Written answers
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of Meath Fight for the Future Campaign with regards the cutting of special needs assistants from preschools in County... - Speech and Language Therapy
332. To ask the Minister for Health the services and options available for children in need of speech and language therapy intervention from a school (details supplied) in County Kerry,... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a proposal by the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association that an integrated fire-based emergency medical services on a national basis... - Hospital Appointment Status
334. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a date for a medical procedure in respect of a person (detaiols supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Parking Charges
335. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be provided to waiving car parking charges for family members and others who have to experience long delays in having loved ones seen at... - Hospital Appointment Status
336. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a date for a procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
338. 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. [3306/15] - HIQA Inspections
339. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent Health Information and Quality Authority reports into centres run by an organisation (details supplied) in County... - Symphysiotomy Reports
340. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances where the families of recently deceased victims of symphysiotomy can establish an entitlement to redress under the scheme of redress as... - Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
341. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of a drug (details supplied) used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Generic Drugs Substitution
342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of generic substitution; if a doctor can dictate on a prescription that a certain medication is to be dispensed if it is felt that... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
343. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expedite orthodontic waiting times in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to a specific case (details supplied); and if he will make... - Health Services Staff
344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified nurses that remain on the graduate scheme introduced in 2013; and the number of hospitals included in the scheme. [3329/15] - Nursing Staff Remuneration
345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that have reversed cuts to nurses' pay under the graduate scheme and that have returned these nurses to a full first year staff nurse... - Hospital Appointment Status
346. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will get an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3382/15] - Cancer Screening Programmes
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the extension of the BreastCheck programme to women aged between 65 and 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Alcohol Pricing
348. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3399/15] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
349. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3403/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
350. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment to the National Referral Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology at Crumlin... - Medical Card Administration
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline each stage of the medical card application process, with particular reference to the recently introduced stage between the medical officer's... - Medical Card Delays
352. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the processing of a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and when a decision will be... - Hospital Appointment Status
353. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for life saving heart surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ambulance Service Provision
354. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1112 of 17 September 2014 regarding the reviews of the National Ambulance Service, if the National Capacity Review, the... - Home Help Service Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health if the announced employment of additional home help staff will be employed from the current panel (details supplied). [3473/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
356. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3482/15] - Hospital Staff Recruitment
357. To ask the Minister for Health if a rheumatologist has been appointed to Mayo General Hospital; if not, when the appointment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3483/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
358. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been left waiting for in excess of three months for a space in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; if he will... - Hospital Services
359. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of occupational therapists in Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly resulting in a person... - Hospitals Data
360. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that was generated through parking charges at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 for the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Home Inspections
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that emergency funding is secured for accommodation upgrades for public nursing homes, whose future has been cast in doubt due to their... - Vaccination Programme
362. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new vaccination against meningitis B, Bexsero, here; when a decision will be made as to whether this drug will be made available in... - Medicinal Products Supply
363. To ask the Minister for Health further to recent media reports, when the investigation into the severe shortage in supplies of commonly used medicines, including Eltroxin, will commence; the... - Home Help Service Provision
367. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help service in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3556/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
368. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused an over-70s medical card even though he satisfies the financial assessment; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Administration
369. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a hip replacement surgery from Cappagh hospital; and if he will make a... - Nursing Home Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposals regarding St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3585/15] - Health Services Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update for assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3591/15] - Hospital Appointments Administration
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. [3596/15] - Hospital Investigations
374. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a file (details supplied) sent to him in June 2014 regarding the death of a person in Castlebar hospital on 15 February 2013; if he will refer... - Medical Card Drugs
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-examine the list of drugs that are available on the medical card for persons who suffer with multiple sclerosis; the drugs that are currently... - Disability Services Provision
376. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements being considered in respect of the provision of disability services at a location (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
377. To ask the Minister for Health the average time the Health Service Executive national recruitment service processed applications for nursing positions of whatever scale and grade in the... - Nursing Staff Provision
379. To ask the Minister for Health his views on delays in processing applications for nursing positions of whatever scale and grade and that this is an urgent matter in view of the current nurse... - Registration of Nurses
380. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to intervene in the ongoing dispute between nursing unions and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding increased registration fees; and... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of oversight and governance of the Nursing and Maternity Board of Ireland; if in view of the spending of State funds and... - Nursing Staff Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Health the agency nursing staff provided for care under home care packages; the position regarding cases where agencies lack the required staff; the way suitable... - Primary Care Centre Provision
383. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on primary care centre projects in County Waterford, including St. Joseph's in Dungarvan, Waterford city and Tramore; the timeframe for... - Health Services
385. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding accommodation needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3714/15] - Pension Provisions
386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a pension case in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3716/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
387. To ask the Minister for Health when a fair deal scheme application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Expenditure
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the overall health spend here per capita and also as a percentage of GDP and of GNI in tabular form over the past five years and also with... - Medical Card Applications
389. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Hospital Procedures
390. To ask the Minister for Health when the parents of an eight year old child (details supplied) in County Clare will be provided with the results of an EEG exam which took place in Crumlin... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homes under the fair deal scheme which are being rented out privately; the number of homes under the fair deal scheme which remain unoccupied... - Services for People with Disabilities
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive occupational therapy services in Dublin north; the circumstances under which a child with a... - Hospital Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for St. Patrick's Hospital, County Waterford. [3746/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
394. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal, or nursing home support scheme, is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3766/15] - Nursing Home Inspections
395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the situation regarding public nursing homes that are at risk of failing to meet Health Information and Quality Authority... - Hospital Appointments Administration
396. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a hospital appointment with the pain management clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [3784/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
397. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are still cases of persons, and especially young children, being refused discretionary medical cards, despite being extremely ill and in view... - Mental Health Services Provision
398. To ask the Minister for Health his views on implementing recommendations (details supplied) regarding residential care. [3798/15] - Nursing Home Inspections
399. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include private nursing home care agencies under the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority, or any other regulatory bodies, in... - Magdalen Laundries Report
400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is not implementing the full recommendations (details supplied) of Judge Quirke's report in respect of the Magdalen scheme as originally... - Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the findings of the interdepartmental group on the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; the timeframe in place for... - Infectious Disease Screening Service
402. To ask the Minister for Health if patients are tested for MRSA as a matter of routine when admitted to Mayo General Hospital; the number of patients tested positively for MRSA on admission... - Community First Responders Network
403. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the interface which has been developed by the National Ambulance Service, the command and control centre and the community first responders;... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
405. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a fair deal scheme application approved. [3867/15] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Health when additional beds will open in Dingle Community Hospital, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3880/15] - Disease Incidence
409. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 20 January 2015, if he will specify the incident which is under investigation which lead to the decision to... - Respite Care Services
410. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding respite care in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3894/15] - Disability Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Prader-Willi Syndrome which is a severe condition that affects approximately 200 adults and children here is not provided the appropriate funding... - Prescription Charges
412. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 25 February 2014 and the subsequent reply under Standing Order 40A, if his attention has been drawn to the... - HSE Complaints Procedures
413. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been brought to a complaint (details supplied) made to the Health Service Executive; the actions taken to ensure such a situation does not... - HSE Correspondence
414. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have correspondence which has been furnished to the Health Service Executive in relation to a personnel matter in respect of a person (details... - Hospitals Building Programme
415. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 27 November 2014 if he will confirm the design team has been appointed to this project and is working on stage 1...
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