Written answers
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
- Health Services Charges
386. To ask the Minister for Health the current funds collected by the Exchequer in either direct or indirect health charges respectively, including PRSI; if it is planned to abolish such charges... - Departmental Reports
387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a regulatory impact analysis was conducted by the tobacco policy review group as part of the process leading to the publication of the... - Health Services Issues
390. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received a reply in relation to a needs assessment application that they submitted on behalf... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
391. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which he will withdraw the drug fampyra from the drug payment scheme from July 2014; the reason the Health Service Executive will not fund... - Medical Card Eligibility
392. To ask the Minister for Health if medical cards when issued on the basis of specific medical illness (details supplied) are removed on a return to work strictly where that person returns to... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply details of the remuneration package received by a person (details supplied), including salary, pension packages, and any other forms of... - Medical Card Eligibility
394. To ask the Minister for Health if the incurable condition adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease, is covered under the medical card scheme [10257/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
395. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 26 November 2013, and the insufficient information provided in the Health Service Executive response to same, with... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a fair deal appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10328/14] - Departmental Correspondence
397. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 577, 578 and 580 of 17 December 2013, if he will explain the reason this Deputy has not yet received a reply from the... - Health Services Reports
398. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the international evidence review on independent hospital trusts undertaken by the Health Research Board at his Department's request; and... - Hospital Procedures
399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a hip replacement has not been scheduled for a person (details supplied) in Cappagh given that the person was referred by their general practitioner... - Narcolepsy Issues
400. To ask the Minister for Health the investigations undertaken by his Department and statutory agencies into the connection between the onset of narcolepsy and the swine flu vaccination; and... - Medical Card Applications
402. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [10399/14] - Proposed Legislation
403. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the proposed introduction of legislation to provide for an advance healthcare directive; the way the legislation will assist in developing... - Medical Card Applications
404. To ask the Minister for Health in situations where a medical card has been issued on medical hardship grounds and where it required the provision of evidence that was both costly and time... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
405. To ask the Minister for Health the annual wages of the chief executive officer of Cheeverstown as a section 38 voluntary service. [10426/14] - Health Services Reports
406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national treatment purchase fund December waiting lists report was not published as of 25 February 2013 in view of the fact that he previously... - Health Services Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health if a dialysis machine will be provided in the home of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if funding will be provided for this machine as soon as... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
408. To ask the Minister for Health if paramedics will be recruited from 1 April 2014; if he will be lifting any recruitment embargo that is in place for paramedics; and if he will make a... - Speech and Language Therapy
409. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department applies different policy criteria to a child with autism requiring speech therapy services who is based in a mainstream school than to a... - Medicinal Products Availability
410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Staloral tablets, which have known health benefits for persons with severe allergies, are not available here but are available in the UK and... - HIQA Issues
411. To ask the Minister for Health the specific issues that caused three members of the Health Information and Quality Authority board to resign from their positions earlier this month; when he... - General Practitioner Services
412. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent Irish Medical News survey of general practitioners which indicated that 90% of those surveyed do not believe that the Government was... - Tobacco Control Measures
415. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ban the use of e-cigarettes indoors and in public places due to the untested short and long-term health effects of the emitted vapour; and if he... - HSE Properties
416. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the demolition of several buildings on the campus of the old Meath hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/14] - Hospital Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health his or the Health Service Executive's plans for Baggot Street hospital; if he will confirm that it is not suitable for use as a primary care centre; his plans... - Hospitals Building Programme
418. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects planning and then construction work respectively to begin on the new National Maternity Hospital building at the Elm Park campus of St.... - Primary Care Centres Provision
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans for primary care centres at locations (details supplied); the specific location address for each; if a lease has been... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
420. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [10525/14] - Medical Card Applications
421. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Laois who is trying to live independently and is working has been refused a medical card. [10528/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
422. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgical procedure will be provided at Tallaght hospital in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointment Status
423. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date at Tallaght hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Delays
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [10546/14] - Hospital Services
425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with spinal injuries that have been transferred from Tallaght hospital to the Mater Private Hospital for treatment; and if this transfer... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
426. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been two spinal surgeon consultants appointed recently in Tallaght hospital to deal with the waiting lists. [10548/14] - Hospital Services
427. To ask the Minister for Health further to correspondence (details supplied), if a standard guideline for staff working in neonatal/maternity units has been developed; if it makes specific... - Medical Card Eligibility
428. 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. [10579/14] - Medicinal Products Supply
429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a one month prescription of medication is taken to mean a 28 day supply; if there has been any change towards this manner of dispensation in recent... - Medical Card Delays
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the waiting times for medical card applications to be processed, including new applications, renewals, reviews and appeals;... - Health Services Issues
431. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10605/14] - Tobacco Control Measures
432. To ask the Minister for Health if he provide in tabular form by year the number of inspections undertaken under the national tobacco control inspection programme from 2009 to the end of 2013... - Departmental Functions
433. To ask the Minister for Health if a unit of the economic and evaluation service has been set up in his Department; and if so the number of trained economists and other staff working in the... - Hospital Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had an appointment for a hip replacement operation cancelled on two occasions; if an early... - Hospital Waiting Lists
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will undergo an implant pain management procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
436. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in the Cork area for children needing to access Health Service Executive early intervention and autism spectrum... - Medical Inquiries
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm which section of what legislation precludes the Health Service Executive from commenting on the neglect of patients if the Medical Council... - Nursing Staff Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Health to advise how the number of hours worked by agency nurses and level of spending on agency nursing in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, compares to... - Hospital Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to open the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore to full capacity to deal with demand, reduce trolley waiting times and ensure all... - Hospital Admissions
452. To ask the Minister for Health in regards to the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore if activity has increased; if the average length of stay has reduced; if the age profile has increased... - Ambulance Service Response Times
453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by hospital of the ambulance waiting times at each acute hospital in the last available 12 month period; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Staff
454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of frontline WTE paramedics, advanced paramedics and emergency medical technicians respectively employed in each ambulance region; the number of... - Hospitals Building Programme
455. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 4 February 2014, the reason the estimated cost of the project has increased by nearly €2.5m; and if he will... - Mental Health Services Provision
456. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing delays regarding the opening of the psychiatric unit in Beaumont Hospital; and when same will open [10734/14] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
457. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an orthodontic appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10736/14] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
458. To ask the Minister for Health if there are situations where graduate nurses are earning a starting salary which pays below the minium wage when divided over the number of hours they work;... - Universal Health Insurance White Paper
459. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider and evaluate a single payer social insurance model, along the lines of those used in France, Germany and Nordic countries... - Orthodontic Services Provision
460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and allow for orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Response Times
462. To ask the Minister for Health when the national ambulance service's review of the delay in an ambulance getting to the scene of an accident (details supplied) in County Donegal will be... - Medical Card Reviews
463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate a review on the reason a medical card was removed from the person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Prescription Charges
464. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to increase the prescription charge cap from €19.50 to €25 per month for medical card holders; if his attention... - Medical Card Eligibility
466. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the decision not to award a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
467. To ask the Minister for Health if approval has been given in respect of a third consultant post at Waterford Regional Hospital; when is it expected that the posts in question, will be... - Medical Card Eligibility
469. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card was withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 despite an increased medical need and no change in income.... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
470. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo has adversely affected nursing staff in the emergency department of Sligo Regional Hospital; if the daily staff complement is not... - Health Services Provision
471. To ask the Minister for Health is he satisfied that all facilities and equipment was available at the earliest possible time in relation to a case (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Ambulance Service Response Times
472. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that an 18 minutes 59 seconds response time is adequate for dealing with clinical status 1 ECHO calls which involve life-threatening... - Ambulance Service Provision
474. To ask the Minister for Health if the national ambulance service has begun its own capacity review to determine current and future service delivery needs. [10816/14] - Nursing Home Accommodation
477. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the refurbishment works carried out in a nursing home (details supplied), when patients will be moved back into the facility; if the patients... - Health Services Provision
478. To ask the Minister for Health the quality of service likely to become available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; if a full assessment and diagnosis has taken place;... - Mental Health Services Provision
479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons being sent to the UK for mental health treatments which are not currently provided here; if he will provide a breakdown by year... - Medical Card Eligibility
480. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when making medical card application assessments, the Health Service Executive use 3% as a rule for... - Alcohol Pricing
482. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10867/14] - Alcohol Advertising
483. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of a code to ban price based advertising of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10869/14] - Medical Workforce Data
484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical scientists microbiology panels currently in existence; when such a panel was last advertised; when the Health Service Executive experts... - General Practitioner Services
485. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will introduce free GP care for aged five and under; the projected budget for this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
486. To ask the Minister for Health if persons over 70 years of age who are over 20 years in long-term residential care provided by the Health Service Executive in regional or community hospitals... - Hospital Appointment Delays
487. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to be called for an outpatient appointment, in view of the fact the person has been waiting since... - Medical Card Reviews
488. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of a medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Funding
489. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that funding will be provided to ensure a premises (details supplied) in County Offaly will be operated to its full capacity. [10903/14] - Dental Services Provision
490. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neck and face post-cancer patients who are awaiting dental care for three months, six months and 12 months (details supplied); and if he will... - Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
491. To ask the Minister for Health the implications for agencies funded by his Department that fail to comply with consolidated public sector pay scales by continuing to make top-up payments to... - Ambulance Service Response Times
492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the ambulance emergency response times for north Kildare from July 2013 to date in 2014. [10931/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the latest Children's Rights Alliance report card which for a second year running downgrade the Government's performance on mental health and...
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