Written answers
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
- Medical Card Administration
11. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the latest Health Service Executive service plan did not contain a 2014 projection for discretionary medical cards as per the 2013 plan; and if he... - General Practitioner Services
13. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on progress on the proposed introduction of free general practitioner visits for all children aged five and younger, including engagement with... - Hospital Waiting Lists
14. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of the special delivery unit in tackling waiting times at University Hospital Galway and across the west-north west hospital... - Tobacco Control Measures
17. To ask the Minister for Health his reasons for banning a smoking cessation aid which has been effective for long-term smokers trying to cease tobacco smoking; if there have been tests on... - Hospital Staff
22. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department will put in place to address the failures to implement a European Court of Justice ruling on working time which was made more than... - Medical Card Administration
24. To ask the Minister for Health the way improvements could be made in the application and renewal processes for medical card applicants to facilitate applicants in providing full details... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
25. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of universal health insurance; when he expects people to know the likely cost to them of universal health insurance; and if... - Diabetes Strategy
26. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the introduction of insulin pump treatment for children and young persons with diabetes; if he will indicate the posts that have... - Medical Card Administration
27. To ask the Minister for Health the number of over 70s who have had their medical card withdrawn following on the changes announced in the past two budgets; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services
28. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 26 March 2014, the reason the Health Service Executive has been permitted to endorse the website of a private... - Hospital Services
29. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the assurances given by him and his Department that certain services would be retained by Waterford Regional Hospital and reinforced by the... - Hospital Staff Data
33. To ask the Minister for Health if the physiotherapy posts in Waterford Regional Hospital have been filled; the number of persons working within the unit; if he will confirm on average the... - Health Services Access
34. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by Pavee Point on Roma maternal health here; his plans to address the barriers identified in the report that... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Health the budget he has in place to facilitate the introduction of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21257/14] - Medical Card Data
38. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that have been taken off persons by the Health Service Executive in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Staff Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent study in The Lancet journa,l which analysed data across nine countries and 420,000 patients and concluded that patients are more likely to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
41. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some nursing homes have been able to charge additional fees, outside the costs covered by the fair deal scheme, for very basic items such as... - Medical Card Administration
44. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the 30,000 fall in discretionary medical cards since 2011, he plans to introduce a third tier medical card; and if he will make a statement on... - Primary Care Services Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health in the case of a person (details supplied), if the Health Service Executive will respect the person's right to life when their medical condition deteriorates to... - Medical Card Eligibility
47. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that discretionary medical cards are provided for persons whose income or assets exceed the threshold but for whom purchase of care,... - Medical Card Reviews
49. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that, in the context of the ongoing reviews of provision of medical cards, all survivors of symphysiotomy will continue to retain their... - Orthodontic Service Provision
51. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason there is currently no orthodontic consultants available in Letterkenny General Hospital; when he will appoint a temporary locum to address... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the national substance misuse strategy 2009-16 review published in March, if he will outline the policy level activities carried out in response... - Mental Health Services Provision
53. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the actions taken following the findings of recent audits into the compliance of the notification and investigation of incidents of sudden... - Maternity Services
54. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 813 of 30 April 2014 and in respect of the Health Service Executive service plan, in which he stated that the plan was... - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
55. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting time, compared with last year, for patients on trolleys before they are admitted to Waterford Regional Hospital; the extent to which... - Ambulance Service Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Health the purpose of the current Health Service Executive review of emergency ambulance services; if it will include a capacity review for the entire State with the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
59. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterford Regional Hospital is currently struggling to cope with lists of patients waiting to be seen and-or...
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