Written answers
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
- Tobacco Control Measures
387. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the Revenue Commissioners are participating in the high-level implementation group to oversee the project plan for the introduction of... - National Drugs Strategy Budget
388. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the war on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43071/13] - Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all elderly persons with severely limited mobility and living in isolated rural areas with poor public transport services were entitled... - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
390. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for funding under the national lottery scheme (details supplied); when payments are expected to be announced; and if he... - Home Help Service Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Health if and when increased home help hours in line with their reduced mobility and high dependence on medication will be arranged in the case of a person (details... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise citizens on the fair deal scheme and the best way to plan for their future using this scheme. [43042/13] - Mental Health Services Funding
393. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent review will be put in place on the scoring system for comparisons between Ballinasloe and Roscommon as centres for acute psychiatric beds in... - Hospital Appointment Status
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a new cardiology appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43047/13] - Hospital Appointments Administration
395. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who was finally called for an appointment with a consultant and who has seen them on two previous... - Tobacco Control Measures
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the stages, indicative dates, any other associated time or submission targets or deadlines by which his Department will conduct the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish details of the ophthalmology waiting list at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43062/13] - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
398. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is being fined under the Working Time Directive for the long hours worked by non consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Response Times
399. To ask the Minister for Health the way ambulance response times are currently assessed by the Health Service Executive; if an assessment of ambulance response times will be carried out... - Irish Medical Organisation
400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of all money paid by the Health Service Executive, his Department and Health Boards to the Irish Medical Organisation... - Home Help Service Remuneration
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of weekly or fortnightly payments for the services of home help workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Appeals
402. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for a medical card; and if he will expedite the matter [43155/13] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns regarding the availability of smoking patches (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43164/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
404. To ask the Minister for Health if a financial review of a medical card application will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointment Status
405. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a surgical appointment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ENT services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the average waiting time for ENT services at the... - Maternity Services
407. To ask the Minister for Health if expectant mothers suffering from significant illnesses such as Gestational Diabetes are having the associated costs of medical equipment to monitor blood... - Ambulance Service Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to open two ambulance control centres at Tallaght and Ballyshannon; the staff complement that will be required; the way... - Medical Qualifications Issues
411. To ask the Minister for Health if the delay in validating radiographers who did their training in the UK will be dealt with as a matter of urgency (details supplied) [43218/13] - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant in view of the project review group interim report; the... - Obesity Strategy
413. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of obesity related deaths here in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the funding provided for the weight management clinic at Loughlinstown... - Speech and Language Therapy
414. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large number of vacant speech and language posts in the Health Service Executive in an area (details supplied) in County... - Medical Card Delays
415. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in approving a medical application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Charges
416. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a public patient (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was charged the €75 bed levy despite their surgery being cancelled after admittance; and if... - Medical Card Applications
417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43262/13] - Vaccination Programme
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a new vaccine against meningitis B, Bexsero, which was licensed by the European Commission in January 2013, and has been a breakthrough to... - Sick Pay Scheme Expenditure
419. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding sick leave payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [43281/13] - Health Services Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a grant scheme for the provision of defibrillators in primary and secondary schools throughout the country and in public buildings,... - Nursing Home Services
421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding the Leinster Private Nursing Home in Pembroke Street Dublin 2, a private nursing home which operated on Pembroke... - Water Fluoridation
422. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department ever made a complete analysis of the chemical used for water fluoridation; if he will make all the findings available to this Deputy; and if... - Medical Card Data
424. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage and number of persons living in the Dublin 5,13 and 17 areas who are in receipt of medical cards, general practitioner only cards and the drugs... - Medical Card Reviews
425. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who, on renewal, was issued with a general... - Health Services Access
426. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has been refused full-time residential care. [43420/13] - Medical Card Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a discretionary medical card on medical grounds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Hospital Appointment Delays
428. To ask the Minister for Health if a cateract operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [43426/13] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health when the beds in Carndonagh Hospital, County Donegal which were closed this year, will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43431/13] - Psychological Assessments
430. To ask the Minister for Health if it is true that a private psychological assessment carried out on a child may not be accepted by the Health Service Executive. [43435/13] - Health Services Access
431. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the delay in speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological assessments for Ballyfermot children in view... - Orthodontic Services Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive orthodontic treatment and much needed braces from the Health Service Executive; and if he will... - Health Services Appeals
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff appeals officers, administrators and so on, employed in dealing with appeals in the Health Service Executive National Appeals Office; the... - Maternity Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the most recent Health Information and Quality Authority report into service by the Health Service Executive to patients, including pregnant... - Orthodontic Services Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Laois will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43523/13] - Mental Health Services Provision
436. To ask the Minister for Health if the taget date for the opening of a new psychiatric unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, has been delayed. [43542/13] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
437. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are waiting lists for dental treatment in Navan, County Meath, where young persons on the list since 2009 are only now being seen; if he will... - Hospital Staff Issues
438. To ask the Minister for Health when the new multi task assistants will take up their positions at Carndonagh Hospital, County Donegal. [43568/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
439. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the urgent cases that were referred from Waterford General Hospital to Cappagh as these patients have now been told that the funding is... - Medical Card Eligibility
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow coeliacs obtain gluten free products on the medical card; if these coeliacs on medical cards and the elderly will be given special... - Primary Care Centres Provision
441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeframe for completion of two primary care centre projects (details provided) in County Meath; the progress to date in advancing... - Medical Card Applications
442. To ask the Minister for Health if the over 70's medical card provisions will be amended to cover the cost of the medical examination which is required for all persons over 70 when applying... - HSE Reports
443. To ask the Minister for Health if recommendations in the Health Service Executive report into the death of a person (details supplied) have been implemented in all hospitals; if so, when and...
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