Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
- Care of the Elderly Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum standards with statutory support for the care of elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes by public and private... - Diabetes Strategy
79. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national policy guiding the Health Service Executive in terms of insulin pump treatment for young persons with diabetes; if it is planned that the... - Medicinal Products Licensing
80. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the extremely dangerous MMS and CD are outlawed following numerous attempts at specially organised events to push them as a miracle... - Health Insurance Prices
81. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he or his Department continues to monitor the costs of private health insurance throughout the health sector; if conclusions have been... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
82. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the operation of the treatment abroad scheme department of the Health Service Executive in relation to the making of decisions, the... - Hospital Appointment Delays
83. To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposes to reduce waiting times for outpatients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36537/14] - Medicinal Products Licensing
84. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the forthcoming seminar scheduled in November by the Genesis II group, in which unregulated products such as MMS and CD, which claim to cure autism... - Early Child Care Education
85. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide special needs assistants for children with disabilities attending pre-schools and crèches. [36157/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
86. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the planned extension of free breast screening to women in the 65 to 69 years age bracket; the timeframe now envisaged for its... - Health Insurance Regulation
87. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken or hopes to take to stabilise the private health insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36496/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
88. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the case in the High Court at the end of August where no inpatient bed was available for a teenager with psychiatric difficulties, if he is satisfied... - Departmental Budgets
89. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the current health budget deficit; the expectation of the final figure for this year's deficit; the steps he is taking to ensure that this... - Maternity Services
90. To ask the Minister for Health if he will withdraw the guidance document for the implementation of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act, which amplifies rather than minimises the flaws... - National Children's Hospital
91. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national children's hospital; the extent the initial preparatory work in terms of planning permission and identification of the scale... - Services for People with Disabilities
92. To ask the Minister for Health the action he and the Health Service Executive will take to assist St. Christopher’s Services to continue providing a safe and quality service to the... - Orthodontic Service Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the progress being made on the delivery of orthodontic care through orthodontic therapists; his plans to extend the remit of the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
94. To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposes to address waiting times for the fair deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36532/14] - Health Services Staff
95. To ask the Minister for Health the alternatives to agency staff available to him in view of the significant cost increases in using agency staff in the Health Service Executive; and if he... - Cancer Screening Programmes
96. To ask the Minister for Health when the programme for Government commitment on the extension of BreastCheck will be honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36530/14] - Hospital Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the level of resources allocated to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in particular to its emergency department to meet demand for services;... - Mental Health Services Provision
98. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be put in place to tackle the difficulties in the provision of child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
99. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of consultant posts being filled by agency staff in Letterkenny General Hospital; the total cost in 2014 to Letterkenny General Hospital of the... - Departmental Correspondence
100. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received requests for information from the Ombudsman, concerning the special housing needs of a person (details supplied) in County... - Cancer Screening Programmes
101. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on extending the free national breast cancer screening programme, BreastCheck, to women aged 65 to 69 years; and if he will... - Health Promotion
102. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the Healthy Ireland project; his priorities in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36495/14] - Emergency Planning
105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the measures the State has in place to deal with potential epidemics, particularly in view of the ongoing ebola crisis; and if... - Universal Health Insurance Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the next steps towards universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36502/14] - Health Insurance Prices
107. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken by his Department to control the cost of private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36491/14] - Hospital Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the consultant posts which are being filled by agency staff in Letterkenny General Hospital; the length of time that these posts have... - Hospital Services
109. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on developments in Cappagh hospital, Dublin; if he will provide an update on the number of operating theatres being used in comparison to... - Psychological Services
110. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues with regard to the recruitment of psychologists by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers the welfare of children with mental health issues is adequately protected considering the chronic shortage of inpatient beds throughout the... - Hospital Consultants Contract Issues
112. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that all hospital consultants are compliant with the terms of their public contract; the extent of serial breaches that he... - Abortion Services
113. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the way he will ensure that psychiatrists are screened to work within the new legislation in view of the fact that over 100... - Misuse of Drugs
114. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act proposing changes to prescribing practice and scheduling regulation of benzodiazepine and... - HSE Expenditure
115. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive's financial position; the latest projection for the deficit in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Water Charges Exemptions
116. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions his Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to water charges and persons with... - Maternity Services
117. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he proposes to take to overhaul Irish maternity policy which shows increasing reliance on caesarean sections, which is expensive, wasteful, damaging... - Abortion Legislation
118. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the results of a recent opinion poll (details supplied) in which legislation for abortion here is now widely supported and deemed urgent by the... - Health Services
119. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure better co-operation and engagement between primary and community carers and the acute sector regarding services such as home... - Symphysiotomy Redress Scheme
120. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a new redress scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy in view of the fact that the ex gratia compensation scheme designed by Judge Yvonne Murphy... - Ambulance Service Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will improve the ambulance service, especially in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36535/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
122. To ask the Minister for Health if the commitment to extend BreastCheck to women in the 65-69 age group will be honoured in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/14] - Medical Card Applications
123. 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.... - Medicinal Products Prices
124. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the review of the agreement with the pharmaceutical companies concluded in late 2012; his expectations for further savings in... - Medicinal Products Availability
125. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the improvement in the symptoms of multiple sclerosis sufferers in the Irish health care setting who have been taking the drug Fampyra, if he will...
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