Written answers
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
- Hospice Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health if funding to address the shortfall in capital funding for expansion which was promised to Galway Hospice in 2012 was put in place; if not, the reasons this... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Application Numbers
360. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on the fair deal scheme in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20140/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
362. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a requirement that a person with a disability such as Down syndrome would be required to have been signed off by their service provider before being... - HSE Properties
363. To ask the Minister for Health if St. James's Hospital is considering purchasing Basin Street flats, Dublin 8. [19981/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
364. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a proposal to expand breast cancer screening for women under 50 years of age as statistics are proving that an increasing number of persons aged... - Nursing Education
365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are 300 people on the waiting list for nursing orientation courses in the Cork University Hospital and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointment Status
366. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Limerick. [19987/14] - Medical Card Applications
367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of persons, details supplied, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20017/14] - Nursing Staff Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to expedite emergency visas for nurses and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/14] - Dental Services Provision
370. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement set of dentures will be provided to a person, details supplied, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20021/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
371. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in relation to the urgent funding needed under the nursing homes support... - Hospital Waiting Lists
372. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Kildare whilst on the urgent list for surgery in Crumlin Children's Hospital is unable to obtain a surgery... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
373. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for long-term illness card in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Limerick. [20032/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
374. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to progress the health situation of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has been on a waiting list for a gastric bypass... - Departmental Funding
375. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money his Department annually allocates to Cheshire Homes, both nationally and on an individual home basis. [20066/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
376. To ask the Minister for Health if mental health illness will be included in the long-term illness scheme. [20067/14] - Nursing Home Subventions
377. To ask the Minister for Health if a reduction has been put in place for nursing home cost in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [20091/14] - Medical Card Reviews
378. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of a medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that will accrue to the State by reducing the number of post-mastectomy bras to be given to each person following breast cancer surgery, from two... - Prescription Charges
380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has to pay the maximum €25 per month prescription charge when the person has a long-term illness;... - Medical Card Applications
381. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the 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 Reviews
382. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in reaching a conclusion in respect of a review of eligibility to a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
383. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for dental treatment and extractions will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Reviews
384. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of a medical card review application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
385. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20111/14] - Medical Card Reviews
386. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of a medical card review application in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a... - HSE Expenditure
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Health Service Executive transport bill, including taxis, for Counties Longford and Westmeath for each of the past three... - Autism Support Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of autism facilities in counties Longford and Westmeath including his plans for improving and ensuring the rights of persons with... - Care of the Elderly Funding
390. To ask the Minister for Health his plans on potential national funding streams for senior citizen community organsiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20116/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
391. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Eligibility
392. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [20124/14] - Health Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health when occupational and physiotherapy will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [20127/14] - Autism Support Services
394. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 26 February 2014, the persons who advised him on not considering ABA as a medical treatment for children with... - Care of the Elderly Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health if a local meals on wheels service can be accommodated in the Branganstown area in Kilcock, County Kildare; his plans to implement such a service in the near... - Medical Card Applications
398. To ask the Minister for Health if additional documentation has been received in respect of medical card application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if and when... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports that a major problem has arisen with hearing aids in the County Donegal area following a decision by the Health Service... - Services for People with Disabilities
400. To ask the Minister for Health if long-term residents with a disability in Stewarts Hospital service will be sent back to live in the community and if proper support will be provided. [20143/14] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health the person who monitors the operation of health care systems and standards in special schools where pupils have acute health care needs; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of special schools that have full-time or part-time nurses; the number of those that are nurses in the direct employment of the Health Service... - Hospital Waiting Lists
404. To ask the Minister for Health his views on oral surgery patients being transferred to Beaumont Hospital from the Letterkenny General Hospital waiting list; if the Health Service Executive... - Hospital Services
405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to Sligo Regional Hospital to enable it to take the remaining steps to become a fully functional diabetes centre for the... - Speech and Language Therapy
406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for speech and language therapy here; if speech and language therapists on maternity or long-term sick leave are... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
407. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid to medical doctors under the medical card and general medical services schemes by the Health Service Executive in 2013; if he will... - National Strategy on Dementia Implementation
408. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national strategy on dementia; if a timescale has been set out for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
409. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the Health Service Executive for patients to receive treatment abroad under the E112 scheme in each of the years 2009 to 2013,... - Hospital Transfers
410. To ask the Minister for Health if the inter-hospital transfer of critically ill subarachnoid haemorrhage patients is considered as an emergency; if the emergency ambulance service can be... - Medicinal Products Licensing
411. To ask the Minister for Health when patients with HIV and hepatitis C can expect Sovaldi, sofosbuvir, to have a full pharmacoeconomic evaluation be finished by the National Centre for... - Respite Care Services
412. To ask the Minister for Health the respite beds available at a facility (detailed supplied); his plans to ensure greater capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20183/14] - HSE Staffing
413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of voluntary redundancies for administrators in the Health Service Executive south as part of the current voluntary redundancy programme; the number... - HSE Correspondence
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish a reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20196/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
415. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a surgical procedure will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Funding
416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the amount of funding allocated to each day centre in County Donegal over the past five years; and if he will make a... - Travel Subsidy Scheme
418. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of the scheme to replace the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance scheme; when the new scheme will be... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas recruitment drives to the UK and US undertaken by the Health Service Executive in 2012 and 2013; the number of posts offered and filled... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
420. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a vacancy for a hospital play specialist has not been filled at Sligo Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/14] - Hospital Appointment Delays
421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [20238/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
422. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive an appointment for a cataracts operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/14] - Medical Card Applications
423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied). [20251/14] - Health Services Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20253/14] - Medical Card Applications
426. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20255/14] - Hospital Services
427. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the present situation facing persons in County Donegal who are suffering from age-related macular degeneration and who are required to attend... - Hospital Appointment Status
428. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1007 of 25 March 2014, the reason no reply issued from the Health Service Executive. [20264/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
429. To ask the Minister for Health if eligibility for a medical card will be re-examined on medical grounds in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
430. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred by Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, on agency staff in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [20276/14] - Suicide Prevention
431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time suicide prevention officers employed by the National Office for Suicide Prevention in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the... - Medicinal Products Availability
432. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time for which he will monitor the progress of the early access to medicines scheme that was recently introduced in the UK before examining the... - Dental Services Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a change in the policy of the Dublin Dental University Hospital regarding accepting patients without a referral letter from a dentist; if so,... - Medical Card Data
436. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards currently in operation; the total number of GP visit cards in operation; the number of both medical cards and GP visit cards... - HSE Funding
437. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to primary care in each of the past seven years; if changes in funding have been affected by the reconfiguration of services brought... - Primary Care Centres Provision
438. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of the primary care centres that have been established since March 2011; the number and location of centres planned between now and... - Hospital Car Park Charges
439. To ask the Minister for Health if it is his policy that profits made from the operation of car parking charges at hospitals should be reinvested back into the hospitals to fund patient... - Hospital Waiting Lists
440. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment with a consultant. [20315/14] - Medicinal Products Licensing
441. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issue of manufacturers of pharmaceuticals not renewing licences for certain medications with the Irish Medicines Board... - Medical Card Appeals
442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card decision in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20323/14] - Universal General Practitioner Services Provision
443. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding free general practitioner care for children under the age of six years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
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