Written answers
Thursday, 19 June 2014
- Health Services Staff
162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has been informed that they are not entitled to a supplementary pension; and if he will make a... - Water Fluoridation
163. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent medical report in The Lancet which found that fluoride was a neurotoxin, if he will immediately move to cease adding it to our water... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
164. To ask the Minister for Health the National Treatment Purchase Fund spend for 2013; this amount as a percentage of the total health spend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Bed Data
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Cork city and county that are currently closed; the reason for the closures; when he anticipates the re-opening of... - Community Care Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the community nursing facility at Cedar Lodge, Farralea Road, County Cork, and other beds are unopened; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Hospital Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the suspension of the haemochromatosis genetic testing service at the biochemistry laboratory at Cork University Hospital for the summer months... - Medical Card Applications
170. 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 6W; if he will confirm that the medical... - Medical Card Eligibility
171. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26394/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
172. To ask the Minister for Health if congenital spinal stenosis will be added to the list of long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26395/14] - Health Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken on foot of a complaint submitted to the Health Service Executive on 10 June 2014 (details supplied); when he expects the HSE to... - Departmental Legal Costs
174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of barristers the Health Service Executive has retained in anticipation of legal action from tobacco companies over the introduction of plain... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a vital item of equipment is provided to a child with special needs (details supplied) in County Cork as quickly as possible; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
176. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26404/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
177. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding therapy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26409/14] - Health Services
179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the provision of glasses is not covered in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
180. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/14] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who qualified for orthodontic treatment and was categorised 4B has now been downgraded to category... - Rare Diseases Strategy Publication
182. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to deal with the rare disease strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/14] - Medical Qualifications
183. To ask the Minister for Health if medical degrees achieved in Moldova are recognised to allow doctors to practice here; the steps needed to be taken to allow a Moldovan qualified doctor to... - Medical Card Reviews
184. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 [26442/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the inspections of residential homes for persons with disabilities and the implementation of the national standards for such... - Disabilities Services Funding
187. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in fulfilling the commitment in the Programme for Government to move some funding in the disability sector towards the area of... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will directly intervene to ensure that no top-up payments will be paid to senior executives in voluntary hospitals and health agencies by the Health... - Medical Card Reviews
189. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be immediately returned to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Child Care Services Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise with the Health Service Executive management the need for permanent accommodation into the future at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, for the... - Hospital Appointment Status
191. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [26466/14] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
192. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the totally inadequate orthodontic service being provided in the Dublin north and east area and the undue delay in having... - Health Services Staff
193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons required for a quorum in respect of a fitness to practice hearing for Health Service Executive staff members; if this number can be... - Health Services Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of each of the clinical care programmes, if there are implementation plans in place for the programmes; and if not, the target month for their... - Health Strategies
195. To ask the Minister for Health the work his Department is doing regarding forward planning to cater for an ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/14] - Health Services Expenditure
196. To ask the Minister for Health the expected cost of the health service over the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26519/14] - Health Strategies
198. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy he has adopted or is going to adopt to encourage persons to learn more about looking after their own health; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26533/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
202. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a procedure in respect of treatment for a hernia will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Medical Card Applications
203. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26552/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has only been awarded a general practitioner visit... - Medical Card Reviews
205. To ask the Minister for Health the nature and extent of information requested of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose medical card is now under review; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
206. To ask the Minister for Health the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27085/14]
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