Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Water Quality Issues
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an up to date report into the standards and processes of Irish producers selling bottled water to the consumers here; and if he will make a... - HSE Staffing
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to allow dental health nurses in the Dublin area apply for the planned new targeted voluntary redundancy scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
575. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long term illness card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22460/13] - Hospital Services
576. To ask the Minister for Health the rehabilitation services available for stroke survivors; his plans for the recruitment of additional rehabilitation medicine consultants; and if he will... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Numbers
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
579. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Multiple Sclerosis as an automatic qualifying condition for the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22155/13] - Medical Card Applications
580. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22162/13] - Suicide Incidence
581. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who committed suicide in the past ten years; and of those women, the number who were pregnant [22166/13] - Medical Records
582. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 320 of 20 December 2012, when the medical records of a person (details supplied) will be supplied to the person; and if... - Orthodontic Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22184/13] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
584. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22185/13] - Medical Card Applications
586. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders that are granted a card solely because of their medical needs currently have to reapply for the card each year; and if he will... - Medical Card Eligibility
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a system whereby a person's local general practitioner could sign off on the renewal of a medical card for a patient with... - Health Services Provision
589. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to establish a paediatric diabetic nursing service in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans to develop a new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry City. [22210/13] - Tobacco Control Measures
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on negotiations between Member States on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Tobacco Products... - EU Directives
593. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed update on the progress of the EU’s Clinical Trials Proposal and two Medical Devices Proposals which could impact on the... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the European Commission’s Proposal for a decision on serious cross-border threats to health remains a priority for the Irish EU... - Home Help Service Provision
595. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase in home help assistance is available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose home help has recently been reduced to one hour per... - Hospital Waiting Lists
596. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied ) will be called for an appointment by a consultant in the South Infirmary Hospital Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
598. To ask the Minister for Health the exact location that has been identified in Baldoyle, Dublin, for the provision of a new primary care centre; if the site has been purchased; if so, for the... - Hospital Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address delayed discharges from Galway/Roscommon University Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22273/13] - Nursing Home Services
603. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address delays in obtaining a fair deal nursing home bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22274/13] - Primary Care Centres Provision
604. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposal to locate a Health Service Executive Primary Care Centre in the North Fringe/Baldoyle area, Dublin, on a site identified by Fingal County... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
605. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a register of persons who are profoundly deaf; the grants available for children and persons who are profoundly deaf, including whether there are... - Social Workers Register
607. To ask the Minister for Health regarding who may sign certified copies of documents for current social workers looking to register with the Social Worker Registration Board through CORU, his... - Speech and Language Therapy
608. To ask the Minister for Health the speech and language therapy services available to children in primary school, children in secondary school and to adults in County Mayo; and if he will... - Alcohol Pricing
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol; and on the measures, if any, he plans to take to tackle alcohol abuse [22315/13] - Tobacco Control Measures
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to pursue a proposal for plain packaging of tobacco products; if so within what time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22316/13] - Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment
614. To ask the Minister for Health when and the reason that he restricted the terms of reference of the Expert Group on Abortion to advising the Government on how to give effect to existing... - Departmental Funding
615. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that the National Women’s Council of Ireland, which is in receipt of significant State funding, openly campaigns... - HSE Staffing
616. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for a new phase of voluntary redundancies for staff in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22338/13] - Nursing Staff Provision
617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified nurses currently employed in non-direct nursing care in (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Respite Care Services
618. To ask the Minister for Health the total budget allocated by the Health Service Executive to County Kerry for respite care in 2011; the projected spend on respite care for 2012 and 2013; and... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in nursing homes on the fair deal scheme in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22354/13] - Abortion Services
622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of necessary medical treatments and abortions that have taken place in Irish hospitals over the past five years; if he will provide a tabular... - Ambulance Service Provision
623. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 690 of 12 February 2013, if he will ensure that the Kenmare Ambulance Service, County Kerry, is not downgraded; if he... - Health Insurance Company Payments
626. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the introduction of an automatic levy on the use of beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/13] - Medical Card Applications
627. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if same will be expedited; the reason for the... - Health Services Provision
628. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will receive occupational therapy; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Agency Staff Issues
631. To ask the Minister for Health when agency workers employed by the Health Service Executive in a company (details supplied), will receive their full entitlement under the Agency Workers... - Dental Services Provision
632. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) on disability allowance [22444/13] - Orthodontic Services Provision
633. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a young person (details supplied) in County Carlow who has been assessed for braces was told they would not receive them until 2015 due to the... - National Asthma Programme
634. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 14 February 2013, if the model of care document for the national asthma programme was completed by the end of... - Asthma Incidence
637. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's estimate of the number of persons here who suffer from asthma; the number of these who are covered by a medical card; the way these figures... - Departmental Staff Qualifications
638. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel in his Department with a third level qualification in health economics. [22467/13] - Medical Card Appeals
639. To ask the Minister for Health the information, if any, provided to a medical card holder who appeals a decision to withdraw their eligibility, that they are entitled to retain their card... - Hospital Consultants Contract Issues
643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants and speciality recruited under the new consultant contract since it was introduced; the number of new contracts awarded to... - Medicinal Products Prices
645. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the director of the National Cancer Control Programme has warned that the price of new cancer drugs is unsustainable and a number of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
646. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22533/13] - Vaccination Programme
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of any engagement he has had or plans to have with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, regarding those children who... - Mental Health Services Provision
648. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied); if he has concerns that this case may reflect a wind-down in supports in other cases; and if he will make... - Mobility Allowance Decision
649. 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... - Ambulance Service Response Times
650. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Health Information and Quality Authority standards in relation to emergency and ambulance services adequately measure the response... - Ambulance Service Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons it is proposed that from 1 July 2013 that one of the two ambulances that are stationed in Portlaoise will be removed from Portlaoise on Monday... - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
652. To ask the Minister for Health when the fair deal will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/13] - National Pandemic Plan
653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline Ireland's current state of preparedness in the event of a large scale viral pandemic with a significant fatality rate such as rare strains... - Hospital Waiting Lists
654. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataracts operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Contracts
657. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in an itemised way his Department's spending to date on outside contracts for legal and other advice on his proposed system of universal... - Services for People with Disabilities
661. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive gives priority to personal care to the exclusion of other needs and services for persons with disabilities [22708/13] - Food Ingredients
665. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that manufacturers reduce the sugar content in products such as breakfast cereals; and the steps he has taken to receive an... - Services for People with Disabilities
666. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the grants available for children and persons who are profoundly deaf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22736/13] - Medical Products
669. To ask the Minister for Health if replacement parts associated with Cochlear implants will be covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22739/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
674. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22771/13] - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the following earnings... - Medical Products
676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will receive their limb having being confined to a wheelchair for the past five weeks while waiting for news of... - Health Insurance Claims
677. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision by a private health insurer not to award an appeal from a person (details supplied) with a serious condition; and if he will make... - Health Services Issues
678. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the Health Service Executive take when they receive a written complaint from a client regarding poor services being given to them; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
679. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that the Health Service Executive are taking to find a permanent replacement for a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
681. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding allowing minor injury units to introduce fees of €100 for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22812/13] - Prescription Charges
682. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of imposing a monthly cap on prescription charges in order to ensure that persons with multiple prescriptions are not discouraged... - Disability Support Services Provision
683. To ask the Minister for Health when the results action plan to reduce waiting times for assessing needs of children with disabilities will be realised; the factors that have contributed to a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
684. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the major collective effect of the cuts to personal assistants and the mobility allowance for children and adults with a... - Speech and Language Therapy
685. To ask the Minister for Health under Health Service Executive guidelines, the number of hours of speech and language services per year which should be allocated to children with severe... - Hospital Staff
686. To ask the Minister for Health if the Service Level Agreements between the Health Service Executive Medical Education and Training Unit and the College of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of... - Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility
688. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for the purposes of application for primary medical certificates, and the process under which persons may appeal a decision made to refuse same;... - Departmental Expenditure
690. To ask the Minister for Health the individual amount of overtime paid in the case of each political/Ministerial appointee for the period 2007 to date in 2013 relative to his office and the... - Internet Safety Issues
692. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take against websites that promote harmful and unhealthy behaviour such as promoting anorexia and bulimia and other eating disorders; and if... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
694. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a national recruitment campaign for the PHNS service has been changed from an applicant who previously was able to choose three LHO areas and can... - Nursing Home Services
695. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a rehabilitation bed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23011/13] - Generic Drugs Substitution
696. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which central procurement and generic prescribing have been each identified and assessed for potential to reduce health service costs without in... - Health Services, Cost of Medicines
697. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which drug costs have fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; the way this has affected the budgetary situation; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff Numbers
699. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of fully-qualified nurses employed in the public health sector in each of the past five years to date; the extent if any to which... - Nursing Assistant Numbers
700. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of nursing assistants currently employed throughout the public health sector; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the past... - Orthodontic Services Provision
701. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services continue to be made available to children and teenagers with particular reference to follow-up on school medical... - Primary Care Services Provision
705. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the implications of the implied closure of numerous local health centres throughout the country and the possible implications for the... - Hospital Bed Numbers
707. To ask the Minister for Health the full complement of general hospital beds currently available on a regional basis throughout the country in the public health sector; the number of similar... - Vaccination Programme
710. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and action plan he intends to take regarding the plight of sufferers of unique narcolepsy disorder as a result of the anti swine fever... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
712. To ask the Minister for Health the locations of all genito urinary medicine clinics along the border area; the extent of cross-border usage of these facilities; and if he will make a... - Health Services Expenditure
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of privately run care provider organisations receiving funding from the Health Service Executive; their name and contact details; the counties or... - Autism Services Issues
714. To ask the Minister for Health if he approves of the use of a restraint method Figure of Four@ TMAV technique as an intervention for children with autism who have toileting or self-harming... - Health Services Policy
715. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his Department's work at establishing the Money Follows the Patient model which was proposed to begin in shadow form this year; if the... - Health Services Issues
716. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1209 of 16 April 2013, if he will confirm the time frame within which the local implementation team is expected to...
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