Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
- Medical Card Eligibility
331. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of qualification for a medical card under the EU scheme, whether a person is considered subject to Irish social security legislation if that... - Emergency Planning
332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop a national response plan in respect of the ebola outbreak which is a global health risk; if such a plan will incorporate civil society... - Medical Consent
333. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put the right to informed consent and voluntary refusal on a statutory footing in view of the Hamilton v. the Health Service Executive ruling,... - Medical Card Applications
334. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Accommodation
335. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place by the Health Service Executive for the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle,... - Medical Card Applications
340. 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 Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
341. To ask the Minister for Health if the reported costs of €110,000 every 13 weeks to recruit agency consultants to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, were taken from the... - Medical Card Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders aged 69 years and younger registered with the primary care reimbursement service-Health Service Executive as resident in... - HSE Properties
344. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to utilise the new facility purchased at Mount Carmel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36570/14] - Appointments to State Boards
345. To ask the Minister for Health the process used to recruit and appoint the interim board for the University of Limerick Hospital; the process to be used to appoint the final board; the... - Medicinal Products Availability
346. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that Fampyra (details supplied) is made available to those with multiple sclerosis here; if he will review the decision made... - Hospital Appointment Delays
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an ophthalmology appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
348. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that are used for evaluation for funding under the Tusla programme for residential care centres for people with disability. [36592/14] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
349. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reviewing the pay for graduate nurses and restoring pay parity to all nurses on the new graduate nurses scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Speech and Language Therapy
350. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the crisis in speech and language services. [36600/14] - Hospitals Capital Programme
351. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive's commitments to allocate €750,000 in capital investment to upgrade a hospital (details... - Disease Awareness
352. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide help and advice to persons with Lyme disease; the information available through his Department and the Health Service Executive regarding... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
353. To ask the Minister for Health the reason asthma is not included in the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36609/14] - Palliative Care Services
354. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the provision of services in the palliative care unit in University Hospital Waterford; the timeframe of the progression to date; when he... - Hospital Appointment Status
355. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36630/14] - Organ Donation
356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of improved organ transplant networks which was provided for as part of budget 2014; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
357. 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 Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
362. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36661/14] - Medical Card Reviews
363. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36664/14] - General Practitioner Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding free general practitioner care for under sixes; when the scheme will be operational nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
367. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to double the capacity at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin to facilitate up to 120 patients to be treated for spinal deformity each year;... - Medical Card Delays
368. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card application; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
369. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a knee replacement having been on the waiting list for many years; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Reviews
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and review a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36706/14] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding the provision of adequate multi-disciplinary therapy services at St. Frances special school, Beaufort, County Kerry;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a date for a knee operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36709/14] - Medical Card Reviews
373. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
375. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a discretionary medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36724/14] - Vaccination Programme
376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the influenza vaccine rates for the years 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 claimed by general practitioners and pharmacists. [36730/14] - Medical Register Administration
377. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an application for Medical Council approval in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36751/14] - Prescription Charges
379. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a person's medication dose for some drugs is increased on their prescription, that is Butrans, from 20mg... - Medical Card Applications
380. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a determination of an application for a medical card in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Administration
381. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions for medical card holders seeking to avail of in vitro fertilisation through the public health services. [36760/14] - Health Services
382. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements and supports available from the Health Service Executive for persons seeking to avail of in vitro fertilisation. [36761/14] - Medical Card Reviews
384. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; when a decision will be made... - Health Services Funding
385. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the State funding given to the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland on an annual basis if he has sought an explanation as to the reason the Labour... - Health Strategies
386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the national hepatitis C strategy; if the funding-neutral elements will be implemented; if funding to fully... - Health Services Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a routine dermatology service in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36813/14] - Health Services Expenditure
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in full the amount spent by the State on medicines in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated spend for 2014; if he will provide a... - Health Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health his priorities over the next 18 months. [36823/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
391. To ask the Minister for Health when the expert medical review group will report on the medical conditions that should be included for discretionary medical card applications. [36824/14] - Home Help Service Provision
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate adequate home help hours in respect of persons (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath. [36832/14] - Patient Safety Agency Establishment
394. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Patient Safety Authority; the planned remit of same; when it will be put on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services
395. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the negotiations with the Irish Medical Organisation regarding delivery of free general practitioner care to under six year olds; and... - Symphysiotomy Reports
396. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the redress scheme recently announced for survivors of symphysiotomy; the timeframe for its establishment; the process of applications;... - Hospital Appointment Status
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [36847/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an electric wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36850/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
399. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the treatment of prize bonds in the over 70s medical card assessment; if they are considered savings in view of the fact they generate... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not provided a direct reply to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 24 June 2014; and if he will ensure that the... - Patient Files
401. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not provided a direct reply to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 10 June 2014; and if he will ensure that the... - Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility
402. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who previously qualified for the motor transport grant prior to its discontinuation will be considered retrospectively for vehicles purchased during... - Medical Card Applications
404. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is still awaiting a decision for their medical card on a discretionary basis since it was submitted on... - Hospital Admissions
405. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the implementation of a system, similar to other countries, whereby alcohol-drug related admissions to accident and emergency departments would be... - Primary Care Centre Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Health when the next stage of the tendering process for the long-proposed Mountainview-Summerhill primary community care facility Dublin 1 will be completed; the... - Speech and Language Therapy
407. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a speech and language therapy service in Waterford, to St. Patrick's rehabilitation unit in Waterford; when the current vacancies will be... - Hospital Transfers
409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to a hospital in County Carlow as requested by their family. [36899/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
410. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date will be set for a hip operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as their case is urgent and they are assessed as... - Services for People with Disabilities
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to alter the roll-out of clinical services for children and adults with physical disabilities in the constituencies of... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
414. To ask the Minister for Health his position regarding the moratorium on filling any health worker posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36919/14] - Universal Health Insurance Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will move to a situation whereby this country creates a fair and equal health service where persons receive health care on the basis of need rather... - Hospital Waiting Lists
416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on hospital waiting lists. [36921/14] - Obesity Strategy
417. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department carried out research into the way a fat tax could be imposed, and if so, if he will provide this research. [36934/14] - Audiology Services Provision
418. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 652 of 17 July 2014, if he will provide an update; if approval has been obtained for the project; the current status of... - Vaccination Programme
419. To ask the Minister for Health when the national immunisation advisory committee will be making a decision regarding immunisation against meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Reviews
420. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card reviews for over 70s, suspended last May, has been recommenced; if so, if he will publish the new framework for awarding medical cards... - Hospital Facilities
421. To ask the Minister for Health the supports offered to Cork University Hospital in rectifying the continuing laboratory information management system problems; if financial assistance will... - Dental Services Provision
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive dentists and dental services that have been withdrawn from local health centres, by town, by county in the past five... - HSE Properties
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant rooms left by the cessation of Health Service Executive provided local services within local health centres; his proposals for these empty... - Health Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chiropody services that have been withdrawn from local health centres, by town, by county in the past five years; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointments Administration
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [36969/14] - Dental Services Waiting Lists
429. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a dental examination in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36974/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
430. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [36977/14] - Hospital Services
431. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the rheumatology clinics at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36980/14] - Hospital Appointments Administration
432. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive treatment for Dupuytren's contractures; the format this treatment will be, for example,... - Health Services
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of outpatient assessments sent to private hospitals in the past 12 months, by originating public hospital,... - Medical Card Reviews
434. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a review for a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointment Status
435. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Administration
436. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card which had been previously granted on discretionary grounds but since removed, will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Hospital Appointment Status
437. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthopaedic appointment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37043/14] - Medical Card Administration
438. To ask the Minister for Health the reason documentary evidence of savings, shares, investments and so on are required to process an application for a medical card under EU regulations when... - Hospitals Funding
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate money to the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital, Cork to allow it to undertake orthopaedic operations and begin to clear the backlog that... - Medical Card Reviews
440. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford in April 2014; and if he will make a... - Hospitals Funding
441. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the funding for Cappagh hospital to deal with the huge waiting list for hip operations where patients are being told that it will be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
442. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list in Cappagh Hospital for hip replacements to date; the number of hip operations that have been preformed since January... - Health Strategies
443. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a children's future health fund to deliver a package of measures that will protect Irish children's health, including tackling under-age... - Childhood Obesity
444. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a tax on sugar sweetened drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37107/14] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
445. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address problems with overcrowding at Beaumont Hospital accident and emergency department (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Medical Card Administration
447. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the apparently inordinate number of documents that go missing while processing applications for medical cards within the... - HSE Staffing
448. To ask the Minister for Health if a social worker will be assigned to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37123/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend BreastCheck to women aged between 65 and 69 years of age as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37126/14] - Health Services Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction additional funding in respect of a resource centre (details supplied) in County Longford which is facing a deficit. [37129/14] - Medical Card Application Numbers
451. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical card applications in respect of those under and over 70 years of age currently in the system and awaiting decision; and if he will... - Medical Card Administration
452. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is possible to streamline the system of assessment for medical cards with a view to achieving a dramatic reduction in the time taken to... - Health Insurance Prices
453. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the various issues affecting the cost of private health insurance; if particular contributing factors... - National Children's Hospital Expenditure
454. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the costs associated with previous preparations for the national children’s hospital will be offset and utilised as part of the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
455. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients on waiting lists for various procedures in all hospitals throughout the country as recorded at specific times throughout the... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
456. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children currently listed as awaiting orthodontic treatment; the extent to which the waiting list has fluctuated in each of the past five... - Hospital Services
457. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the full scale of services continues to be provided at Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; the extent to which equipment continues to be... - Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment
459. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which arrangements are in hand to ensure an adequate supply of junior hospital doctors throughout the country in the public health sector; and if... - Narcolepsy Issues
460. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which services are currently available for children and parents suffering from narcolepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37139/14] - Universal Health Insurance Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to achievement of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37141/14] - Patient Safety
463. To ask the Minister for Health the ongoing steps taken to ensure patient safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37142/14] - Health Services Staff Data
465. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the employment of agency staff at all levels throughout the health sector, the degree to which savings may be made by the appointment... - Health Services
466. To ask the Minister for Health the areas throughout the health service currently experiencing the greatest pressure/demand in the public health sector; the measures/steps required to address... - Primary Care Centre Provision
467. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres already provided throughout the country; those pending; the extent to which the latter are ready to go; when... - Hospital Acquired Infections
470. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken or needed to be taken to prevent hospital bugs and infections throughout the public health sector; the extent to which comparisons have been... - Ebola Outbreak
471. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, along with the Health Service Executive, are putting in place systems to enable health professionals to work on a short-term basis in west... - Hospital Services
472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of registered gynaecologists and registered psychiatrists here; the number of these that have indicated that they wish to be available under the... - National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
473. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the National Positive Ageing Strategy was launched on 25 April 2013 with a guarantee that an implementation plan would... - Medical Card Applications
474. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Orthodontic Service Provision
475. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the pilot scheme in the area of orthodontics currently in place in Dublin north-east which involves using orthodontic therapists; and the... - Departmental Agencies
477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and...
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