Written answers
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
- Water Fluoridation (4 comments)
127. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the discrepancy of the CAS number of natural fluoride being 16984-48-8 while the product specification of fluoride used in our water is... - Medical Card Applications
128. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43699/13] - Departmental Bodies
129. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he established a medical forum to assess applications for discretionary medical cards; the person he has appointed to serve on this forum; if... - Mobility Allowance Decision
130. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grants; when there schemes will be reopened; the form they will take; and if... - Medical Card Data
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of discretionary medical cards currently in each local health area. [43718/13] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment by county; the waiting time by county including the current longest waiting time for a... - HSE Staffing
133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff that has been lost to the orthodontic system in recent years; and where these staff were posted; and if he will make a statement... - Psychological Services
134. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will accept a report if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 10 is seen privately for a psychological assessment [43728/13] - Symphysiotomy Report
136. To ask the Minister for Health if he is arranging for the Walsh report to be released to the survivors of Symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43731/13] - Medical Card Data
137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of first time medical cards that were applied for in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of those cards that were awarded; and from those... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
139. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a contingency fund available, in addition to the reimbursement of flight costs, to assist patients from Ireland who must travel abroad to seek... - Orthodontic Services Provision
140. To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/13] - Hospice Services
141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take immediate steps to ensure the provision of the necessary funding to open and adequately staff a hospice (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the... - Primary Care Services Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43750/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
143. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Louth is on the waiting list for a hip replacement; the timeframe they will have to wait; the average waiting time for... - Services for People with Disabilities
144. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the 763 children that have been waiting six months or more for an assessment of need under the Disability Act will be... - Primary Care Services Provision
145. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken by his Department to reduce waiting times for children to be assessed by a primary care occupational therapist (details supplied); and... - Medicinal Products Prices
146. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 9 October 2013, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pumethol costs €6.12 in Spain and the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
147. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [43760/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
149. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with an intellectual disability and or autism have been hit by a number of accumulated cuts over the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
150. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for an assessment for a hip operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [43773/13] - Ambulance Service Provision
151. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the ambulance service closed in the Enfield area, County Meath and relocated to Dublin the Baconstown... - Disabilities Services Funding
153. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no more budget cuts to the intellectual disability budget this year as this sector is simply unable to withstand further cuts... - Medical Card Eligibility
156. To ask the Minister for Health if he will define terminal illness in relation to the requirements of the application process for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
157. To ask the Minister for Health if special assistance including a medical card may be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Respite Care Services
158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to a respite centre (details supplied) in County Limerick by Health Service Executive south during the periods 2010, 2011, 2012... - Tobacco Control Measures
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he has established the High Level Implementation Group to oversee the project plan for the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products; the number... - Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the stages, indicative dates and any other associated time or submission targets or deadlines by which his Department will conduct the... - Proposed Legislation
161. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to present legislation to ban smoking in cars where children are present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43791/13] - Local Drugs Task Forces Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress on issues raised with him when he met with the Tallaght drugs task force on 26 February 2013; if he will confirm... - Medicinal Products Availability
163. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the new skin cancer drug Ipilimumab and anti-PDIs whereby seriously ill patients have seen spectacular effects from this breakthrough drug; when... - Congregated Settings Report
164. To ask the Minister for Health when the recommendations of the Congregated Settings Report, to remove people from congregated, segregated institutions, will be implemented; and if he will... - Medical Card Eligibility
166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card which had been provided for the last three years was removed from a three year old child (details supplied) who has profound... - Speech and Language Therapy
167. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken by his Department to ensure that the 34,617 persons awaiting speech and language therapy, 6,500 of whom are waiting longer than a year,... - Medical Card Data
168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of medical card reviews that have been carried out on a monthly basis for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, the... - HSE Properties
169. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive’s plans for the site in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if he will confirm if it will form part of the new National... - Hospital Appointment Status
170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with regard to scheduling of an appointment for ENT services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, County Louth. [43872/13] - Dental Services Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prevent further cuts to the Irish Dental Association to introduce a national oral health policy, reinstate preventive and restorative care under... - Health Services Provision
172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding a homeless person. [43878/13] - Medicinal Products Availability
173. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of the drug Augmentin in pharmacies here; if he is concerned with the impact this shortage will have on...
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