Written answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
- Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility
562. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide and update regarding the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40382/13] - Public Sector Staff Increment Payments
563. To ask the Minister for Health the provision being made for staff employed by voluntary agencies funded by the Health Service Executive to receive public sector increments due over a number... - Medical Card Eligibility
564. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons aged 16 to 25 years who are in receipt of social welfare allowance at the reduced rate of between €100 and €164 are being... - General Practitioner Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the proposed general practitioner follow-up care of breast cancer patients as launched by the National Cancer Control Programme is not... - Health Services Issues
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the procedure whereby complaints to the Health Service Executive from members of the public are processed; the length of time it... - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemachromatosis sufferers currently on the waiting list for venesection; the timeframe a person joining the list may expect to be waiting; and... - Health Screening Programmes
568. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive was aware of the continued success of England’s National Chlamydia Screening Programme for 15-24 year old sexually... - Sexually Transmitted Infections
569. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Health Service Executive to ensure that the increase in chlamydia and gonorrhoea rates amongst the young adults here is... - Health Services Provision
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment regarding a hearing deficit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
575. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to reduce the number of hours worked by non-consultant hospital doctors in order to ensure compliance with the EU Working Time... - Air Ambulance Service Provision
576. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding the air ambulance service operating from Custume Barracks Athlone; if the service will continue; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
577. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no educational psychologist service at Cheeverstown Disability Service and, in view of the fact that the early intervention speech and... - Health Services Issues
578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a primary medical certificate will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan [40456/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
579. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are provided by the Ambulance Service in transporting patients from nursing homes to private hospitals in an emergency situation; and if he... - Medical Internships
580. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that he has previously stated that the Health Service Executive has confirmed that student medical scientists on placement must be paid the... - Speech and Language Therapy
581. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing speech and language therapy to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare [40491/13] - Medical Card Applications
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the restoration of a full medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40493/13] - Speech and Language Therapy
583. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12 as their current teacher is leaving; if he will ensure that... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
584. To ask the Minister for Health the way the Fair Deal bill of over €29,000 was calculated in respect of a person (details supplied); if he will state whether or not the existing... - Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
585. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements put in place by his Department to ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act, specifically requirements for signage in departmental... - Medical Card Reviews
586. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card keeps getting reviewed for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when the current medical card is due to expire; if his... - Legislative Process
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the Acts or specific provisions of Acts under his Department that have not yet been commenced; if it is intended to commence the... - Medical Card Delays
588. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [40608/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
589. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's intention in relation to developments at Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living; the number of person's affected by the... - HSE Staffing
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of management-administrative staff employed in the Health Service Executive each year since 1996; the total staff employed in the HSE each year... - Tobacco Control Measures
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of person's who died from smoking related diseases in 2012; the amount of expenditure dedicated to anti-smoking advertisement's on TV in 2012; and... - HSE Properties
592. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that a number of sites have been bought by the Health Service Executive and a number of sites are earmarked to be developed in the Dublin... - EU Directives
593. To ask the Minister for Health the level of compliance with European Union directives within his Ministerial areas of responsibility; the current fines resulting from non-compliance and... - Vaccination Programme
594. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to provide some redress and compensation for the victims of the blackleg vaccine; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and... - HSE Properties
595. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report the use of a recently bought site (details supplied); if the Health Service Executive is willing to discuss with the community any benefit... - HSE Staffing
596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will recommend that the Health Service Executive Board make provision for staffing the new day case building at St. Joseph's Raheny, where construction... - Medical Card Applications
597. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [40670/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
598. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive an appointment for surgery. [40683/13] - Medicinal Products Supply
601. To ask the Minister for Health if negotiations with the manufacturers of pirfenidone, esbriet, have been concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40725/13] - Medical Card Applications
602. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan. [40773/13] - Dental Services Provision
603. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will put in place a mechanism to allow for the roll out of orthodontic therapists as part of the State's response to reduce waiting lists... - Medical Card Appeals
604. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40849/13] - Child Care Services Inspections
605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff are employed in each county as child care facilities inspectors; the number of new staff that have been employed in each county by the... - Departmental Expenditure
606. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of capital spending incurred directly within his Department as a results of measures undertaken as part of the 2011 Jobs Initiative; and if he... - Disabilities Services Funding
607. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that no further cuts are proposed to the intellectual disability budget for 2014 as they have already incurred a 16% reduction... - Disability Support Services Issues
608. To ask the Minister for Health when moulded seating for a new wheelchair will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is severely disabled; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres Provision
610. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of a primary health care centre in Kilcock, County Kildare; the extent to which plans have been agreed; if agreement has... - Disease Management (2 comments)
611. To ask the Minister for Health the diagnosis and treatment facilities available for Lyme disease and if there are plans to expand these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Issues
612. To ask the Minister for Health if a defibrillator will be fitted in a station following a serious incident (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
613. To ask the Minister for Health if and when consultation for urgent orthopaedic surgery will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Disability Support Services Expenditure
615. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the major collective effect of cuts to disability organisations (details supplied) in County Cork which have experienced... - Health Insurance Levy Issues
616. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of Government health levy that applies to all private health insurance policies; if this levy only applies to those paying private health... - Health Services Provision
617. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list and estimate of costs for medical and surgical appliances in County Kerry; if he will itemise the various categories and the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
618. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress on filling the diabetic nursing posts to serve the area under the remit of the Galway-Roscommon Hospitals group, the... - Obesity Strategy
619. To ask the Minister for Health if, despite the opposition to such a measure which is driven by commercial interests and a complete unwillingness to accept the growing scientific and medical... - Prescriptions Data
620. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 906 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide an answer to the question; if he will make available the information provided to... - Disability Support Services Issues
621. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) with a disability does not lose their transport service [41221/13] - HSE Expenditure
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the electricity... - Health Care Infrastructure
623. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive, which have combined heat and power plants installed and operational; if his... - Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on all Regulatory Impact Statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will...
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