Written answers
Thursday, 24 October 2013
- Water Quality Issues
229. To ask the Minister for Health the reason unlicensed industrial grade products like H2SiF6, hydrofluorosilicic acid, which is extremely toxic, are allowed, when such a product would not be... - Tobacco Control Measures
230. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 15 October 2013, regarding his Department's participation in the high-level implementation group to oversee the... - Medical Card Applications
231. 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. [45336/13] - Home Help Service Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be awarded home help. [45345/13] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
233. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there was an issue in the payment to pharmacies by the drugs payment scheme for Nadolol for a number of months; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Eligibility
236. To ask the Minister for Health the reason married couples are being discriminated against with the new ceiling for medical cards for the over 70s (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Dental Services Provision
237. 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. [45362/13] - Health Services Issues
238. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding residential care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [45369/13] - Universal Health Insurance Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Health if the prospect of universal health insurance is no longer feasible in view of the fact that the population with health insurance fell from 52% to 45% in... - Health Insurance Cover
240. To ask the Minister for Health if he has increased the public health budget to allow for the 75,000 persons that will move across to the public system as they cancel their health insurance... - Medical Card Data
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards that have issued to persons in County Cork each year from 1999 to date in 2013; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question tabled on 17 October 2013 the number of children and the number of visits children had to the urologist in St George's per... - Hospital Equipment
243. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a faulty fire alert system in St. Finan’s Hospital in Killarney has resulted in 62 call-outs since the start of last year because the system... - Cochlear Implants
245. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding for bilateral cochlear implants is allocated in the 2014 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
246. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details provided) will be made available under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/13] - Prescription Charges
247. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the hardship and distress that the announced increase in prescription charges for medical card holders is causing, if the monthly charge will be... - Health Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to administer warfarin from local health clinics in view of the cost and inconvenience to persons having to travel to and from hospitals [45439/13] - Suicide Prevention
250. To ask the Minister for Health when the new suicide awareness officer will be appointed for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/13] - Health Services Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Health if a CPAP machine will be provided under the long-term illness scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if they are entitled to... - Health Services Issues
252. To ask the Minister for Health if funding to the national service users executive, under the auspices of the national advocacy unit, has ceased and, if so, the reason for same; when the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
253. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department have had any discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding the waiting times for children who need orthodontic treatment in... - Medical Card Drugs
254. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of items for which persons with medical cards will no longer be reimbursed as a result of budget 2014; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
255. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 26 September 2013, wherein it was indicated that a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Disability Services Programme Review
257. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures to be followed to facilitate access to funding for persons with special needs under the proposed individualisation process; if structures have... - Health Services Staff Data
258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors currently registered here; if any studies or assessments have been carried out to ascertain the number of doctors required in the State... - Health Services Expenditure
259. To ask the Minister for Health in view of recent statistics from the OECD which indicate that only 67% of health spending in the State is funded by Government revenues, if he will provide a... - Health Services Reform
260. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of the introduction of free general practitioner care for all citizens. [45501/13] - Health Services Expenditure
261. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of providing free prescriptions for all citizens. [45502/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider basing the income threshold for the over 70s medical card on net income as opposed to gross income; and if he will make a statement on the... - Alcohol Sales Legislation
268. To ask the Minister for Health the present position regarding legislation to tackle the below-cost selling of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/13] - Research and Development Funding
269. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department and the total cost to... - Departmental Expenditure
270. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in 2014; and if he...
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