Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
- Health Services Issues
582. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a primary medical certificate in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [2602/14] - Health Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary medical attention will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospitals Building Programme
584. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the refurbishment works at St. Joseph's, Ardee, County Louth; when same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on waiting lists for audiological services in Galway; the way this number has changed since the appointment of a senior... - Mobility Allowance Eligibility
586. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance available by way of motorised transport grant or otherwise in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - HSE Investigations
587. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the inquiry which was established in November 2012 into allegations of improper and illegal advice given to pregnant women in various... - Departmental Reports
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from... - Health Services Issues
589. To ask the Minister for Health the investigation that is currently taking place into the recent death and assaults at Roscommon acute psychiatric unit in May 2013; the terms of reference;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children who are waiting to see a consultant allergist; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service Response Times
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will carry out an independent review of the circumstances which resulted in an ambulance taking at least 50 minutes to attend the scene of an accident;... - HSE Staffing
593. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Health Service Executive voluntary redundancy scheme 2014; the areas and functions to be targeted by the HSE under the... - Medical Card Applications
594. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their application for a medical card [2388/14] - Medical Card Appeals
595. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2396/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of calls out and the number of targets that were met for ambulance and rapid response vehicles in... - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a community programme (details supplied) in Dublin 5 and its reach-out project. [2404/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
598. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
599. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a bed in a hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/14] - Child Care Services Provision
600. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding early intervention in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2425/14] - Autism Support Services
601. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an assessment for the ASD spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2426/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to access mental health services. [2428/14] - HSE Funding
604. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to initiate a statutory or regulatory prohibition on chief executive officers or chairpersons of organisations in receipt of funding from the Health... - Hospital Facilities
605. To ask the Minister for Health if all operating theatres in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 are open; and the reasons for having closed any of the theatres in question. [2433/14] - Health Services Staff Data
606. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in mental health services on 31 December 2008 and on 31 December 2013. [2434/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
608. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/14] - Medical Card Appeals
609. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a GP visit card has been re-activated pending the result of a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
610. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2479/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the ambulance at James Street, Dublin has been out of scheduled service in the past 12 months due to the full compliment of rostered staff... - Child Care Services Provision
612. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment by an early intervention team in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
613. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of registered general nurses in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2500/14] - Maternity Services
614. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding scanning for foetal abnormalities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2504/14] - Health Services Staff Data
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the following capacity within the Health Service Executive: managers, administrators including clerical staff, doctors, nurses... - Mental Health Services Funding
619. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the mental health budget spent on prescription drugs. [2527/14] - Public Health Issues
620. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons prosecuted under the Public Health Tobacco Act 2002 for selling a tobacco product to persons aged under 18 years in each of the past five... - Medical Card Applications
621. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied). [2548/14] - Health Services Provision
622. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to a service (details supplied) in Kerry in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2553/14] - HSE Funding
623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/14] - Departmental Funding
624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to a festival (details supplied) in County Kerry that has an emphasis on promoting positive mental health; and if he will... - Departmental Properties
625. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by the Health Service Executive in maintaining the building and in the provision of security at Dingle District Hospital, County Kerry; and... - Medical Card Reviews
627. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review and take into consideration the additional information from their accountants in respect of persons (details... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
628. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding patients on trolleys at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make this a priority matter [2640/14] - Mental Health Act Review
629. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review of the Mental Health Act 2001, which was committed to in the 2011 programme for Government, and which has been under... - Medicinal Products Prices
630. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a maximum pricing scheme for essential drugs in the Pricing of Medical Goods Act 2013; his plans to implement a maximum pricing scheme... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and fill the vacancy in the early intervention team in north Cork of a psychological therapist (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
632. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the application for full medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick. [2647/14] - Departmental Expenditure
633. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure incurred by his Department for the purposes of funding research into the effects of smoking cigarettes on the human body, including... - Medical Card Appeals
635. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of appeal for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Licensing
636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of all side effects of the swineflu vaccine Pandemrix reported to the Health Service Executive since 2010, both including and... - Mental Health Services Provision
637. To ask the Minister for Health when the third community CAMHS team currently being implemented in Cork to include the east Cork catchment area will be put into operation; and if he will make... - Ambulance Service Response Times
638. To ask the Minister for Health the response times for 112-999 calls to Ballyshannon local ambulance call centre from Enniscrone and the Easkey area; if he will provide figures where the... - Health Services Staff Data
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number and grade of staff employed in the provision of mental health services in counties Meath, Louth, Cavan and... - Hospital Appointment Status
640. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [2737/14] - Medicinal Products Prices
641. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the cost of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2738/14] - Health Services Issues
642. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appointment for genetic testing can be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2741/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
645. To ask the Minister for Health the 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. [2759/14] - Parliamentary Questions Numbers
646. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of parliamentary questions submitted to him in 2012 and in 2013 regarding the provision of ambulance services in the country or any aspect of... - Abortion Services
647. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical personnel in hospitals if they refuse to assist with abortions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2786/14] - Health Promotion Issues
649. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of Healthy Ireland Council; if he will consider appointing a representative of the fitness industry to the council;... - Health Insurance Cover
650. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a single man cannot get private health insurance without maternity cover; the reason an elderly lady cannot get cover without maternity cover being... - Health Services Staff Data
651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of section 38 bodies; the salaries of chief executive officers; the detail of any top-up payments paid in each; and if he will... - Ambulance Service Response Times
653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that on 13 January 2013 an ambulance based in Drogheda was providing cover in Navan and as a result took 30 minutes to respond to an... - HIQA Investigations
654. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an ambulance was available in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in the early hours of New Year’s Day when an... - Departmental Funding
658. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 10 December 2013, the voluntary and community organisations funded by his Department in 2013 or the latest year... - General Practitioner Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an opt-in mechanism for general practices to register for free GP care for the under sixes; if he can still guarantee that all those under six... - Home Care Packages
660. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/14] - Proposed Legislation
661. To ask the Minister for Health further to the Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 17 December 2013, and in the context of the planned changes to the Irish Health Service, if consideration will... - Health Services Provision
662. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to amending section 39 of the Health Act under which financial supports are provided to voluntary and non-Governmental... - Disability Diagnoses
664. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department classifies dyscalculia as a disability and compiles statistics on the number of persons in the State who have been diagnosed with... - Animal Experimentation
665. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the Irish Medicines Board implementation of Directive 2010/63 here; if he will indicate the way in which he will ensure that Irish...
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