Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
- Hospice Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 10 April 2014, if funding to address the shortfall and capital funding for expansion to Galway Hospice in 2012... - Medical Card Reviews
460. To ask the Minister for Health if discretionary medical card applicants who had their cards removed upon review in the past two years will now have those cards restored in view of the recent... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
461. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will grant the lump sum gratuity owed to a retired person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if he will review the refusal of a... - Medical Card Eligibility
463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24138/14] - Legislative Measures
464. To ask the Minister for Health the legislative provisions in respect of his Department which have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he... - Hospital Appointment Status
465. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment with the orthopaedic department, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
466. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who is waiting for a double bypass heart surgery at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and... - Medicinal Products Availability
467. To ask the Minister for Health when Fampyra will be included on the drug payment scheme or other schemes such as the general medical services scheme or the long-term illness scheme; and if... - Dental Services Provision
468. To ask the Minister for Health the funding assistance available for persons who cannot afford major dental work for children under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
469. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the change to remove the mandatory requirement for a third level qualification in the eligibility criteria for the recruitment of senior... - Medical Card Delays
471. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing the medical card application of a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; if same will be processed as a matter of... - Departmental Schemes
473. To ask the Minister for Health the reward or bonus schemes that are in place for staff in his Department and in the Health Service Executive that highlight wasteful practices and cost... - Health Services Staff
474. To ask the Minister for Health if there are exit interviews for those working in front-line positions who leave the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24244/14] - National Children's Hospital
475. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new children's hospital; the budget, and timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/14] - Health Services
476. To ask the Minister for Health the checks his Department or the Health Service Executive carry out to measure the experience of patients when they exit hospital or primary care centres; if... - Health Services Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Health the necessary management skills that middle and senior managers in the Health Service Executive have; the continued professional training and development to... - Health Services
479. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered an NCT for humans to be proactive regarding people's well-being and health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24249/14] - Primary Care Centres Provision
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding his proposed primary care centres to include the budget, services to be provided and the date on which they will open;... - Disability Support Services
482. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered dismantling the red tape in the disability sector by ceasing to fund section 39 groups and having the Health Service Executive take over... - Disability Support Services Expenditure
483. To ask the Minister for Health the funding given to disability groups under section 39 over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24253/14] - Health Promotion
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered making available therapeutic treatment for persons such as gym membership for persons who are depressed rather than always having drugs... - Sport and Recreational Development
486. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered announcing a national sports week for adults similar to the national recreation week for children where the whole nation gets involved in... - Shared Service Functions
487. To ask the Minister for Health the shared services departments that exist in his Department and in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/14] - National Children's Hospital
488. To ask the Minister for Health the members and expertise of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board; the details regarding the appointment of a design team; and if he will make a... - Orthodontic Service Provision
489. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24263/14] - Alcohol Pricing
490. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with below cost selling of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24270/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
491. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease will be added to the list of long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24296/14] - Medical Card Reviews
492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the 5,433 people who by March 2014, after the review process was completed, were found to be ineligible for medical cards, the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
493. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for an urgent operation will be arranged at St. James Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if... - Medical Card Applications
494. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [24308/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health the dates of meetings to plan for the closure of Teach de hIde mental health day centre in Roscommon town; if a patient advocate was present at such meetings;... - Medical Card Applications
496. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed immediately in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [24315/14] - Hospital Admissions
497. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital admission date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [24329/14] - Hospital Expenditure
498. To ask the Minister for Health the amount Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 spent on laundry services in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24335/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
499. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/14] - Medical Card Applications
503. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [24363/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
505. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24373/14] - Medical Card Applications
506. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 30 April 2014, if he will expedite an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; the... - Medical Card Reviews
507. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding letters sent from the medical card section of the Health Service Executive to parents of children with Down syndrome; the number of... - Medical Card Applications
508. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare [24381/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
509. To ask the Minister for Health if a 70% to 90% blockage of an artery of a patient is deemed to be an urgent case to be afforded priority in having a surgical procedure to have a stent... - Health Services Reform
511. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department received the report on the reorganisation of the integrated service areas for PCCC; if this report has been approved; when he expects to... - Health Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term care plan will be put in place as matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will expedite the... - Primary Care Services Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with invasive ventilation for persons who suffer from motor neurone disease; the number of persons that have been provided with this... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
514. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be available for a fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) who has already been approved [24409/14] - Health Services Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland regarding persons with neurological conditions and their access to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
516. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive payment under the nursing home support scheme; the reason for the delay in same; the current... - Medical Card Applications
517. 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); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
518. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for cardiology inpatient treatment at Galway University Hospital; the length of time he expects it will take to reach the national... - Hospital Appointment Status
519. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive an appointment in St. James's Hospital. [24437/14] - HSE Correspondence
520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason this Deputy has not received a reply from the Health Service Executive PCRS to the correspondence (details supplied); if it is acceptable that no... - Health Services Expenditure
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no further cuts to services or payments in budget 2015 that will cause even further distress to the elderly. [24439/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
522. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a medical card-GP visits card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will review this case; and if... - Medical Card Applications
523. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24476/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
527. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a delayed appointment with an eye specialist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
528. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card, general practitioner card on medical grounds for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
530. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be granted the fair deal scheme. [24495/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24497/14] - Ministerial Correspondence
532. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 8 May 2014, the reason paper triaged was not referred to in the original reply in the case of a person (details... - Medical Card Eligibility
533. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants who applied for a discretionary medical card since 2012 and who failed to qualify for the means tests by less than €100. [24516/14] - Medical Card Applications
536. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24525/14] - Health Services
537. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24528/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
538. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a date for surgery at Tallaght general hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Insurance Data
539. To ask the Minister for Health when the VHI's annual report and accounts for 2013 will be published. [24565/14] - Medical Card Data
540. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 June 2014; the total number of GP cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
541. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the review of the fair deal scheme; if it will be debated in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24569/14] - Respite Care Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is in need of respite care and access to a child psychiatrist as a matter... - Medical Card Applications
543. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Responsibilities
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list in tabular form all legislation and specific sections therein that refer to powers delegated to the Minister for State with special... - Hospital Waiting Lists
546. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24624/14] - Medical Card Reviews
547. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of a medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Delays
561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [24665/14] - Medical Card Appeals
562. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24679/14] - Medical Card Applications
563. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24680/14] - Health Strategies
564. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in completing the national sexual health strategy; and when he now expects to publish same. [24717/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 242 of 15 May 2014 and 121 of 29 May 2014, if he has received a response from the national ambulance service; if so,... - Medical Card Appeals
566. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24736/14] - Medical Card Data
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of the average medical card, including the direct cost to the general practitioner; if he will provide a breakdown... - National Lottery Funding Applications
568. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 631 and 632 of 17 December 2013, the position regarding the number of groups which made applications under the lottery... - Hospital Appointment Delays
569. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 987 of 25 March 2014, the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait a year for an ultrasound in Tallaght Hospital,... - Patient Files
570. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure that all personal information provided to the PCRS remains secure, especially information relating to bank accounts; and if he will...
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