Written answers

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

  • National Clinical Programme for Diabetes
    202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an evaluation of the performance of James Connolly Hospital, Dublin, management of diabetic foot disease against the management standards...
  • Hospital Services
    211. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals in the Roscommon/Galway Hospitals group that have the facility to examine biopsies [20525/13]
  • HSE Funding
    229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will rescind the decision taken by the Health Service Executive to withdraw core funding for the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare; his...
  • Palliative Care for Children
    230. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations from the report, the Respite Services for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions and their Families in Ireland, a...
  • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
    231. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who waited 18 months to be assessed for braces was told they would have to wait at least another 18...
  • Suicide Prevention
    232. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the review completed in 2012 by the Health Service Executive on the suicide crisis assessment nurses work with emergency departments and GPs...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    233. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a child to see an ENT; the average waiting time for a child who is referred from their GP to see an ENT; if his attention has been...
  • Childhood Obesity
    234. To ask the Minister for Health the budget his Department allocated for childhood obesity treatment in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20636/13]
  • Special Action Group on Obesity Membership
    235. To ask the Minister for Health the person who is representing paediatrics and child health on the Special Action Group on Obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20638/13]
  • Hospital Waiting Lists
    236. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the orthopaedic waiting lists in County Cork by hospital; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for...
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    241. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the appointment of mental health personnel to the Sligo/Leitrim region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20659/13]
  • Medical Card Eligibility
    248. To ask the Minister for Health if a child with proximal femoral focal deficiency qualifies for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20678/13]
  • Medical Card Applications
    249. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who submitted their application for a medical card before 1 April 2013 are disqualified from including...
  • Medical Card Appeals
    250. To ask the Minister for Health if the correct figures for income and expenditure relative to an application for a medical card now under appeal will be examined in respect of a person...
  • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
    251. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the increase in the number of persons suffering from arthritis here and the cost of treatment for the condition, his plans to include arthritis as...
  • Mental Health Guidelines
    252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists needed for the procedure aregarding a person being sent to a mental institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Mental Health Services Provision
    253. To ask the Minister for Health the length of queues to see a State psychiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/13]
  • Nursing Education
    254. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department and the Health Service Executive will introduce to safeguard the qualifications of graduating midwives who will not meet the EU...
  • Voluntary Sector Funding
    255. To ask the Minister for Health if any review is planned for the funding of the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20724/13]
  • Health Services Staff Recruitment
    256. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to a service (details supplied) in County Donegal, if there is a timeframe for this appointment. [20729/13]
  • Patient Transport Provision
    257. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the weekly transport services, Monday to Friday, from St. Joseph’s Hospital, Longford to the Dublin hospitals has ceased; and if he will make...
  • Accident and Emergency Services Provision
    258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm plans for a major expansion of accident and emergency facilities at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; if he appreciates the importance of such...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
    259. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny based on their assessment report and urgent need for...
  • General Medical Services Scheme Payments
    260. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive recieved money in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [20804/13]
  • HSE Expenditure
    261. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Health Service Executive are spending more than €46,000 per year on legal fees; if he will clarify that the HSE seek tenders...
  • Medical Card Applications
    262. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a review of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [20809/13]
  • HSE Health Insurance Claims
    263. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to collect outstanding moneys owed to the Health Service Executive by health insurers; the total sum outstanding; the progress made to...
  • Medicinal Products Prices
    264. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in cutting the drugs spend in the State; the steps that will be taken to encourage health care professionals to...

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