Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
- Tobacco Control Measures
418. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns that retailers will suffer from a reduction in turnover because of business lost due to the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco... - Nursing Staff Contracts
420. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Health Service Executive permanent contracts of employment do not recognise years of service when nurses are being offered new contracts of... - Primary Care Centre Provision
421. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of primary care centres in the localities of Donnybrook, Dublin 4, and Terenure, Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cancer Screening Programmes
422. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the free BreastCheck programme to women over 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47723/14] - Orthodontic Service Provision
423. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47740/14] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
424. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an orthopaedic appointment, originally scheduled for October 2014; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
425. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for attendance at every public pain clinic in the State from first referral; if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons... - Hospital Services
426. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide transport to St James's Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47770/14] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant wards in the children's hospitals in the State; and the steps he is taking to open any such wards. [47778/14] - Ambulance Service Staff
430. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns expressed by senior managers in the national ambulance service to Health Information and Quality Authority inspectors (details supplied).... - Disability Services Funding
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate funding to an organisation (details supplied) that provides essential care and support services across the community and is experiencing... - Medical Card Reviews
432. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the decision to return discretionary medical cards to those who had them withdrawn, as announced in June 2014, did not apply to a former medical... - Medical Card Applications
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide correspondence between the Health Service Executive and the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Mayo who has applied for a... - Departmental Meetings
434. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department held meetings separate to the management advisory council meetings which were attended by either him or a Minister of State and the council;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeframe for the 17 patients currently on the active waiting list for bariatric surgery at St Vincent's University Hospital. [47902/14] - EU Regulations
438. To ask the Minister for Health the way the funding received from the National Health Service is accounted for; and the way the Health Service Executive or his Department bills the NHS for... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
439. To ask the Minister for Health if a second consultant neurologist for the north-west region will be appointed at the beginning of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47917/14] - Accident and Emergency Departments Staffing
440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish whether the Health Service Executive is satisfied at the current level of cover being provided by senior consultants at the emergency... - Health Services Staff Training
441. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of qualifications required for employment of health care assistants, including FETAC levels; the bodies that have these... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refunds of prescription charges to persons on the long-term illness scheme who had to use their general medical... - Health Services Provision
443. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's new directions for day services in an organisation (details supplied), which are resulting in persons who use this service and... - Disease Classification
444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of parental alienation syndrome; if it is recognised here; if there are plans regarding same; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services Funding
445. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the model of financing and provision of mental health service as provided by Aspen in Lucan, County Dublin has been endorsed by the... - Medical Card Applications
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will... - Medical Register Administration
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for entry into the specialist division of the register in the specialty of urology in respect of a person... - Medical Card Applications
448. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47952/14] - Disease Management
449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals to implement the recommendations of the national rare diseases plan, published in July 2014. [47970/14] - Hospital Services
450. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the downgrading of the National Centre for Medical Genetics to a department within Our Lady’s... - General Practitioner Services
451. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to further improve the D-Doc service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47982/14] - Ambulance Service Response Times
452. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance response times for call-outs in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 for the north west area of Connemara, County Galway including Renvyle,... - Medical Card Appeals
453. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who availed of a discretionary card in the past. [47989/14] - EU Directives
454. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the transposition of the EU tobacco products directive; the proposed legislative timeline for this transposition; the proposed transition periods... - Ministerial Travel
455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all official foreign trips he and Ministers of State in his Department plan to take between now and the end of 2015; if he will... - Medical Card Reviews
456. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a review application forwarded to the medical card office from this Deputy in June-July still awaits a... - Nursing Home Accommodation
457. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the public nursing homes throughout the country are retained and where necessary upgraded and extended in order to ensure the... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the important role and position in the context of caring for older persons in the case of a hospital (details supplied) in... - Hospital Procedures
459. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48068/14] - Hostel Accommodation
460. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for hostels (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48074/14] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
461. To ask the Minister for Health if further to Parliamentary Question No. 579 of 23 May 2014, if he will include the drug cysteamine and cysteamine eye drops which have been granted a European... - Medical Card Applications
462. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a decision on their application for a medical card. [48098/14] - Health Services Staff
479. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the staffing of the new mental health day care centre at the new Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry; when staff will be in place... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
480. To ask the Minister for Health if a multidisciplinary therapy service team will be reinstated at a special school (details supplied) in County Kerry due to the inadequacies of the current... - Departmental Funding
481. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the extension and improvement works required at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Carlow; if he will confirm the... - Food Promotion
482. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Government policy on the use of supermarket promotions on baby milk formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/14] - Home Help Service Provision
483. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place to ensure that substitute home help carers are available in the Health Service Executive South area to cover home help... - Residential Institutions
484. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take regarding the disgraceful and inhuman treatment of residents of Áras Attracta as seen on the RTE "Prime Time" programme; and if... - Hospital Facilities
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise the opening of extra beds at West Kerry Community Hospital; if he will assist in ensuring that the Health Service Executive provides... - Health Services
486. To ask the Minister for Health if the level of disposable income left to a person (details supplied) in a residential institution in County Kerry will be reviewed, in order that the person... - Respite Care Services
487. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of respite services available to users of a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Counselling Services
488. To ask the Minister for Health when this Deputy will receive a substantive reply to correspondence (details supplied) sent to him dated 23 October 2014; the reason for the delay in dealing... - Freedom of Information Requests
489. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in responding to a freedom of information request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will... - Alcohol Pricing
490. To ask the Minister for Health if progress has been made with the proposal to introduce a minimum unit pricing policy for alcohol, which has been recommended for a considerable period, as an... - Health Services Provision
491. To ask the Minister for Health if an individual transport arrangement will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter.... - European Health Insurance Card
492. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of care in a hospital in Germany in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be covered as promised by his Department and the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
493. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a waiting list in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/14] - Hospital Appointment Status
494. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48240/14] - Hospitals Capital Programme
495. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of capital expenditure his Department has spent on Kerry General Hospital between 2011 and 2014; and his views regarding the same. [48245/14] - HSE Investigations
496. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive commissioned inquiries into Áras Attracta in County Mayo will be completed; his views that these should be finished as... - Departmental Expenditure
497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for each year the allocation provided for the congregated settings fund since 2011. [48256/14] - Hospital Services
498. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the numbers of persons on trolleys at the University Hospital Limerick; if he will provide a timeframe regarding the implementations of... - Primary Care Services Provision
499. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development and provision of primary health care centres in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospitals Capital Programme
500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 30 September 2014, if he will confirm that St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth, will receive promised... - Health Services Provision
501. To ask the Minister for Health the reason assurances provided to a local voluntary association (details supplied) at a meeting with representatives from the Health Service Executive have not... - Hospital Appointment Status
502. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48294/14] - Medical Card Administration
503. To ask the Minister for Health if consultant costs incurred by persons with no medical cards and no private health insurance are allowable as health expenses when applications for persons... - Medical Card Applications
504. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that online medical card applications allow for medical evidence to be uploaded to allow for consideration of discretionary medical cards;... - Medical Card Eligibility
505. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome can qualify for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
506. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Carlow has been refused free patient transport to Waterford University Hospital after availing of the service... - Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
507. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of a vaccine damage compensation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/14] - Dental Services Provision
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of day care dental extractions under general anaesthesia for children in the greater Dublin area; the plans in... - Pension Provisions
509. To ask the Minister for Health the reason retired nurses (details supplied) who are in receipt of a pension from the Health Service Executive have to pay a basic pension levy-contribution.... - Nursing Home Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all nursing home facilities and their patients are treated with care, dignity, respect and understanding that they deserve; and if he... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who failed the application for the primary medical certificate for each of the past ten years. [48364/14] - An Fhoireann Rannach
513. To ask the Minister for Health an bhfuil iniúchadh déanta fós ar na poist agus na réimsí oibre ina mbeidh státseirbhísigh atá inniúil sa... - Seirbhísi Sláinte
514. To ask the Minister for Health an dtabharfaidh sé cuntas ar líon iomlán na nglaonna ar otharcharranna i gConamara le cúig bliana anuas agus an dtabharfaidh sé... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
518. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details suppled) in County Galway, under the nursing home support scheme, will have their payments issued to them; the reason for the delay in... - Midwifery Services
520. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe envisaged for the completion of the investigation into the work practices of a person (details supplied); his views on the fact that the Health... - Medical Records
521. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 11 November 2014, regarding records from Airmount Hospital, County Waterford, if he will provide details as to the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
522. To ask the Minister for Health the reason approval for the fair deal scheme is only provided from a current date, when many applicants are waiting 15 weeks for a decision, and have already... - Hospital Appointment Status
523. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for an operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
524. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of methadone consumed and the amount of product supplied by manufacturers here in 2013 to pharmacies and the Health Service Executive; the amount of... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
525. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has any record of the number of children here who are dependants of methadone users; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Data
526. To ask the Minister for Health the overall numbers of health staff employed currently by the health service; the year on year change in this number since the start of the Government's term,... - Residential Institutions
527. To ask the Minister for Health if it is Government policy that any written allegation of psychological and-or financial abuse of a resident in a Health Service Executive residential unit for... - Health Services Access
528. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 23 September 2014 if he will provide a long-term transport arrangement in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Home Care Packages
529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the Health Service Executive to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is heavily dependent on home... - Disability Services Provision
530. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding access to a psychologist or counsellor who is experienced working with persons with an intellectual disability in respect of... - HSE Investigations
531. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on allegations of abuse at the Áras Attracta care home, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48466/14] - Departmental Expenditure
532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the shared services projects commenced across the public service since 2011; the costs associated with these projects for each... - Public Sector Staff Redeployment
533. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intra Department or...
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