Written answers
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
- Health Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health when an application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork, for their need of assessment, made in July 2014 will be arranged; the reason they have... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
337. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of oxygen supply for medical reasons is eligible for refund under the drugs refund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6978/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the nursing home support scheme will have their payments issued to them; the reason for the delay in... - Hospital Admissions
339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents admitted to adult psychiatric care beds in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6602/15] - Drugs Payment Scheme
340. To ask the Minister for Health when a full re-imbursement will be made under the drug payment scheme in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
342. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Kuvan is not available from the Health Service Executive for children with the genetic condition phenylketonuria; and if he will make a... - Home Help Service
343. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be assessed for home-help assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6647/15] - Departmental Funding
344. To ask the Minister for Health the funding his Department makes available to senior citizen community groups, in circumstances where it does not fall within the criteria for national lottery... - Services for People with Disabilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be finalised and introduced; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
347. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) may receive an appointment in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider widening the terms of reference of the inquiry into Portiuncula Hospital to include children born from the year 2012 onwards; and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
349. To ask the Minister for Health when a reassessment of needs will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
350. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Fampyra is not available to patients under State-funded drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6732/15] - Health Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive medical treatment, considering that this person was offered an appointment some months ago that... - Medical Card Reviews
352. To ask the Minister for Health if, and when, an ongoing medical card review will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the progress made in the... - Health Services Provision
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the deficit issue concerning a service (details supplied) in County Cork will be dealt with in a way that results in the minimum impact... - Medical Card Eligibility
354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant a discretionary card, on medical grounds, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Palliative Care for Children
355. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is proposing to take further to his recent meeting with Our Children's Voice, a group of mothers from County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Orthodontic Service Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be scheduled for orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointment Delays
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
358. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding specialist treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [6776/15] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
359. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 14 January 2015, if when pharmacists are dispensing branded non-generic medication on the explicit instruction of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
360. To ask the Minister for Health the reason public hospitals have long waiting lists for urgent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, yet patients may avail of next day appointments on the... - General Practitioner Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the stage at which the development of the new, out-of-office general practitioner service for County Sligo and north County Leitrim is at;... - Mobility Allowance Review
362. To ask the Minister for Health if a person in receipt of half-rate mobility allowance can have the rate increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/15] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
363. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of referrals made under the Treatment Abroad Scheme, specifically with regard to persons, where undue delay is... - Medical Card Eligibility
365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/15] - Day Care Centres
366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a day-care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry is retained for its current use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Vaccination Programme
367. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached regarding the use of the new vaccination against meningitis B, Bexsero, here; when a decision will be made as to whether this... - Medical Card Eligibility
369. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances or guidelines in which a general practitioner can request an emergency medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6846/15] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Nursing and Midwifery Board provides value for money in respect of its existing budget; the rationale for the proposed increase in... - Dental Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the dental services in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6851/15] - Hospital Mortality Rates
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of male and female patients who have died in Saint Dympna's hospital in County Carlow for each year since 1974;... - Maternity Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the rate of undiagnosed breech presentations in labour, identified in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make... - Health Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to have that person transferred to the Rehabilitation Unit in Kerry... - Medicinal Products Supply
375. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans to include the new drug, Regorasenib Stivarg,a from a pharmaceutical company (details supplied), for inclusion in the... - Tobacco Control Measures
376. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the possibility of legal challenges being taken against the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014, if... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce return-to-nursing-practice courses in County Galway, in order to assist nurses who wish to re-enter the workforce, after five or more... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
379. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in relation to an application, under the nursing home support scheme, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;... - Patient Transport Provision
380. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for patient transport, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, will be expedited in view of that person's complex... - Maternity Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he satisfied with the inquiry currently underway at Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway; the independence of same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
382. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no speech and language therapist in attendance at a school (details supplied) in County... - Health Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a request for personnel data in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/15] - Orthodontic Service Provision
384. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for orthodontics treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/15] - Hospital Admissions
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases referred by general practitioners in County Roscommon, to Roscommon Hospital in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; to Castlebar Hospital in 2011,... - Community Intervention Teams
386. To ask the Minister for Health the number and locations of community intervention teams throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/15] - Hospital Facilities
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new unopened maternity unit in University Hospital, Waterford; the amount that has been spent in building and equipping... - Hospital Waiting Lists
389. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in... - Blood Donations
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is a restriction on donations of blood to the blood bank here by persons who may have been resident in the United Kingdom during... - Departmental Legal Cases
391. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a legal case (details supplied); if a full and final settlement has been reached in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/15] - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
392. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners can impose a charge of €20, on medical card patients, to provide a script for vital medication; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Eligibility
393. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a person's means are in excess of the guidelines for qualification for a medical card, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Medical Card Applications
394. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the Health Service Executive has... - Medical Card Eligibility
395. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card has not been re-issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be issued immediately, so... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were approved for the nursing home support scheme Fair Deal but were awaiting payment approval at the end of each monthly period in... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
398. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations in the report of the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, "A national survey of dementia in... - Health Insurance Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance at the end of 2014 in the age groups, 17 years and under, 18 to 29 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49... - Medical Card Data
400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medical cards that have issued on a doctors' or consultants' requests in each of the years, 2012; 2013; 2014; and to date in 2015; and... - Medical Records
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will locate and furnish the coroner's report, inquest report and medical notes in the case of a person from Drogheda (details supplied) who died in Our... - Medical Card Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Monaghan and Cavan who currently hold a medical card or a general practitioner visit card; the number of these cards that... - Hospital Waiting Lists
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent appointment regarding treatment for prostate cancer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will... - Medical Card Applications
405. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7156/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse his decision to withdraw a service whereby a person presenting voluntarily at South Tipperary General Hospital for access to the mental... - National Postcode System Expenditure
407. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7608/15]
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