Written answers
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
- Mobility Allowance Review
603. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a scheme to replace the mobility allowance scheme. [30724/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
604. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons over 70 are means tested for a medical card on gross income while a person under 70 applying for a medical card is means tested on net... - Ambulance Service Staff
605. To ask the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria and application process for securing a transfer within the national ambulance service; the rights paramedics have in terms of... - Water Fluoridation
607. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fluoridation of water; the steps that have been taken to deal with any public health concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tobacco Control Measures
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he notified the Department of the Taoiseach in the context of the preparation of the national risk assessment that he expects the tobacco industry to sue... - Medical Card Applications
609. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [30666/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an assessment is completed in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
612. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the drug Fampyra for MS sufferers who are on a trial with this drug; if sanction will be given for the continuation of this drug in view... - Medical Card Applications
613. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied), issued earlier this year; if the card is still valid; and if it has been... - Services for People with Disabilities
614. To ask the Minister for Health if corrective lenses to aid primary school-aged children with Irlen syndrome associated with dyslexia are covered under optical benefit where their parents or... - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds currently available for persons with addiction issues for both under the age of 18 and over 18 years, in the areas of detox and residential... - Services for People with Disabilities
616. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a motorised wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
617. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [30759/14] - Audiology Services Provision
618. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fitting of hearing aids from the audiology services in the Health Service Executive Limerick in respect of a person (details... - Health Services Provision
619. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30764/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
620. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a scheme or supports for families of mentally ill persons who are a danger to themselves or the broader community; and if he will make a statement... - Mental Hospitals Report
621. To ask the Minister for Health the findings from the Mental Health Commission's recent visit to St. Brigid's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; the long-term plan envisaged for St. Brigid's; and... - Medical Card Administration
622. To ask the Minister for Health if a new medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30788/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
623. To ask the Minister for Health if the inclusion of a condition (details supplied) will be considered during the review of automatic entitlements for medical cards; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Reviews
624. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the generic letter requesting further details of savings and investments sent to over-70s undergoing the... - Medical Card Eligibility
626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has recently had his medical card removed; if he will consider the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
627. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin will receive an appointment for urgent back surgery; and the reason the person has been left waiting for such a long... - Hospital Appointment Delays
628. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for delay in arranging a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; if he will expedite the matter. [30852/14] - HSE Funding
629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist organisations (details supplied) in having valuable funding lost from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
630. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise downwards a family's contribution towards the nursing home support-fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Hospital Waiting Lists
631. To ask the Minister for Health if an eye operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30877/14] - Medicinal Products
632. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the various anti-malaria medications the Health Service Executive’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre would consider... - Hospital Closures
633. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received the final recommendation from the Health Service Executive regarding the future of St. Brigid's Hospital, Shaen, Portlaoise,... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
634. To ask the Minister for Health if a condition will be included in the review of the long-term illness scheme (details supplied). [30946/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
636. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding cuts and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30961/14] - National Children's Hospital Location
637. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the St. James's project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30967/14] - Medical Card Data
638. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 139 of 25 June 2014 and 209 to 212, inclusive, of 4 June 2014, when the information requested will issue; and if he... - HSE Staff Responsibilities
639. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 24 June 2014 when the information requested will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30972/14] - HSE Funding
640. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of February 2014, if the response from the Health Service Executive includes its involvement in the creation of new... - Professional Ethics
641. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that members of the dentistry profession or any medical profession have to disclose gifts received by industry, for example, hospitality,... - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
642. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the fees paid to GPs per patient for medical card holders since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/14] - Medical Records
644. To ask the Minister for Health further to statements in Seanad Éireann on 2 July 2014, when his predecessor stated "I want to put on the record of the House the fact that the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
645. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time to be called for surgical procedures (details supplied). [31018/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
646. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 12 March 2014, the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the length of... - Services for People with Disabilities
647. To ask the Minister for Health the body or organisation responsible for oversight duties with regard to the facilities at Redwood extended care facility, Stamullen, to which the Health... - Medical Card Applications
648. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who have submitted all... - HSE Staff Remuneration
649. To ask the Minister for Health the total remuneration of the interim director of facilities who is currently responsible for the non-clinical aspects of the chief operations office at... - Vaccination Programme
650. To ask the Minister for Health when the national immunisation advisory committee will make a decision regarding immunisation against meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
651. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant geriatrician post will be filled at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31055/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
652. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate an appropriate level of funding to provide a seven-day respite service for children with autism at 16 College Gardens, Callan Road, County... - Tobacco Control Measures
653. To ask the Minister for Health on the back of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014, if he has considered removing the maximum price on a packet of cigarettes; and... - Dental Services Provision
657. To ask the Minister for Health if teenagers under 16 years of age with a medical card are entitled to free dental care such as fillings under the medical card system; and if he will make a... - Departmental Reports
658. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31129/14] - Primary Care Services Provision
659. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the precedent set by the agreement between the Irish Medical Organisation and Competition Authority the procedures that have been put in place for... - Departmental Funding
660. To ask the Minister for Health the funding reduction that has been applied to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the way this will impact on the service; the basis for the cut;... - Medical Card Administration
662. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of a significant change effected in October 2013 whereby a person who held a medical card could also be awarded a long-term illness scheme card,... - Special Educational Needs Data
663. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, on a county basis, the number of children who have requested a special needs assessment for 2012, 2013 and the to date in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
664. To ask the Minister for Health if there was an arrangement in place between Waterford Regional Hospital and Cappagh Hospital that meant orthopaedic patients on waiting lists in Waterford... - Health Services Access
665. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to eradicate the problems with accessing the community ophthalmologist service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31201/14] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
666. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance with living costs will be provided to Irish citizens when receiving a treatment abroad if the same treatment is not available here.... - Audiology Services Provision
668. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/14] - Medical Card Reviews
669. To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a medical card was withdrawn and a GP only visit card issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for payment without further delay to allow a person (details supplied) to be included in the nursing support scheme. [31355/14] - Medical Card Applications
672. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tobacco Control Measures
673. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the licensing fee for retailers to sell tobacco products from a once-off charge of €50 to an annual charge of €500; and if... - Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions
674. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is unable to publish the regulatory impact analysis carried out in connection with the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill... - Medical Card Administration
677. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card section cannot or will not make a direct call to the relevant doctors to ascertain if the medical card recipient’s outlined... - Health Services
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports that a problem has arisen with hearing aids in the County Donegal area following a decision by the Health Service Executive to... - Hospital Procedures
681. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive have plans for surgical correction of exstrophy-episadias complex to be made available to children here; the action... - Medical Card Applications
682. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will issue; the reason... - Suicide Prevention
683. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that mental health organisations and suicide prevention groups such as Breaking the Silence can provide safe talks to teenagers and not just... - Care of the Elderly Provision
684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will bring forward legislation to cover the regulation of care provision for elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes; and if he will... - Legislative Measures
685. To ask the Minister for Health if section 26 of the 1985 Nurses Act supersedes section 13(8) of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
686. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the fair deal scheme, where a person's family home is rented out while the person is in long stay care, if it is the rental income or capital... - Hospital Waiting Lists
687. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be referred to Cork University Hospital [31473/14] - Water Charges Administration
688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the process of determining the conditions that will qualify for a free water allowance; the way interested parties can make... - Medical Card Applications
690. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31500/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
691. To ask the Minister for Health if the I-port advance will be made available on the GMS or long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31502/14] - Health Services
692. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the treatment of children with type 1 diabetes in counties Cork and Kerry; and if he will make a... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
693. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an insulin pump in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31504/14] - Home Help Service Provision
694. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31507/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
695. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31508/14] - Health Services Staff
697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the issues faced by residential health care staff working on sleepover duty after the Labour Court ruling in view of the fact... - Hospitals Inspections
698. To ask the Minister for Health the standards in place and how often public toilets in the public wards, particularly in maternity wards are checked and cleaned at University Hospital... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
699. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of public relations-communications to his Department in 2013; the spend to date in 2014; the total estimate for 2014; the corresponding figures... - Health Services
700. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for insulin pumps for children with diabetes in County Kerry; the way these times compare with Dublin; the measures he is taking to... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
702. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no paediatric endocrinologist in County Kerry, only a paediatrician with an interest in diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
703. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no paediatric diabetes nurse specialist in County Kerry, only two adult diabetes nurse specialists who see both type 1 and type 2 diabetes... - Hospital Services
705. To ask the Minister for Health if Cork University Hospital, with only two consultants with 0.5 dedicated to diabetes for over 400 children will receive adequate staffing in this area; and if... - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
710. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to reassess the case of a person (details supplied) to investigate if the medical card should be reinstated;... - Respite Care Grant Applications
711. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for extra respite in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the level of funding allocated in the past five... - Medical Card Administration
712. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department engaged in any discussion with the Irish Medical Organisation on the issuing of general practitioner only medical cards to the over... - HSE Properties
713. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding rented property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31604/14] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
714. To ask the Minister for Health if a special needs creche assistant will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/14] - Cosmetic Surgery
716. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Irish College of Ophthalmologists on its concerns relating to advertisements for certain surgical procedures and treatments such as... - Orthodontic Service Provision
717. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused the provision of orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
719. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31657/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
720. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding medical cards for all children with a serious illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
721. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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