Written answers
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
- Health Services Provision
553. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language assistance in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
554. To ask the Minister for Health if inner ear hearing aids are available under the GMS scheme; if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be considered for replacement inner ear... - Medical Card Reviews
555. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15956/14] - Medical Card Applications
556. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/14] - Disability Support Services Provision
557. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists being faced by children in County Tipperary who are awaiting speech and language assessment; his views on whether this wait is... - Dental Services Provision
558. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has an entitlement to dental treatment under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Drugs
559. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Pradaxa is covered under the GMS scheme; if not, the options available to patients who use this drug to alleviate the financial costs; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
560. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will expedite this application; and if he... - General Practitioner Services
561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline all fees and allowances applicable to GPs, including those not included in the GMS scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of... - Mental Health Services Provision
562. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/14] - Health Services Staff Training
563. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Royal College of Surgeons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15981/14] - Health Services Provision
564. To ask the Minister for Health when committed supports will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15994/14] - Vaccination Programme
565. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of Meningitis B vaccination; if the NIAC has met recently in this regard; and the outcome of same; and if he will make... - Primary Care Centres Provision
566. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the primary care facility under development at the Meath Hospital site, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the services provided there;... - Health Services Provision
567. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive services, offices or administration currently housed on the Meath Hospital site; and the services that will be moved onto it... - Medical Card Applications
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [16002/14] - Medical Card Data
570. To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the number and proportion of over 70s who stand to lose a GP visit card in 2014; his estimate of the number and proportion of over 70s who... - Health Services Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health if chiropody care is available in the community free of charge to persons over the age of 70 anywhere in the State; where this is the practice; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
572. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a patient who is referred to accident and emergency from an ophthalmologist is liable for the €100... - Pension Provisions
573. To ask the Minister for Health if a lump sum payment is being made to a person (details supplied); their annual pension entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16019/14] - Hospital Staff
574. To ask the Minister for Health to whom the chief executive of St. Vincent's public hospital Dublin will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16020/14] - Motor Tax Exemptions
575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if he will make a... - Health Services Issues
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive made in 2013 and has made to date in 2014 under Section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for... - Speech and Language Therapy
581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a county breakdown for January 2014 of the number of children awaiting an initial assessment for speech and language therapies; and the... - Tobacco Control Measures
582. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of enforcing the smoking ban per annum for the past ten years; the legal costs per annum; the amount an EHO is paid per out of hours visit to a... - Medical Card Applications
583. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [16071/14] - Hospital Services
584. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the establishment of an acute medical assessment unit at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Issues
585. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16076/14] - Departmental Expenditure
586. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for the National Office for Suicide Prevention in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and the projected budget for 2014. [16093/14] - Home Help Service Provision
587. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision for home help for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16097/14] - General Practitioner Services
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the GP service that presently attends the rural community at Tullyvaragh, Broomfield, Castleblayney, County Monaghan one day... - Medical Card Delays
589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in response to a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 [16102/14] - Costais Aistriúcháin
590. To ask the Minister for Health cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó... - Medical Card Applications
591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
592. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the shortage of junior doctors available to the departments of surgery at Letterkenny Hospital, in view of this service now... - Health Services Provision
593. To ask the Minister for Health if the services of chiropodists and podiatrists are covered under the medical card system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16213/14] - Medical Card Appeals
594. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card renewal is refused, if a person may retain their medical card while the appeal is being processed (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Speech and Language Therapy
595. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive speech and language therapy. [16246/14] - EU Directives
596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet families of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to discuss their concerns regarding the lack of implementation of the EU Cross-Border... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
598. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16256/14] - Departmental Expenditure
599. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spends on drug and gambling addiction; if he will provide details of the various programmes nationwide for preventing... - Ambulance Service Provision
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new vehicles that have been purchased by the National Ambulance Service in the past two years; the purpose of those vehicles; and if any of these... - General Practitioner Services
601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will specify the evidential source of research relied upon by his Department in concluding that access to free primary care, disease surveillance and... - Hospital Services
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, have in fact lost medical files in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will... - Mental Health Services Provision
603. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 10 December 2013, if any progress has been made regarding securing alternative accommodation proposals as an... - Symphysiotomy Report
605. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 692 of 18 February 2014, if he will provide an update on the matter and any decisions made on foot of this report; and if... - Home Care Packages
606. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for a home care package; if there is a regional variation; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Discharges
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds being occupied by persons who are waiting on home care packages to be passed; the financial cost of one of these beds being... - Home Care Packages
608. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on home care packages for adults and minors by the Health Service Executive over the past three years; if he will provide a... - National Stroke Programme
609. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1109 of 25 March 2014, when the audit referred to will take place; the reason for the delay in carrying out this audit;... - Home Care Packages
610. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to children who suffer from intestinal failure if he will take action on the lengthy delay for the completion of home care packages in view of the... - Orthodontic Services Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not been referred for orthodontic services; the procedure during a routine appointment; and if he... - Cancer Research
612. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated by Government bodies annually for the purposes of research for childhood leukaemia; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
613. To ask the Minister for Health if an eye operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16349/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
614. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions for providing defibrillators in public premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16354/14] - Suicide Prevention
617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suicide prevention resource officers who are appointed to their positions on a permanent basis. [16360/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
618. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, has closed the living kidney donor list to new patients, while a theatre that was opened to facilitate more transplants... - Electronic Cigarettes
619. To ask the Minister for Health if electronic cigarettes will be banned from all educational campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16362/14] - Charities Regulation
620. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the annual wages of the chief executive officer of Cheeverstown as a section 38 voluntary service. [16368/14] - Medical Card Appeals
621. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services Provision
622. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn a direction issued to all staff in the Dublin Dental Hospital by their human resources department requesting all staff to stop... - Vacancies on State Boards
625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that serve on the board of the Dublin Dental Hospital; when was each appointed; the vacancies that exist; when the next vacancy will... - HSE Funding
626. To ask the Minister for Health the funding from his Department the Dublin Dental Hospital received in each year from 2008 to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointment Status
627. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment for a hip replacement procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health if it is currently the case that citizens who have private health insurance can choose to be treated as public patients within our hospital system; and if he... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
631. To ask the Minister for Health if the salary agreed in respect of a person (details supplied) exceeds the national pay guidelines for the public service; if a special allowance was approved... - Health Services Provision
632. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding the case of a person (details supplied) with motor neurone disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16426/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
633. 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. [16427/14] - HIQA Reports
634. To ask the Minister for Health if a report has been completed and published on the closure of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway; if he has any other investigations to carry... - Medicinal Products Availability
635. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of a certain drug (details supplied) has been reviewed in view of it being no longer available in the United States of America; if he will put in... - Health Services Reform
636. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale which he is working to for the abolition of the Health Service Executive; the agencies, existing and proposed, which will take over each of the... - Nursing Home Subventions
637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the weekly payment in respect of the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
638. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a family (details supplied) regarding a broken wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16455/14] - Speech and Language Therapy
639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the 15,776 children waiting for speech and language assessment. [16456/14] - Medical Card Applications
640. To ask the Minister for Health if senior citizens have to declare savings in credit unions or banks when renewing medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
641. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision was made to relocate an addiction treatment clinic (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for this decision; the type of services... - Hospital Staff
642. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 26 March 2014, if he will reply to the question which had nothing to do with whether the additional remuneration... - Hospital Waiting Lists
643. To ask the Minister for Health when person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be called for an appointment for an urgent double hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to introduce universal health insurance; if any report or research is available on same; the country he would like to... - Health Services Provision
646. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current level of podiatry services being offered at Grattan Street Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16530/14] - Diabetes Strategy
649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that diabetes patients are afforded podiatry appointments in a timely and frequent manor as necessitated because of their illness; and if... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
650. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme is under review; if so, when he will have a report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/14] - Health Services Issues
651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reassure residents in County Meath that the officer response vehicles that are in use in the county are being used solely for the purpose of getting... - National Children's Hospital Status
653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will present a detailed report on plans for a new national children's hospital on the St. James's Hospital site; if he is concerned at news that the... - Local Drugs Task Forces Remit
654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm progress on previously announced plans to include alcohol in the remit of Tallaght Drugs Task Force; if he will appreciate the need for... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
657. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in Dún Laoghaire rehabilitation unit will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [16566/14] - Parliamentary Questions Costs
658. To ask the Minister for Health the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16593/14] - Medical Card Applications
659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry whereby the same income from social welfare was also... - Disability Support Services Issues
660. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details provided) in County Mayo who has been awaiting a occupational therapist appointment since October 2013 will receive an appointment; his... - Hospice Services
661. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to St. Francis Hospice, Raheny and Blanchardstown in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16644/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
662. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 11 February 2014 where the Health Service Executive stated that currently clients with medical cards can avail of... - Hospital Charges
663. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 11 February 2014, where the Health Service Executive stated (details supplied); if he will clarify in regard to... - HSE Expenditure
665. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following a recent FOI request it was established that the Health Service Executive west is unaware of the... - Medical Card Applications
666. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
667. To ask the Minister for Health if it is still policy that a medical card-GP visit card holder who genuinely engages with a review will not have their eligibility withdrawn before that review... - Health Insurance Prices
669. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that health insurance premiums do not continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16677/14] - Medical Card Applications
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the processing of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford [16696/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
671. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of emergency ambulance calls in 2011; the total number that required a patient to be transported; the number of category 1 calls; and if he... - General Practitioner Training
676. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of places on GP training schemes throughout the country in 2014; if he will outline same on a county basis; if he will outline on a county... - General Practitioner Services
677. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the GP rural practice allowance and the supports in place for GPs operating in rural areas. [16707/14] - Hospital Admissions
678. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of GP referrals to each general hospital in the country over the past 12 months; if he will outline same on a hospital by hospital basis; and... - General Practitioner Services
679. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the draft contact for supplying GP care to under six year olds; the proposed timeline for the implementation of the scheme; and if he... - Commercial Rates Issues
680. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive paid in commercial rates in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16710/14] - Nursing Home Services
682. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the care plan in place in a nursing home (details supplied) in Dublin 6W for residents with Alzheimer's disease. [16712/14] - Hospital Charges
683. To ask the Minister for Health the total income generated in 2013 under the public hospital statutory inpatient charge in 2013; the estimated figure for 2014; the corresponding figures for... - Medical Card Data
684. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 April 2014; the total number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
685. To ask the Minister for Health the period patients in Longford and Westmeath must wait for hip replacement operations at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
686. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [16754/14] - Health Services Issues
687. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth suffering from locked-in syndrome was refused funding from the Health Service Executive to be allowed... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
688. To ask the Minister for Health when a prosthesis will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16770/14] - Hospital Staff
689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure educational and awareness training among the medical profession regarding being alert to the symptoms of sepsis and taking prompt action.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
690. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16820/14] - Departmental Correspondence
691. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that when a communication on wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed to have come to his attention; if...
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