Written answers
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
- Air Ambulance Service Provision
500. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the operation of the aeromedical service will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39369/13] - National Substance Misuse Strategy
501. To ask the Minister for Health if he has undertaken any analysis of the proposal to implement a social responsibility levy on drinks manufacturers as proposed by the Steering Group Report on... - Medical Card Applications
502. To ask the Minister for Health when a 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. [39164/13] - Health Services Issues
503. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive changed its policy with regards the provision of bras, prosthesis and swim suits for women who are recovering from cancer and... - General Practitioner Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care as outlined in the programme for Government will be introduced; the timeframe for same; the illnesses or disabilities that... - Services for People with Disabilities
505. To ask the Minister for Health if the cutbacks in St. Michael's House (details supplied) can be reversed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39195/13] - Hospitals Expenditure
506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form by hospital of the cost of security services in each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39197/13] - HIQA Inspections
507. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority is empowered to visit acute general hospitals on an unannounced basis to carry out inspections; if he will... - Hospital Services
509. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a gastroenterology centre at the Mercy University Hospital, Cork; the timeframe for the development and investment being made;... - Services for People with Disabilities
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of the person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 with a disability in relation to the cuts to St. Michael’s House. [39211/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
512. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be admitted for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39216/13] - Homeless Persons Supports
513. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding housing in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [39217/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
514. To ask the Minister for Health his views that it is safe to have just one ambulance with patient carrying facilities available in the Killarney area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - HSE Staffing
515. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical officers working in the medical card appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39307/13] - Medical Card Appeals
517. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card appeal; if this case was reviewed by a medical officer; and if he... - National Asthma Programme
518. To ask the Minister for Health If he will implement the next phase of the national asthma programme in 2014 which will result in a reduction in both deaths and hospital admissions due to... - Medical Card Appeals
519. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39321/13] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
523. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there is a waiting list in excess of 200, if there is a specific date for the hiring of five nursing personnel and three EEG... - Medical Card Reviews
524. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/13] - Medical Card Appeals
525. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card appeal; if this case was reviewed by a medical officer; and if he... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas recruitment drives undertaken by the Health Service Executive in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number and job title of posts offered at each... - General Practitioner Services
529. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the amount provided to general practitioners to perform small procedures, for example, mole removal, in their surgeries; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
530. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Diabetes Strategy
532. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will fill the sanctioned posts in relation in the areas of diabetes care in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement... - National Children's Hospital Status
533. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the development of the National Paediatric Hospital. [39405/13] - HSE Properties
534. To ask the Minister for Health the properties in Dublin 8, 10 and 12 belonging to the Health Service Executive that are being sold and the progress that has been made on selling them. [39406/13] - Mobility Allowance Decision
536. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to discontinue the mobility allowance payment; the length of time for which he intends to extend the scheme; the alternatives that are being... - Medical Card Reviews
537. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Issues
538. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive options available in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [39422/13] - Hospital Complaints Procedures
539. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the transport arrangements available at a hospital (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Maternity Cash Grant
540. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 3 July 2013, if he will provide a response to same; if he will furnish the information supplied to him by the... - Alcohol Advertising
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the 2012 report of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body; if not, when he expects to receive same; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Reviews
543. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39473/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
545. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are being made to ensure that urgent treatment that is required in St. Vincent's Hospital Dublin for a person (details supplied) in... - Medical Card Reviews
546. To ask the Minister for Health if a refund will be issued for expenses accrued as a result of a withdrawal of a medical card that was subsequently and successfully appealed in respect of a... - General Practitioner Services
547. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of extending free general practitioner care to all children under five years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39564/13] - HSE Staffing
548. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent comments that the Health Service Executive has a surplus of 1,500 administrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39565/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
549. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will receive an appointment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin;... - National Ambulance Service
550. To ask the Minister for Health whether when a member of staff of the National Ambulance Service identifies a problem regarding ambulance service delivery, proceeds to seek its resolution... - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
551. To ask the Minister for Health the full year saving, gross and net, to the Exchequer if all hospital consultants' pay over €150,000 were reduced by certain amounts (details supplied).... - Hospital Transfers
552. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the urgent transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to the Mercy Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Properties
553. To ask the Minister for Health the total rental moneys paid per annum by the Health Service Executive in County Cavan for sites (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Expenditure
554. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 497 of 9 July 2013, if his attention has been drawn to an internal audit at a company in County Dublin that receives... - Medical Card Reviews
555. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card may be retained in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39647/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
556. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow that further changes in the rules for medical card holders may... - Speech and Language Therapy
557. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39660/13] - Mobility Allowance Decision
558. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of a mobility scooter will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make... - Hospital Transfers
559. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be transferred back to a Carlow hospital. [39696/13] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
560. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance that will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare towards the provision of a hearing aid; and if he will make a... - Hospital Equipment
562. To ask the Minister for Health the reason perfectly good beds have been taken out of a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39742/13] - Hospitals Building Programme
563. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a major new structure and extension at Sligo General Hospital; if the timelines originally envisaged will be met; and if he will make a... - Commencement of Legislation
564. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the 'X' case legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39818/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the most recent figures for the numbers waiting to access neurological services here; his plans to address these waiting lists; his future... - Assisted Human Reproduction Issues
566. To ask the Minister for Health his views on stem cell research here; the way he sees this area developing in the years to come; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39828/13] - Primary Care Centres Provision
567. To ask the Minister for Health the recent discussions his Department and the Health Service Executive have had with stakeholders regarding a proposed primary care centre (details supplied)...
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