Written answers
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
- Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
437. To ask the Minister for Health that the ceiling of the drug scheme refund level be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28163/14] - Health Insurance Levy
438. To ask the Minister for Health that there will be reversal of the exorbitant levy on private health insurers for use of private beds in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on... - General Register Office
439. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for downgrading the Mullingar office for registration of births, deaths and marriages from a full-time office to a part-time one; if he will... - Cancer Screening Programmes
440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend BreastCheck, the national free breast screening programme to women aged between 65 and 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Recycling Policy
446. To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding the recycling and re-use of aids and equipment such as specialised beds, crutches, walking aids, stair lifts and so on; the recovery for... - Blood Transfusion Service
447. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no progress on the development of a new blood transfusion centre in Cork, despite the fact that the then Government made an... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
448. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if same be put in place as soon as possible.... - Respite Care Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds here; if he will provide a breakdown by county of the different type of respite bed and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medicinal Products Availability
450. To ask the Minister for Health when persons here who suffer from spasticity symptoms associated with MS will be able to access cannabis-based medicinal products to improve their quality of... - Misuse of Drugs
451. To ask the Minister for Health if the long delay in publishing draft misuse of drugs (amendment) regulations, which will amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988, is due to legal action;... - Medical Card Applications
455. To ask the Minister for Health when a family (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services
456. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the ophthalmic referral system in County Cork, where public health nurses refer school children in need of glasses, which has a waiting list, the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
457. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the interest of fairness, persons on long-term dialysis, some of whom are experiencing extreme financial difficulty, will be added to the long-term... - Hospital Services
458. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the Down's syndrome clinic in Letterkenny General Hospital has been cancelled since 1 May 2014; if there are plans to reinstate this service and... - Health Services Provision
459. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a child (details supplied) in County Donegal is still awaiting an appointment since being referred in August 2013; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
461. To ask the Minister for Health if appropriate arrangements have been made to arrange cover for leave arrangements in respect of a speech therapist (details supplied); if a person has been... - Speech and Language Therapy
462. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Dublin will be prioritised for speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27905/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for to see a consultant in Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [27914/14] - Medical Card Data
464. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form divided by month of the number of medical cards newly issued on a discretionary basis in each month from May 2011 to... - Medical Research Regulation
465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current status in the programme for Government to legislate for stem cell research here; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Administration
466. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9, who lost their medical cards following a review, had been granted these cards on discretionary grounds; if one or... - Medical Card Applications
467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for over 70s in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry as further information that was requested... - Hospital Waiting Lists
469. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the eight month minimum waiting time for surgery in a Dublin Hospital (details supplied) due to a lack of funding; the steps... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
471. To ask the Minister for Health the reason is there a continuing delay in supplying a leg prosthesis to a person (details supplied) County Mayo, who has been assessed for over two months by... - Nursing Home Subventions
472. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the State on the fair deal scheme in each of the years since its introduction in 2009; the number of participants to whom this expenditure... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
473. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount collected from ancillary State support under the fair deal scheme in each of the years since its introduction in 2009. [27976/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
475. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be allocating further funding under the fair deal scheme across the regions over the next three months to address the current backlog in the system;... - Hospital Closures
476. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive bought a closed hospital, Mount Carmel, while fully staffed and operating hospitals are continuing to close beds; and... - Medical Card Eligibility
482. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be considered for a medical card on discretionary grounds in view of medical history; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Administration
483. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given a date for a hernia operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28017/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the recent refusal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
486. To ask the Minister for Health the documentation outstanding in respect of a medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Administration
487. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28044/14] - Medical Card Reviews
488. 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 6; if he will ensure that the medical... - Medical Card Eligibility
489. To ask the Minister for Health under the current criteria for medical card eligibility, the steps that are taken upon reissuing medical cards to check whether such persons remain eligible;... - Medical Card Applications
490. 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; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
491. To ask the Minister for Health the funds available to support voluntarily run food kitchens; if there is a grant system in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the scheduling of an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [28078/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
493. To ask the Minister for Health if funding under the fair deal scheme will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [28080/14] - Medical Card Delays
494. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28082/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
495. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the nursing home support scheme; the reason for... - Medical Card Eligibility
496. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June 2014 regarding discretionary... - Child Care Services Provision
497. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in County Kildare where there is currently inadequate care being provided to two extremely ill... - Nursing Staff Provision
498. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a list of all nursing agency services who have been contracted by the Health Service Executive to provide medical care by... - HSE Agency Staff
499. To ask the Minister for Health the factors that are taken into account by the Health Service Executive when determining the best provider of agency staff; the way contracts are selected; if... - Home Care Packages
501. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that a child with Pffeifer syndrome should not have access to a specialised team of care givers under the home care... - Hospital Waiting Lists
502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting cataract surgery at Galway University Hospital; the waiting times for those listed as routine and urgent; and if he... - Medical Card Reviews
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate a medical card application-review in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Maternity Services
504. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he commissioned a new national strategy for maternity services; if a group has been established to draw up the strategy and the membership of... - Medical Card Applications
505. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28103/14] - Home Care Packages
506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the care options that a child with a chronic, serious condition that requires near-constant care is entitled to; if, in providing such care... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
507. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of running the private primary care reimbursement services, including the cost of staff, premises, consultancy and any other costs related to... - Medical Card Reviews
508. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal that was rejected in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the... - Substance Misuse
509. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding alcohol abuse here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
510. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive an orthopaedic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28126/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant urologists currently at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the number of persons on the waiting list; the average waiting time to... - Medical Card Eligibility
512. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an over 70's medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
514. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an insulin pump in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28169/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form the average waiting time between assessment and funding approval for the fair deal nursing home scheme in each of the years... - Health Services Provision
516. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent figures on waiting lists for persons with a physical and intellectual disability; and the number that are waiting for day care residential and... - Medical Card Eligibility
517. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card which was not due to expire until 2018 was discontinued and replaced with a general practitioner visit card in respect... - Medical Card Reviews
520. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford may expect to receive a decision on a medical card review following the submission of proof of payment of... - Medical Card Eligibility
521. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Prescription Charges
522. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding medication charges. [28211/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
523. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that life-saving adrenaline autoinjectors are available in emergency cases, similar to the defibrillator system with trained... - Medical Card Data
524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that have been removed in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28214/14] - Departmental Staff Rehiring
525. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired Health Service Executive and-or Department of Health employees who have been re-employed by the health service under new contracts; the... - Tobacco Control Measures
526. To ask the Minister for Health his view on the effectiveness of anti-smoking initiatives taken to date, given that the smoking ban, the ban on packaging of ten cigarettes and the non-display... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
527. To ask the Minister for Health if he is confident that plain packaging will reduce the illegal cigarette trade and not increase further the black market trade in illegal cigarettes; if he... - Tobacco Control Measures
528. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any evidence of international best practice in the context of plain cigarette packaging, apart from Australia; to what... - Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Incidence
529. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the World Health Organization's report on the overuse of antibiotics, if vigorous and urgent actions are in place in Ireland as well as in... - Hospital Staff Data
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions vacant as of 25 June 2014 in each public and voluntary hospital; the number of these positions currently being filled by... - Medical Card Eligibility
534. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their medical card reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28257/14] - Health Services Provision
537. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list times for children to access allergy testing and consultation; the locations around the State where such services are available; if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare to attend Croom Hospital, County Limerick. [28291/14] - Medical Card Reviews
539. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [28298/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
540. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with Down's syndrome will not have their medical card reinstated having lost it under review in January 2014. [28300/14] - Medical Card Data
542. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the restoration of 12,406 discretionary medical cards and the 2,899 discretionary general practitioner visit cards announced on 17 June 2014,... - Medical Card Applications
543. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Administration
545. To ask the Minister for Health If he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28314/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
546. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken, with the Health Service Executive, to establish a long term unit for Cystic Fibrosis suffers in Beaumont Hospital in view of the... - Medicinal Products Prices
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place regulations to impose maximum price for emergency contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
548. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for mental health service improvement for young persons and third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28326/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
549. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who recently had their medical card withdrawn;... - Medical Card Applications
550. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their medical card application. [28351/14] - Health Services Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts in services in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/14] - Mental Health Services Funding
553. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the decision for Social Anxiety Ireland no longer being funded by the Mater Hospital Group. [28383/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
555. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Wexford with recurring tonsillitis has been on the public waiting list for a tonsillectomy for over four years;... - Medical Card Reviews
556. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their medical card reinstated in view of the Government decision to reinstate medical cards that were... - HSE Properties
557. To ask the Minister for Health as per correspondence from the operations manager, Galway-Roscommon PCCC, dated 3 June last, the Health Service Executive has stated its intention to place the... - Blood Donations
558. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a restriction on citizens from Northern Ireland being able to donate blood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28391/14] - Health Services Staff Data
560. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees within the Health Service Executive that are currently employed at the journeyman chef grade; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
561. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available to general practitioners for patients who require emergency GMS cover if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
562. 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. [28403/14] - National Maternity Hospital
563. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment process behind appointing the project manager for the €150 million national maternity hospital project on St.Vincent's hospital campus;... - Medicinal Products Availability
566. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make a drug (details supplied) available to patients under the general medical card scheme and the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants that have applied for the vacant consultant dermatologist post at Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Reviews
568. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card review will be completed in the case of the spouse of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Applications
569. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of further documentation in respect of a medical card application in the case of persons (details supplied) in County... - Home Care Packages
570. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath is to lose their home care package of three hours per week at the end of June; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Eligibility
573. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency. [28457/14] - Hospital Appointment Delays
574. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in arranging a hip replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if he will expedite the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Administration
575. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date of a shoulder operation will be arranged at Kilcreene Hospital Kilkenny in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [28460/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
576. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [28467/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
577. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the definition of anaphylaxis and include it under the long-term illness scheme, as is the case with diabetes, haemophilia, epilepsy and... - Health Promotion
578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the establishment of a State-wide education programme to alert teachers, health care professionals, citizens and parents about the dangers... - Medical Card Applications
582. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) in County Kildare will now qualify for a medical card under the new discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Delays
583. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
584. 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 Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
585. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and conditions under which public patients are prioritised for treatment in private facilities and if private clinics/hospitals reserve the right... - Departmental Schemes
586. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative to the mobility allowance scheme will be introduced following the closure of the scheme to new applicants in February of this year due to... - Medical Card Eligibility
588. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will now qualify for a medical card under the new discretionary changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28510/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
589. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the manufacturer of the drug fampyra has submitted a revised application to the Health Service Executive for its inclusion in the GMS... - Medical Card Applications
592. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [28537/14] - Health Services Provision
594. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 13 May 2014 when a reply will issue; the reason for the delay in providing the reply; and if he will make a...
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