Written answers
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
- Health Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet a person (details supplied) to discuss the person's concerns regarding Prader-Willi syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Suicide Incidence
397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide in 2014; the numbers under 30 years of age; if he will provide a breakdown of males and females; and if he will make... - International Bodies Membership
398. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals put forward regarding the urgent need to reform the World Health Organization in view of the concerns expressed by many member countries of the... - Hospital Beds Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents admitted to adult beds in 2014. [4313/15] - Medical Card Applications
400. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a continuing delay in processing the application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if same will... - HSE Agency Staff Data
403. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of agency staff employed by the Health Service Executive; the cost of agency staff in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
404. To ask the Minister for Health when the public health (alcohol) Bill will come through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4329/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
406. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding children with muscular dystrophy who are being refused funding for wheelchairs; the reason this vulnerable group of children are being... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited due to extenuating... - Residential Institutions
408. To ask the Minister for Health the differences there are between the HAA card and the medical support in the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014. [4386/15] - Data Protection
409. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken by his Department since his rise to the position of Minister to ensure that data protection issues are eradicated from the PCRS;... - Home Help Service Provision
410. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be provided home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4404/15] - Health Services Provision
411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in making funding available for the construction of a much-needed day centre in Youghal, County Cork, which currently has full valid planning... - Medical Card Reviews
412. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a reassessment of a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision on their case... - Medical Card Applications
413. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision on their case will issue. [4420/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has received representations from members of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association; the actions that have been taken as a result; and... - HSE Funding
415. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a specific financial allocation by the Health Service Executive to patients who suffer from Prader-Willi syndrome or if it is part of the mental... - Medical Card Reviews
419. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this review has been... - Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland 2014-2018; and the number of... - Medical Card Applications
421. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be approved as a matter of urgency in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny based on the medical evidence... - Health Services Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to deliver the appropriate health care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow as a matter of urgency; if... - Hospital Procedures
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries that were performed at University Hospital Waterford in January 2015; the number of those scheduled surgeries that were... - Cancer Screening Programmes
424. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce free cancer screening programmes for men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4482/15] - Hospital Staff Data
425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full time-part time MRI radiographers that are employed at the Cork University Hospital; the hours worked by these radiographers; his plans to... - Departmental Expenditure
426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2007 to 2010 the total photography costs in his Department, including a list of which photographers were... - Carer Supports
429. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of supports to family carers in County Louth; if the Health Service Executive currently fund in home respite care in the county; the agencies... - Hospital Consultants Contract
430. To ask the Minister for Health the official policy in relation to the circumstances in which category C consultant posts should be approved both for new entrants and for doctors wishing to... - Departmental Expenditure
433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a list of all external public relations firms hired by his Department and associated costs incurred from 2007 to 2010; and... - Health Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in assessing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 for dyslexia; and when they will receive a date for their assessment [4553/15] - Maternity Services
435. To ask the Minister for Health the way the extra €2 million allocation in the 2015 Health Service Executive service plan will be spent with regard to current pressures within the... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
436. To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposes to reduce waiting times for breast prostheses for women who have had mastectomies; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in... - Abortion Legislation
437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have availed of terminations under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013; the number of women who have been refused; his... - Hospital Appointment Status
438. 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. [4596/15] - Day Care Centres
439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed day care centre for a town in County Cork (details supplied) that was originally allowed to proceed by the Health... - Health Services Staff
440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the minimum number of agency staff are being employed by the Health Service Executive in County Meath in order that full-time staff... - Hospital Facilities
441. To ask the Minister for Health if he will utilise the beds in St. Brigid's Hospital, Shaen, Portlaoise to alleviate the crisis of bed shortage in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise,... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
442. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to instruct the Health Service Executive to commence the recruitment of at least ten permanent staff nurses at the Midland Regional... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
443. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to expedite orthodontic treatment waiting periods in County Longford; if his attention has been drawn to a specific case (details supplied) in... - National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
444. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department plays in the implementation of the objectives of the National Positive Ageing Strategy; and if he will provide in tabular form the... - National Lottery Funding Applications
445. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will make a fund available for community groups to apply for grant aid to purchase and install community defibrillators; if he will pilot... - Open Disclosures Policy
446. To ask the Minister for Health his disposition towards a legal duty of candour for health professionals as introduced in the neighbouring island in November 2014; his plans to introduce... - Motorised Transport Grant Data
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the new mobility allowance scheme that was promised for persons with disabilities; when it will commence; the amount it... - Maternity Services
448. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding indemnity insurance in respect of a person (details supplied); his views on this person's insurance which has been taken away; and if he... - Medical Card Data
449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of taxpayers that had a medical card in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4723/15] - HSE Staffing
451. To ask the Minister for Health the amount by which staffing will increase in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 following the recent negotiations between... - Home Help Service Provision
452. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of the current provision of State-funded home help services here; his views that more State-funded home helps are needed to... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Dublin North East and Dublin North Central that have availed of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HSE Staffing
454. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there are five occupational therapist posts vacant in County Galway and 435 children in the early intervention services in County... - HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form details of agency staff costs expended by the Health Service Executive in 2012, 2013 and 2014; the specific staff roles and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
456. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
457. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the services for cystic fibrosis patients; his plans in 2015-2016 for providing adequate care for these patients; and if he... - Hospital Beds Data
458. To ask the Minister for Health the position in regard to a ward in a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the decision will be re-examined and the ward reopened as a matter of... - Hospitals Data
459. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if a full status report will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Staffing
460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the accounting officer for the Health Service Executive as of 1 January 2015. [4786/15] - Obesity Strategy
461. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives to deal with obesity that have been taken in past ten years; the programmes or proposed programmes to deal with this problem being rolled out;... - Hospital Appointment Status
462. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to see a consultant in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
463. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward new legislation with regard to hospital groups; if there is a statutory basis for their establishment or any requirement for such;... - Drug Pricing Agreement
464. To ask the Minister for Health if negotiations involving his Department, the Health Service Executive and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association for a successor drug pricing... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4798/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
466. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Respite Care Services
467. To ask the Minister for Health if and when respite care will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is cared for by her daughter on an ongoing basis; and... - Hospital Appointment Status
468. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 9 December 2014, when a reply will issue. [4810/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
469. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of need in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
470. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for assessment for a hip operation will be arranged at an early date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow as the case... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
471. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 15 October 2014, his views on the allowable deductions under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Allowable... - Mental Health Services Provision
472. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the role of the arts in the health service; if there is evidence that investment in this area is worthwhile; his plans to further invest in this... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
473. To ask the Minister for Health the way the lifting of the moratorium on recruitment in the public sector will affect front-line hospital staff; the impact he envisages this measure will have... - Hospital Services
475. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of arthritis services in County Mayo; if he will ensure that a full-time rheumatologist be appointed to Mayo General Hospital in... - Proposed Legislation
476. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the health information Bill the consultation process that has taken place; if he will provide a list of those who have been directly involved in the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
477. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the national waiting list management protocol system with its stated waiting time of eight months as it pertains to scheduled care... - Mental Health Services Provision
479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available for under 18 year olds; the number of these beds used in 2014; and the mental health outpatient services available... - Accident and Emergency Departments
480. To ask the Minister for Health the accident and emergency figures for Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 for 27 January 2015 and for the previous week; and the average response times for the... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
481. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time bone marrow transplant consultant will be appointed to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [4898/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health posts that were approved in 2013 and still remain unfilled. [4899/15] - Patient Transport Provision
483. To ask the Minister for Health if transport to and from hospitals in Dublin will be provided or paid for by his Department or the Health Service Executive in respect of a person (details... - Nursing Home Services
484. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; the outcome of the proposed spend of the budget of €750,000; in view of the planning... - Health Services Data
485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Donegal with high medical needs, that is complex disabilities, life limiting diseases, and terminal illnesses. [4930/15] - Cancer Screening Programmes
486. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of BreastCheck for women aged 65 to 69; when the first cohort of women aged 65 will be called; when the first cohort of... - Health Services Data
487. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with heart failure here; the estimated cost of treating the condition on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Residential Institutions
488. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the disturbing revelations of the unacceptable and poor standards of care at certain parts of Áras Attracta, County Mayo. [4947/15] - HSE Complaints Procedures
490. To ask the Minister for Health the levels of accountability that exist within the Health Service Executive nationally when members of the public write to express concern or complain about a... - Hospital Appointment Status
491. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4960/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
492. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive urgently needed hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/15] - Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
493. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all bonus payments to chief executives of commercial semi-State agencies paid in each year from 2011 to 2014 under the remit of...
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