Written answers
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
- Nursing Staff Provision
489. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that nursing positions in special needs schools have not yet been formally recognised by his Department or the... - Disability Support Services Provision
490. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an early intervention team for the north of Dublin; if not, the reason there is no such service, especially as many families (details supplied) are... - HSE Staff Promotions
491. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if his Department received correspondence (details supplied); if same will be examined with a view to ensuring that the post, which this... - Medicinal Products Availability
492. To ask the Minister for Health the schedule for the introduction of Sativex or similar products; if it is envisaged that this product will be available for patients with multiple sclerosis... - Hospital Appointment Status
493. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [14690/14] - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
495. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the medical tests and examinations that are not covered by the medical card scheme for which a general practitioner is entitled to charge a fee; and... - Home Help Service Provision
496. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14712/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
497. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called to have an urgent operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14717/14] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
498. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of persons currently awaiting orthodontic treatment with the Health Service Executive in south Tipperary; the waiting times for these... - Diabetes Strategy
499. To ask the Minister for Health if the model for the provision of insulin pumps recommended by the paediatric diabetes working group has been fully established; the numbers of children under... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
501. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14729/14] - Universal Health Insurance Provision
502. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if it is still the case, as outlined in the programme for Government, that as a statutory system of health insurance, guaranteed by the... - HIQA Inspections
503. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the current status of the Health Service Executive's plans for Health Information and Quality Authority requirements for a hospital upgrade (details... - Hospital Appointment Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 16 January 2014 when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive an appointment for a hip... - Hospital Waiting Lists
505. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason there is a two-year waiting list in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, for consultation services (details supplied); if... - Medical Card Applications
506. 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. [14775/14] - Suicide Prevention
508. To ask the Minister for Health to list the organisations that will provide the ASIST and safeTALK training as part of the initiatives on suicide prevention; and if he will make a statement... - Ambulance Service Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Health to detail his plans to expand the role of the emergency aeromedical support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12880/14] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
510. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the delivery of a new accident and emergency unit at University Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
511. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that his Department has made in respect of auditing those sections 38 and 39 organisations funded from his Department; the level of compliance in... - Medical Card Applications
513. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14790/14] - Prescription Charges
514. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 13 March 2014, the steps a medical card holder who paid the prescription charge in 2013 when the person had an... - Ambulance Service Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's review of the ambulance service in Dublin, particularly in the context of a leaked HSE document that details the... - Medical Card Applications
516. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14798/14] - Medical Card Administration
517. To ask the Minister for Health the way medical card numbers are allocated; if they are reused when they become redundant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14801/14] - National Treatment Purchase Fund Issues
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he has directed the National Treatment Purchase Fund to force nursing homes to charge for social programmes and then pass the discount onto the NTPF, or if... - Abortion Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortions that have taken place to date under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14818/14] - Abortion Legislation
523. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding abortion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/14] - Vaccination Programme
524. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has given a vaccine for meningitis B to any persons since it was approved in January 2013. [14822/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
526. To ask the Minister for Health further to the Health Information and Quality Authority's 2013 report on Macroom Community Hospital which recommended that an upgrade to the hospital be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
527. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons by county that are currently awaiting MRI scans; the number of those waiting over six months; those... - Home Help Service Provision
528. To ask the Minister for Health his proposed changes to the contracts of home helps; if he agrees that it is both unfair and unworkable to enforce changes that require full-time home helpers... - Departmental Funding
529. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated by his Department to County Mayo, the list of projects that benefitted in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014 in... - Medical Card Applications
530. To ask the Minister for Health if all documentation supplied in respect of an application for a medical card will be returned in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Medical Card Eligibility
531. To ask the Minister for Health if, in cases of persons who have a medical condition that is chronic and extremely unlikely to change for an extended period of time, it is intended to make... - Medical Card Appeals
532. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delay in processing an appeal in respect of a determination of entitlement to a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a medical appliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14928/14] - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
534. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding paying for medicines in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
535. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the issue that both staffing and funding for mental health services fall below what was recommended in A Vision for Change; if... - Hospital Appointment Delays
536. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 22 October 2013, in relation to an assessment and operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
538. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a primary medical certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
539. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time Coolock health centre, Dublin, has been without an early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/14] - Nursing Education
541. To ask the Minister for Health the reason United States nursing qualifications are not recognised here; if a person with 20 years nursing experience in the US can complete any short course... - Medical Card Eligibility
542. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card eligibility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/14] - Patient Transport Provision
543. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding non-ambulance patient transport service; if this service is in operation; the amount of money that was spent on it in each of the past... - Social Insurance
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the following issue regarding entitlements under PRSI (details supplied). [15005/14] - Hospital Staff Data
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of posts for 2014 that the working group on paediatric diabetes requests or recommends for University Hospital... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of insulin pumps the Health Service Executive purchased in 2013; the number, broken down by HSE area, given out to children under the age of 16; and... - HSE Funding
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of State funding provided to a survivor organisation (details supplied). [15030/14] - Programme for Government Implementation
550. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the programme for Government commitment on legislating for post mortem procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10481/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
552. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for nursing home support scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the case will be reviewed as... - Health Services Staff
553. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to residential health care staff working on sleepover duty; the reasons some residential care staff are expected to work 63... - Health Services Staff Data
554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of staff within Health Service Executive residential care homes who are working sleepover duty... - Health Services Provision
555. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Services Provision
556. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15080/14] - Medical Card Applications
557. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15083/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
561. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the early access to the medicines scheme launched in the UK; if there is a comparative plan here; and, if not, if he has any... - Dental Services Provision
562. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inadequate public dental services for the general Carrickmacross area, County Monaghan; if the present level of services... - Nursing Education
564. To ask the Minister for Health when places on an adaption course will be provided for nurses wishing to work in a nursing home (details supplied) in County Mayo; the steps being taken to... - Medical Goods Regulation
565. To ask the Minister for Health the average time a pharmacoeconomic evaluation of a drug takes. [15202/14] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include Fampyra, a drug produced by Biogen and used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, on the drugs payment scheme or long-term illness scheme;... - Health Services Issues
568. To ask the Minister for Health the specific treatments and supports available for patients with lymphoedema; if he acknowledges that the suite of treatment and supports compare poorly with... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
569. To ask the Minister for Health the total remuneration package paid for the post of director of the National Ambulance Service in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
571. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in filling the post of an ophthalmic physician for Longford-Westmeath which was vacated last October; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service Provision
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances serving the people of County Longford at any given time from its department adjoining St. Joseph's care centre, Longford; and if he... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a review of the long-term illness scheme to include a wider range of conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15240/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
575. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the Health Service Executive's proposed merger of the Dublin Fire Brigade with the National Ambulance service; the cost savings the HSE... - Medical Card Applications
576. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card applications in respect of notice of assessments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15254/14] - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
577. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Irish Blood Transfusion Service's current policy prevents homosexual men from donating blood when research shows there are no health risks; and... - Medical Card Eligibility
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that kidney transplant and dialysis patients can retain their medical cards as their illness is not considered long-term; if... - Physiotherapists Registration Board
580. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not appointed the Physiotherapy Registration Board to date despite calling for expressions of interest in April 2013; if he will confirm that... - Health Services Staff
581. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who was originally recruited as a home help and carer and has come... - EU Directives
582. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1094 of 25 March 2014, if it is primary legislation or secondary legislation which is required to give effect to this... - Disease Incidence
583. To ask the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that list diabetes as the cause of death; if this number has increased in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement... - Obesity Levels
586. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of obesity to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/14] - Medical Card Applications
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-examine the application for a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath with a long-term illness who... - Maternity Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health when a protocol will be established in respect of the discharge of tracheostomy babies from hospital as soon as they are well enough; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Data
589. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive projection of 1,875,707 medical cards for 2014 still stands. [15321/14] - Nursing Staff Provision
590. To ask the Minister for Health the post allocations of public health nurses to each local health office in WTE terms; and the current vacancy rate for public health nurses in each local... - Speech and Language Therapy
592. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a six year old child, details supplied, in County Monaghan has not received any form of speech and language or occupational therapy since August... - Hospital Appointment Status
593. To ask the Minister for Health when a person, details supplied, in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15366/14] - Ambulance Service Staff
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedic staff that are employed on the ambulance service in the north east; the number of staff on full pay who are not being utilised as part... - Medical Card Appeals
595. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an appeal against the refusal of a medical card application in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Westmeath; and... - Medical Card Administration
596. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person, details supplied, in County Westmeath who submitted additional information regarding the interpretation of accounts, which were clearly... - Medical Card Applications
597. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to a person, details supplied, in County Westmeath who submitted additional information requested; and if he will make a... - Autism Incidence
598. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which intensive or any research continues to be conducted here with a view to determination of the cause or causes of autism, Asperger's syndrome... - Medical Research and Training Provision
599. To ask the Minister for Health the full extent of any research ongoing in relation to the various life-threatening illnesses currently affecting the broadest age profile of the population,... - Generic Drugs Substitution
600. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which central procurement and generic prescribing have been each identified and assessed for potential to reduce health service costs without in... - Medicinal Products Prices
601. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which drug costs have fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; the way this continues to affect the budgetary situation; and if he will... - Orthodontic Services Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services continue to be made available to children and teenagers with particular reference to follow-up on school medical... - Nursing Home Services
603. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he will continue to support public sector nursing homes and hospitals caring for older persons in view of the high quality of service... - Hospital Bed Data
604. To ask the Minister for Health the full complement of general hospital beds currently available on a regional basis throughout the country in the public health sector; the number of similar... - Health Services Expenditure
605. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have curtailed expenditure overruns throughout the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15428/14] - Hospital Acquired Infections
606. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of reports of various infections arising from MRSA or other hospital bugs on a monthly basis in each of the past four years to date; the... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment
607. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an adequate supply of junior hospital doctors is available throughout the health service in 2014, whether sourced internally or overseas;... - Nursing Staff Provision
608. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of nurses engaged through the public health service has fluctuated in each of the past four years to date; if he is satisfied... - Health Insurance Prices
609. To ask the Minister for Health if any particular study has been done into the increases in private health insurance over the past number of years in view of the fact that increased... - Medical Card Reviews
610. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he continues to take to ensure that medical cards are not arbitrarily withdrawn from persons with severe terminal illnesses; and if he will make a... - Narcolepsy Issues
611. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of identified sufferers of narcolepsy; the extent to which supportive arrangements are in place or remain to be put in place in respect of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
612. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which hospital waiting lists have been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15435/14] - EU Directives
613. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in ensuring compliance with the EU Working Time Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15436/14] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
615. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting lists for dental treatment for children in County Galway; and the steps available to a parent whose child needs... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
616. To ask the Minister for Health when an application will be approved for an essential aid for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan in view of the long delay in processing and...
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