Written answers
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
- Death Certificates Issues
705. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cost of a death certificate has increased from €8 to €20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18596/14] - Health Services Staff
706. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Haddington Road agreement, if persons in the health service who have a standard working week of 35 hours and who are now required to work an... - Pension Provisions
708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who retired from the Health Service Executive in February 2014 has not received entitlements by way... - Medical Card Eligibility
709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason income is calculated at 2.3% on savings of more than €72,000 for a couple for the purposes of applying for a medical card in view of the fact... - Medical Qualifications Issues
710. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State per annum and in total for every medical student that qualifies in Irish universities; his views that many of these students leave... - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
711. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide capital funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18546/14] - Health Services Funding
712. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the potential savings in Health Service Executive current expenditure through a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospitals Policy
713. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures employed to ensure that each hospital in the country is achieving value for money in respect of cleaning services; if there is a single uniform... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
714. To ask the Minister for Health the differences between a medical card and long-term illness book; the benefits for persons to move from a medical card to a long-term illness book when they... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
715. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Freedom of Information Requests
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department between 1 January 2013 and 11 April 2014; the number of these requests that relate to... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
717. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in (details supplied) in Dublin South will receive orthotic footwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18565/14] - Pension Provisions
718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18576/14] - Health Services Issues
719. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider urgent concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
720. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18592/14] - Medical Card Applications
721. 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. [18598/14] - Medical Card Reviews
722. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal did not receive a medical card review form and if they will be recompensed for the charges they are... - Medical Card Applications
723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Response Times
725. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan had to wait for more than two hours for an ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
726. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Drugs
727. To ask the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) will be included on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18639/14] - Medical Card Applications
728. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [18650/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
729. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative transport and other facilities of a supportive nature remaining available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Medical Card Applications
730. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in the case of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who along with his... - Mental Health Services Provision
731. To ask the Minister for Health the exact date when the new psychiatric unit will be open at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [18682/14] - Medical Card Data
734. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards returned voluntarily by persons who were medical card holders but who are no longer eligible to hold a medical card because of... - Maternity Services
735. To ask the Minister for Health the current total annual cost of the maternity and infant care antenatal combined care scheme, including a breakdown of the amount that goes to general... - Midwifery Services
737. To ask the Minister for Health when he will act on the recommendation from the 2003 Brenner independent review of the pilot domiciliary projects to the domiciliary birth group for a more... - Maternity Services
738. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the membership of the newly-formed national review group of maternity services; if he will confirm that this includes lay representatives... - EU Directives
739. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the transposing of the EU patient mobility directive into Irish law, the implications for the Irish health consumer; the... - Redundancy Payments
740. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding an ex gratia redundancy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18701/14] - Disabilities Services Funding
741. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the amount of public funding that was cut from disability services (details supplied) in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement... - Services for People with Disabilities
742. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding therapy services. [18705/14] - Medical Card Applications
743. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made 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... - Medical Card Eligibility
744. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Medical Card Applications
745. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18711/14] - Medical Card Reviews
747. To ask the Minister for Health if reassessment is complete in respect of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when a decision will... - Medical Card Appeals
748. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal will be completed in respect of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
749. To ask the Minister for Health if a completed application for a medical card was received in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
751. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has been completed in respect of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make... - Medical Card Applications
752. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18718/14] - Medical Card Appeals
754. To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal has been lodged in respect of a decision to refuse medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Health Services Provision
755. To ask the Minister for Health the reason podiatry testing has been withdrawn at the Living Health Clinic in Mitchelstown County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18728/14] - Disability Support Services Provision
756. To ask the Minister for Health the funding streams that have been put in place for the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18733/14] - Medical Card Appeals
757. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the conclusion was reached that the applicant's medical condition is not chronic and life-threatening in the case of a person (details... - Health Services Issues
758. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 27 March 2014, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive [18753/14] - Medical Card Delays
759. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical review will be finalised in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath which has been ongoing for almost four months; and if he... - Hospital Appointment Delays
760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is given appointment in the Adelaide Hospital as soon as possible as this case has been... - Medical Card Eligibility
761. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for a medical card in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
762. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding respite care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/14] - Medical Card Applications
763. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [18779/14] - Medical Card Data
764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued to those over the age of 70 in January 2013, February 2013 and March 2013 compared to the number of medical cards issued to... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
765. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the inclusion of fampridine in the drug purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/14] - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
766. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the lifetime MSM ban on blood donation; if he will instruct the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to move towards a less restrictive regime;... - Infectious Diseases Incidence
767. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a tabular breakdown of the number of instances of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases found among MSM, WSW and MSW for each of the... - Hospital Appointment Status
768. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/14] - Medical Card Applications
769. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [18820/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
770. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the additional space and facilities which will be made available in terms of paediatric ED services in the extension to the... - Care Services
771. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish St Elizabeth Court, Care Facilty, North Circular Road, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18824/14] - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
772. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently engage the Special Delivery Unit to develop a solution to the ongoing and unsustainable situation regarding patients being treated on... - Hospital Data
773. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the activities of the Special Delivery Unit since 1 January 2014 in the case of all of the major emergency... - Prompt Payments
774. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Health Service Executive and his Department in interest due to a late payment and not meeting its obligations under the prompt payment... - Midwifery Services
775. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish details of the nursing midwifery graduate initiative; if the initiative is open for applications and the numbers of graduates facilitated by... - Medical Card Appeals
776. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal of a medical card decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he if will make a... - Medical Card Applications
777. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [18880/14] - Health Services Provision
778. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/14] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
779. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug myleran is not covered by the drugs payment scheme; if there is any likelihood of it being so; and if he will make a statement on the... - Obesity Strategy
780. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given towards establishing market regulations for foods high in sugar and fat. [18886/14] - Irish Blood Transfusion Service
781. To ask the Minister for Health if all blood donors are tested before donating blood and if so, the reason men who have sex with men cannot donate once tested and cleared like other blood... - Speech and Language Therapy
782. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to ensure child speech and language therapists are replaced during maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
784. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that, in the context of the ongoing reviews of medical card provision, all survivors of symphysiotomy and pubiotomy will continue to retain... - HSE Staffing
785. To ask the Minister for Health if a position (details supplied) within the Health Service Executive in County Wicklow has been filled and the timeframe within which the position has been... - Health Promotion Issues
786. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of Schools for Health in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18907/14] - Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility
787. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme for the motorised transport grant can be expected; and if persons who received a primary medical certificate after the abolition of the old... - Medical Card Applications
788. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Social Workers Register
790. To ask the Minister for Health when CORU, which regulates health and social care professionals in Ireland, began to charge persons who did not study in the Twenty-six Counties €410... - Health Services Issues
791. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national database for those diagnosed with coeliac disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
795. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois may expect to have their heart bypass operation at St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
796. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who has motor neurone disease to remain at home while receiving invasive ventilation; and... - Medical Card Eligibility
797. To ask the Minister for Health the number of men, women and children who are wheelchair dependent and have been removed from the medical card scheme following the withdrawal of a large... - Medical Card Applications
798. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo and if it will be expedited; and if he will make a... - Care Services
799. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be transferred to new residential care from the existing provision. [18993/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
800. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will have their appointment for surgery in the Mater Hospital following an urgent referral from St. James's... - Patient Safety Agency Establishment
803. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the planned patient safety authority, if this agency will be underpinned by primary legislation, and if the proposed authority... - Generic Drugs Substitution
804. To ask the Minister for Health if the efficacy of generic drugs is as good as the drugs produced under patent by pharmaceutical companies; his views on whether those on medical cards who are... - Health Services Provision
805. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a response to the stroke survivors survey launched on 7 April 2014 by the Irish Heart Foundation. [19017/14] - Nursing Home Services
807. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures employed by the Health Service Executive, or his Department, to ensure that registered providers of nursing home care agree a contract with each... - EU Directives
808. To ask the Minister for Health when the cross-border health care directive will be transposed into Irish law. [19044/14] - Hospital Services
809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to dermatology services in Waterford Regional Hospital, including the current staffing position in relation to... - Hospital Staff
811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to ensuring that full teams of support staff are available in the dermatology unit in Waterford Regional Hospital, including details on the... - Hospital Services
812. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a scheduled procedure was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork at very short notice; when an alternative date will be... - Health Services Provision
813. To ask the Minister for Health the basis upon which he deems that hospitals need business plans and his further views that this promotes an ethos of treating health as a commodity. [19052/14] - Hospital Services
814. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the Rotunda Hospital's business plan. [19053/14] - National Lottery Funding Applications
815. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for national lottery funds from his Department in relation to application which was submitted in September 2013... - Medical Card Reviews
816. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/14] - Disability Support Services Provision
817. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to section 13 of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, if he will since the introduction of the Act provide a list of the aggregate needs identified... - Respite Care Services
819. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the respite services that are available in south County Dublin. [19087/14] - Medical Card Reviews
821. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the recent refusal of medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Support Services Issues
822. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 12 March 2014, relating to assessments of need and service statements under the Disability Act 2005, if he will... - Ambulance Service Response Times
825. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service took a person (details supplied) to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe as opposed to University Hospital Galway when the... - Medical Card Reviews
826. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/14] - Medical Card Applications
827. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Reviews
828. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in receipt of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19175/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
829. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of places available in long-term care/support facilities for those with mental health issues in the mid-west region; the total number of these... - Medical Card Reviews
830. 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. [19178/14] - Charities Regulation
831. To ask the Minister for Health the specific health and safety standards, other employment protections and the hourly rate of payment offered to employees/trainees of Rehab who have been... - Dental Services Provision
833. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the waiting lists for children with a disability for dental services for each Health Service Executive region;... - Departmental Budgets
834. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of over-spend in his budget that the Department of Health will have in this financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/14] - Health Services Provision
835. To ask the Minister for Health if implementation of the national diabetic retinal screening programme has been contracted out to different organisations/providers; if so the details of those... - Hospital Appointments Administration
838. To ask the Minister for Health the length of waiting list is for a procedure (details supplied). [19197/14] - Medical Card Reviews
840. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [19205/14] - Medical Card Data
841. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 April 2014; the total number of GP cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a... - Health Services Issues
842. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of seven to eight weeks for the results of X-rays to be given to patients in County Meath. [19227/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
843. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the entitlement of an Irish citizen, who worked and paid stamps in the UK for a long period, to a medical card here; if they must go... - Hospital Appointment Status
844. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an urgent operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Expenditure
845. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive provide any financial supports for families who have to travel long distances to hospitals with children who... - Medical Card Reviews
846. To ask the Minister for Health further to the Health Service Executive reviews of eligibility that are to be conducted in a risk-assessed manner for approximately one million medical card... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
847. To ask the Minister for Health if any assistance towards the provision of a wheelchair can be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
848. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); the reason it has taken seven months to secure a meeting with the CAMH service in... - Infectious Disease Screening Service (1 comment)
849. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to make the condition of Lyme disease more widely known to the general public and the medical profession including the causes of and the... - Hospital Appointment Status
850. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19285/14] - Health Services Staff
851. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues faced by residential health care staff working on sleepover duty in view of the fact that some residential care staff... - Hospital Bed Data
852. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification regarding hospitals charging the VHI for hospital bed use despite the fact that a significant number of patients never... - Ambulance Service Response Times
853. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the deployment of ambulance and other medical emergency response vehicles, the consideration he has given for the use of mobile phone... - Audiology Services Provision
854. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ten audiology graduates are now being told that their jobs are possibly going to be pulled and they are to pay... - Health Services Staff
855. To ask the Minister for Health when County Kerry will have a suicide resource officer appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
856. To ask the Minister for Health the annual total allocation from the HSE for people with disabilities in Clare for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Funding
857. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19314/14] - Medical Card Applications
859. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford. [19316/14] - Hospital Services
860. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recently purchased MRI scanner at Connolly hospital, the numbers waiting for an MRI scan in the hospital; the number of MRI specialist... - Ambulance Service Provision
861. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there are only two ambulances on duty in Longford every day except Monday and Tuesday; his views on whether this is sufficient; if his... - Medical Card Delays
862. To ask the Minister for Health when a full medical card, already approved on income grounds, will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [19325/14] - Medical Card Applications
863. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [19326/14] - Universal Health Insurance Provision
864. To ask the Minister for Health the implications for the PRSI system from the introduction of universal health insurance; if citizens will continue to pay PRSI in the same fashion when UHI is... - Medical Card Applications
865. To ask the Minister for Health the reason after over a month of sending back further information to PCRS that it still has not been looked at for a person (details supplied) in County Cork;... - Disability Diagnoses
866. To ask the Minister for Health if a directive has issued that the Health Service Executive can disregard the professional diagnosis of autism and therefore deprive children of access to... - Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
868. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the need for a new approach to the provision of services for persons with neurological conditions was recognised and that the national... - Prescription Charges
869. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive list of medical conditions in respect of which prescription charges do not apply; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff
870. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 642 of 8 April 2014, the organisations that provided the funding for the extra remuneration for senior Rotunda hospital... - Hospital Services
871. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the procedure for being referred for blood tests to St. James's Hospital has been changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19350/14] - Disability Support Services Issues
872. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19356/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
873. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19367/14] - Transport Costs
874. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive last concluded a tendering process for the provision of taxi services in Cork City and County; when the next tendering... - Medical Card Appeals
875. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in re-issuing a person (details supplied) with a medical card who suffers from Huntington’s disease and is receiving palliative... - Medical Card Applications
876. To ask the Minister for Health if he will process a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/14] - Hospital Services
877. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the haemodialysis unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19377/14] - Health Services Staff
878. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a transfer by a Health Service Executive employee (details supplied) currently based in County Waterford in view of... - Hospital Appointment Status
879. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a date for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/14] - Medical Card Drugs
880. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 does not have their medication covered by their medical card. [19387/14] - Hospital Admissions
881. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in Dun Laoghaire rehabilitation unit will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [19407/14] - Hospital Appointment Delays
882. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in arranging a hip operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite same. [19411/14] - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
884. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the payment requirements under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointment Status
885. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive an appointment date at Summerhill Mental Health Clinic; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
892. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Ehlers Danlos syndrome; if he will address the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Administration
893. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card file in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet been sent from PCRS to the Health Service Executive appeals... - Hospital Procedures
894. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a hip replacement. [19450/14] - Health Services Access
895. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of child assessment services in the Lucan area; the action being taken to address this situation; and if he will... - HSE Funding
896. 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... - Health Services Funding
897. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [19487/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason discretionary medical cards (details supplied) are still being removed form patients despite his claims that discretionary medical cards are not... - Hospital Appointment Delays
899. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time for a public patient (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in... - Home Help Service Provision
900. To ask the Minister for Health if home-help assistance in respect of some household chores can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Data
901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards currently under review, broken down by county; the reason retired persons who have previously worked in another EU state and who... - Medical Card Eligibility
902. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who was in receipt of a non-means tested medical card based on previous contributions while working... - Home Help Service Provision
903. To ask the Minister for Health if daily assistance or assistance every second day from a public health nurse can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including a medication (details supplied) on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19503/14] - Health Services Provision
905. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting two years for an eye test and an assessment for autism; and when this person may expect to receive an... - Nursing Home Subventions
906. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the amount required to be paid by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the nursing home support scheme who has a very... - Medical Card Applications
907. 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... - Audiology Services Provision
909. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [19562/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
910. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of patients regularly on trolleys in South Tipperary General Hospital; his views on whether these continued and... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
911. To ask the Minister for Health the reason juvenile arthritis is not recognised as a lifelong illness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19574/14] - Hospital Facilities
912. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive has for upgrading the paediatric unit at Cork University Hospital; the plans to improve the facilities at the hospital... - Hospital Appointment Status
913. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment at the Regional Hospital Limerick. [19619/14] - General Practitioner Training
915. To ask the Minister for Health if all medical referee doctors are trained to examine fibromyalgia sufferers; and are they aware of the eighteen tender points and the severe pain touching... - Health Services Provision
916. To ask the Minister for Health the options and supports available to a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been recommended for surgery in a foreign country; and if he will... - Medical Internships
917. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that medical interns in hospitals are properly shadowed and are not making decisions without the support of a senior doctor;... - Medical Card Administration
918. To ask the Minister for Health the reason after a medical card holder is given a prescription in a hospital, they then have to ask their doctor to get the prescription put on their medical... - Home Care Packages
919. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term home care package in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/14] - Medical Card Appeals
920. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/14] - Medical Card Administration
922. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to access medical services; if they are entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the...
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