Written answers
Thursday, 13 February 2014
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
3. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the trolley issue in the accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Care of the Elderly Provision
7. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the services for senior citizens living on the north side of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6901/14] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
9. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the cut to the starting salary level for newly graduated nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/14] - Speech and Language Therapy
14. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long delays in assessment and access in respect of speech and language therapy in Dublin 15; the measures he will take to... - Maternity Services
15. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to restore public confidence in the quality of the maternity service being provided at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in view... - General Practitioner Services
16. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GP dispensing facilities that have been withdrawn by the primary care reimbursement services since the start of 2013; and if he will make a... - Consultancy Contracts
17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the Health Service Executive has engaged the advice of external professional consultants on the appointment of persons to boards under the... - Air Pollution
18. To ask the Minister for Health his view regarding a potential health risk from the recent fire at the Oxigen plant in the Ballymount industrial estate (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if... - Cancer Screening Programmes
19. To ask the Minister for Health when BreastCheck will be extended to women aged 65 to 69; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/14] - Patient Safety
20. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recommendations contained in the patient safety investigation report into services at University Hospital Galway and as reflected in... - Health Services Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the implementation of the recommendations of the North-South feasibility study on co-operation in the provision of health services on... - Ambulance Service Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the ambulance service has the necessary resources for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6932/14] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
23. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 20 March 2013, if he will indicate the reason the €20 million ring-fenced in the 2013 national service plan... - Midwifery Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the public services recruitment embargo in respect of midwives as a matter of urgency in view of the closure of Mount Carmel Hospital, which... - Hospital Waiting Lists
25. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to ensure that hospitals enforce the new deadlines for reducing waiting lists; his views on whether hospitals have adequate resources... - Health Insurance Prices
26. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will be taking in 2014 to reverse the decline in the numbers with private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6929/14] - Maternity Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the statistics on public maternity units, recently released under freedom of information, which show a wide variation in caesarean section rates,... - Health Services Funding
29. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the necessary investment will be made in the refurbishment of St. Augustine's, McBride and D'Alton community nursing units in... - Health Insurance Regulation
30. To ask the Minister for Health when he will address the regulatory position of the VHI; the reason this was not done in 2013 as previously pledged; and if he will make a statement on the... - Substance Misuse
31. To ask the Minister for Health his position regarding dealing with binge drinking by young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6900/14] - Hospital Services
32. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the new cystic fibrosis unit at St. Vincent's University Hospital is able to treat all cystic fibrosis patients; and if he will make a... - HSE National Service Plan
33. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the ability of the Health Service Executive to deliver the full range of health services as set out in the... - Rare Diseases Strategy Publication
34. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 698 and 699 of 19 November 2013, the status of the drafting of a rare diseases plan as required under European Council... - Services for People with Disabilities
35. To ask the Minister for Health when he will move to tackle the enormous regional disparities in the provision of early intervention teams for children; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Data
36. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards currently in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/14] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the crisis situation at Tallaght hospital as highlighted by the INMO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Reports
38. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the total number of Health Service Executive internal written reports that have been conducted into perinatal deaths since the HSE came into... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
39. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the Health Service Executive will be making any changes to the terms and conditions in place for the recruitment of new hospital consultants; and if... - Mobility Allowance Review
40. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement for the mobility allowance will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/14] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
41. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the negotiation of a new GP contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health if capital investment is being considered for a new unit that will alleviate the pressure at peak time in the context of the high capacity levels at University... - Disabilities Services Funding
44. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided for disability services in 2014; the progress made to date in relation to the provision of services for school leavers in 2014; and... - HSE National Service Plan
45. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the divisional plans recently published by the Health Service Executive. [6917/14] - Maternity Services
46. To ask the Minister for Health if maternity services at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar are on a par with those provided at similar hospitals; if all the recommendations of the Health... - Disabilities Services Funding
48. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Prosper Fingal disability group and the services it provides in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6899/14] - Ambulance Service Response Times
49. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with ambulance response times; the terms of references for the Health Information and Quality Authority review of the service; and if he will... - Cancer Incidence
51. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent UN report which forecasts a major increase in the incidence of cancer over the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
52. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to ensure that a child (details supplied below) in Dublin 15 will receive immediate access to speech and language therapy in view of... - Medicinal Products Availability
55. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals in which access to the asthma medication omalizumab (Xolair) is provided to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to address overcrowding in the emergency department at Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6934/14] - Medical Card Data
58. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards he expects there to be at the end of 2014; the number there was at the end of 2013; the number of new discretionary... - Services for People with Disabilities
59. To ask the Minister for Health if the reduction in staff levels in the health services mean that, with regard to disability services, the capacity does not exist to implement Government... - Maternity Services
60. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline, since the Health Information and Quality Authority report into the standards of maternity care at the hospital where a person (details... - Palliative Care for Children
61. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will be providing paediatric care packages for children with life-limiting conditions; and if he will make a statement on the... - European Court of Human Rights Judgments
62. To ask the Minister for Health if he has assessed the implications of the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in a case (details supplied) for the 250 or so legal actions for... - Mental Health Services Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding has been withdrawn from the National Service Users Executive in 2014; if this action is compatible with the implementation of A Vision for... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Resources
65. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there are sufficient resources in place for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6931/14] - Disabilities Services Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the recent statement by the Disability Federation of Ireland that health service funding for disabilities should be organised on a multi-annual... - Ambulance Service Response Times
67. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a specific module in the Health Information and Quality Authority review of ambulance services focusing on the circumstances which led to a... - HSE Waiting Lists
68. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients on public waiting lists that were sent to private beds and private consultants in public hospitals in 2012 and 2013; the amount... - Mental Health Services Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the plans for the provision of acute mental health facilities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6700/14] - Hospital Services
70. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the cystic fibrosis service at Beaumont Hospital as there is an urgent need to develop this service; and if he will make a... - Health Insurance Prices
72. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor and address the issues which appear continuously to drive private health insurance premiums... - Maternity Services
73. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the level of accommodation, staffing levels, implementation of national protocols, equipment, professional training and development for... - Ambulance Service Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports received by this Deputy that three relatives of the chief ambulance officer national ambulance service have recently been...
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