Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
- Medical Card Eligibility
630. To ask the Minister for Health if JobBridge scheme payments are recognised as a payment from his Department in terms of qualifying for the retention of a medical card on return to work; and... - Health Services Issues
631. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/14] - Hepatitis C Compensation Payments
632. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 689 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm that the accounting error he specifies in his reply also occurred in the... - Commencement of Legislation
633. To ask the Minister for Health the aspects of the Disability Act 2005 that are yet to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/14] - Medicinal Products Licensing
634. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of serious adverse reactions to Lariam, using the strict medical definition of "serious", reported to the Irish Medicines Board, where the... - Dental Services Provision
635. To ask the Minister for Health the total sum that has been spent to date on the national dental software system computerised project; the costing on an annual basis; if the project is still... - Hospital Waiting Lists
636. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the provisions of a surgical appointment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [8960/14] - Public Health Policy
637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is an investment in highlighting and informing the public about the dangers of endometriosis which is a particular issue with... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
638. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons covered by the GMS scheme in each of the Dublin postcodes according to the latest available figures. [8964/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
639. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are 56 posts in child and adolescent mental health services which were sanctioned last year and have not been filled, and 15 posts which were... - Tobacco Control Measures
640. To ask the Minister for Health given that many smokers have found e-cigarettes a good substitute for smoking, and that there has been a huge increase in people giving up smoking by using... - Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
642. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a postgraduate course for persons who have qualified in psychiatric nursing to further study in general nursing; if so, when this course... - Hospital Appointment Status
643. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8993/14] - Drug Treatment Programmes Places
644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown the number of persons on methadone treatment for substance addiction recovery; the number of treatment centres... - Medical Card Applications
645. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [8997/14] - Wind Energy Guidelines
647. To ask the Minister for Health the research his Department carried out regarding the potential health risks of erecting industrial wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
648. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for glasses in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Sick Leave
649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive employees who have been removed from its sick-leave scheme in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 in each of its... - Primary Care Centres Provision
650. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects a planning application to be submitted in respect of a primary care centre in Ballinrobe, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Offaly receives an appointment for orthodontic treatment without delay. [9078/14] - Speech and Language Therapy
652. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting list for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin... - Counselling Services
653. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of the Women’s Therapy Centre Ireland, 23 Herbert Street, Dublin 2; the steps that can be taken to... - Care of the Elderly Provision
655. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding beds in Kenmare Community Hospital. [9105/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
657. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair, right and proper that all persons who are on a transplant list for any organ should automatically be entitled to a full... - Nursing Home Services
658. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied); if the costs as outlined by a nursing home are within the guidelines of the legislation; if he is satisfied that... - Medical Card Applications
659. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9136/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
660. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding St. Michael's House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9174/14] - Psychological Assessments
661. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet received a Health Service Executive psychological assessment despite the family having... - Psychological Services
662. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the average waiting time for young persons to receive a psychological assessment from the Health Service Executive in the... - Medical Card Applications
663. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [9202/14] - Health Services Provision
664. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will, on a temporary basis, supply a mobile public health facility for the King's Island area of Limerick city to deal with public health... - Mental Health Services Funding
665. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to utilise the €50 million savings on the temporary risk equalisation scheme; if he will allocate some of these savings to mental health... - Medical Card Eligibility
666. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the facilitation of better access to medical cards for patients with primary immunodeficiencies; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Availability
667. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding enabling the self-possession of emergency medications to patients with C1 inhibitor deficiency hereditary angioedema, as is common... - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
669. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision for primary immunodeficiencies in the National Plan for Rare Diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9252/14] - HSE Expenditure
670. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money paid by the Health Service Executive to a company (details supplied) in each of the following years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [9260/14] - Hospital Staff
671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of communications staff that are employed directly by each of the new hospital groupings and the Health Service Executive separately; the individual... - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
673. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been paid to health consultants known as Health Partnership by the Health Service Executive and-or hospital groupings in each of... - Medical Card Applications
674. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/14] - Medical Card Reviews
675. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on their medical card review. [9282/14] - Health Services Staff Issues
676. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary question No. 206 of 29 January 2014, if he will indicate from where Northgate Arinso Ireland processes payroll for the Health Service... - Prescription Medicines
677. To ask the Minister for Health if he will name the various anti-malaria medications the Irish Medicines Board would consider suitable for sub-Saharan Africa, in the knowledge that the final... - Health Services Issues
678. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to provide for the urgent care needs of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9314/14] - Prescription Charges
679. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the anomalous situation which results in medical card holders on mixed dosage medication being charged for each mililitre size as an... - Hospital Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9324/14] - Prescription Charges
682. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail, any changes in prescription charges for medical card holders, specifically in relation to charges pertaining to generic,... - Health Services Issues
683. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding appointments in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9334/14] - Hospital Appointment Delays
685. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is ill and who urgently requires cataract treatment has to wait for a preliminary appointment until... - Health Services Issues
686. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied) regarding medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9376/14] - Departmental Correspondence
687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the statement-letter issued in 2012 when the campaign for independent living campaigned overnight to stop cuts in their personal assistant... - Hospitals Funding
688. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 190 and 191 of 22 January 2014 when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive. [9385/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
689. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that services for young persons with autism will be in place after they turn 18 years of age in the north Dublin area. [9392/14] - Hospitals Funding
690. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 5 February 2014 if he will provide the details of the 2014 budgets for hospitals (details supplied) and the 2013... - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
691. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current addiction services provided by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9420/14] - Hospital Procedures
692. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called by the orthopaedic section in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [9479/14] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
693. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Fampyra is not being made available under the drug payment scheme in view of the fact that it proved very beneficial for sufferers of... - Medical Card Applications
694. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway is likely to receive their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9488/14] - Legal Matters
695. To ask the Minister for Health if he will renew his efforts to establish the contributions paid by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare from 1970 to 1990 in respect of their care at... - Hospital Acquired Infections
696. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the MRSA problem in hospitals here; the most recent statistics for hospitals over the past five years; the number of deaths... - Hospital Waiting Lists
697. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details provided) regarding a hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8758/14] - Medical Card Applications
698. 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. [9507/14] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
699. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of Waterford Regional Hospital, there are two part-time consultants in post and one ophthalmic surgeon, there are three permanent vacancies, one of... - Maternity Services
700. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allay the very real fears of persons in Sligo, Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan by confirming that full maternity services will continue at... - Services for People with Disabilities
701. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to cut the waiting times for those who require wheelchairs and aids by allowing the Health Service Executive to take back and recycle those that are... - Departmental Correspondence
702. To ask the Minister for Health when a final reply will issue in respect of correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/14] - Alcohol Pricing
703. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9541/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
704. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken by his Department to ensure that all pharmacies are aware that under existing provisions in the current Medicinal Products... - Maternity Services
707. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference for the proposed review of maternity services; the person carrying out the review; the level of public consultation there will be around... - Primary Care Centres Expenditure
708. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated for the roll out of primary care centres in 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9601/14] - Hospital Charges
709. To ask the Minister for Health the cover provided by the €100 hospital bill in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; if a patient does not receive treatment or... - Care Services
710. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan for a family (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9606/14] - Medical Card Data
711. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards on 1 February 2014; the total number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
712. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon will be appointed in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda; the reason for the delay up to this... - Hospital Waiting Lists
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for paediatric orthopaedic surgery in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; the average wait time on this list; and if he... - Hospital Procedures
714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been sent overseas during each of the past three years for paediatric orthopaedic surgery; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Services
715. To ask the Minister for Health if a policy has been introduced in Galway University Hospital whereby pain relief treatment for multiple sclerosis and cancer patients will be provided to new... - Hospital Facilities
716. To ask the Minister for Health if a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal is currently party to a contract with a company in Letterkenny with respect to the provision of... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
717. To ask the Minister for Health if he will lift the recruitment embargo in the health service to allow the recruitment, on a permanent full-time basis, of young persons who have been trained... - Nursing Home Services
718. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that many essential therapies such as occupational therapy, speech and language, medical nutrition are being denied to public nursing home patients... - Ambulance Service Provision
719. To ask the Minister for Health the full complement of ambulance vehicles operated by the National Ambulance Service across the State and across each of the three divisions of the service;... - Ambulance Service Staff
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel employed by the National Ambulance Service; if he will provide a breakdown of their number by designated roles; if he will provide a... - Home Help Service Provision
721. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9732/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
722. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment for treatment. [9733/14]
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