Written answers
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
- Nursing Home Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home support scheme and the implications of the Government levy increase on nursing home residents from 5% to 7.5% under the... - Hospital Staff Issues
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if reports are correct that South Doc is regularly called into Bantry Hospital, County Cork, to attend patients in the absences of duty... - Patient Statistics
546. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a record of the number of patients with minor injuries that have been redirected from Bantry Hospital, County Cork, to Cork city hospitals without... - Medical Card Issues
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the change of name in respect of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Foster Care Provision
548. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding foster care or a residential place in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [30086/13] - Health Services Provision
549. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for physiotherapy will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30095/13] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
550. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to fill posts related to areas of diabetes care in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30111/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
551. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there is an adequate ambulance service in the greater Dublin area to respond to emergency calls, general practitioner requests for... - Medical Card Eligibility
552. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make medical cards available to all children suffering with cancer; if he wil outline the current position; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
553. To ask the Minister for Health if the Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf, Dublin 3, or the Health Service Executive have a residential unit for young persons with a disability who are in a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for orthotic shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that they are priority one on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
555. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reverting to applicants for fair deal assistance (details supplied). [30151/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
556. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be supplied with a hearing aid as a matter of urgency [30156/13] - Departmental Schemes
557. To ask the Minister for Health the current processing time for community ophthalmic scheme forms; his views on whether the current practice of returning forms to the patient and not to the... - Medical Card Applications
558. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
559. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a Health Service Executive recommendation of speech and language therapy for a young child (details supplied)... - Medical Card Eligibility
560. To ask the Minister for Health the rules governing the entitlements of Irish citizens under EU regulations, in relation to an over 70 years medical card, when they were previously entitled... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
561. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to fill posts related to areas of diabetes care in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30182/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
562. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has failed to deal with a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 [30187/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
563. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 [30192/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding Aicardi syndrome as one of the conditions that qualify for a long term illness card due to the severity of the condition [30193/13] - Care of the Elderly
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the national quality standards for residential care settings for older persons... - Medical Card Eligibility
566. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an appeal for the general practitioners visit card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a... - HSE Properties
568. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has indicated its plans in respect of using a building (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
569. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an age limit which precludes a dementia patient under the age of 65 years from availing of the fair deal scheme to enter a nursing home that caters... - Disabilities Services Funding
570. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive funding for adult day services in Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, County Dublin, particularly in view of... - Home Help Service Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding extra home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/13] - Nursing Home Accommodation
572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the way the Health Service Executive in Tralee, County Kerry, refused to hand back the subsidy granted to a facility that was provided for... - Home Help Service Staff
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current regulations that determine the retirement age of home help workers within the Health Service Executive; if he... - Hospital Services
574. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Dexa scans are unavailable to public patients in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; his plans to have this service available to public patients; and if he... - Nursing Staff Provision
575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the possibility of setting up a national transfer policy for nurses currently in the employment of the Health Service Executive who are... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
576. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per Health Service Executive region, the number of nurses that are on a national panel for current or future vacancies; and... - Medical Card Numbers
577. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the number of persons who attended general practitioners based in each of the health centres in County Limerick during the years... - Primary Care Strategy
578. To ask the Minister for Health if a date has been set for the rolling out of the free general practitioner scheme for children with special needs. [30285/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Provisions
579. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the proposal to increase the levy on the assets of nursing home residents from 5% to 7.5% (details... - Suicide Prevention
580. To ask the Minister for Health If he will present a detailed report in tabular form a breakdown of the extra €35 million spending on suicide prevention that he has committed to this... - HSE Legal Costs
581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain and justify the amount of legal fees expended by the Health Service Executive in 2012; and if he will explain and justify the significant... - Hospital Waiting Lists
583. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appointment /admission will be arranged at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
584. To ask the Minister for Health if the income guidelines for a medical card for those aged between 66 and 70 have increased since 2003; if he will detail the current thresholds; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
585. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe in which a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their hip-replacement operation; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointment Delays
586. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30319/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting to have cataract operations carried out at Cork University Hospital; the length of time they have been waiting for... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
588. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the treatment of a person at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a yearly breakdown for the past five years in relation to a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; the budgets allocated; the... - Topical Issue Debate
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Dáil topical issue debates submitted to his Department following selection by the Ceann Comhairle since March 2011; the number of topical... - Hospital Appointment Status
593. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Provision
594. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 690 of 12 February 2013 and No. 623 of the 14 May 2013, if he will provide a detailed progress report on the Kenmare and... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
595. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revisit the possibility of having new medical stoma appliances and accessories made available through the GMS; and if he will make a statement on... - Ministerial Transport
597. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of Ministerial transport in his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; the number of drivers employed in each year; and if he will... - Departmental Expenditure
598. To ask the Minister for Health the total costs of photography incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date 2013 in tabular form per event. [30571/13] - Health Services Provision
601. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the National Asthma Programme in the upcoming Health Services Executive Service Plan for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider changing the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009 to make provision for any dependent children the applicant may have; and if he will make... - Mental Health Services Provision
603. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health facilities in County Louth; and the number of staff employed in each; and the number of staff vacancies in each [30631/13] - Orthodontic Services Provision
605. 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. [30657/13] - Health Services Issues
606. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 14 May 2013, if he will provide the details of the six month plan, to address significant factors impacting on the... - Mental Health Services Provision
608. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the closure of St Luke’s secure unit in Ballinasloe, County Galway, the location to which it is proposed that patients leaving the Central... - Hospital Waiting Lists
609. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30683/13] - Departmental Investigations
610. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 18 June 2013 (details supplied); if he will confirm if an investigation amended to an audit; and if he will make a... - Health Strategies
612. To ask the Minister for Health if a national dementia strategy will be published in 2014 with clear timelines for delivery of its objective [30714/13] - National Maternity Hospital
613. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding a national maternity hospital; the site, cost and the timeframe for delivery of a new state of the art maternity hospital [30717/13] - Hospitals Building Programme
614. To ask the Minister for Health the building/refurbishment works that have been undertaken at the Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin in the past ten years; and the cost involved for each project... - National Children's Hospital Status
615. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in announcing the appointment of a Development Board for the the National Paediatric Hospital in the St James's Hospital complex,... - Nursing Home Services
619. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in having the purpose built public nursing home in St Michael's Estate, behind the primary health care centre, which has been uncommissioned... - Hospital Facilities
620. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the services available in the Cherry Orchard Hospital complex, Dublin; if he will list those currently there and in the primary health... - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
622. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the presence of a number of methadone clinics in the north inner city area of Dublin; if he has had any... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive provides a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan with an orthopaedic seat which he has been advised... - Medical Card Applications
625. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30817/13] - Hospital Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the resources available to his Department remains adequate to meet the full range of services at hospital and community level envisaged at... - Medical Card Application Numbers
627. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of medical cards has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30821/13] - Nursing Home Accommodation
628. To ask the Minister for Health if adequate resources remain available to ensure the retention of the maximum number of public nursing homes having particular regard to the projected needs in... - Hospital Internships
629. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to have sufficient junior hospital doctors to meet requirements throughout the hospital service in the coming years; if he sees... - Nursing Staff Provision
630. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which sufficient nursing staff are readily available in line with requirements over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
631. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists have been reduced in all public hospitals throughout the country; the extent to which this compares favourably or otherwise... - Health Services Expenditure
632. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which savings and efficiencies have been achieved throughout all sectors in the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Staff Provision
633. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which agency nursing staff continue to be replaced by part-time, temporary or whole time staff throughout the public health sector; and if he... - Health Insurance Regulation
634. To ask the Minister for Health arising from recent announcements by health insurers, the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the health insurance sector with a view to... - Public Procurement Regulations
635. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which central procurement in terms of medicine, drugs or services in the health sector is organised in order to give maximum benefit and... - Medicinal Products Prices
636. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the cost of prescription drugs to the Exchequer has fluctuated over the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff Issues
637. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultant, non-consultant doctor and nursing posts currently vacant; those likely to be filled in the foreseeable future; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres Provision
640. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the need to ensure the retention of the widest possible network of local health centres throughout County Kildare with... - Hospice Services
641. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which hospice beds are available to patients throughout north Kildare; the extent to which this number is sufficient to meet requirements; if he... - Nursing Home Services
642. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continues to monitor developments at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling; if any changes have taken place in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
643. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that waiting times for a consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon at Our Lady's Hospital Navan County Meath increased from eight months to... - Health Services Staff Issues
644. To ask the Minister for Health if a Health Service Executive investigation is ongoing regarding the conduct of a care worker/personal assistant assigned to the care of a person (details... - Medical Card Reviews
645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30850/13]
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