Written answers
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
- Regulatory Impact Assessment Usage
366. To ask the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take in view of the fact that no regulatory impact assessment was conducted objectively into the review the draft Tobacco Products... - Medicinal Products Availability
367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reversing the decision made by the National Centre for Pharmaeconomics not to make available pirfenidone for patients with idiopathic... - Water Fluoridation
368. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the water fluoridation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21568/13] - Medical Card Applications
372. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of a medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [21086/13] - Health Insurance Claims
373. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering reducing payments made to doctors if they fail to file private health insurance paperwork on time in view of the fact that it costs the... - Medical Card Appeals
374. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appealin respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reasons the person has had their card withdrawn... - National Substance Misuse Strategy
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of the national alcohol strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21106/13] - Hospital Staff
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of practitioners that are currently employed in the orthodontic unit at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; the number of practitioners... - Home Help Service Provision
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed directly by the Health Service Executive to provide home help services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is waiting more than two years for a hernia operation at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and the action he... - Hospital Procedures
381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, who has Dercum disease which has been diagnosed for many years, has had to turn to the private hospital... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
382. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for Fair deal will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Issues
383. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a consultant will not sign a person (details supplied) in County Cork fit for work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21142/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
384. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide a list of wheelchair accessible drug rehabilitation and treatment centres in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the... - Generic Drugs Substitution
385. To ask the Minister for Health f direction can be given to pharmacists or doctors to preclude substitution of the anti-epileptic drugs under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods)... - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
386. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an alternative method to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant in order to provide for the needs of people in a manner that... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
387. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare wil receive a dental appointment at the dental clinic in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Appeals
388. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Properties
389. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and agencies under its aegis, who own or rent property in commercial developments are in compliance with their responsibilities under the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on an application to have Fibromyaliga listed on the long term illness list based on the groups submission last year.... - Thalidomide Victims Compensation
391. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recommendations of the Heldelbery study into the survivors of thalidomide have not been implemented here; and his proposals for same [21279/13] - Hospital Acquired Infections
392. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons five hospitals were found to have lapses in standards for infection control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21335/13] - Alcohol Pricing
393. To ask the Minister for Health the steps, if any, he proposes to take to influence a reduction in the price of non-alcoholic beer on sale in the on and off-trade in view of the relatively... - Cochlear Implants
394. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to put in place a bilateral cochlear implant programme in the State; when he expects such a programme to become operational; if... - Medical Card Applications
396. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21393/13] - Hospital Staff
397. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place with regard to shortage of medical intern places in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/13] - Medical Card Applications
398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a decision and issue a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Care Packages
400. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home care package application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an evaluation of the performance of University College Hospital Galway’s management of diabetic foot disease against the management... - Home Help Service Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health if home support hours will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [21501/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
405. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be arranged without delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [21502/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
406. To ask the Minister for Health if the Fair deal scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter. [21503/13] - Home Help Service Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health if home help services will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, if he will expedite the matter. [21504/13] - Emergency Services Personnel
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the details of an incident at Dunsany, County Meath, that led to a member of an Garda Siochána transporting a patient from the scene of... - Health Services Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is no longer eligible to provide chiropody services to public patients; and if he will make a statement... - Health Reports
410. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the recent position paper by the Fit for Work Coalition; the recommendations for a cross departmental group to engage the expertise and... - Health Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make an intervention into the case of a pserson (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will seek a place in a fulltime care facility for... - Medical Card Delays
412. 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 15; if further correspondence will be considered; the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
413. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding fees in respect of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21542/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
414. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided generally for disability services in each of the past four years to disability agencies generally; St. Michael's House; and in relation to... - Cancer Screening Programme
415. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider removing the age limits in place for the free smear test under the National Cervical Screening Programme in view of the incidence of this... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
416. To ask the Minister for Health the financial contribution required from a person on the State pension who is a full time resident in Mountmellick Hospital, County Laois; the funding they... - Hospital Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances and the hours family members are required to sit with patients who are terminally ill in Mountmellick Hospital, County Laois; if medical... - Ambulance Service Provision
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will co-ordinate in arranging a meeting between the Health Service Executive management and National Ambulances Service management with the Save our...
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