Written answers
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
- Services for People with Disabilities
572. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a carer for preschool in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21360/14] - Medical Card Applications
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a discretionary medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Water Fluoridation
574. To ask the Minister for Health his views on using fluoride in water; if Irish Water will continue that practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21605/14] - Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses that are leaving after graduation; and if there is any incentive for them to stay in this country; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
576. To ask the Minister for Health on what precise medical grounds, it was decided that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare did not qualify for a medical card; and if he will make a... - Health Services
577. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of an MRI scan is covered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is the holder of a current medical card; and if he will... - Semi-State Bodies
578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of commercial semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department; the current value of the pension fund assets held by each commercial... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include in the drug payment scheme the drugs cysteamine and cysteamine eye drops which have been granted a European licence to be dispensed for the... - Legislative Process
580. To ask the Minister for Health when the draft misuse of drugs (amendment) regulations, which will amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988, will be submitted for Government approval to... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
581. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 477 posts for community mental health services committed to in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013 that have been filled;... - Hospital Appointment Status
582. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20942/14] - Hospital Services
583. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the future of the gait clinic in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20944/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
584. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork may expect to be given a neurological appointment; the average waiting time from general practitioner referral... - Medical Card Reviews
585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore a full medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20976/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that those in receipt of adult pads or nappies have been told to reduce their use and that two a day is the new allowance (details... - Health Services Staff
589. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a full-time nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21001/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists for Mayo General Hospital, and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure according to the specialties for... - Health Services
592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of H1N1 swine flu cases here; the steps his Department have taken to monitor swine flu in our hospitals; if nursing and medical... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
593. To ask the Minister for Health if help is available under the long-term illness scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
594. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide specialist care here for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, EDS, patients; his plans to include the treatment for EDS under the treatment abroad... - Services for People with Disabilities
595. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a policy change to no longer provide residential care for children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Help Service Provision
596. To ask the Minister for Health if a review would be carried out immediately for the provision of home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [21106/14] - Health Insurance Prices
597. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for the health insurance companies to discuss with general practitioners and medical practitioners reducing costs for families; and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
598. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the lack of places for school leavers at St. Michael's House, Dublin 9 and the Measc Road service, Dublin 5; and if he will... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
599. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved for medical appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21122/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
600. To ask the Minister for Health if net income will be used in assessments of those aged over 70 for medical cards in view of the deductions from pension income paid to the Exchequer; and if... - Speech and Language Therapy
602. To ask the Minister for Health if speech therapy and occupational therapy will be supplied in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tobacco Industry Lobbying
603. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to counteract the lobbying force of tobacco companies and their spreading of misinformation about the tobacco industry; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
604. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding her medical card application given this application has been ongoing for some... - Medical Card Eligibility
606. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21181/14] - Health Services
609. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/14] - Departmental Communications
610. To ask the Minister for Health if any telephone calls in or out of his Department are being or ever have been recorded and if so, if he will provide details of the systems used to record and... - Medical Card Eligibility
611. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person who has had a medical card for the past 12 years has had her medical card withdrawn, despite this person having a kidney transplant and... - Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
612. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects all section 38 and section 39 agencies to be in compliance with public sector pay policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16783/14] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
613. To ask the Minister for Health if reform of neuro-rehabilitation care here is included as part of the universal health insurance; if it will address the long waiting lists, including up to a... - EU Regulations
614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation regarding the payments that are received from the British state in respect of persons who were resident in the United Kingdom... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
615. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for orthodontic treatment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Expenditure
616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Harley Davidson motorbikes and other makes of motorbikes that have been purchased by the Health Service Executive; the cost of each of these... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
617. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision of the Health Service Executive not to grant a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has arthritis a chair in order... - Medical Card Eligibility
618. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the medical card scheme to allow the local property tax and water charges to be included as allowable expenses; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Data
620. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for the average number of visits to a general practitioner by medical card holders in each year from 2009 to 2013 inclusive,... - Mental Health Services Funding
621. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the €35 million ring-fenced for mental health in budget 2012 and budget 2013, the amount of the €35 million ring-fenced for 2012... - Medical Card Data
622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged five or under who currently are holders of a medical card or of a GP-only card; the proportion of the total national population... - Mental Health Services Provision
623. To ask the Minister for Health if he remains committed to the role of the national service user executive, established under recommendation 3.5 of A Vision for Change, in informing the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of how of the 477 additional staff, committed to under the Health Service Executive national service plan 2013 to fulfil the... - Audiology Services Provision
625. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have hearing aids fitted. [21333/14] - Hospitals Expenditure
626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a financial breakdown of the current budgetary performance of every hospital providing acute services within the Health Service Executive;... - Hospital Appointments Administration
627. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment to be seen by the child and adolescent mental health service [21340/14] - Legislative Measures
628. To ask the Minister for Health when the cross-border directive will be put in to enable persons and children who are waiting for orthodontic treatment for an excessive period may obtain... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
629. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 6 May 2014, if mental illness will be included in the long-term illness scheme for over 16s and adults; and if he... - Hospital Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the opening of the new community hospital in Kenmare County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21359/14] - Medical Card Appeals
631. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was withdrawn in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21361/14] - Audiology Services Provision
632. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [21364/14] - Medical Card Delays
633. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Data
635. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the course of disciplinary or HR procedures an employee of the Health Service Executive (details supplied) has been shown photographic surveillance... - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
636. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
637. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any alternative supports available to a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21398/14] - Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
638. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21405/14] - Health Services Provision
639. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Appeals
640. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appeal against the refusal of a medical in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it can be expedited given the... - Medical Card Applications
641. 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. [21461/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
647. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a brace-cast in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21470/14] - Dental Services Provision
648. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a change in approach by a hospital (details supplied) from allowing open access to primary dental care to requiring patients... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
649. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for counselling-therapists posts for appointments to the Health Service Executive. [21493/14] - Medical Card Data
651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, on a county basis and in tabular form, the number of discretionary medical cards provided to persons in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to... - Dental Services Waiting Lists
652. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who is in need of emergency dental treatment has been waiting for the past 18 months for an... - Prescription Charges
653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding prescription charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21522/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a third tier of medical card to deal specifically with medical condition rather than means. [21536/14] - Hospital Services
655. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical-surgical procedures cancelled at Sligo General Hospital during the period from 1 October 2013 to 30 April 2014; if there has been a... - Dental Services Provision
656. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the entitlements to dental care under the medical card scheme; if the entitlement permits two fillings per year; and if there is a waiting... - Home Help Service Provision
657. To ask the Minister for Health if a review for home help will be carried out again in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
658. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [21567/14] - Departmental Bodies Data
661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of State agencies and public bodies that have been merged or abolished in each year since 2011 under the remit of his Department; the annual savings... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
662. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public servants employed in his Department on a lower pay scale than their colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21824/14] - Departmental Legal Cases
663. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal cases that have been served against his Department arising from disputes regarding pay and conditions of public servants; and if he will... - Departmental Staff Data
664. To ask the Minister for Health the current average age of full-time staff in his Department; the way this compares with the average age of public servants in each year from 2010 to 2013; and... - Ministerial Travel
665. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all official foreign trips he and Ministers of State in his Department intend to take between now and the end of 2014; if he will...
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