Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
- Labour Court Recommendations
617. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the North-South body, Food Safety Promotion Board, not implementing a Labour Court recommendation since 2010; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
618. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal despite submitting the necessary additional information relating to their medical card application has... - Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility
619. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-introduce the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32035/14] - Medical Card Administration
620. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for processing medical card applications. [32037/14] - European Health Insurance Card
622. To ask the Minister for Health if European health insurance has issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32044/14] - Medical Card Reviews
623. To ask the Minister for Health if the required information in respect of a medical card review has been received in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
624. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an MRI scan for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32051/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
627. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure in respect of treatment for a hernia may be arranged at an early date in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
628. To ask the Minister for Health if assessment in respect of a medical card has now been finalised in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Eligibility
634. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding eligibility for 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 Appeals
635. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal for 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
636. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in the case of a person (detail supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
637. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32062/14] - Medical Card Applications
638. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
641. To ask the Minister for Health if local meals on wheels service will be provided in the Branganstown area in Kilcock, County Kildare; his plans to implement such a service; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
642. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who suffer from multiple sclerosis who were prescribed the drug, Fampyra, in the Biogen Idec Fampyra NPS Programme here; and if he will... - Medical Card Administration
644. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who were on the long-term illness scheme and transferred to medical cards will be reimbursed from the period of 1 July 2011 to 31 May 2014; and if... - Medical Card Applications
647. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Carlow. [32114/14] - Medical Card Reviews
648. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on the review of their medical card. [32115/14] - Medical Card Applications
649. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on their medical card application. [32116/14] - Hospitals Building Programme
651. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1104 of 25 March 2014, if he will provide an update on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32118/14] - Audiology Services Provision
652. To ask the Minister for Health if she will approve the development of a sound proof audiology room for Roscommon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32119/14] - Health Insurance Claims
653. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1031 of 25 March 2014 if he will provide an update on the value of outstanding health insurance claims in each acute... - Hospital Charges
654. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 12 February 2014 if he will provide a breakdown for each hospital in the Galway-Roscommon Hospital Group of unpaid... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
655. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a trade drug for gastric reflex being charged €20 extra on the drug payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
656. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1093 of 25 March 2014, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32134/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
657. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Staff
658. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 July 2014, the location of the 37 new clinical nurse specialists; her views that this number is sufficient to... - Hospital Services
659. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is not a 24 hour on call service seven days a week for the MRI scanner in Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Applications
660. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expediate a medical card approval in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan as all the medical data has been provided; and if he... - Mental Health Services Provision
661. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the care of a mental health patient (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32168/14] - Asthma Incidence
662. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the rate of asthma deaths over the past 10 years and that this rate could be significantly reduced if a Government... - Nursing Home Services
663. To ask the Minister for Health when the fair deal will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32178/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
664. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32180/14] - Health Services Provision
665. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question reply, if she will confirm details in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Medical Card Applications
666. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question reply, if a medical card application which was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
667. To ask the Minister for Health if any hospitals are currently employing or seeking to employ agency staff to do the same jobs as contracted staff but at higher rates of remuneration; if he... - Prescription Charges
668. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce prescription charges (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32202/14] - General Practitioner Services
669. To ask the Minister for Health the general practitioners panels in County Carlow that are still able to accept new medical card patients onto their panel (details supplied). [32208/14] - Haddington Road Agreement Savings
670. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Health Service Executive, arising from the Haddington Road agreement the targeted savings in the Department for 2013 and the savings achieved... - Home Care Packages
671. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a home care package will urgently be processed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Departmental Bodies Abolition
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agencies or State bodies under the aegis of his Department that have been abolished since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Bodies Establishment
673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new agencies or State bodies that have been established under the aegis of his Department since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
674. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of bonus payments made to staff under the aegis of his Department in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Appointments to State Boards
675. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of his Department; the total number of appointments that have been advertised... - Departmental Staff Rehiring
677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term time posts in his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [32332/14] - Medical Card Reviews
678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that have been returned to persons in County Kerry in recent weeks following their initial withdrawal under the... - Health Services Provision
679. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of the 40-bed unit at the Cherryfield site, Killarney, County Kerry; the timeframe for the project and when completion... - Programme for Government Implementation
680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular format the commitments under the programme for Government which his Department is responsible for; the progress made to date with... - Departmental Records
681. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which records maintained by the former Department of Local Government and Public Health from 1924 to 1947 are in the possession of his Department... - Medical Card Eligibility
682. To ask the Minister for Health based on the current income thresholds, the number of persons over the age of 70 who do not qualify for a general practitioner visit card; the cost of... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented at accident and emergency units in each year from 2010 to 2013 who were not in possession of a medical card or a letter of... - Home Help Service Provision
684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated to Roscommon PCCC in each of the last five years; the end of year out-turn for hours utilised in each year; the... - Offshore Islands
687. To ask the Minister for Health the policy he has to ensure adequate health services on our offshore islands; the arrangments made to implement this policy uniformly across all islands in the... - Health Services Expenditure
688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid to each agency staff provider by the Health Service Executive in 2013; the amount paid to date in 2014;... - Home Help Service Expenditure
689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the budget for the provision of home help by county or local health area for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in... - Medical Card Data
690. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards at 1 July 2014; the number of GP cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on 1... - Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
692. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons who sought drug treatment and rehabilitation services broken down by county or local health area for... - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
694. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for drug prevention, treatment and rehabilitation projects in each year for the past five years; the projected budget for 2014; and if he will make... - Medical Card Reviews
695. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a full medical card which was withdrawn will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Speech and Language Therapy
696. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative arrangements may be made in respect of speech therapy in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32603/14] - Orthodontic Service Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment in Cork City and County; the steps being made by... - Medical Card Appeals
700. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if a decision is expected to issue shortly; and if he will... - Tobacco Control Measures
701. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to evidence that suggests that the introduction of plain packaging cigarettes will lead to an increase in illicit trade,... - Medical Card Applications
702. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
703. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide certain information regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery (details supplied). [32633/14] - Data Protection
704. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which patient information is made available to third party pharmaceutical companies or any other entity broken down by category of information;... - Hospital Services
705. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital consultant in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32641/14] - Departmental Reports
706. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the following matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32642/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
707. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the child and adolescent mental health service annual budget for past three years; the average waiting time for past three... - General Practitioner Services
708. To ask the Minister for Health the plans his Department has to reduce general practitioner visit fees in line with troika obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32663/14] - Medical Card Applications
709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32698/14] - Sport and Recreational Development
710. To ask the Minister for Health the financial help his Department provides for outdoor health equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32699/14] - Medical Card Applications
711. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [32702/14] - Health Care Professionals
712. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the claim by certain general practitioners with medical card contracts to the Rights Commissioner that they are entitled to be considered... - Medical Card Applications
713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32709/14] - Medical Card Administration
715. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the group of experts reviewing the eligibility criteria for medical cards, if he will consider including representatives of or experts with knowledge... - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32727/14] - Medical Card Applications
717. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32728/14] - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
719. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment in respect of the fair deal nursing home support scheme; if payment will be back dated to... - Health Services Funding
720. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a grant was withdrawn; if he will ensure that the financial support provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) stays the same... - Ministerial Adviser Appointments
721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a detailed breakdown of the name and number of ministerial special advisers in his Department; their annual remuneration;... - Appointments to State Boards
722. To ask the Minister for Health the gender quota targets for the boards of State bodies and agencies under their remit; the level reached to date; and their future plans to meet and maintain... - Departmental Strategies
723. To ask the Minister for Health his priorities for the remainder of his term in office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32778/14] - Ministerial Correspondence
724. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the briefing he has received upon entering office from his Department; if he will publish the briefing; and if so, when the... - Hospitals Capital Programme
725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the capital works carried out at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath; and the future expansion plans at... - Medical Card Applications
726. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32811/14] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
727. To ask the Minister for Health the specified date that the designated four additional therapists for County Kerry will be hired; if he will lift the embargo on replacing staff on maternity... - Medical Card Applications
728. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and grant a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32818/14] - Health Care Professionals
729. To ask the Minister for Health the changes have been made to the fees payable to general practitioners under the financial emergency measures in the public interest; the percentage reduction... - Medical Card Delays
730. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay on a decision in granting a discretionary medical card in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
732. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to the long-term illness scheme; if it is a condition that will be considered in terms of granting a... - Health Care Professionals
733. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department may take on the ever increasing cost of indemnity for hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/14] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce measures to recoup moneys paid to general practitioners for medical card patients who have passed away or emigrated; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
736. To ask the Minister for Health when a full medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32835/14] - Medical Card Reviews
737. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a medical card review expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, as same has not been assessed at... - Medical Card Delays
739. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be restored to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
740. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card in respect of a a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
745. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the radiology service in Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal has been reduced to two days per week; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
747. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32857/14] - National Children's Hospital
748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parking spaces planned for the new children’s hospital; the way this compares by international standards; and if he will make a statement... - Vaccination Programme
751. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of BCG vaccines; the action the Health Service Executive is taking to deal with same; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
752. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees across the health sector earning €100,000 or more; the number earning €125,000 or more; the number earning...
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