Written answers
Thursday, 13 March 2014
- Medical Card Administration
219. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and application process involved for inventors/product developers in having new products added to the list of products available on the medical... - Prescription Charges
220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm due to a recent change in his Department's policy pertaining to long-term illnesses, that a number of persons with medical cards are still... - Drug Treatment Programmes Places
221. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of inpatient residential detox places currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with... - Universal Health Insurance Issues
228. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment has been made of the cost of universal health insurance to the taxpayer; the estimated time frame for the introduction of the insurance; and... - Care of the Elderly Provision
229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for the elderly that are available in County Louth. [12501/14] - Health Services Issues
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda. [12503/14] - Capital Programme Expenditure
234. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 100 bed unit at St. Mary’s, Drogheda; and the timeframe for its commencement, construction and completion. [12506/14] - Hospital Bed Data
236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds available in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. [12508/14] - Home Care Packages
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for home care packages. [12513/14] - Nursing Staff Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Health the current ratio of nurses to patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda by day and by night. [12517/14] - Hospital Staff
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the extra 38 posts for the Portlaoise maternity unit approved in July 2013 that have been filled; and when he expects the remainder to be filled... - Care of the Elderly Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the consultations on Shaen and Abbeyleix hospitals; the state of the decision making process; and when he will report to... - Medical Negligence Cases
249. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of cerebral palsy compensation payouts made for children born in Portlaoise hospital in the years 2010 to 2013. [12523/14] - Hospital Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health further to his response to this Deputy at the Oireachtas health committee hearing on 6 March 2014, that he had received a letter in relation to an... - Diabetes Strategy
251. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 19 February 2014, in relation to the diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment initiative, the number of... - Medical Card Appeals
253. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a discretionary medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times over the past two years that there have been no ambulances stationed in Athy, Baltinglass or Portlaoise, due to no cover for overtime... - Ambulance Service Response Times
255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls from Tallaght Hospital that have taken over an hour to respond to by ambulance [12557/14] - Cancer Research
257. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical trial published in the AJR 2009 complies with ethical standards; and if it demonstrates an increase in breast cancer [12564/14] - Medical Card Applications
259. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) which was originally sent to PCRS on 3 January 2014 but not recorded and re-sent to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
260. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for orthopaedic outpatient appointments for consultants in a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and the way the current... - Food Safety Standards Review
262. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has monitored the review being carried out by the FSA in Britain in relation to raw milk; if there is any... - Medical Card Applications
263. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Patient Safety
264. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 254 of 26 February 2014 and 265 of 27 February 2014, if hospitals were requested to amend the HIPE data which has... - Dental Services Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Health further to a Topical Issues debate of 18 December 2013 regarding an orthodontic investigation, the current status of the investigation; the number of persons... - Medical Card Data
266. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of medical cards that have been cancelled or reviewed in the past two years for those within the 16 – 18... - Hospital Waiting Lists
267. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has to wait a further seven months to have a pin replaced in their hip in Mayo General Hospital when... - Medical Card Delays
271. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card is likely to be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12672/14] - Medical Card Applications
272. To ask the Minister for Health if and when medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12673/14] - Hospital Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns raised about staffing and the facilities available at St. Brigid's Hospital, Crooksling, County Dublin. [12674/14] - Medical Card Reviews
274. To ask the Minister for Health if refusal of a medical card in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare will be reviewed with the intention of awarding the card in respect of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
275. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgical procedure will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12676/14] - Generic Drugs Substitution
276. To ask the Minister for Health the enforcement mechanisms that are in place to ensure that consumers and the Health Service Executive actually benefit from generic substitution and reference... - Misuse of Drugs
277. To ask the Minister for Health the target date for the full commencement of new regulations under the Misuse of Drugs Act to deal with the trading of certain z-drugs, the dealing in and... - Alcohol Sales Legislation
278. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale being worked to in relation to the publication and implementation of the Public Health Alcohol Bill; and if he will confirm that the prevention... - Patient Safety
279. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail all options available to citizens who feel they have been failed by the health services, this to include the role of internal... - Medical Card Eligibility
280. To ask the Minister for Health if a person working and paying tax both in another country (details supplied) and here and living here can qualify for a medical card here; and if he will make...
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