Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
1275. To ask the Minister for Health when recruitment will begin within the Health Service Executive for speech and language therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/13] - Alcohol Pricing
1276. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government is considering banning sports sponsorship by alcohol companies and replacing the lost revenue by imposing further special taxes on alcohol... - Dental Services Provision
1277. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the severe lack of appropriate dental care for children in the Castleblaney/Broomfield area of County Monaghan (details supplied). [37264/13] - Tobacco Control Measures
1280. To ask the Minister for Health if any assessment has been made to date on the impact of the introduction of pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging with regard to consumption levels... - Medical Card Eligibility
1281. To ask the Minister for Health the current national interest rate applied to savings or similar investments for the purposes of calculating eligibility for a medical card for persons aged... - Assisted Human Reproduction Issues
1282. To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been done to date to bring forward legislation on stem cell research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36861/13] - Mental Health Services Provision
1283. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of services to persons with borderline personality disorder; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those with... - Orthodontic Services Provision
1284. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment will be provided by the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as the person who is not a suitable candidate for... - Medical Card Eligibility
1285. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that applies to an Irish citizen aged over 70 years who is in receipt of a British pension and is seeking a medical card; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
1286. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36887/13] - An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann
1287. To ask the Minister for Health the reason An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann is commonly referred to as the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in the sector;... - Hospital Services
1288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals that have a protocol for the treatment of sepsis in place [36906/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1289. 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. [36920/13] - Hospitals Expenditure
1290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a financial breakdown of the current budgetary performance of every hospital providing acute services within the Health Service Executive... - Suicide Prevention
1291. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has implemented since coming into office to reduce the numbers of deaths by suicide; the measures he is planning to implement by the end of... - Ambulance Service Provision
1292. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of ambulance coverage black spots identified by the national ambulance service; the steps being taken to address the poor response... - Mental Health Services Provision
1293. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of planned acute psychiatric beds; the estimated cost of providing these beds; the number and location of overcapacity of beds within... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
1294. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the unacceptable long waiting times for routine orthodontic treatment for patients in County Kerry that now stands at three and a half... - Medical Card Eligibility
1295. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person... - Hospital Transfers
1296. To ask the Minister for Health the level of savings that has been achieved by the Health Service Executive in relation to their transport budget by availing of the rural transport scheme in... - Hospital Administration
1297. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an automatic answering system and auto attendance system for switch boards is being installed in Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin, despite... - Mental Health Services Funding
1298. To ask the Minister for Health the appointments made for community mental health services in 2012 and to date in 2013; the funding provided for these services over the past two years; if he... - Nursing Home Services
1299. To ask the Minister for Health the appropriate legal minimum ratio of nursing staff to patients in nursing homes; the minimum standard of care as set by his Department in nursing homes; if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1300. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1301. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the increase in the number of medical card refusals particularly in cases where applicants are seriously ill; the reason mortgages/home loans... - Nursing Home Services
1302. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to of the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who has transferred from Tallaght hospital to a private nursing... - Medical Card Applications
1303. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card application will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1304. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that children suffering from arthritis and rheumatological illnesses are dealt with in view of the waiting lists that in some... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
1305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants on the waiting list for wheelchairs in County Kerry; the length of time they are waiting; the action he will take to address these... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1306. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the paediatric rheumatology service for children in Irish hospitals; if he will outline on each date when current and previous... - Regulation of Sunbed Use
1307. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans to regulate the use of sunbeds with particular reference to the need for regulation in respect of minors and in addition to the failure of... - Disabled Drivers Grant Applications
1308. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed in order to obtain a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Hospital Charges
1309. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the €100 emergency department charges, if he will confirm the number of charges not actually paid because they are sent to persons who... - Hospital Services
1310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a matter (details supplied) regarding rheumatology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37100/13] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
1311. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the matter of general practitioners plans to charge medical card holders for previously free warfarin blood tests; if his attention has been... - Occupational Therapy Services
1312. To ask the Minister for Health if and when recommended occupational therapy will be offered in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been discharged from both the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
1313. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (dtails supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37126/13] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
1314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put funding in place to ensure that persons will not have to wait an inordinate length of time for orthodontic treatment (details supplied); and if... - Organ Donation
1315. To ask the Minister for Health when the opt out policy on kidney and heart donors will come into effect. [37199/13] - Home Care Packages
1316. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37201/13] - General Practitioner Services
1317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support general practitioners who are under a lot of pressure and who are being forced to lay off staff. [37215/13] - Hospital Services
1318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with the lack of a real paediatric rheumatology service in our children's hospitals and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Hospital Acquired Infections
1319. To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards that are now in place following the CJD incident at Beaumont Hospital. [37219/13] - Disability Support Services Issues
1320. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services available to a physically disabled person in Dublin 13 and where the person can seek advice. [37222/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1321. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois may expect to have a date for surgery. [37241/13] - Hospital Services
1322. To ask the Minister for Health if physiotherapy will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37242/13] - Health Services Issues
1323. To ask the Minister for Health if a wheelchair could be obtained to aid the parent of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37249/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1326. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise an operation in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37256/13] - Health Services Issues
1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he has a health and safety plan to deal with the rat crisis in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37261/13] - Health Screening Programmes
1328. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate funding has been made available for vision care; the extent to which funding has been made available to fulfill the commitment to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1329. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a hospital appointment. [37265/13] - Medical Card Applications
1330. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37266/13] - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
1331. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any implications for persons who travel to the Six Counties to have six different prescriptions filled; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Issues
1332. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 26 May 2011, if he will provide an update on an investigation. [37274/13] - Health Promotion Issues
1333. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place to support breastfeeding and if he will consider a marketing campaign to promote breastfeeding and the associated benefits; and if he... - Cancer Incidence
1334. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any assessment or report by the Health Service Executive in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3 regarding the high rate of cancer locally.... - Services for People with Disabilities
1335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the young adults attending Stewart's Care in Palmerstown, Dublin 20 and protect their services. [37282/13] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
1336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add rheumatoid arthritis to the list of qualifying illnesses under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
1337. 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. [37294/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1338. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37295/13] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
1339. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a dental appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37296/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1340. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37297/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1341. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons with motor neurone disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37305/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
1343. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect to receive a hospital appointment. [37311/13] - Health Services Issues
1344. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current security of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37318/13] - Hospital Complaints Procedures
1345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to order an investigation into the treatment of patients in Baggot Street hospital in the 1960s and if he has received any complaints in that... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
1347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an indication as to when the working time directive with regard to persons working in our health service will be fully implemented; and if... - Medical Card Applications
1348. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37353/13] - Mental Health Services Funding
1349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the mental health services in County Kerry do not suffer further cuts to their budget or resources in 2013; and if he will make a... - Health Services Issues
1350. To ask the Minister for Health if particular health centres (details supplied) in County Wicklow run by the Health Service Executive are fully wheelchair accessible for staff and the... - Medical Card Drugs
1351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients who get a hospital prescription have to then go to a general practitioner for further prescriptions before they can get their medicine on... - Medical Card Applications
1353. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37463/13] - Courses Accreditation
1354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the crisis facing the 21 students studying audiology in Athlone Institute of Technology whose course has been cancelled; the steps he... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
1355. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media,... - Ministerial Appointments
1356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the statutory... - Primary Care Centres Provision
1361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a proposed primary care centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this project will go ahead as planned; and if he will... - Mental Health Services Funding
1362. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed €35 million allocation on mental health. [37554/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
1363. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37557/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
1364. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an urgent hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Reviews
1365. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37571/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that more funding is provided to the Health Service Executive to enable surgeons to carry out more surgeries for scoliosis patients; and if... - Medical Card Applications
1367. 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. [37595/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
1369. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to protect funding for the services for the mentally and physically disadvantaged for the coming year; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Guidelines
1370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation for patients in psychiatric hospitals and smoking areas (details supplied). [37599/13] - Care of the Elderly Provision
1372. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a forum for long-term care and funding that should be provided to facilitate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37602/13] - General Practitioner Services
1373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the free general practitioner card scheme. [37605/13] - Medical Procedures
1374. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has had two faulty hip replacements and one subsequent repair; if any... - Hospital Services
1375. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for the development of a rehabilitation service at Roscommon County Hospital; the current position regarding the recruitment of a... - Homeless Persons Supports
1376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in relation to a homeless situation. [37615/13] - Care Services
1377. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to undertake an audit of respite services to identify gaps in existing service levels and to assess current and future need for these services; his... - Home Help Service Expenditure
1379. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no cuts to home help services in view of the severe difficulties this will cause service users and their families; the steps... - Care Services
1382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional supports to a family (details supplied) in County Dublin. [37637/13] - Hospital Appointment Delays
1383. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has been waiting over a year and a half for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on... - Home Help Service Provision
1385. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37646/13] - Disability Support Services Provision
1386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs. [37657/13] - Patient Transport Provision
1387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position in relation to medical card holders and ambulance service to clinics, as patients have been told that as and from 1 August... - Medical Card Applications
1388. 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. [37664/13] - Optical Screening Services
1392. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for ophthalmic assessment for primary or post primary students in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
1395. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical cards which have been issued to children at birth on medical gounds may be refused on renewal despite no change in their medical condition... - Disability Support Services Provision
1396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to cutbacks in St Michael's House, Dublin 9 [37683/13] - Hospital Appointment Delays
1398. To ask the Minister for Health the progress 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... - Dental Services Provision
1399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report outlining the dental check-up services provided to children in each of the Health Service Executive clinics in the State;... - Hospital Services
1400. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of the 4 July 2013, if he will provide an update on the re-establishment of the thrombolysis service; when it is... - Health Services Issues
1401. To ask the Minister for Health when phase II of the TRASNA programme will be implemented; the planned location for the remaining Teledocs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
1402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to reinstate the acute and chronic pain management clinic in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and to... - Health Services Staff Data
1403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health service employees that were employed in County Waterford during the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number... - Hospital Staff Issues
1404. To ask the Minister for Health if the orthaeopedic surgical rotation in Waterford Regional Hospital is currently operating at full capacity; if not, if he will confirm the efforts being... - Blood Transfusion Service
1405. To ask the Minister for Health if the Irish Blood Transfusion Service is to commence accepting blood from haemachromatosis sufferers; the indicative dates and locations; and if he will make... - Symphysiotomy Report
1406. To ask the Minister for Health when the final Report by Professor Oonagh Walsh into the practice of symphysiotomy will be published. [37719/13] - General Practitioner Services
1407. To ask the Minister for Health his intentions for an out-of-hours facility (details supplied) in County Cork; the number of doctors currently on call; if any changes have recently taken... - Medical Card Applications
1408. 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. [37729/13] - Disability Diagnoses
1412. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for an autism diagnostic assessment for children nationally; his views on whether a six to eight month wait in Cork North Lee is acceptable;... - Vaccination Programme
1413. To ask the Minister for Health further to the protection of young school girls against cervical cancer, if all school girls who needed this vaccine have actually received all three shots... - Ambulance Service Provision
1414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide Health Service Executive Ambulance Service records (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37753/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1415. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the refusal of medical cards to certain cohorts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37754/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
1416. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ambulance service in Kenmare, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37755/13] - General Practitioner Services
1417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
1418. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding an issue in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. [37759/13] - Dental Services Provision
1419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate preventive and restorative care under the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders and introduce a new voucher system... - Health Services Staff Issues
1420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate sufficient number of staff in all Health Service Executive areas to ensure patients of the HSE's public dental service and orthodontic... - Dental Services Provision
1423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explore with the Irish Dental Association the potential participation of dentists in health promotion and chronic disease management; and if he... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
1424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a full-time Chief Dental Officer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37774/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1427. 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. [37786/13] - Health Services Staff Training
1429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate funding and resources for the Coolgrane Training Centre, Killarney, County Kerry to ensure the vital services this training centre... - Ambulance Service Provision
1430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the statistics regarding hoax ambulance calls in County Kerry for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
1431. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 was refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37806/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1432. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37809/13] - Disabilities Services Funding
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [37820/13] - Mental Health Services Provision
1434. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services in each of the Health Service Executive regions; if the waiting list is... - Hospital Services
1435. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of the day care service at Swinford District Hospital, County Mayo; when was he made aware of same; and if... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
1437. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accelerate the provision of the special chair already agreed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37827/13] - Medical Card Applications
1438. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/13] - Health Insurance Levy Issues
1440. To ask the Minister for Health if the current practise of the Government in-patient levy on private health insurers and the new charge on private health insurers for the full cost of a... - Services for People with Disabilities
1441. To ask the Minister for Health if dyspraxia is considered a disability; the services and supports available to persons with dyspraxia; if clinics or counselling are available to ensure that... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
1442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of the 477 additional staff committed to under the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013 in order to... - Hospital Services
1443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will he confirm that Toghermore House, Tuam, County Galway, will continue in its function as of November 2012, and that all 17 of the beds will remain... - Orthodontic Services Provision
1444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the figures for children currently awaiting an orthodontic treatment place with particular reference to counties Louth and... - EU Directives
1447. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1050 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide an update on the implementation of the EU cross border directive on medical... - Medical Card Eligibility
1448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to no longer issue medical cards to cancer patients and patients with other severe illnesses; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Applications
1449. To ask the Minister for Health if he wil reinvestigate a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37880/13] - Health Services Provision
1452. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be provided with a prosthesis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37892/13] - Health Services Staff Issues
1453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that have exited the health service since 2011 through retirement and voluntary redundancy; the cost savings accruing from this reduction;... - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
1454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the development of a national plan for rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
1455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the appointment of case workers in local health offices to provide a one-stop-shop service for family carers and those for whom they care;... - Care Services
1457. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan in respect of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [37919/13] - General Practitioner Services
1458. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to remove the DOC service from the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth following recent cuts to the North East Doctor on Call... - Hospital Acquired Infections
1459. To ask the Minister for Health his response to recent Health Information and Quality Authority reports which show that many hospitals are failing to follow basics hand hygiene techniques;... - Hospital Services
1460. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on the development of the National Paediatric Children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37950/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
1461. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37953/13] - Capital Programme Expenditure
1462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form... - Hospital Facilities
1463. To ask the Minister for Health if signage for a clinic (details supplied) at Kerry General Hospital will be erected to help avoid patients from having to ask for directions; and if he will... - Health Services Issues
1465. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a charge payable from the holder of a medical card direct to a general practitioner for medical card holders who receive a 'flu jab; and if he... - Sale of Electronic Cigarettes
1467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/13] - Psychological Services
1468. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed to obtain an appointment to see a child psychologist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Health Services Expenditure
1469. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was taken to try to reduce the amount of nappies that are being used by persons who have no other choice but to use them, such as disabled... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive beds in the Louth/Meath region that are allocated for respite care services; the number of such beds that are not used... - Health Services Issues
1471. To ask the Minister for Health where the currently unused Teledoc machines to be used as part of the TRASNA programme are being stored; the cost of such storage; the catalogue price for the... - Medical Card Eligibility
1472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38013/13] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
1473. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cut-backs in funding for disability services have led to a situation where the residential care offered... - Services for People with Disabilities
1474. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding cuts to services. [38023/13] - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
1475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultant posts that have been advertised in the 12 months since the salaries for new entrant consultants were cut that have actually... - Proposed Legislation
1476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate sunbed use here; his views on the use of sunbeds by under 18 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38052/13] - Private Home Care Provision
1478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form by county, year and by care company of the amount of money spent by the Health Service Executive in the... - Health Services Provision
1480. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pilot project providing a GP service for persons with no medical cards is only being provided to the Roma community at Tallaght Hospital,... - Mental Health Guidelines
1481. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided in 2013 to the National Service User Executive, established under Recommendation 3.5 of A Vision for Change; the funding provided... - Mental Health Services Provision
1484. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all of the community based mental health teams are in place in counties Galway, Mayo and Roacommon areas; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Act Review
1485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will forward to this Deputy details of the report of the expert group to review the Mental Health Act 2001 which was due to be published in the second... - Mental Health Services Report
1486. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recommendations contained on pages 133 and 145 of the 2006 document A Vision for Change, if these changes have been implemented; if not, the... - Proposed Legislation
1487. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to progress the passage of the Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38125/13] - Medical Card Applications
1488. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38203/13] - Medical Card Reviews
1489. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on a medical card review. [38204/13] - Medical Card Applications
1490. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38205/13] - Medical Card Reviews
1496. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on a review for a medical card. [38211/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1497. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38212/13] - Medical Card Applications
1498. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38213/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1499. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38214/13] - Medical Card Applications
1500. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38215/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1501. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38216/13] - Medical Card Applications
1502. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38217/13] - Medical Card Appeals
1508. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38223/13] - Medical Card Applications
1509. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38224/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
1517. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon (details supplied) in Midland Regional Hospital,... - Hospital Appointments Administration
1518. To ask the Minister for Health when the person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment with the audiology department, Midland Regional Hospita,l Portlaoise. [38233/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
1519. To ask the Minister for Health when the person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon, Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore [38234/13] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
1520. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical exam required for the purposes of a driver licence renewal for over 70 year olds is covered under the GMS scheme; if not, if he will confirm if... - Mental Health Services Funding
1521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the position regarding cuts to St Michael's House (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38256/13] - Hospital Services
1522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the orthopaedic surgery for children has ceased in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; if this means that the children's hospital at Tallaght... - Medical Qualifications Issues
1523. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a health profession, that of nuclear medicine technologist, recognised by the State; the process of having such a health profession... - Vaccination Programme
1525. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Health Service Executive to meet its childhood immunisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/13] - Medical Card Applications
1526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Incidence
1529. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the 16% increase in prostate cancer among men during the past five years; the measures he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
1531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [38349/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
1533. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical mattress in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and when a decision may be expected... - Care of the Elderly
1534. To ask the Minister for Health if he supports the establishment of a forum on long-term residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38356/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
1535. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to be called for a surgical procedure taking into account that they are on an emergency waiting... - HSE Funding
1536. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) in County Cork to provide training in the emergency services area; and if he will make... - Primary Care Centres Provision
1537. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for a new primary care centre in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps that have been taken to date to develop this... - Medical Card Applications
1538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/13] - Primary Care Centres Provision
1539. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the provision of a primary care centre at Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if this centre is to be provided by means of... - Health Services Provision
1540. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding correspondence regarding the health condition of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if any decisions has been made... - Health Services Staff Data
1541. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 10 July 2013, if any of the positions referred to in that reply have now been filled; if he will detail the... - Medical Card Application Numbers
1542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card application forms that were received by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service nationally to date in 2013, broken down by the... - Medical Card Eligibility
1544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications that were refused on an income basis per county in each month to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Reviews
1546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card application forms from residents in County Kildare that were reviewed by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in each month to... - Medical Card Applications
1547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications that were rejected without medical evidence being reviewed by the primary care reimbursement service, per county, for... - Medical Card Reviews
1548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card reviews undertaken that led to medical cards being granted by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, per county, for each month to... - Medical Card Numbers
1549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued to patients determined as being terminally ill or in receipt of palliative care in 2012 per month and per... - Medical Card Application Numbers
1552. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of medical card applications for the over 70’s that have been received per county, per month in 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will... - Medical Card Eligibility
1553. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of medical card applications for the over 70’s per county, per month that have been refused on income grounds in 2012 and to date in 2013;... - Medical Card Reviews
1554. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of medical cards issued for the over 70’s that have been issued following a review of the medical circumstances per month, per county in... - Medical Card Applications
1555. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of days taken to review medical information in relation to medical cards, from the date the application was received in 2012 and to date in 2013... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
1558. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify if a pharmacist is obliged to legally dispense an item for a patient even if it means the pharmacist will be at a financial loss in doing... - Dental Services Provision
1560. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives that are in place to promote oral health and the supports available for persons to access dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Expenditure
1562. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the budget provision for 2013 pursuant to Section 39 of the Health Act 2004; the amount of funding allocated in particular to County Mayo; and... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
1565. To ask the Minister for Health the reason delays in the provision of new wheelchairs and existing wheelchair repairs have escalated to such point that severely mobility impaired children... - Cancer Screening Programmes
1568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a statement to allay public concerns, particularly among older men, regarding the current controversy surrounding prostate cancer testing at... - HSE Farm & Rural Stress Helpline
1569. To ask the Minister for Health if the farm and rural area stress helpline offered by the Health Service Executive South will be extended to the Dublin Mid-Leinster region; and if... - Home Help Service Provision
1570. To ask the Minister for Health if home-help will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38582/13] - Medical Card Applications
1571. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [38584/13] - Mobility Allowance Applications
1572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of mobility allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38588/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1573. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the substantial increase in the number of persons being refused medical cards and replaced by a GP card; the number of persons, broken down by... - Services for People with Disabilities
1574. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1048 of 16 July 2013, if he intends to provide funding for staffing resourcing in the next 12 months to enable the... - Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
1576. To ask the Minister for Health the person that has overall responsibility for the public procurement for the Health Service Executive West [38650/13] - Cochlear Implants
1581. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost to the Exchequer of providing bilateral cochlear implants for deaf children. [38656/13] - Hospital Services
1582. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a lung transplant has been repeatedly delayed for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38657/13] - Nursing and Midwifery Metrics
1583. To ask the Minister for Health if the regional nursing metric project officers pilot scheme will be rolled out on a national basis. [38731/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
1585. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Co. Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38745/13] - Dental Services Provision
1586. To ask the Minister for Health if the sixth class dentist check up will take place this year for pupils of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38751/13] - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
1587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide contact names of local social workers or support groups in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38752/13] - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
1588. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a decision on their primary medical certificate application; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
1589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused a medical card; if all the medical evidence supplied was taken into consideration; and if he... - Medical Card Appeals
1590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/13] - Respite Care Services
1591. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues of cancellation of respite due to crisis accommodation cases at the Daughters of Charity, Navan Road;... - Rare Diseases Strategy Publication
1592. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 28 May 2013, the progress that has been made to date in the development of a national rare disease plan; and if... - Domestic Violence Refuges
1593. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate refuge accommodation for victims of domestic violence in Cavan-Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38801/13] - Departmental Staff Recruitment
1594. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his Department advertise vacant...
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