Written answers
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
- Medical Card Appeals
370. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal over a decision not to provide a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts vacant within each operational area of child and adolescent mental health service; the average waiting time for a first appointment in each... - Hospital Appointment Status
372. 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. [45785/14] - Hospital Staff
373. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the staffing levels at Naas General Hospital, the resources that have been assigned to cover both the old and new wings of the hospital; his views... - Hospital Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of areas nationwide where brain natriuretic peptide is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45788/14] - Medical Card Applications
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45793/14] - Medical Card Reviews
376. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who suffers from multiple sclerosis has not had their discretionary medical card returned despite no... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
377. To ask the Minister for Health if families of transplant patients who have to travel overseas are entitled to financial assistance; and if he will investigate the case of a person (details... - Hospital Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health within the Galway hospital group, the average waiting time for an MRI scan from first referral; if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons... - Hospital Waiting Lists
379. To ask the Minister for Health within the Galway hospital group the average waiting time for attendance at a pain clinic from first referral; if he will provide in tabular form the number of... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
380. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland has increased the retention fee from €100 to €150 for... - Health Services Data
381. To ask the Minister for Health the population served by each Health Service Executive region. [45822/14] - Dental Services Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health when a dental procedure will be carried out in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45831/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
383. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45840/14] - Medical Card Data
384. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for 1 November 2013 and 1 November 2014 for the Limerick health area, the number of medical cards in circulation; the number... - Hospital Waiting Lists
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for CT scans in Mayo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45875/14] - Hospital Admissions
386. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a hip replacement was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois in view of the fact that the person was ready for theatre;... - Care of the Elderly Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health the reason supplementary criteria for persons with dementia drawn up in the previous iteration of the Health Information and Quality Authority residential care... - Symphysiotomy Reports
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the deadline for application to the redress scheme for symphysiotomy survivors beyond 20 days, and the further 20 days that the assessor can... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
390. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding access to treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
391. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of the processing of a medical card renewal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has submitted all... - Audiology Services Provision
392. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hearing aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46034/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
393. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement service can ask a person with spina bifida to complete a review to ascertain if they are still eligible for a medical... - Health Services Access
394. To ask the Minister for Health the range of supports which are available for sufferers of fybromyalgia; if his Department is monitoring reported rates; the cases which have been reported in... - Ambulance Service Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of Health Service Executive ambulances and rapid response vehicles aged between zero and two years, aged between two and four years,... - Water Fluoridation
396. To ask the Minister for Health if fluoride in our water system is a dangerous neurotoxin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46057/14] - HSE Funding
397. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a men's group in north Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46058/14] - Vaccination Programme
398. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a continuing shortage of BCG vaccines; the action the Health Service Executive is taking to deal with same; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
399. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Staffing
400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all personnel working in the Health Service Executive area for all regions of County Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will... - Dental Services Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental services for pupils in Baltinglass national schools and the pupils from national schools in the west Wicklow area who now have to... - Orthodontic Service Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide more orthodontists to deal with the backlog in the Carlow-Kilkenny and south Tipperary health services area; and the way he plans to... - HSE National Service Plan
405. To ask the Minister for Health when the national service plan for 2015 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46116/14] - Hospital Charges
406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive will be introducing charges for the provision of inpatient respite care services - which it has not done up to now - in... - General Practitioner Services
407. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the National Association of General Practitioners has secured a negotiating licence, if it will be included in any negotiations or... - HSE Staffing
409. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals in the various management grades in the Health Service Executive; the changes and recommendations that have been made to him... - Medical Card Administration
410. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the proposed changes to the medical card system, if he will ensure that, in respect of applicants over the age of 70 years, their net income will be... - Medical Card Applications
411. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46135/14] - Graduate Nursing Scheme
412. To ask the Minister for Health his views on postgraduate preceptorship programmes (details supplied); his further views that such programmes would benefit nursing graduates here; his plans... - Health Services Provision
413. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of mental health and counselling services available in Athlone, County Westmeath; the waiting lists for these services; and if he... - Health Services Charges
415. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in respect of medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46164/14] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
416. To ask the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2015 of the targeted ending of the public sector recruitment moratorium, the number of additional front-line health care... - Medicinal Products Availability
417. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in ensuring that MS sufferers who require the Fampyra drug are able to avail of it under the drug treatment scheme. [46188/14] - Tobacco Control Measures
418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of other EU member states which raised concerns, under the EU transparency directive, regarding his Department's proposal to introduce plain... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for specially fitted shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
420. To ask the Minister for Health where the principal residence of a person on the nursing home support scheme is let before the three-year cap ends, if both the letting income and the value of... - Hospital Services
422. To ask the Minister for Health the details of weight management clinics in Loughlinstown hospital, including numbers attending and waiting lists for the clinic and for surgery; his plans to... - Rehabilitation Training Allowance Payments
423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo had their training allowance reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46218/14] - Health Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding assistance for a terminally ill person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/14] - Ambulance Service Response Times
425. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an ambulance responding to a call (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46247/14] - Departmental Expenditure
426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in respect of the cost of setting up the special delivery unit while it operated within his Department, with a breakdown of each... - HSE Expenditure
427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide all details in respect of the cost of the special delivery unit from the time it transferred from his Department to the Health Service... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has been waiting more than ten months for cataract surgery; if hospitals may send... - HSE Staff Responsibilities
429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in the primary care reimbursement service's Oireachtas Members – medical card inquiries section; and if he will... - HSE Staffing
430. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in the processing section of the primary care reimbursement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Reviews
431. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received a decision on their application to have their medical card reviewed; the reason for the... - Parliamentary Questions
432. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 393 of 11 November 2014, No. 201 of 19 September 2014, No. 638 of 15 July 2014, No. 139 of 25 June 2014 and Nos. 209 to... - Medical Card Applications
434. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a discretionary medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Reviews
435. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
436. To ask the Minister for Health the position concerning the reconfiguration of disability services in the area of HSE south; the work that has been done to date; the steps that remain to be... - Health Services Provision
437. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 5 November 2014, the steps that will be taken to allow the person (details supplied) to access dialectical... - Medical Card Administration
438. To ask the Minister for Health when general practitioner doctors were provided with the power to reinstate medical cards; the number of these cards both full medical cards and GP visit cards... - Medical Card Eligibility
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Orthodontic Service Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46363/14] - Appointments to State Boards
441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of State board appointments that have been made under the aegis of his Department in 2014 without being advertised; the number that have been made...
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