Written answers
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
- Ambulance Service Provision
12. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to improve the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27050/14] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
13. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the shortage of non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26884/14] - Medical Card Data
14. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards the Health Service Executive now projects for 2014; the number of new discretionary medical cards that were issued for... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
15. To ask the Minister for Health his response to recent reports regarding emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27073/14] - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
16. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the turnaround time for ambulances at accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27059/14] - Hospital Staff
17. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current situation in Waterford University Hospital whereby there will be no consultant dermatologist for the summer... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in introducing universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26887/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the term mental handicap as a listed medical condition under the long-term illness scheme; the specific illnesses this term encapsulates; his... - European Health Insurance Card
20. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any cases where Irish citizens who require medical attention in other EU countries have had their wish to have medical... - Hospital Facilities
21. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the situation where at present only three out of seven operating theatres in Cappagh Hospital are being utilised, resulting... - Mental Health Act Review
22. To ask the Minister for Health further to the ongoing delay in the publication of the expert group’s review of the Mental Health Act 2001, the impact of that delay on addressing the... - HSE National Service Plan
23. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will deliver its national service plan within the budget assigned in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27056/14] - Health Insurance Regulation
24. To ask the Minister for Health his assessment of the VHI’s annual results for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27055/14] - Health Insurance Prices
25. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make private health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27068/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
26. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the ongoing concern regarding the quality of the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27053/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Issues
28. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the operation of the long-term illness scheme; if he will outline the details of this process and when he expects it to be completed; and if... - Hospital Waiting Lists
29. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in three years in reducing waiting lists for orthopaedic operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/14] - HSE Expenditure
30. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will stay within its financial envelope in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27066/14] - Medical Card Reviews
31. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27070/14] - Health Insurance Regulation
32. To ask the Minister for Health the role he can play in stemming the decline in the numbers with private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new intervention fund to tackle inpatient and day case waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27052/14] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
34. To ask the Minister for Health the way the Health Service Executive will improve the environment for patients and staff in accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Reviews
35. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which discretionary medical cards withdrawn under review in recent times, with particular reference to those with special illness or needs, are... - Mental Health Services Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Health if issues with a lack of capacity in psychiatric services in north Dublin have now been addressed; and if all patients requiring psychiatric services are... - Health Services Staff
37. To ask the Minister for Health if he will require the Health Service Executive not to proceed with its proposed new implementation plan allegedly under the Haddington Road agreement which... - Hospital Waiting Lists
38. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to address the long waiting lists for a number of surgical procedures... - Hospital Facilities
39. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on the provision of a new critical care unit at the University Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ambulance Service Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to develop and enhance the ambulance service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27069/14] - Health Strategies
41. To ask the Minister for Health the progress achieved since the launch of the Healthy Ireland strategy last year on each of the recommendations contained therein; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Act Review
42. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will bring forward to improve the legal protections for voluntary patients within the mental health system; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Records
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that material microfilmed under the Access to Institution and Related Records project includes mother and child homes; and that any material... - Hospital Waiting Lists
44. 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 to take to reach the national... - Health Insurance Regulation
45. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27061/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide increased resources for the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27057/14] - Departmental Records
47. To ask the Minister for Health if he will describe in detail the Access to Institution and Related Records project established in 2002; and if he will provide the number of name entries in... - Health Insurance Data
48. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the latest HIA figures showing that the private health insurance market is continuing to decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
49. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will improve conditions in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27065/14] - Health Insurance Prices
50. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to help persons with the cost of private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27058/14] - Medical Card Reviews
51. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27048/14] - HSE Expenditure
52. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is on course to overspend its budget allocation by €500 million in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
54. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the increase in inpatient and day case waiting lists in the first quarter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27067/14] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the concerns that have been expressed regarding conditions in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Reviews
57. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that those who will have their discretionary cards reinstated will be reimbursed for any costs incurred while they were unable to access... - Hospital Procedures
58. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the fact that St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, has decided to suspend life-saving gastric bypass operations for dangerously obese... - Medical Card Reviews
59. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the restoration of certain medical cards as decided on 17 June 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27038/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure increased resources for the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27076/14]
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