Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
- Mobility Allowance Decision
874. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [27221/13] - National Substance Misuse Strategy
875. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the action plan submission following the report of the steering group on National Substance Misuse Strategy; and if he will make a... - National Maternity Hospital
876. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street is scheduled to relocate to St. Vincent's Hospital, if the site will be turned over... - Mobility Allowance Decision
877. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26675/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
878. To ask the Minister for Health his policies in relation to services for children and young people affected by autism and or autistic spectrum disorders; if he is looking at ways to make... - Birth Rates
880. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide number of children who were born in Mullingar General Hospital in 2012 and the number born in Westmeath in 2012. [27366/13] - Departmental Funding
882. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the pressures been placed on the Irish Guide Dogs Association by cuts to their budget, if his attention has been drawn to... - Haddington Road Agreement Issues
883. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied) regarding the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27795/13] - Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility
885. To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that the issue of the woman excluded from the Lourdes redress scheme will be sorted out prior to the summer recess; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Staff
886. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider utilising the services of fire fighters employed full time or on a part time retainer, across the State in their capacity as trained... - Hospital Appointments Administration
887. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) seeking a hip replacement will be given priority at St. Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin; if an earlier... - Dental Services Provision
888. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) seeking a hip replacement will be given priority at St. Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin; if an earlier... - Medical Card Applications
889. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of a review of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Health Promotion Issues
890. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position regarding requirements on public transport companies in the public and private sector to have policies or take action on the... - Medical Card Applications
891. To ask the Minister for Health if a European medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27166/13] - Hospice Services
892. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in opening the 24 bed Blanchardstown Hospice, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27172/13] - Hospital Services
893. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 23 May 2013, the alternative available to patients who urgently require a video EEG monitoring test in the absence... - Proposed Legislation
894. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (Amendment) Medical Indemnity Insurance Bill [27190/13] - Health Services Provision
895. To ask the Minister for Health if personal hours will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27235/13] - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
896. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered providing IVF treatment funded and delivered by the public health system. [27266/13] - Assisted Human Reproduction Data
897. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women here that received IVF treatment in 2012. [27267/13] - Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure
898. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost to the Exchequer for the provision of IVF treatment to suitable candidates through the public health system. [27268/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
900. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to refuse a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27274/13] - Medicinal Products Availability
901. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reversing the decision of the National Centre for Pharmaeconomics decision to cease providing Pirfenidone to patients with Idiopathic... - Vaccination Programme
903. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the HPV vaccination programme to boys in view of the link between the virus and head and neck cancer; if his attention has been... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
904. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of antidepressant medication to the health system, both community and in hospital, respectively, in 2012; the steps which are being taken to... - Prescriptions Data
905. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioners with access to their online on-individualized prescribing report; the number of GPs who have accessed this resource... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
907. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific steps which are being taken to address hospital in-patient prescribing of benzodiazepines; the total cost of such drugs in... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
908. To ask the Minister for Health when the 17 diabetes integrated care posts, nine podiatry posts and 4.2 paediatric diabetes posts which have been sanctioned, will be filled; and if he will... - Chronic Disease Management Programme
909. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive national integrated care model for diabetes is due to be commenced; the timeline for the complete roll out of this programme;... - Departmental Investigations
912. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current status of the records held by the Laffoy Commission into vaccine trials; if he will ensure that these records remain intact in... - Vaccination Programme
913. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of adverse reactions and severe adverse reactions to each vaccine administered under the State funded vaccination programme in... - Services for People with Disabilities
915. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of new school leavers and those exiting RT with a learning disability in 2013 who require a placement; the cost of the provision of these... - Medical Card Applications
917. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has incurable lymphoma has been refused a medical card; if he will reconsider this decision; and if... - Ambulance Service Provision
919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the investigation undertaken by his Department into a matter raised on 19 December 2012 regarding the provision of ambulance... - Services for People with Disabilities
920. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will get their wheelchair serviced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26676/13] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
921. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26695/13] - Hospital Appointments Administration
922. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthopaedic surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick [26698/13] - Health Services Staff Numbers
923. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has any plans to implement redundancies in the near future; and if so, will they be targeted at certain... - Hospital Waiting Lists
924. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the waiting list in the orthopaedic Department of a hospital in County Galwa; if he will examine with specific reference to the long waiting time... - Mental Health Services Provision
925. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mental health professional in each local health authority area designated to deal with referrals regarding autism and autism spectrum disorders;... - Services for People with Disabilities
926. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the cost of speech and language services and occupational therapy services in general, and, for those diagnosed with autism... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
928. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive appointment dates for dental treatment and orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a... - Departmental Legal Costs
929. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the financial systems in the Health Service Executive do not allow for detailed breakdown of those who received legal fees from 2008 to 2011 in... - Diabetes Strategy
930. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the development of diabetes health services in counties Longford/Westmeath; if the Health Service Executive will fill sanctioned posts in... - Medical Card Eligibility
931. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans to implement free general practitioner visit cards for under fives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26801/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
932. To ask the Minister for Health if the person (details supplied) has a place in the St Michael's House Coolock training centre, when they leave St Michael's House School in Raheny, Dublin;... - Hospital Appointments Administration
934. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in arranging an appointment for a neurosurgical procedure in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will... - HSE Properties
935. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will ensure that any moneys raised through the sale of the Ballyfermot health centre site, Dublin, will be ring fenced and used solely to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
936. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details provided) in County Longford will receive an appointment at Tullamore General Hospital, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement... - Accident and Emergency Departments Closures
937. To ask the Minister for Health if he will defer any decision on the cutting of accident and emergency services at Bantry General Hospital, County Cork, currently scheduled for 8 July, for a... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
938. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the filling of the 414 posts for community mental health services committed to in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2012, the... - Hospital Appointment Status
939. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with an appointment at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Services
940. To ask the Minister for Health his views on submissions (details supplied) regarding nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26840/13] - Health Services Staff Issues
942. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the progress being made in the current negotiations between SIPTU acting for home help carers and the Health Service Executive; the measures being... - Departmental Staff Training
943. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of all overseas training and development courses provided to staff of his Department and the Health Service... - Hospital Waiting Lists
944. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect admission to the neuro surgical department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin [26891/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
946. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the Health Service Executive ambulance services in terms on equipment, and vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26859/13] - Health Services Provision
947. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the level of supports available from his Department for persons suffering from narcolepsy; if he is satisfied that the supports that are... - Hospital Waiting Lists
948. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long delays for surgery for those diagnosed with adolescent scoliosis; the steps being taken to address this problem... - Health Services Access
949. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties accessing a hydrotherapy pool (details supplied); the future intentions for this facility; the reason it... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
950. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be released in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Patient Transport Provision
951. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that arrangements are made to assist an elderly wheelchair bound person (details supplied) in County Wicklow with assistance towards taxi... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
952. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown for the past five years of the numbers of persons in County Kerry on waiting lists for orthodontic treatment. [26966/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
953. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he... - Health Services Staff Issues
954. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 28 May 2013, if the person seconded two days per week to fill the role of the Chief Dental Officer in the interim;... - Orthodontic Services Provision
955. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have orthodontic treatment. [26968/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
957. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/13] - EU Directives
958. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his interactions with European counterparts and the European Commission to date on pending regulations or directives regarding hand rolling... - Hospital Waiting Lists
959. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 727 of 29 January, 2013, when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive a scan for a disc assessment;... - Health Services Provision
960. To ask the Minister for Health the services provided to the Health Service Executive by Gheel Autism services [26946/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
961. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made in the outpatients department at Waterford Regional Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [26993/13] - Medical Card Applications
962. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a perso (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mental Health Services Provision
963. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding psychiatric services at a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry [27003/13] - Hospital Services
964. To ask the Minister for Health to whom a general practitioner of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 suffering from tonsillitis should approach to achieve the quickest turnaround, if... - National Lottery Funding Applications
965. To ask the Minister for Health if National Lottery funding is available for a disability conference in July (details supplied) and if he will advise on the next round of applications. [26990/13] - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
966. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Meningitis Research Foundation in 2013-2014. [27031/13] - Health Services Provision
967. To ask the Minister for Health the extra help, support and advice he will give to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [27032/13] - Health Services Expenditure
969. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the total amount of funds allocated to the Health Service Executive in County Donegal over each of the past five years to... - National Lottery Funding Applications
970. To ask the Minister for Health the maximum grant available to applicants who seek funding from the National Lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27035/13] - Health Services Expenditure
971. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funds allocated to the Health Service Executive in County Donegal over each of the past five years to each of the special needs pre-schools... - Hospital Acquired Infections
973. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of the hospital bug CDif each week/month in Dublin hospitals [27038/13] - Home Help Service Provision
974. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27042/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
975. To ask the Minister for Health the running costs of the Ambulance Service in the north east in each of the past five years; the changes that have been made to the opening hours of each of... - Respite Care Services
976. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position regarding respite care in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27012/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
977. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a special bed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/13] - Health Services Provision
978. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an oral surgery facility for dental treatment provided in New Ross. County Wexford, was withdrawn without giving any reason or discussions and... - Hospital Appointment Status
979. 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.... - Hospital Appointments Administration
980. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment [27400/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
981. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the IDS waiting list at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27401/13] - Care of the Elderly
985. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to set up a forum on long term residential care in conjunction with Health Information and Quality Authority and the National Treatment... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
986. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the employment panel for physiotherapists here; if any recently graduated physiotherapists have been accommodated with employment in the... - Health Services Provision
987. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding for day services in Dublin Mid West (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27462/13] - EU Directives
989. To ask the Minister for Health the work his Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to go through the Houses of the Oireachtas... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
990. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinical director for rare diseases will be appointed; the proposed location of the national office for rare disease; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Reviews
991. To ask the Minister for Health the number of random financial reviews that have been carried out on holders of medical cards whose cards were not due to expire until 2017; the number of... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
992. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts that have been filled in child and adolescent mental health services from January 2013 to date; and the number of further posts which will... - Diabetes Strategy
993. To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is an equitable treatment of diabetes patients in rural areas outside Dublin; and if there is a satisfactory level of services such as the... - Ambulance Service Provision
994. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of the centralisation of the switchboard for ambulance emergency calls, his views on whether the call centre should be compartmentalised by... - Health Services Issues
996. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding smoking in the vicinity of a hospital [27533/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
997. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to Midland Regional Hospital,Tullamore; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Applications
999. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was refused a medical card; if he will set out in detail the exact income which has been assessed in this... - Food Safety Promotion Board
1000. To ask the Minister for Health when the Labour Court Recommendations LRC19842 of June 2010 in relation to the Food Safety Promotion Board will be implemented; and if he will make a... - Diabetes Strategy
1001. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to the National Cancer Screening Centre website the National Diabetic Retinopathy screening... - Medicinal Products Availability
1002. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there continues to be geographical inequity of access to medication for severe allergic asthma, with asthma sufferers in the Health Service... - Health Screening Programmes
1003. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the health screening tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27566/13] - Speech and Language Therapy
1004. To ask the Minister for Health when occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
1005. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [27581/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
1006. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/13] - Mental Health Services Provision
1007. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [27587/13] - Health Services Issues
1008. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [27588/13] - Medical Card Applications
1009. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) [27600/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
1010. To ask the Minister for Health when patients transferred from the recently closed leg ulcer clinic in Slane, County Meath, will be given appointment dates for the clinic at its new location... - Health Services Provision
1011. To ask the Minister for Health if an implementation plan for the national neurorehabilitation policy will be developed by his Department; if he recognises the importance of implementing a... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
1012. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Dapajliflozin (details supplied) will be made available to persons who hold medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27640/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1013. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27642/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
1014. To ask the Minister for Health the future of the Emergency Aeromedical Service that has been in operation for just over twelve months having completed its initial trial period, basing an... - Medical Card Appeals
1015. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Expenditure
1017. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a dedicated annual grant to a counselling service (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the geographical... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
1018. To ask the Minister for Health the way a person can gain access to PA support; the number of new applicants that were accepted on the scheme in each of the past five years; the number of... - Tobacco Control Measures
1019. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the research that was undertaken into the plain packaging of tobacco products has resulted in strong evidence which supports the... - Medical Card Appeals
1020. To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made on an appeal to be granted a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied in County Cork; and if he will make... - Hospital Staff Issues
1021. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring in a new scheme of voluntary redundancies in district hospitals in the near future for domestic attendants - not multitask; and if he will... - Departmental Funding
1024. To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding that has been sought by an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the funding that has been approved in... - Medical Card Applications
1025. To ask the Minister for Health if and when approval for medical treatment abroad will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1026. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any schemes available for citizens who are on the waiting list for surgery here for a period of years to avail of this treatment funded by the... - General Practitioner Services
1028. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding changes to medical card holders for blood tests; the plans he has to address this issue; and if he... - Health Services Staff Numbers
1030. To ask the Minister for Health if a second neurologist for the North-West Region has taken up their position (details supplied); when they started in this position or are due to start; and... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1031. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a community hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27883/13] - Medical Card Delays
1032. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in assessing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when this person may expect a... - Medical Card Drugs
1034. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card holder is exempt from paying the prescription charge on diabetic medicine as there is no charge on the long term illness scheme; and if he... - Food Safety Issues
1035. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider and respond on a proposal (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27891/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
1037. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered adding Addison's Disease to the long term illness scheme; his views on whether Addison's Disease is a severe illness with sufferers more... - Diabetes Strategy
1038. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to the funding provided for the recruitment of diabetes nurse specialists (details supplied) in County Galway; when... - Medical Card Appeals
1039. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons(details supplied) in County Kerry who were issued with general practitioner visit cards only... - Medical Card Eligibility
1040. To ask the Minister for Health if he will upgrade general practitioner visit cards to full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Dental Council
1041. To ask the Minister for Health if details in relation to the evaluation and outcome of a complaint to the Dental Council will be provided to the complainant (details supplied) in County... - Ambulance Service Provision
1042. To ask the Minister for Health the National Ambulance Service's plans for the roll out of intermediate care vehicles in Drogheda; the process for the engagement of personnel to operate the... - Primary Care Centres Provision
1043. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Meath will be included in the PPP tenders that are to be issued in August; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
1045. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the huge medical... - Hospital Appointments Administration
1046. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement for a second time will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite... - Medical Card Reviews
1047. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a full medical card will be reviewed in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [27963/13] - Medical Card Applications
1048. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [27965/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
1049. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that must be taken for an illness to be included on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27971/13] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1050. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 23 April 2013 if he will outline the estimate in the 2013 allocation for the implementation of the EU cross... - Maternity Benefit Issues
1051. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice in Finland in which new mothers are given maternity boxes which include nappies and clothes when they leave... - Medical Card Applications
1052. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28010/13] - Health Services Provision
1053. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding services in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [28025/13] - Medical Card Reviews
1054. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a general practitioner visit card and update it to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Research Funding
1057. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that funding amount provided towards the development of non-animal alternative bioscience research methods, knowns as the 3 Rs,... - Research Centres Programme
1059. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm which national laboratory has been nominated, under Article 47(2) of the EU Directive 2010/63/EU, to assist the European Centre for the... - Horizon 2020 Strategy Negotiations
1060. To ask the Minister for Health his stance on measures to ensure that the regulatory framework for Horizon 2020 EU research programmes provides essential funding to advance methods of... - Health Services Issues
1061. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 29 May 2013, if he will support the case of the family concerned [28101/13] - Hospital Procedures
1062. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthopaedic procedures in the region served by the Galway Roscommon Hospital Group; the number of patients who underwent such... - Disability Support Services Issues
1063. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the matter in which a young person with a disability was left on a bus for seven hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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