Written answers
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
498. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding TAS funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11988/14] - Medical Card Applications
499. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [11542/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for an orthopaedic appointment at Roscommon County Hospital; the current waiting time for an initial... - Medical Card Applications
501. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [11549/14] - Health Services Access
503. To ask the Minister for Health if correspondence from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 regarding the chiropody scheme will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [11562/14] - Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
505. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable for final year student nurses and midwives to work 39 hours per week on 13 hour shifts for €6.29 per hour; his... - Home Help Service Provision
506. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home helps contracted by CLR Home Help for the Health Service Executive Dublin Mid West are being rostered less than the seven hours per week in... - Medical Card Applications
507. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Charges
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Mater Hospital and possibly others are passing on uncollected debts within a very short space of time to debt collection agencies... - Hospital Procedures
509. To ask the Minister for Health where doctors can refer patients for treatment of minor dermatology ailments which are no longer treated a St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointment Status
510. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for an operation in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Eligibility
511. To ask the Minister for Health if new limits are being introduced for GP cards for over 70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11602/14] - Nursing Home Accommodation
512. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Health Information Quality Authority's statement that additional en-suite bathrooms are required as part of the upgrade works at Ofalia House in... - Vaccination Programme
513. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made to introduce a vaccination for meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11606/14] - EU Directives
514. To ask the Minister for Health when the EU cross-border health care directive will be implemented in full here; the impact this will have on those persons and groups seeking medical... - Health Services Staff Sick Leave
515. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the proposal to reduce the sick leave arrangements in the public sector for nurses and all other... - Hospital Equipment
517. To ask the Minister for Health when an MRI scanner will be installed at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11642/14] - Home Help Service Provision
518. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11650/14] - Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure
519. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the hepatitis C tribunal accounts for 2008 and 2009, if he will accept that the amount entered for total payments for 2008 in its 2009 document... - Hospital Equipment
521. To ask the Minister for Health when the decommissioned mammography equipment at Sligo Regional Hospital will be replaced and staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11677/14] - Hospital Charges
522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the circumstances in which persons are exempted from the €100 emergency department fee, with particular reference to road traffic... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
523. To ask the Minister for Health when a paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist post will be approved for Letterkenny General Hospital in view of the fact that the Health Service... - Medicinal Products Prices
524. To ask the Minister for Health the practical actions his Department has taken to try and reduce the cost of the drug (details supplied) for those suffering from Addison's disease; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
525. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a child may be granted special needs assistant support in order to avail of his or her entitlement to a free preschool year; and the... - Hospital Appointment Status
526. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a hospital appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
527. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for long-term illness card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Health Services Issues
528. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to be assessed for a specially adapted pram that is urgently needed; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
530. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11737/14] - Hospital Services
532. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in relation to the transport of blood samples from GP surgeries to the appropriate laboratory or testing centre; if it is the case in Monaghan town... - Hospital Appointment Status
533. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for Mayo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11784/14] - Medical Card Appeals
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11797/14] - Tobacco Control Measures
535. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the programme for smoking cessation training staff in the Health Service Executive; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons... - Health Services Staff Issues
536. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused a nursing licence here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11817/14] - Departmental Legal Costs
537. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form, by reference to each named firm, the amount paid out in respect of legal fees during 2013 by his Department to law firms in... - Hospital Appointment Status
538. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Funding
539. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to a service provider (details supplied) in County Wicklow for school leavers in 2014; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Prices
540. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for medication in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11927/14] - Health Services Issues
541. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the health repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11928/14] - Health Services Provision
542. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding setting up of a cardiac first responder group (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
543. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the level of home help support currently available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
544. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W has been refused a medical card. [11959/14] - Ambulance Service Response Times
545. To ask the Minister for Health when the investigation into the ambulance service in counties Louth and Meath area will be concluded. [11964/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
546. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a person who suffers from Asperger's syndrome would be eligible for a medical card; his plans to extend the eligibility of medical... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
547. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no difference between the cap for a single person and a couple on the monthly cost for medication for medical card holders; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review 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.... - Health Services Expenditure
549. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding payment of €75,000 committed to the Irish Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in May 2006 (details supplied). [11982/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
550. To ask the Minister for Health if he will define anaphylaxis as a long-term illness under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11991/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to train volunteers in the use of epi-pens as first responders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/14] - Food Allergies
553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a State wide education programme to alert teachers, health care professionals, citizens and parents about the dangers of anaphylaxis.... - Health Services Funding
554. To ask the Minister for Health if adequate funding will be provided to allow a service to meet demand in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11998/14] - Medical Card Drugs
555. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department will take to include a prescribed drug used for patients with Multiple Sclerosis in the medical card scheme (details supplied)... - Hospital Waiting Lists
556. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to reduce waiting lists in our hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12017/14] - Medical Card Applications
558. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the determination of an application for medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Medical Card Drugs
559. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of a drug (details supplied) under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12051/14] - HSE Funding
560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of organisations currently in receipt of Health Service Executive funding; if such organisations are subject to a service level... - Medicinal Products Prices
561. To ask the Minister for Health his understanding of the pricing structure of generic drugs as in certain chemists in County Waterford these so called generic medications seem to be as costly... - Health Services Issues
562. To ask the Minister for Health the action that can be taken in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12064/14] - Hospital Equipment
563. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripor service commenced by University Hospital Galway on 29 August 2012, two years after the machine was... - Mental Health Services Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to refurbish St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital, Grangegorman, Dublin 7. [12069/14] - Health Services Provision
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide Internet facilities in the Health Service Executive owned health centre in Glenbeigh, County Kerry, where at present there is no Internet... - Hospital Charges
568. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive has raised through the practice of charging families or next of kin of loved ones who have died in road traffic... - Professional Qualifications
569. To ask the Minister for Health the laws by which psychotherapists are governed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12086/14] - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
570. To ask the Minister for Health if the Irish Blood Transfusion Board has a specific policy outlining the steps to be taken on receipt of information from a third party regarding the donation... - General Practitioner Services
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned that general practitioners signing up to the new contract for free GP care for children under six must agree to the Health Service Executive... - Court Judgments
573. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the ruling of Mr. Justice Treacy of the High Court in Northern Ireland regarding the blood donation policy operating in that jurisdiction;... - Primary Care Centres Expenditure
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the cost of temporary relocation of a health centre (details supplied) necessitated by a problem with asbestos material which had to be... - Medical Card Reviews
576. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card services were withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will direct his Department to review the... - Health Services Issues
577. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive payment from the Health Service Executive for the work they have carried out; and if he will make a... - General Practitioner Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health if there are regulations in place setting out the number of patients a general practitioner may see in a set timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Data
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons currently employed in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12138/14] - Health Services Reports
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of the Cavan-Monaghan integrated service area in the delivery of health services; and if he will... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
584. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a reduction in the staffing complement at a hospital (details supplied); if so, if there are proposals to increase the staffing resources in... - Capital Programme Expenditure
585. To ask the Minister for Health the present position regarding a capital development project (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; the likely... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
586. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 8 regarding the treatment of their father, who died on the way... - General Practitioner Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned about the number of doctors currently entering general practice; the numbers that have entered general practice in each of the years 2010 to... - Care Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of his Department and the Health Service Executive in providing necessary information to family carers of patients who require after-care following... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
590. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for nursing home support in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
591. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received a decision on their medical card application in view of the serious illness of the... - Appointments to State Boards
592. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to encourage more Irish executives to serve on State boards under the remit of his Department; his views on the recent MERC Partners...
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