Written answers
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
- Thalidomide Victims Compensation
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will convene a meeting with the Department of Social Protection, his Department and the Thalidomide Survivors groups as a matter of urgency to prepare a... - Mental Health Services Provision
512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that no care plan or long term structure either financially or mentally, has been put into place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Water Fluoridation
513. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for fluoridation in the water here. [20113/13] - Health Services Staff Issues
515. To ask the Minister for Health if recognition is to be provided to creative arts therapies and if it is intended to include the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists under the... - Hospital Services
517. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be facilitated at the dialysis clinic in Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
518. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a E112 will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
519. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the most recent outpatient waiting times at Waterford Regional Hospital; if he will provide a breakdown of same by speciality and... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
520. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be seen by a Health Service Executive dentist for the fitting of braces; the reason for the delay in same;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form on a hospital by hospital basis, the number of persons who were waiting for initial consultancy appointments in January... - Drug Treatment Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will present a report on official visits to Tallaght Community Drug Projects by Minister of State Alex White T.D., if any positive actions are proposed... - Hospital Appointments Administration
524. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
525. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the criteria which determines exceptional needs; what constitutes exceptional medical needs, with regard to provision of medical card... - Medical Card Appeals
526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the reasons for disallowing an appeal in respect of medical card services on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [19809/13] - Medical Card Applications
528. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on their review of medical card. [19858/13] - Public Sector Allowances Payments
534. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the LRC proposal that the Health Service Executive should immediately communicate with the DATHs to ensure that medical scientist student grant... - HSE Staff Promotions
535. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability that were promoted within the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012;; and... - Health Services Issues
536. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay in same;; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
537. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the emergency department in Mayo General Hospital does not operate doctor training schemes like other similar hospitals around the country; and if... - Orthodontic Services Provision
538. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to families who have a medical card and need orthodontic treatment for an 18-year-old child;; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
539. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the internal review undertaken by the Health Service Executive in County Donegal regarding x-ray facilities in community hospitals including... - Primary Care Centres Provision
540. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary healthcare centre for Dungloe, County Donegal; if a location has been identified for project; and if he will make a... - Hospital Equipment
542. To ask the Minister for Health if there is available at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, a laser eye machine to use on patients with vitreo-retinal surgery disease; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
543. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 5 March 2013, when Health Service Executive policy that persons who have both an LTI card and a medical card... - Mobility Allowance Appeals
546. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the appeal against the disallowance of a mobility allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [19936/13] - Official Engagements
547. To ask the Minister for Health if the Secretary General of his Department, for the purpose of transparency and accountability, will publish their diary on their website on a monthly basis.... - Water Fluoridation
548. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he intends to take in relation to the fluoridation of water in view of the fact that the United States EPA is classifying fluoride as a chemical... - Tobacco Control Measures
549. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a tobacco company (details supplied) has introduced a limited edition cigarette in their packets; his views on... - Hospital Services
550. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the continuation of existing services at South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19990/13] - Medical Card Applications
551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20000/13] - Disability Support Services Issues
552. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all residents at a disability services facility (details supplied) in County Meath are safe and receiving proper professional care.... - Departmental Reports
554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the contents of the report that he has been asked to produce by the programme finance Troika comparing the price of medicines here with... - Infectious Diseases Incidence
555. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation regarding the reporting of infectious diseases, subject to the 1981 infectious disease statute, specifically, at paragraph... - Medical Card Appeals
556. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the appeal will be expedited; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
557. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on their application for a medical card [20090/13] - Orthodontic Services Provision
563. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to expedite the orthodontic treatment for two second level students (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a... - Health Services Issues
564. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance aid available for a second level student (details supplied) in County Cavan who has severe vision problems, strabismus, and requires... - Home Help Service Eligibility
566. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [20117/13] - Vaccination Programme
567. To ask the Minister for Health when he will put in place a package for the children who were affected by the swine 'flu Pandemrix injection. [20118/13] - Home Care Packages
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a home care package is approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
569. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding special needs assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [20136/13] - Energy Conservation
570. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given due consideration to proposals put forward by Energy Action Ireland in relation to funding to continue to deliver essential retrofitting and... - Health Services Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to secure a base for the Order of Malta branch in Kells, County Meath, in view of its important role in the delivery of health services... - Mobility Allowance Decision
572. To ask the Minister for Health when the special review group on devising an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance will deliver a report; the persons who are on this group; the... - Mental Health Services Provision
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the range of mental health services available for adults, adolescents and children in the Cavan Monaghan constituency and across the... - Nursing Home Services
574. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish the report into the public nursing homes in Shaen and Abbeyleix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
576. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20261/13] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
577. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that unmarked ambulance and emergency vehicles are in use in the Kildare area; if these include high powered vehicles; if he will detail the... - Medical Card Eligibility
580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a GMS card to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20307/13] - Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
581. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance available by way of motorised transport grant or otherwise to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who underwent symphiostomies at Mullingar Hospital, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20350/13] - HSE Staff Remuneration
584. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to their application for receipt of incremental payments due to them after 20 years'... - Eating Disorders
586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine correspondence on a matter (details supplied) regarding eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20387/13] - Hospital Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an evaluation of the performance of Limerick Regional Hospital's management of diabetic foot disease against the management standards for... - Palliative Care Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients availing of specialist palliative care home care and those availing of specialist palliative care in-patient unit care in each county in... - Medicinal Products Prices
589. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed the position of the Canadian Government when it introduced generic drug legislation but had to repeal a section of it due to the... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is given an orthodontist appointment as soon as possible; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Reviews
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of random financial reviews that have been carried out on medical card patients whose cards were not due to expire until 2021; the number of reviews...
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