Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
- Water Fluoridation
575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the studies that confirm that fluoride in water is good; if he will indicate if any other countries that mandate by law... - Departmental Funding
576. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available from his Department for a centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/14] - Primary Medical Certificates Application Numbers
577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificates issued in each of the past eight years to date; the number refused in the same period; and if he will make a... - Traveller Community
578. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Pavee Point report Challenging Barriers and Misconceptions: Roma Maternal Health in Ireland, particularly where it states that not having the... - Medical Card Eligibility
579. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department began assessing means for a medical card on the basis of the value of the family farm in addition to income derived from the farm; and if... - Medical Card Data
580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form by local health area the number of medical cards discontinued as a result of the changes implemented in the Health... - HIQA Investigations
581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to enable Health Information and Quality Authority investigate individual complaints about the standards of care in nursing... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
582. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a six year orthodontic waiting list in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he... - Health Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be considered for insulin pump therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/14] - Respite Care Grant Applications
584. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding their need for respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointment Status
585. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40980/14] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
586. To ask the Minister for Health when the new drug recently approved for MS patients (details supplied) will be available on prescription for patients; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Charges
587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown for each acute hospital of the unpaid patient bills at 1 January 2014; a breakdown for each acute hospital of the unpaid patient... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
588. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been approved for nursing home subvention will receive the agreed nursing home financial support;... - Dental Services Provision
589. To ask the Minister for Health the dental screening services that are being given to primary school children in County Galway; the reason children are not being screened in second and fourth... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting to receive a Baha hearing device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40993/14] - Symphysiotomy Issues
591. To ask the Minister for Health the total number, from 1940 to date, of symphysiotomies and pubiotomies carried out in each public hospital in the State, and in each private hospital where... - Hospital Waiting Lists
592. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Carlow has to wait until July 2015 for hip replacement surgery; the steps he will take to expedite same. [41003/14] - Medical Card Data
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 October 2014; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; the number for each type of card issued on a... - Registration of Nurses
594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the issue of an increase by €50 in the annual retention fee for nurses by the Irish nursing board as the new fee increase to... - Services for People with Disabilities
595. To ask the Minister for Health if the cuts of one million euro to a service (details supplied) in County Dublin over the past five years will be reversed in this year's Health Service... - Hospital Waiting Lists
596. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of medical treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and his further views on the waiting lists at the... - Hospital Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn the considerable inconvenience and stress caused to the parents of children with arthritis living throughout the State by the... - Hospital Staff
598. To ask the Minister for Health if a third rheumatology consultant will be appointed by the Health Service Executive to service those suffering from arthritis in the north west region; if a... - Hospital Facilities
599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres available for use in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the number of operating theatres that are in use; the number... - Health Services Provision
601. To ask the Minister for Health the options regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is currently awaiting a heart transplant in a hospital since August 2014; and... - Home Help Service Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help and section 39 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41078/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
603. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a case in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when the person concerned may expect an appointment. [41087/14] - Cancer Incidence
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of instances recorded of the various forms of cancer on a county basis throughout the country in each of the past ten years to date in 2014, the... - Health Services Provision
605. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will have their chiropody treatment visits increased to six visits per year. [41096/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
606. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll out of DNA screening of women aged between 30 and 49 as recommended by the Health Information and Quality Authority in their... - Hospital Waiting Lists
609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgery and, in particular, knee surgery at hospitals (details supplied); and... - Hospital Appointments Administration
610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41112/14] - Midwifery Services
612. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 7 October 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive Dublin mid-Leinster region... - Medical Card Applications
613. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
614. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an occupational therapy intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41168/14] - Speech and Language Therapy
615. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who attends a Health Service Executive service in County Longford cannot receive speech therapy... - Disabilities Services Funding
616. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the €75,000 cut to a centre (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [41183/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
617. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to tackle the long waiting times for the fair deal nursing home scheme; his views that it is acceptable that scarce hospital beds... - HSE Funding
618. To ask the Minister for Health if senior officials at a hospice (details supplied) are still in receipt of top-up payments; if so, the persons in receipt of them; and the amount they are in... - Public Procurement Contracts
620. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospice (details supplied) in Dublin 6W awarded a contract to a company; if the Health Service Executive's tender competition rules were followed with... - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will award national lottery funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41198/14] - Hospital Staff
622. To ask the Minister for Health his views on staffing levels and shortages at the country's largest paediatrics diabetes centre in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [41208/14] - Speech and Language Therapy
623. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Kildare. [41214/14] - Health Services Provision
625. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on the waiting list for occupational therapy in County Kildare. [41216/14] - Hospital Services
628. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the cross-Border agreement that had been in place for ten years to cater for maxillofacial surgery to be carried out in... - Medical Card Applications
629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in the provision of a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is blind and is receiving ongoing medical treatment... - Home Care Packages
632. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [41227/14] - Rare Diseases
633. To ask the Minister for Health the research the State is funding and-or collaborating with other states into Gaucher's disease; and if he will report on research the State funds into other... - Palliative Care for Children
635. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funds available to increase the number of palliative care units for children; if he will report on the assistance the State gives to Laura Lynn... - Hospital Staff
636. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative arrangements which are being made for the patients and staff of the St. James's Hospital dental clinic which was suddenly closed recently; and... - Dental Services Provision
637. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for closing the St James's Hospital dental clinic when an alternative location for the much used services had not been sourced. [41237/14] - Medical Card Applications
638. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41239/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/14] - Services for People with Disabilities
643. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 15 October 2014, and following on from the disclosure that the patient in question will have to wait five months... - Medical Card Applications
644. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 15 October 2014, where the patient has been discharged from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin... - Hospital Discharges
645. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 15 October 2014, where the patient was discharged from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin... - Hospital Appointment Status
647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been waiting for an appointment in Tullamore... - Health Services Staff
650. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists assigned to Toghermore House, Tuam, County Galway; the number of hours per week each of them are present in Toghermore; the... - Departmental Meetings
651. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings he or officials from his Department had with a person (details supplied); the purpose of each of those meetings; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Services
652. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the implementation of all the 11 recommendations of the Leas Cross inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41335/14] - Medical Card Reviews
653. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41341/14] - Home Care Packages
654. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly to enable them to return home as they are currently in... - Medical Card Applications
655. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
656. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a fair deal application payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
657. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for refund of moneys paid for a prescription in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointment Status
658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41366/14] - Home Care Packages
663. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home care packages in Lucan, County Dublin, have ceased since 5 June 2014; his plans to reinstate these home care packages; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Provision
664. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Information and Quality Authority review of ambulance services; when the review will be published; when he expects... - Orthodontic Service Provision
665. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of counties that do not have a full-time orthodontist; the orthodontic services currently provided for children in County Laois along... - Medical Card Reviews
666. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/14] - Palliative Care Services
667. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department and or the Health Service Executive have taken arising from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children's report on end of... - Hospital Appointment Status
668. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [41399/14] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
669. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a patient's referral (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reasons the patient has yet to be referred to the relevant experts despite... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure
670. To ask the Minister for Health his views on funding for a nursing home (details supplied) in County Louth; his plans to address the crisis in nursing home waiting lists; and if he will make... - General Practitioner Services
671. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a blood test called brain natriuretic peptide (details supplied). [41423/14] - Addiction Treatment Facilities
672. To ask the Minister for Health the residential addiction treatment facilities available to people living in counties Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
673. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in relation to an application that has been made regarding a nursing home support scheme (details supplied) in County Galway; the... - Health Services Provision
674. To ask the Minister for Health further to previous questions on the matter, the latest preparations for any possible cases of Ebola in the State. [41437/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
675. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) whose income is below the qualifying threshold was refused the full medical card. [41438/14] - Home Help Service Provision
676. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding extra home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/14] - Public Sector Staff Recruitment
677. To ask the Minister for Health the way a person qualified and experienced in mediation might access employment opportunities in mediation services in the HSE or other statutory bodies such... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
678. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding provision of a rheumatologist at Kerry General Hospital. [41444/14] - Mental Health Act Review
679. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to review the Mental Health Act 2001. [41456/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
680. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment from the child and adolescent mental health services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
681. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 21 October 2014, of the 21 applicants for prior authorisation for treatment under the cross-border health care... - Medical Card Reviews
682. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41469/14] - Health Services Provision
683. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent changes to the hospital transport provision which means patients regularly availing of this transport to get to... - Medical Card Reviews
684. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41478/14] - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
685. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the extension of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 which is due to expire in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41485/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
686. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for an operation; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health and Safety
687. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding health and safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41487/14] - Hospitals Building Programme
688. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the children's hospital; if Blanchardstown, Dublin, may yet be considered as the site for the new hospital; the work completed to date... - Hospital Appointment Status
689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when this person may expect an appointment. [41500/14] - Medicinal Products Supply
692. To ask the Minister for Health if the new hepatitis C treatment, Sovaldi, will be made available to patients, in view of the fact that it has been approved for the National Health Service in... - Hospital Appointment Status
693. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be given a date for their operation at the eye and ear hospital in Dublin without... - Hospital Staff
694. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding recognition by An Bord Altranais of nursing qualifications awarded in Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41532/14] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
695. To ask the Minister for Health further to the recent figures released by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, the actions have been undertaken to reduce the waiting lists at Kerry General... - Hospital Appointment Status
696. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a request for an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital due to a serious back compliant which is... - Medical Card Reviews
698. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the review of a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Supply
699. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to issue iodine tablets to households; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41543/14] - Medical Card Reviews
700. To ask the Minister for Health notwithstanding his response to Parliamentary Question No. 1,120 of 17 September 2014, if he will review eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person... - Patient Safety
701. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the findings of the Health Service Executive in relation to its audit of allegations of illegal advice and activity in the Irish Family... - Narcolepsy Issues
702. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 who suffers from H1N1 swine flu vaccine-induced narcolepsy to reach third level education;... - Prescription Charges
703. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacists have no responsibility for the collection of prescription charges for those resident in private or Health Service Executive nursing homes;... - Hospital Charges
704. To ask the Minister for Health if persons involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act 2001 are liable for inpatient charges; if such charges apply to inpatient service users in acute... - Coroners Service
705. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent ruling of medical misadventure by the Dublin City Coroner is respect of a person (details supplied) and his... - Care of the Elderly Funding
706. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the recent rate reductions in respect of the tender process for the provision of services for the elderly in the community will not... - Ministerial Hospital Visits
707. To ask the Minister for Health his schedule of visits to hospitals and if he has visited Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [41574/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
708. To ask the Minister for Health the legal basis that applies to grant payments under the fair deal scheme from the date funds are released rather than the date of approval to the scheme; and... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
711. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that it will take 15 weeks to issue fair deal funding to a person (details supplied) whose application was approved on 1 October 2014;... - Hospital Procedures
712. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and when they will be recalled for operation. [41593/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
713. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 21 October 2014, if he will address the problem of MMS and CD being available via open information sharing by... - Medical Card Applications
715. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Midwifery Services
716. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in respect of the practise of midwifery and whether it is the responsibility of the board, rather than... - Nurses and Midwives Act 2011
717. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend section 40 of the Nurses and Midwives Act which ties the need for indemnity insurance directly to an unreliable service level agreement with... - Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director
718. To ask the Minister for Health the way the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director has been constituted; from whom the authority of the office is derived; the criteria and... - Medical Card Applications
722. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Charges
723. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines, recommendations or regulations in place for hospitals in the use of debt collection agencies in the settling of patients' bills. [41638/14] - Health Services Provision
725. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details with regard to provision of paediatric health services in County Wexford; the average waiting time for speech and language therapy; the... - Primary Care Centre Provision
726. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Health Service Executive policy to sell or otherwise dispose of health care centres in rural areas, in particular the centre in Aughrim,... - Hospital Groups
727. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new hospital groups that will be rebranding and renaming themselves following the recent changes by the West North West Hospital group; the... - Universal Health Insurance White Paper
728. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be establishing the expert commission on the future basket of services, including those that will be covered under universal health insurance, UHI;... - HSE Expenditure
729. To ask the Minister for Health the net current deficit that Vote 39 for the Health Service Executive is showing against profile at the end of October, taking into account any receipts from... - HSE National Service Plan
730. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a draft service plan from the Health Service Executive for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41780/14] - Hospital Staff Data
731. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of senior house officer positions in each public or voluntary hospital on 1 October 2014; the number of such... - National Children's Hospital Status
733. To ask the Minister for Health the latest timeframe for the completion of the children's hospital project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41783/14] - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
735. 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 to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
737. To ask the Minister for Health following the introduction of the nursing home support scheme, Fair Deal, the recoupment of nursing home fees that have been recovered by the State from... - Medical Card Appeals
738. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal of a decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited due... - Medical Card Applications
739. 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
740. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an eye operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41806/14] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
742. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be approved for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
744. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding beds for cystic fibrosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41813/14] - Hospital Staff
745. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one trained nurse in Sligo Regional Hospital who may provide lymphatic drainage care to breast... - Respite Care Services
746. To ask the Minister for Health his views in relation to correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/14] - Counselling Services
747. To ask the Minister for Health the resources and measures that will be or have been put in place to provide counselling and other support services to assist families and the wider community... - Child Protection
748. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child, voluntarily placed in residential care by Tulsa (details supplied) did not receive a visit or assessment by the child and adolescent mental... - Medical Card Applications
749. 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 Dublin 22. [41836/14] - Medical Card Reviews
754. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of a medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Midwifery Services
757. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding qualified midwives leaving the country following qualification; the incentives in place to encourage midwives to remain here following... - Budget 2015
758. To ask the Minister for Health if hepatitis C services will be funded in budget 2015 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41898/14] - Medical Card Applications
759. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41904/14] - Medical Card Appeals
760. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason this process that was supposed to be... - Health Services
761. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41919/14] - National Lottery Funding Applications
763. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the hugely supportive services provided by Little Way Cancer Support Service, Clane, County Kildare; if he will consider offering direct aid from... - Medical Card Applications
764. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41938/14] - Symphysiotomy Reports
765. To ask the Minister for Health if the operation of symphysiotomy was carried out at St Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, in 2013; if so, under what circumstances, including whether patient... - Midwifery Services
766. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an independent midwife had their State indemnity insurance removed after transferring a person from their home to hospital when they became dizzy... - Maternal Mortality
767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternal deaths that have occurred to date here since the publication of the confidential maternal death inquiry report 2009-2011; and the number... - Infant Mortality
771. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the research done by Pavee Point that infant mortality rates for Travellers is 3.6 times higher than the national average for settled persons and... - Medical Card Applications
772. To ask the Minister for Health the average processing time for a medical card application in Primary Care Reimbursement Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41981/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
773. To ask the Minister for Health if a knee replacement operation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [41983/14] - National Children's Hospital Location
774. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the traffic assessment carried out in the site selection process in respect of a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make... - Drug Treatment Programmes Places
776. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people receiving methadone broken down by Health Service Executive areas; the number of doctors prescribing methadone broken down by HSE... - Hospital Facilities
777. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that seriously ill children are being put at risk by being transported abroad for treatment on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation... - Respite Care Services
779. To ask the Minister for Health his views on cutbacks to respite services at a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42001/14] - Hospital Staff
780. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the Health Service Executive North East's long-standing failure to investigate the properly lodged complaints of eight nursing staff... - Hospital Appointment Status
781. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42009/14] - Ambulance Service Response Times
782. To ask the Minister for Health the sequence of events surrounding the response of the ambulance service to an incident (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
783. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers in County Donegal waiting for financial approval for the fair deal programme. [42018/14] - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
785. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the vital work undertaken by Teenline with particular reference to children and teenagers suffering from depression or a tendancy to self-harm; if... - HIQA Inspections
786. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of extending the remit of HIQA to cover all private health care facilities including privately owned facilities given the important remit of HIQA... - Medical Card Administration
787. To ask the Minister for Health if house calls by a patient's general practitioner are covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42079/14] - Medical Card Applications
788. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay in reviewing the medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if it can be expedited... - Medical Card Administration
789. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners are allowed to charge medical card patients for medical letters they require; if there is a difference depending on the reason for the... - Nursing Home Accommodation
790. To ask the Minister for Health her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a community nursing unit in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42083/14] - Mobility Allowance
791. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new travel subsidy scheme to replace the mobility allowance scheme; her plans for associated statutory provisions; and if... - Fire Service
792. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed takeover of Dublin Fire Brigade by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42101/14] - Health Services Staff
793. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide in tabular form for each local health area for each of the following years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 the number of... - Medicinal Products Availability
794. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that two people here die each day from alcohol dependence, the reason Selincro, nalmefene, an innovative treatment which was found to be... - Medical Card Reviews
797. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose medical card was removed and replaced with a GP visit card; and if she will expedite an early... - Medical Card Applications
799. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42115/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
800. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive an appointment for a MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42130/14] - Mental Health Services Funding
801. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated and spent on mental health in each year from 2011 to 2013 inclusive; the budget and anticipated spend in 2014; and if she will... - Hospital Appointment Delays
802. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/14] - Hospital Staff
803. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for each of the public and voluntary hospitals, the number of consultant positions vacant as of 24 October 2014 in each of... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
804. To ask the Minister for Health the specific section of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act which places a cap on expenditure under the fair deal scheme. [42174/14] - Hospital Charges
805. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form broken down by each public-voluntary hospital the revenue raised between 1 January 2014 and 30 September 2014 from charges... - Respite Care Services
806. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide in tabular form the number of places available for respite care for children aged 18 years or under who have serious chronic disabilities... - Hospital Groups
811. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the hospitals in the Health Service Executive West region operated as a pilot for the new hospital group system, if consideration will... - Hospital Appointment Status
812. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment. [42215/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
813. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review medical care criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42217/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
814. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review medical care criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. - Health Services Staff Data
815. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners contracted to the Health Service Executive at the end of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [42239/14] - Health Lottery
816. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a health lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42248/14] - Health Services
817. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical procedure will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [42249/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
818. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a colonoscopy and the measures, being undertaken to cut these waiting times. [42250/14] - Health Insurance Prices
819. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42258/14] - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
820. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that within the primary care reimbursement service any medical evidence submitted by an applicant must be dated within three months of an... - Medical Card Applications
821. 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. [42270/14] - Departmental Bodies
823. To ask the Minister for Health the number of quangos set up since 2011 in his Department; the number of members of same; the cost and expense incurred to date including details of the briefs...
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