Written answers
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
- Congregated Settings Report
517. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commence a programme of investment that will ensure the implementation of the congregated settings report; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
519. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
520. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with the crisis at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49442/14] - HSE Data
521. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe envisaged for completion of the investigation into the work practices of a person (details supplied); his views that the Health Service Executive... - Maternity Services
522. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 266 and 267 of 26 February 2014, if he will publish a copy of the draft report which presents options for the delivery... - Health Services
523. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 23 September 2014, if he will put in place a long term transport arrangement to suit the needs of a person... - Hospital Waiting Lists
524. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be called for an operation in view of the fact that they have been on a waiting list for over 15... - Medical Card Applications
526. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49469/14] - Home Care Packages
527. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 165 and 166 of 13 November 2014, if he will provide the information requested as the reply received from the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
528. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49483/14] - Medical Card Applications
529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the renewal of a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
530. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding staffing in the health services (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49501/14] - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
531. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the drug problem in Dublin City centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/14] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
532. To ask the Minister for Health when a long term illness card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49517/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
533. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an electric wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49520/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
534. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Laois has been denied access to a certain treatment; if he will arrange to have this matter reviewed; and if... - Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
535. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the redress scheme for the survivors of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49525/14] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
536. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will supply size seven Lieber pull-ups to a person (details supplied) in County Cork as they are available at the HSE in... - Hospital Appointment Status
537. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is suffering from continuous pain that requires... - Medical Card Reviews
539. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
540. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a legislative barrier preventing the temporary postponement of the taking up of the fair deal package by those who have successfully completed the... - National Children's Hospital Status
541. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding the development of the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49554/14] - Ambulance Service Provision
542. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an ambulance transporting a patient from Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, to a hospital in Dublin... - Disability Services Provision
543. To ask the Minister for Health the number of registered service providers that are regulated under the Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons... - Mental Health Services Provision
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the staffing levels that are in place in each location from which CAMHS services are provided across the country; if he will... - Drug Treatment Programmes
545. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time for which a person remains on a methadone programme; the average cost per annum in maintaining a person on a programme; the number... - Medical Card Reviews
546. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford had their chronic illness medical card withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Equipment
547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that MRI equipment compatible with equipment required for general anaesthesia is made available to Cork University Hospital in order that... - Hospital Services
548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the full implementation of the Donohue and Walsh recommendations, August 2013, following their review of the care provided by Castlebar... - Health Services Staff
550. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nurses who are injured while on duty and covered by the injury grant or the social welfare injury benefit resulting in different rates... - Hospital Appointments Administration
551. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a hospital appointment in view of the fact that they are over a year waiting for this procedure;... - Hospital Consultants Contract
552. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 780 of 8 July 2014, the number of consultants who have returned figures that suggest they are seeing numbers of private... - Hospital Procedures
553. To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was denied access to the treatment abroad scheme and also denied access to the cross-border... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
554. To ask the Minister for Health if Our Lady’s Hospital Navan will have its full complement of staff, including directly employed registrars as of 5 January 2015. [49592/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
555. To ask the Minister for Health his views on extending the free cervical smear testing programme to include under 25 year olds; if the scheme will be extended on the basis that should a... - Hospital Groups
556. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism being used to appoint each of the members of the new hospital group boards. [49604/14] - HSE Investigations
558. To ask the Minister for Health if he will order a public inquiry into the revelations broadcasted on RTE (details supplied). [49616/14] - Drug Treatment Programmes
559. To ask the Minister for Health the agency or body which has responsibility for calibrating the commercial methadone pumps which are used by pharmacies to dispense methadone; and if there is... - Health Services Provision
561. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive her physiotherapy. [49629/14] - Maternity Services
562. 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... - Hospital Waiting Lists
563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm of the 79 patients waiting more than nine months for various procedures including spinal assessment, cast change, full spinal surgery,... - Disability Services Provision
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct that the Health Service Executive will ensure that the service level agreements signed with disability providers for 2015 will allocate 5%... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
567. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will receive back payment for ADHD medication as applied for under the long-term illness scheme; and if he... - Health Services Provision
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cavan receives the therapies that he urgently requires without further delay; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service Provision
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase home care hours from 90 minutes a day to three hours a day in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [49672/14] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
570. To ask the Minister for Health the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49678/14] - Departmental Correspondence
571. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding issues raised by persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Funding
572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of mental health funding including the commitment to €35 million of ring-fenced mental health funding per year since 2011;... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health posts that had been approved in 2012 and still remain unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49689/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
574. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the 24-7 crisis intervention within specialist mental health services; when this is to be provided; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
575. To ask the Minister for Health the details of recruitment of child and adolescent psychiatrists; figures on waiting lists for CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49691/14] - Mental Health Services Provision
576. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who continue to be admitted to adult psychiatric wards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49692/14] - Primary Care Services Provision
577. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the new counselling and primary care service initiated in July 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49693/14] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
578. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of staff that have been recruited into mental health services since 2011; the actual increase in numbers of positions in view of natural wastage,... - Hospital Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on provision of high-quality acute inpatient units based at major general hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49695/14] - Medical Card Eligibility
580. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49696/14] - Cancer Screening Programmes
581. To ask the Minister for Health if and when bowel screening will be made available to the over-70s; and the reason persons under 70 are not screened. [49698/14] - Medicinal Products Availability
582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the use of Erivedge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who cannot afford to pay the cost of this drug and cannot... - HSE Investigations
583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49706/14] - Drugs-related Deaths
584. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding methadone deaths here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49708/14] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
585. To ask the Minister for Health when a bone marrow transplant consultant will be appointed to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12. [49717/14] - Home Help Service
586. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent investigation into abuse in care facilities, if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of complaints that have been... - Hospital Waiting Lists
587. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for kidney transplants; the number of transplants that were carried out here in 2014; the hospitals these transplants... - Medical Card Applications
589. 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... - Disease Management
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate a full review of the diagnostic approach to Lyme disease in view of numerous examples of unsatisfactory patient experience; and if he will... - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
592. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant consultant positions at Kerry general hospital will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49764/14] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
593. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed increase in the registration charge for nurses and midwives from €100 to €150; his views that it is unfair to... - Hospital Appointments Administration
594. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a lumbar test in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1001/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
595. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation to remove cataracts in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
596. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Allowance Payments
597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of a top-up payment from disability services as they are in units in nursing homes where the weekly cost is in excess of the... - Departmental Bodies Data
598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agencies quangos or other bodies within, funded by, or established by his Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this... - Decentralisation Programme Data
599. To ask the Minister for Health the agencies or sections from his Department that were decentralised during the period 1997 to 2011; the travel costs and expenses incurred by decentralised... - General Practitioner Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding local general practitioners here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1046/15] - Audiology Services Provision
601. 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. [1051/15] - Ambulance Service Response Times
602. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 27 November 2014, if he will indicate precisely, after a road traffic collision has taken place and a call is made... - Hospital Waiting Lists
603. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; when they may expect a tonsil operation in Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24; and his... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
604. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a long-term illness scheme; if he will add Leukodystrophy 4H syndrome onto the long-term illness scheme in... - Health Services Provision
605. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department or the Health Service Executive has taken to date in 2015 to resolve the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
606. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the registration fees for nurses charged by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in view of the fact that the fee has risen sharply in the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
607. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date will be set for an operation at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [1096/15] - General Practitioner Co-operatives
608. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a North Doc home visit in 2014; the shortest and longest waiting times in 2014; the service target waiting time in 2014; and if he... - Ambulance Service Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a Health Service Executive review of the ambulance service in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1106/15] - Child Care Services Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that nursing hours are provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan to enable them to get to school. [1110/15] - Departmental Expenditure
612. To ask the Minister for Health the total moneys paid by his Department to external consultants, professional companies or advisers under the Action Plan for Jobs in each year since and... - Registration of Nurses
613. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the nursing registration fee which was increased by 50%; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1156/15] - Cancer Research
614. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent study by the Johns Hopkins school of medicine in the U.S. which states that most cancer cases are the result of bad luck; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Administration
615. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1161/15] - Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
616. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken by the Health Service Executive to reduce the high number of patients on trolleys in accident and emergency and awaiting... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
618. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding wards in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
619. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the files of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1172/15] - Medical Card Applications
620. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card applications in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a referral for orthotics in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will expedite the orthotics in view of their... - Dental Services Provision
622. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a dental procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1177/15] - Hospital Appointments Administration
624. To ask the Minister for Health when a cataract operation will be scheduled in resect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1179/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
625. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an MRI in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1181/15] - Community Care Provision
626. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reduction in numbers of community care beds including step-down facilities, long-term care beds, and nursing home beds since the current... - Medical Card Eligibility
627. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare is not being processed due to the submission of an... - Medical Card Applications
628. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1210/15] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
629. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the crisis in accident and emergency departments in hospitals as it has become a national emergency; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
630. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Appointment Delays
631. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in performing a knee replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and when the person may expect a... - Home Care Packages
632. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of applications for home care packages in each county in 2014; the number of successful applications; the number... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of applications for the fair deal scheme for nursing home subvention in each county in 2014; the number of... - Hospitals Funding
634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by year since 2010 of the budgets for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda and Louth County Hospital. [1247/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
637. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for patients attending outpatient clinics in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and in Louth County Hospital. [1250/15] - Hospital Beds Data
639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds available in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Louth County Hospital each year from 2010. [1252/15] - Home Help Service Expenditure
642. To ask the Minister for Health the financial cuts to the home help budget covering County Louth each year since 2010. [1255/15] - Hospital Beds Data
645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in County Louth each year since 2010. [1258/15] - Hospital Services
650. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [1263/15] - Hospital Beds Data
651. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the promised 100-bed unit for elderly patients announced in 2012 for St. Mary’s Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [1264/15] - Primary Care Centres
652. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the primary care centre for north Drogheda, its proposed role and the services to be provided. [1265/15] - Hospitals Building Programme
653. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the refurbishment work carried out and to be carried out at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [1266/15] - Hospital Staff
654. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialists in hospitals in the midland counties, that is Laois, Offaly and Kildare, who treat patients with sleep apnoea disorder and the... - Mental Health Services Provision
655. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to persons suffering mental health illness in the Athlone and south Westmeath area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1283/15] - Hospital Appointments Administration
656. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive essential spinal fusion surgery in view of the fact the person has been waiting since 2013 and... - Hospital Appointment Delays
658. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 with a date for a stomach operation in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [1304/15] - Social Workers Recruitment
659. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intends to reopen the social workers panel to new applicants during 2015 for potential vacancies that may arise; and if he will... - Health Services Provision
660. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow with dyspraxia will be seen by a speech therapist and a physiotherapist. [1332/15] - Medicinal Products Availability
661. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the drug Soliris (eculizumab) available in respect of a person (details supplied) who is suffering from the ultra rare and life threatening... - Hospital Charges
662. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a proposal (details supplied) regarding fixed fees for acute hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1344/15] - Medicinal Products Expenditure
663. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons for whom the Health Service Executive has refused to fund Soliris during 2012, 2013 and 2014. [1345/15] - Medical Card Administration
664. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new medical card system; and the way these changes will impact on patients. [1360/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
665. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home support, fair deal; the current waiting time; and his plans to reduce this [1361/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
666. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding support required in respect of a person in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís
667. To ask the Minister for Health bunaithe ar an treoir a thug an Roinn Caiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe do gach Roinn, cad é líon agus cad iad gráid na bpost... - Departmental Expenditure
668. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total photography costs for his Department per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; the costs incurred from use of the... - Public Relations Contracts Data
669. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; a list of uses... - Information and Communications Technology
670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per annum the total cost of external IT contractors incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [1455/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
671. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be assessed for a hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1458/15] - Hospital Services
672. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding hospital treatment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1459/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
673. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended case load that the Health Service Executive operates for therapists, included occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,... - Dental Services Provision
674. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for dental treatments for medical card holders who require additional treatment which is not covered under the general medical services... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
675. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation at Naas General Hospital, County Kildare, where continuing overcrowding exists at the accident and emergency... - Proposed Legislation
676. To ask the Minister for Health the range of measures being considered for inclusion in the public health (alcohol) Bill; when the general scheme of the Bill will be published; and if he will... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
677. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the throughput of patients and procedures has been maintained at all public hospital accident and emergency departments, all fully... - Nursing Staff Provision
678. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the shortage of nurses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1574/15] - National Dementia Strategy
679. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recently published national dementia strategy indicating that up to 29% of all patients in a typical general hospital may have dementia while... - Motorised Transport Grant Applications
683. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance which were abolished by the Government in February 2013,... - Hospital Equipment
684. To ask the Minister for Health regarding a Topical issue raised by this Deputy on 20 June 2012, the current location of the unused X-ray machine which was located in the Ballymun Health... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures in respect of waiting list for orthodontic treatment in County Kerry; his strategy to substantially reduce this list of applicants... - Ambulance Service Provision
686. To ask the Minister for Health the fire brigades that have signed up to and are operating the Health Service Executive recommended policy of fire service first-responder scheme which... - Consultancy Contracts Data
690. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2014; if he will also provide details of all the relevant fees paid to... - Medical Card Applications
691. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be awarded in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1679/15] - Audiology Services Provision
692. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1690/15] - Medicinal Products Prices
693. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the policy of reference pricing for prescription medication, if a person with cardiac disease who has been proven to be medically unable to take the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme
694. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a change in legislation to the long-term illness scheme which would include persons with spinal injuries such as syringomyelia to avail of the... - Water Fluoridation (1 comment)
695. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Research Board's review of the international evidence on fluoridation of water; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
696. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical appointment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1697/15] - Hospital Services
697. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding paediatrics facilities here, particularly in the Munster area where there is not ability to do MRI under anaesthetic; and if he will... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fair deal grants issued by the Health Service Executive in each health area for each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
699. To ask the Minister for Health the time taken to resolve an application for a fair deal grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1718/15] - Organ Donation
700. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to initiate an awareness campaign for organ donation due to the alarming reduction in organ donors; his legislative plans whereby all citizens would... - Speech and Language Therapy
701. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have been assessed and approved for speech and language therapy in each county; the average waiting time for treatment in each... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
702. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce the winter bed initiative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1727/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
703. To ask the Minister for Health the progress with respect to the waiting time for fair deal assessment; his plans to provide an interim subsidy for nursing home beds to alleviate the current... - Departmental Expenditure
704. To ask the Minister for Health the total impact on expenditure in his Department in 2014 of the transfer of the child and family services function to the Department of Children and Youth... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
705. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for the fair deal scheme will be examined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Access
706. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding medical issues in respect of a person in County Kildare; if the request may be addressed; if it cannot... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
708. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the difficulty in predicting the level of demand for emergency departments, owing to the nature of accidents and emergencies, if consideration has... - Nursing Home Accommodation
709. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has identified the reasons some 1,200 nursing home beds are unoccupied, as confirmed by a survey conducted by Nursing Homes... - Hospital Staff Data
710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of locum consultants currently attached to Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1764/15] - EU Directives
714. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of EU directives which remain to be implemented within his Department; the name of these directives; the... - Medical Card Applications
715. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) [1801/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
716. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1802/15] - Legislative Programme
717. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in his Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny... - Departmental Staff Data
719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of secondments from his Department to external private firms in 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if he will...
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