Written answers
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
- Ambulance Service Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Health the way ambulance services here are regulated to ensure compliance with best operational and clinical practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
95. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department carried out detailed analysis or studies in its preparations for budget 2015 or otherwise of the amount of funding or the funding model... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
96. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve access to the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42780/14] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
97. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for the treatment abroad scheme for 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the criteria for deciding the person availing of the scheme and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
98. To ask the Minister for Health if the upward trend in waiting lists will reverse before the end of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42771/14] - Health Insurance Cover
99. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the fall-off of 300,000 Irish persons from the private health insurance scheme since 2008; his plans to examine the... - General Practitioner Services
100. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a co-payment for holders of a general practitioner visit card aged under six and over 70 when visiting their doctor; and if he will make a... - Health Services Reports
101. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the issues raised by the chief medical officer in his report into the Portlaoise hospital babies scandal; if he will... - Hospital Services
102. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 in 2014-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42749/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
103. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children are on waiting lists for orthopaedic surgery at the children's hospital, Dublin 12; the number of children waiting over nine months for... - Medical Records
104. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the maternity theatre registers, for each year from 1950 to 2007, inclusive,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
105. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients Letterkenny General Hospital outsourced under the 2013 outpatients initiative; the number of these deemed to require continuing... - Disabilities Services Funding
106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will withdraw all cuts to front-line disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/14] - Medical Records
107. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the birth registers and the maternity theatre registers for each year from 1950 onwards relating to maternity... - Medicinal Products Availability
108. To ask the Minister for Health in order to honour Ireland's positive human rights obligation not to interfere with the right to obtain the highest possible standard of health, if he will... - Midwifery Services
109. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's intentions to the 29 women who had engaged the services of community midwife (details supplied) now not in a position to provide their... - Maternity Services
110. To ask the Minister for Health in view of his undertaking to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children that there will be a consultation process as part of an overall national... - Mental Health Services Funding
111. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the underspend of €46.8million in the mental health budget in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42765/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have evaluated the total requirement of hospital beds throughout the public health sector; if any particular... - Maternity Services
113. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the review of maternity services to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42743/14] - General Practitioner Services
114. To ask the Minister for Health if he will honour the commitment with regard to no fees for general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/14] - Dental Services Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to restore access for children to tooth extraction under general anaesthetic, as deemed necessary, in the Dublin area; the reason this... - Cancer Screening Programmes
116. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on extending BreastCheck since confirming it will be extended on 14 October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Insurance Company Payments
117. To ask the Minister for Health his views on private patients in public hospitals being charged bed rates when they are accommodated in trolleys, chairs or recliners as part of overnight... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
118. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a six-month delay in having an application for long term illness card processed in Health Service Executive south region; and if he will... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
119. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on whether the Health Service Executive will include sofosbuvir or Sovaldi in the general medical scheme and community drugs... - Medical Records
120. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the theatre registers, for each year from 1950 to 2007, inclusive, relating to maternity... - Health Services Staff Data
121. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 9 October 2014 the number and percentage of the 13,743 Health Service Executive staff on fixed term-specified... - Hospital Waiting Lists
122. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times in Letterkenny General Hospital for an initial outpatient appointment for a consultant in each area of specialism for urgent and... - Medical Card Reviews
123. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the process of medical card reviews. [42738/14] - Hospitals Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the budget allocated to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 and the level of overcrowding at its emergency department; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to liaise with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the budget 2015 commitment to reconvene a social... - Pharmacy Services
126. To ask the Minister for Health if Government has a policy of examining the role played and services provided by chemists and pharmacies with a view to maximising the availability of services... - Office of the Ombudsman Remit
127. To ask the Minister for Health if he will create a new statutory entitlement for patients who have a complaint where it relates to the judgment of a clinician in the diagnosis or treatment... - Ambulance Service Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing issues regarding the provision and quality of ambulance services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
129. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he may anticipate a reduction in the time taken for patients to meet with their respective consultants with a view to early access to... - Health Services Reform
130. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the implementation of the programme for Government particularly in the area of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his discussions on the extension of free general practitioner visits to those under six years of age and over 70 years of age; and if he... - Medical Records
133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, and who acquired hepatitis C following a blood transfusion during... - Medical Card Administration
134. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the medical card issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42748/14] - Hospital Staff Data
135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 for Letterkenny General Hospital, Sligo Regional Hospital and Cavan General Hospital, the... - Departmental Budgets
136. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with spending overruns in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/14] - HSE National Service Plan
137. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2015 Health Service Executive service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42772/14] - First-Aid Training
138. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department provides supports, financial or otherwise, to businesses, employers and community organisations to acquire training in first aid to equip... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
139. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his plans to address the ongoing delays in accessing the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42768/14] - Medical Records
140. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the current location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the maternity theatre registers, for each year from... - Services for People with Disabilities
141. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the way the Health Service Executive will address the funding needs for services for persons with disabilities in Longford-Westmeath, with specific... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
142. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views regarding the alarming figures that show an escalation in fair deal waiting lists since the fair deal budget was cut earlier this year;... - Ambulance Service Provision
143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the review of emergency ambulance services in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42753/14] - National Children's Hospital
144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the new children's hospital. [42737/14] - Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
145. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views regarding his proposed redress scheme for the survivors of symphysiotomy. [42795/14] - Alcohol Sales Legislation
146. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views on whether the off-trade market for the sale of alcohol is being distorted by anti-competitive practices; if he is considering new... - Mental Health Services Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the continuing practice of admitting children to adult mental health units; the child welfare issues arising from the... - Hospital Investigations
148. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the membership and commencement date of the second investigation into the tragic outcome at Cavan General Hospital maternity unit in November 2012;... - Mental Health Services Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the actions being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to ensure community mental health teams and inpatient... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
150. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his plans to address the ongoing delays in accessing the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/14] - Hospital Transfers
151. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his plans to address the issue of delayed discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42730/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 30 September 2014 if he will report on the multidisciplinary group established to progress the project to improve...
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