Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
- Tobacco Control Measures
345. To ask the Minister for Health his views on complaints from nine member states regarding the plain packaging Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/14] - Legislative Measures
346. To ask the Minister for Health if the regulatory impact assessment adheres to the criteria set down in RIA guidelines (details supplied) in respect of the tobacco industry and the Public... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
347. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the Government is doing enough to address the drug addiction and the drug abuse problem in Dublin city centre, including with discrepancies in... - Home Care Packages
348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [44303/14] - Medicinal Products Licensing
349. To ask the Minister for Health in order to honour Ireland's human rights obligations not to interfere with the right to obtain the highest possible standard of health, his views that the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Applications
350. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused individual patient reimbursement payment. [43741/14] - Medical Card Administration
351. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding general practitioner visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43750/14] - Hospitals Data
352. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons who suffered attacks of anaphylaxis during the past year; the number of these attacks that have... - Medicinal Products Availability
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding the number of persons prescribed Epipen; the figure for Epipen out of stocks; and the number of product recalls over... - Hospital Waiting Lists
354. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will undergo hip replacement surgery. [43777/14] - Primary Care Centre Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the proposed primary care centre for Tullow, County Carlow. [43833/14] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
356. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment will be arranged in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, in view of the fact that both parents are not working;... - HSE Staff Remuneration
357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for approval of individual pay levels in excess of agreed salary scales that have been received by his Department; the number that... - Hospital Waiting Lists
358. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment to attend at the asthmatic clinic at Tallaght Hospital; if the appointment can... - Hospital Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the overcrowding situation at a hospital (details supplied) in County Kildare; his views on concerns at the number of... - Hospital Staff
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions which exist at a hospital (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43851/14] - Patient Transfers
363. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) in County Laois will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire from Crumlin children's... - Ambulance Service Response Times
364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a situation (details supplied) in which it took three hours for an ambulance to collect an insulin dependent diabetic person. [43859/14] - Health Services Expenditure
365. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on nursing home care; the amount of money spent on home care in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Medical Services Scheme Payments
366. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding assistance with medical costs in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the application for home help in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 in need of domestic physiotherapy due to supernumerary... - Patient Transfers
369. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be updated on their prospects of a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43887/14] - Hospital Staff Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed as agency staff in the hospitals and Health Service Executive. [43889/14] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
372. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate number of new nursing posts in County Kerry advertised in County Kerry by the Health Service Executive to date in 2014; if this number is... - Mental Health Services Provision
373. To ask the Minister for Health when the refurbishment of the psychiatric wards at a hospital (details supplied) can be expected; if his attention has been drawn to the recent damning report... - Care of the Elderly Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health in view of community nursing units having to comply with new Health Information and Quality Authority recommendations coming into effect in 2015, the way... - Home Care Packages
376. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a home care package in place to assist persons (details supplied) in County Roscommon where the person is approved for nursing home care but is... - Mental Health Services Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind doctor-only referrals to child and mental health services; and if he will give consideration to schools being able to refer directly.... - Substance Misuse
380. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and treatments that are available to support methadone users here; the initiatives under way to help citizens combat their methadone addiction;... - Medical Card Applications
381. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health if services in the accident and emergency department in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, are to have their opening hours reduced to 8 a.m. to... - Health Services Staff
383. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding qualified medical doctors leaving the country following qualification; the incentives in place to encourage doctors to remain here on... - Food Safety Authority Investigations
385. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to investigate the health implications of aspartame in our drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/14] - Primary Care Centre Provision
386. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the axing of the primary care facility at the student clinic at the Dublin Dental University Hospital; his plans to restore this service and when.... - Pharmacy Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce itemised pharmacy receipts, detailing a breakdown of charges such as medicine cost, dispensing fee and so on per item; and if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
388. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for fair deal scheme payments to commence in the Dublin area; the position on the waiting list of a person (details supplied) in... - Home Care Packages
389. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will approve two hours of extra home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as their medical... - HSE Procurement
391. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will accept a submission from a competent international firm relative to the provision of a comprehensive financial and human... - General Practitioner Services
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the promised free general practitioner care for those under six years of age; the progress to date in this regard; and when... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
393. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the amount of same confirmed. [44052/14] - Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
394. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an assessment of the success of the special delivery unit in addressing problems at accident and emergency departments; and if he will make... - Prescription Charges
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the impact of prescription charges with particular reference to the financial impact the charge is having on persons on multiple types of... - Home Care Packages
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form for 2013 of the names of the companies providing private home care for elderly people and vulnerable adults in their... - Hospital Services
397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of detox beds for drug and alcohol addiction available here; the location of same; under whose remit they are; and if he will make a statement on... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
398. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive dental appointments at Athy dental clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44085/14] - Psychological Services
399. To ask the Minister for Health the dialectal behavioural therapy or similar services available for persons who suffer borderline personality disorder; the location of these services, and the... - General Practitioner Services
400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the existing procedures for appointing doctors to general medical services contracts in a community to ensure that there is a continuity of... - Cause of Death Statistics
401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths as a result of choking each year in the past five years; the number in each year that related to children; and if he will make a statement... - Ambulance Service Statistics
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance calls that have related to choking incidents each year in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/14] - Departmental Staff Rehiring
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who are drawing down retirement pensions from the public sector or Civil Service and who have been brought back on contract work or... - Services for People with Disabilities
405. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 21 October 2014, if he will take action in respect of new employees and, specifically, those who worked for a... - HSE Properties
406. To ask the Minister for Health if a premises (details supplied) in County Louth has been rented by the Health Service Executive; if this premises is being used to provide residential... - Legislative Measures
407. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44140/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Roflumilast has been removed from the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44158/14] - HSE Properties
409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a response to a community group (details supplied) in County Kilkenny which applied to the Health Service Executive for use of the... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
410. To ask the Minister for Health when physeptone-methadone was introduced as a treatment for opioid addiction here; the number of patients in receipt of physeptone-methadone who have since... - HSE Funding
411. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a Health Service Executive-funded organisation. [44184/14] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
412. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an orthodontic appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
413. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44188/14] - Home Help Service Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home help contract with the Health Service Executive in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and the reason for... - Medical Card Eligibility
415. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application and-or review forms including documentary evidence are required to process an application for a medical card under EU regulations... - Hospital Waiting Lists
416. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with necessary orthopaedic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44191/14] - Primary Care Centre Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a health centre (details supplied) in County Galway; if there are plans to close it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44198/14] - Hospital Food
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts to establish a Health Service Executive working group to develop a sustainable and patient centred healthy food policy... - Hospital Closures
419. To ask the Minister for Health if there is no threat to the future of a hospital (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44204/14] - HSE Staffing
420. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to cut down the number of administration staff in the Health Service Executive (details supplied). [44208/14] - HSE Expenditure
421. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to cut down on the amount of waste in the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff
422. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that Irish doctors and nurses are availing of continued professional development and upskilling; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
423. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all hospitals' waiting lists are accurate; his views on all waiting lists setting out expected waiting time; the progress that has been... - HSE Operations
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to pay an overdue account in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason this person... - Hospital Appointment Status
425. To ask the Minister for Health where a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who is a patient of Waterford University Hospital may receive treatment for psoriasis in the absence of a... - Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
426. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid per medical card holder per patient over 70 to general practitioners; the amount paid per medical card holder under 70 per patient to GPs; and... - Hospital Charges
427. To ask the Minister for Health his views on an article (details supplied) regarding charges to private patients for use of public hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Education
428. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to increase student nurse pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44246/14] - Dental Services Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the decline in the number of persons attending consultations with dentists and in those receiving basic dental treatment, particularly... - General Practitioner Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health the reason measures were not put in place to secure a replacement general practitioner for residents of an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Hospital Transfers
433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital transfer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/14] - Organ Donation
434. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the consideration being provided to changing to an opt-out system of organ donation; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Lottery Funding Applications
435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate a grant to the Killarney Immigrant Support Centre from the national lottery to enable the group progress its project which facilitates... - Respite Care Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [44282/14] - HSE Expenditure
437. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of maintenance contracts in Counties Cork and Kerry over the past five years; their value and details of the contracts; and if he... - Ambulance Service Provision
438. To ask the Minister for Health if the ambulance base at Kerry General Hospital, County Kerry, will be replaced by a fit for purpose new base; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Funding
439. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the funding reduction to a health services provider (details supplied) in County Galway; the way this reduction will impact... - Medicinal Products Availability
440. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of the anti-depressant selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor; and if his attention has been drawn to studies that link it to increased... - Hospital Services
441. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns being expressed by staff at the National Centre for Medical Genetics regarding the centre’s future, specifically a proposal that... - Nursing Home Accommodation
442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding a nursing home admission in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the... - Accident and Emergency Departments Staffing
443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of senior and junior consultants who are currently attached to the emergency department in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [44339/14] - Health Services Staff Data
445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of allied health professionals in primary care, with a breakdown by Health Service Executive region and therapy. [44343/14] - Health Strategies
446. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the inordinate delay in publishing the promised sexual health strategy; and if he will provide the indicative date to which he is working. [44344/14] - Counselling Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the regulatory system for counselling and psychotherapy services; the qualification standards required for employment in the... - Medical Card Eligibility
448. To ask the Minister for Health if participants on the wage subsidy scheme are automatically entitled to a medical card; if, in the case of a married couple with children, the family members...
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