Written answers
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to recent reports of a significant deterioration of services in St. Vincent's hospital, Dublin 4, particularly in accident and emergency... - National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
107. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase provision of long-term residential care for elderly citizens; and his position on the future strategy for Ireland's long-term residential... - National Children's Hospital Status
108. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the development of the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14911/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
109. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to help people with spina bifida; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14879/14] - Maternity Services
110. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to reconfigure maternity services nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14868/14] - General Practitioner Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health the performance reviews in regards to the draft agreement for the provision of services to under six year olds; if he will provide details of the electronic... - Children in Care
112. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the criticisms of the child and adolescent mental health services in the recent report by the Ombudsman for Children entitled A Meta-analysis... - Chronic Disease Management Programme
114. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on implementation of the national clinical programme for asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14701/14] - Energy Conservation
115. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies being developed by his Department to encourage and promote energy saving in premises owned or operated by his Department and the Health Service... - Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
116. To ask the Minister for Health the implications for State funded agencies that fail to comply with consolidated public sector pay scales by continuing to make top-up payments to staff; when... - Ambulance Service Provision
117. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans to remove the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service; the reasons for possible removal of the service; if the reasons... - Medical Card Reviews
118. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he stated in Dáil Éireann on 27 February 2014 that the Health Service Executive guaranteed to him that persons who have been selected for... - Maternity Services
119. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have followed the Health Service Executive report into maternity services at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; the further measures... - Services for People with Disabilities
120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the supports in place for persons (details provided) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14909/14] - Orthodontic Services Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider lifting the moratorium on recruitment within the Health Service Executive in order to address the severe waiting times for orthodontic... - Universal Health Insurance White Paper
122. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will be publishing the White Paper on universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14854/14] - Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
123. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable for graduate nurses and midwives participating in the graduate nurse-midwifery programme to be paid only 85% of the first... - Hospital Mortality Rates
125. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to examine the reasons behind the significant variation in mortality rates at each acute hospital as highlighted in the health... - Ambulance Service Response Times
126. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether target ambulance response times are not being met and a full and proper service cannot be provided due to shortage of personnel, shortage... - Suicide Prevention
127. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the €6 million that has been allocated to promote positive mental health; the organisations that will be receiving this money; if he will... - Ambulance Service Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there will be no job losses or reductions in service in the plans for the reconfiguration of ambulance services; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Reviews
129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will describe the precise, detailed process by which discretionary medical cards are selected for review; if the process is entirely randomised or if it... - Hospital Waiting Lists
130. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the waiting time for various surgical procedures has been addressed in each of the past five years to date with particular reference to the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
131. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinical paediatric diabetes nurse will be appointed at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Insurance Regulation
132. To ask the Minister for Health when he will address the regulatory position of the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14857/14] - Hospital Charges
133. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the practice of sending a €100 hospital invoice to grieving families in the aftermath of road traffic accidents; and if he will initiate... - Medicinal Products Prices
136. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to bring forward further legislation or other measures to protect consumers from the continuing over-pricing of drugs and medicines; and if he... - Ambulance Service Response Times
137. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the Health Service Executive west region since the introduction of standardised ambulance response times; the steps being... - Hospital Charges
138. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to setting up a mechanism whereby accident and emergency fees could be paid via the local post office; if he will commit to... - Midwifery Services
139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the midwife shortage at Wexford General Hospital where the ratio of midwives to births stands at 1:47, which is significantly above the... - General Practitioner Services
140. To ask the Minister for Health if submissions from the Irish Medical Organisation and individual general practitioners are being taken into account in the drafting of legislation to...
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