the National Children's Hospital, Dublin; the extent to... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health if the previously incurred costs associated with investigative consultancy, planning or architectural issues in respect of previous sites for the National... - Orthodontic Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have received orthodontic treatment in each of the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14012/13] - Medical Card Numbers
To ask the Minister for Health the total number of full medical cards issued and or general practitioner cards now in circulation; the number of new cards that have been issued; the number that... - HSE Agency Staff Issues
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to encourage the replacement of agency nursing staff throughout the public system with permanent or part time... - Medical Card Applications
To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which non-consultant hospital doctors in this jurisdiction require remuneration in line with other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which intensive or any research continues to be conducted here with a view to a determination of the cause or causes of Autism, Asperger’s... - Medical Research
To ask the Minister for Health the full extent of any research on-going in relation to the various life-threatening illnesses currently affecting the broadest age profile of the population,... - Professional Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors that have graduated in each of the past five years to date; the number of such places required throughout the public health sector in each... - Care of the Elderly
To ask the Minister for Health his plans for funding the development of elder care in the public health system; and his plans funding elder care of public patients in for profit nursing homes... - Nurses Registration
To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the requirement of nurses throughout the public health sector through each of the past five years to date; the extent to which this requirement is... - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is given immediately to the new South East Fingal Drugs and Alcohol Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13986/13] - 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. [14018/13] - Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which nursing, medical, consultant or non-consultant posts have been met in line with requirements throughout the public health sector in each of the...
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