Written answers
Thursday, 9 October 2014
- Tobacco Control Measures
107. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
113. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to shortages in therapy services for students in special schools; and her plans to ensure an adequate level of such support... - Medical Card Delays
114. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in awarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointments Administration
116. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive an appointment for a consultation and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Procedures
117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure more funding is provided to the Health Service Executive to enable surgeons to carry out more surgeries for scoliosis patients; the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
118. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recognise fibromyalgia as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38576/14] - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
119. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department to address the problem of drug taking on Dublin's streets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick regarding a medical card application. [38587/14] - Mental Health Services Funding
123. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated and spent on mental health in 2013; the budget and anticipated spend in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has been approved for... - Speech and Language Therapy
125. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford can expect to receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
126. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for breast reconstruction by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38612/14] - Medical Card Applications
129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card on both medical and financial grounds in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [38616/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be provided a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38617/14] - Hospital Staff
131. To ask the Minister for Health his views on allocating a senior podiatrist to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, in the 2015 service plan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
132. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which an allowance is given for life assurance in respect of a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
133. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only two places were available on the Health Service Executive sponsorship programme last year; his plans to increase these places next year; and if... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
134. To ask the Minister for Health if a policy change has taken place which now means that the provision of home concentrator and portable oxygen cylinders are to be provided directly by nursing... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
137. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the national drugs strategy and his views on achievements to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38662/14] - Ministerial Meetings
138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a delegation from the drug task forces in advance of budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/14] - Health Insurance Cover
139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to address an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Support Services
140. To ask the Minister for Health when the alternative payment to the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance will be put into place considering that it was promised that the... - Medicinal Products Prices
142. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is such a discrepancy in the price of drugs here compared to other European countries (details supplied); his plans to give cancer patients... - Hospital Appointment Delays
143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown on the average waiting time for an appointment for the adult vascular outpatient department in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital... - Hospital Bed Data
144. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Prospectus report in 2009, that suggests 579 intensive care unit beds were needed by 2020, if he will confirm that there were 289 ICU beds in... - Palliative Care Facility
145. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the palliative care unit in Waterford University Hospital; the timeframe for same; the progress to date; when he expects the... - Hospice Services
146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the level of Health Service Executive funding received by each of the hospice groups nationally for each of... - Ambulance Service Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the ambulance service provided from Kilbarrack fire station will not be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38743/14] - Dental Services Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Health the public dental health services available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare who are covered by a medical card; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Licensing
152. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 30 September 2014, in addition to the measures that he will be undertaking, if he will initiate an immediate... - HSE Waiting Lists
153. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a confidential internal Health Service Executive document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
154. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 15 July 2014, the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the time it is... - Ambulance Service Response Times
155. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 4 March 2014 if he will provide the turnaround times at each acute hospital; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Provision
156. To ask the Minister for Health the services and resources available for neonatology care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38772/14] - Registration of Nurses
159. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the 50% increase in its annual retention fee by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the steps the will take to reduce the fee; and if he... - Medicinal Products Prices
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for the years 2009 to 2013, the amount spent by the State each year on medicinal drugs; the total savings generated by reference pricing and... - Chronic Disease Management Programme
161. To ask the Minister for Health his views on developing a national policy on coeliac disease; if he will establish an expert review group to work with his Department and the Health Service... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
162. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to apply for a back payment of a salary uplift due to the bringing in line of salaries of home help carers in 2005 in respect of a... - Medicinal Products Supply
163. To ask the Minister for Health the monitoring requirements for the use of Roaccutane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/14] - Hospital Closures
165. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the now closed St. Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; the discussions that have taken place with any other public body; and if he... - Ambulance Service Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance services that have been restored, by county, since partial cover was removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38801/14] - Medicinal Products Licensing
172. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 3 July 2014, if he will provide an update on the licensing of the drug; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff Data
173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of temporary contracts in place for the public sector as a whole, including State agencies and other public bodies under the remit of his...
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