Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
- Services for People with Disabilities
466. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52716/13] - Medical Card Applications
467. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who applied for a medical card renewal in July 2013 has not yet received a decision on the matter. [52471/13] - Hospital Appointment Status
468. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive an appointment for an urgent theatre procedure in St James's Hospital; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will maintain funding to the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland at 2012 levels to ensure the organisation can continue in its important work; and if he... - Medical Card Eligibility
470. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52511/13] - Hospital Services
471. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of services (details supplied) at Sligo General Hospital. [52513/13] - Hospital Appointment Delays
472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in rheumatology appointments at the Mater hospital in Dublin; the reason appointments have been rescheduled three times in respect of... - HIQA Inspections
474. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority charges various organisations under its remit for inspections and other matters; if he will provide details of... - Hospital Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the voluntary public hospitals in which public health services are provided; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the... - Hospital Facilities
476. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the voluntary public hospitals in which public health services are provided, which, if any, have combined heat and power plants installed and... - Suicide Prevention
477. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for community-based suicide awareness groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52570/13] - National Lottery Funding Applications
478. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a National lottery grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
479. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the past six months towards making the holders of long-term illness cards eligible for free general-practitioner care; the... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
480. To ask the Minister for Health if any salary top-ups have been paid to any members of staff at St Michael's House, Ballymun Road; if so, the amount that was given; the date on which it was... - Ambulance Service Provision
481. To ask the Minister for Health if due to the deployment of the back up ambulance in Ballinasloe to provide a service in Tuam, he intends to furnish a patient transport vehicle to the... - Medical Card Eligibility
482. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all amputee citizens do not have discretionary medical cards in view of the need to change costly prosthetic limbs regularly, including up to three... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
483. To ask the Minister for Health if all necessary supports are being provided to all amputee citizens living here, including those who currently hold discretionary medical cards. [52614/13] - Health Services Issues
485. To ask the Minister for Health when payment will be made by the Health Service Executive to North Meath Community Development Association in relation to rent of properties at Climber Hall,... - Medical Card Delays
486. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) is granted a medical card without further delay [52642/13] - Health Services Provision
487. To ask the Minister for Health if fertility treatments such as IVF are available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52643/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
489. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifying criteria for a medical card under EU entitlement regulations; the reasons a medical card was removed from a person (details supplied) in County... - Health and Safety Regulations
490. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to sign the commencement notice for regulations allowing for the Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out unannounced inspections... - Hospital Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national register of all hospitals public and private; if there are published criteria in place for facilities to be registered as a hospital;... - General Practitioner Services
492. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of general practitioners per head of population in Ireland compares with the OECD average; his plans to change this; the... - Health Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of privately run health centres in County Kerry that are receiving funding from the Health Service Executive; if he will provide details of this... - Hospital Consultants Contract Issues
494. To ask the Minister for Health if the establishment of hospital groups will assist in addressing the issue of non-consultant hospital doctors' working hours and conditions; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health when further medical examinations will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52708/13] - Medical Card Reviews
496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review and issue a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Procedures
497. To ask the Minister for Health when a hip operation will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52711/13] - Departmental Bodies
498. To ask the Minister for Health when the new co-ordinator for Brain Injury Ireland will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52712/13] - Health Services Provision
499. To ask the Minister for Health the national and-or regional supports available for those who have suffered brain injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52713/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
500. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the threshold for the over 70s medical card is not doubled for a couple in view of the fact that many other tax credits and allowances are doubled... - Air Ambulance Service Provision
501. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to have a 24/7 helipad at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52719/13] - Medical Card Applications
502. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
503. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for students with mild or moderate special needs to be taken on to do some basic training in hair and beauty therapy with a registered... - Mental Health Services Provision
504. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether psychiatric service centres should be closed on weekends (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52729/13] - Helpline Services
505. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether services such as the Samaritans and other helplines which are not free should be made available free (details supplied); and if he will... - Prescription Charges
506. To ask the Minister for Health the instructions that have been given to pharmacies in relation to the new €25 per month maximum prescription charge fee for medical card holders... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
507. To ask the Minister for Health when Crohn's disease will be included on the long-term illness list for free medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52747/13] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
509. To ask the Minister for Health when a consultant psychiatrist will be recruited and put in place in the midlands area for children aged nought to 18 years with a disability; and if he will... - Departmental Expenditure
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five... - Medical Card Reviews
511. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card is being reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo when their circumstances have not changed; and if he will... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of 17 diabetes nurse specialists; if all 17 have now been recruited and are fully operational; if not, the... - Mental Health Services Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Health in regard to the paucity of facilities available to the mental health team serving areas of north Wicklow (details supplied), in particular now that the... - Hospital Services
514. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the breast care clinic in Letterkenny General Hospital was cancelled on 14 of November and again on 4 December; the average waiting time for a... - Services for People with Disabilities
515. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a new scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes; when these schemes will commence; and if he will make a... - Health Services Issues
516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown per county of the number of persons diagnosed with diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus; the number of these who currently... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
517. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any specific criteria which apply to young persons under 16 years of age with mental illness in order to qualify for the long-term illness scheme;... - Medical Card Reviews
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown per county in tabular form of the number of persons who have had their medical card reviewed in 2012 and 2013; the number of... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
519. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for the fair deal scheme for 2014; if it is expected that there will be a reduction in funding; if there are any plans to change the way the scheme... - Medical Card Eligibility
521. To ask the Minister for Health if the public service pension levy is included or excluded from the calculation for the over 70s medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parent service users of the Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf; the number of board members who are parents of service users; the number of... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
524. To ask the Minister for Health following the reply from the Health Service Executive. if he will set out the exact calculations of the €29,000 fair deal bill in respect of a person... - Hospital Appointment Status
525. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an hospital appointment in respect of person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52916/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current number of persons on the waiting list for ENT appointments, scheduled surgeries, average waiting times and... - Hospital Appointment Status
527. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received an appointment following two and a half years on the waiting list and if this person... - Medical Card Eligibility
528. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Capital Programme Expenditure
529. To ask the Minister for Health of the €83 million in capital spending recorded as not spent under the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted... - Medical Card Delays
530. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); if and when a medical card will issue in this... - Health Services Provision
531. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for pain management and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the remaining documentation required in respect of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Prescription Charges
535. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding prescription charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53005/13] - Sexual Offences
536. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to deal with the allegations of sexual abuse from hundreds of victims who have been pursuing their claims for almost 20 years against a... - Departmental Funding
537. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out details by year, and monetary amount, his Department has, and is, supporting health-related campaigns by organisations involved in health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in relation to a two year waiting list for child to get a urology outpatient appointment... - Departmental Agencies Funding
539. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 21 November 2013, if he will recheck his reply in view of the fact that the answer provided is incorrect per... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
540. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding persons who have applied for medical card-general practitioner-only services, having application form signed by relevant GP, and now... - Medical Card Application Numbers
541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current number of applicants in counties Louth and Meath who are awaiting processing of medical card-general... - Travel Abroad Scheme
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53067/13] - Medical Card Eligibility
543. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance given to students in higher education who are over 23 years, have no income and are financially dependent on their parents, who suffer... - Health Services Staff Issues
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate staffing for a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53093/13] - Medical Negligence Cases
546. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the distress caused to families who have taken cases against the Health Service Executive; and if he... - Health Services Staff Data
547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assistant directors of public health nursing on a county basis; if the filling of vacancies arising in these positions is subject to the... - Voluntary Sector Funding
548. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that his Department gives to Irish charities; the name of each organisation that receives funding; the amount of funding each...
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