Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
- Assisted Human Reproduction
341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding rules and procedures in the surrogacy issue; if there been a change in approach on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
342. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has published its annual report for 2013. [48773/14] - Hospital Staff Data
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of staff numbers employed at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 for the years 2012 to date in 2014, inclusive; and if he will... - Medical Card Reviews
344. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Maternity Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health the current location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the maternity theatre registers, for each year from 1950 to 1989, inclusive,... - Hospital Staff Data
346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of senior house officer positions in each of the public and voluntary hospitals on 1 December 2014; the number of such positions vacant on the same... - Hospital Procedures
348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of inpatient and outpatient waiting times across all specialties at Beaumont Hospital Dublin 9. [48789/14] - HSE Investigations
349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report on his engagement with officials in the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority to deal... - Orthodontic Service Provision
350. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent change in dental health policy announced by the Health Service Executive to concentrate on older children regarding orthodontic... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to invest in an upgrade of the emergency department at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting orthodontic treatment in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48826/14] - Diabetes Strategy
354. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce additional measures at University Hospital Galway to improve the availability of insulin pump treatment for diabetic paediatric... - Patient Transport Expenditure
355. To ask the Minister for Health the cost nationally of using private transport to transport hospital patients to and from Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48829/14] - Medical Card Applications
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will be reached in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
358. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48837/14] - Medical Card Drugs
359. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be made available under the medical card scheme and long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointment Status
360. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is on a waiting list for an appointment with an ophthalmologist in Kerry General Hospital; and if a date for an... - Medical Card Drugs
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding coeliacs and a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for special boots in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann
363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 672 of 8 July 2014, if there were regulations made in relation to quorum requirements for fitness to practice hearings by... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive made in 2013 and to date in 2014, under section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for... - Nursing Education
369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the graduate nurse/midwifery programme; the number of places offered; the number of places accepted; and if he will... - Hospital Trusts
370. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the international evidence review on independent hospital trusts undertaken by the Health Research Board at his Department's request; and... - Primary Care Centre Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Bed Data
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of beds and wards in hospitals (details supplied); the number of those beds and wards that are currently closed;... - Alcohol Pricing
373. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions that he has undertaken with the relevant members of Northern Ireland Executive regarding a joint approach to the introduction of minimum prices... - Asthma Incidence
374. To ask the Minister for Health if the national asthma programme will be included in the 2015 Health Service Executive Service Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48899/14] - National Children's Hospital Status
375. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the development of the National Children's Hospital since the selection of the site at St James, Dublin 8, in autumn 2012; the timeframe... - General Practitioner Services
376. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the provision of free general practitioner care for those under six years and those over 70; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 17 October 2014 the position regarding the repatriation to Kerry General Hospital of the four Kerry dialysis... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
378. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 9 October 2014 the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the time it is... - Health Services Reports
379. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the progress made in implementing each of the 31 recommendations in the 2011 Health Service Executive report, Time to Move... - Health Services Funding
380. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the funding provided to the Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf, Dublin 3, for the past five years and for 2015; and if he will make a statement on... - Patient Transport Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the transport services funded by his Department for the northside of Dublin; if services are being reduced; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Funding
382. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the funding provided to Childvision in Dublin 9 for the past five years and for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48958/14] - Hospital Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health if he has visited Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the issues he discussed with management; the extra resources he will provide to the hospital; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
384. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to upgrade the accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48961/14] - Hospital Services
385. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to upgrade the operating theatres at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48962/14] - Hospital Staff Data
386. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of consultants both junior and senior at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the number in the accident and emergency department at Beaumont... - Dental Services Provision
387. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the measures he will introduce to ensure that persons look after their oral health and increase their number of consultations with a dentist; and if... - Ambulance Service Provision
388. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of emergency ambulance and vehicles allocated for Dublin; the hours that these vehicles are available; and if he will make a statement on... - National Lottery Funding Applications
389. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of applications received from community and voluntary groups in County Cavan for national lottery funding on an annual basis since 2011;... - Departmental Programmes
390. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the priorities in his Department for the remainder of the term of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49025/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Longford Westmeath mental health services. [49035/14] - Hospital Waiting Lists
392. 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. [49043/14] - Hospital Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the measures that will be introduced to take pressure off Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, and improve efficiencies within its hospital group; and if he... - Ambulance Service Provision
394. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to improve the national ambulance service; the terms of reference of the three reviews of Dublin ambulance services; and if he will make a... - Dental Services Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to deal with the serious backlog of patients waiting for orthodontic care in the Dublin North East region; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Facilities
396. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding plans for a new helipad for Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the cost of same; his views on the current situation of helicopters... - Primary Care Centre Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to construct new primary care centres in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49059/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
398. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the changes in A Vision for Change that will be made to mental health services in Dublin; if more community mental health teams will be recruited;... - Disability Services Funding
399. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans for funding disability services for the remainder of this Government's term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49061/14] - Health Services Funding
401. To ask the Minister for Health the payment received to date for 2014 under the agreement Ireland has operated in relation to the bilateral health care reimbursement agreement with the United... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
402. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a person who was approved for fair deal funding and who was admitted to a nursing home while waiting for funding to come through in view... - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
403. To ask the Minister for Health if the western region drugs task force received funding in 2014; the purpose of the funding; the achievements of the WRDTF to date; and if he will make a... - HSE Properties
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure that the registration office in Thurles, County Tipperary, is re-opened as a matter of... - Medical Card Data
405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2014; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; the number for each type of card issued on a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
406. To ask the Minister for Health the options available in respect of a person who has been approved for the fair deal scheme but requires assistance in covering a shortfall in funding... - Health Services Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance his Department and the Health Service Executive are providing in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 with a global developmental... - Medical Card Applications
409. To ask the Minister for Health when the revised application procedure and new application form for medical cards will come into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49110/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
410. To ask the Minister for Health the assets that are not taken into account when a person is applying for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/14] - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical/career break broken down by zero to six months, six to 12... - Departmental Expenditure
413. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming to office; the list of uses of the... - Departmental Expenditure
415. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Appointments to State Boards
417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies in State... - Home Help Service Provision
418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form by county or local health area the number of home help hours provided to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service Response Times
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for each ambulance station in each month in 2014 to September 2014 the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents... - Ambulance Service Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular format the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in September 2014; the number of such... - Medical Card Data
421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for December 2013 and December 2014 for each local health area the number of medical cards in circulation; the number of... - Ambulance Service Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, indicating the HSE region and subdivided by every 80,000 kilometres, the distances that have been travelled by emergency... - Mental Health Services Provision
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff in the mental health sector, whole time equivalent, in each HSE local area in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and the... - Health Services
424. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child cannot simultaneously occupy a place on a list for occupational therapy and a place on the waiting list for access to child and adolescent... - Services for People with Disabilities
425. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Áras Attracta scandal in County Mayo and the clear failure of Health Service Executive management at the facility, his views on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for each local health office the number of children currently awaiting an initial assessment for speech and language therapy... - Freedom of Information Requests
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the... - Consultancy Contracts Data
429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company... - Health Insurance Regulation
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that no further capital injections will be required for the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49301/14] - Departmental Staff Allowances
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on staff subsistence and taxi payments; if his... - Departmental Legal Costs
432. To ask the Minister for Health the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [49342/14] - HSE National Service Plan
434. To ask the Minister for Health the current and capital projects being considered for Dublin's north side under the Health Service Executive service plan 2015; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Applications
435. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49409/14] - Health Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health if and when required orthopaedic footwear will be supplied, as promised, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
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