Written answers
Thursday, 5 March 2015
- Tobacco Control Measures
170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a proposal (details supplied) on plain packaging. [9720/15] - Magdalen Laundries
171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlements to dental, ophthalmic and aural treatment, and... - Medical Card Administration
178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the national assessment guidelines for medical cards to make provisions for the local property tax as an allowable expense; and if he will... - HSE National Service Plan
179. To ask the Minister for Health the targets set in this year's Health Service Executive service plan for the treatment of scoliosis and the provision of spinal surgeries; the target number of... - General Practitioner Services
180. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in put in place for patients, including general medical services patients, to receive general practitioner services, in view of the fact... - Hospital Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be prioritised for a cataract operation, in view of the deterioration in the person's condition while... - Hospital Facilities
182. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made regarding the business plan to build a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; if his attention has... - Drug Treatment Programmes
183. To ask the Minister for Health the reason methadone is used as the sole opioid treatment; if consideration has been or will be given to using buprenorphine as an alternative treatment... - Hospitals Policy
184. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the protection and promotion of the dignity of the individual person receiving treatment in our hospitals should be one of the core values in... - Health Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the contracting out of relevant elective surgeries to hospitals in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, which should be able to... - Hospital Staff Data
187. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of child anaesthetists working in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in 2012 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015;... - Accident and Emergency Departments
189. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 3 February 2015, his plans to address the discrepancy in information available regarding the response times of the... - Hospital Procedures
190. To ask the Minister for Health his views that delays in patients undergoing procedures at the country's hospitals - over a year in some cases - will cost the State more money because... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
191. To ask the Minister for Health when a hearing aid will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9673/15] - Hospital Equipment
192. To ask the Minister for Health when the telemedicine stroke machine at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the timeframe for the awarding of places; and if he will make a statement on... - General Practitioner Services
194. To ask the Minister for Health based on primary care reimbursement service guidelines, the frequency with which general practitioners review prescribed medications to general medical scheme... - Hospital Appointments Administration
195. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to date regarding, and his plans for the provision of, connectivity between Galway, Portiuncula, Roscommon and Castlebar hospitals in... - Ambulance Service Provision
196. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the Lightfoot capacity review report on the ambulance service; when the Health Service Executive received the report;... - Organ Donation
197. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the policy that is being drafted by the Health Service Executive and his Department to address the issue of the costs incurred by donors... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
199. To ask the Minister for Health if he will order a reversal of the decision by the Health Service Executive travel abroad scheme a number of years ago to no longer provide full subsistence... - Medical Card Applications
200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant details, including medical, have... - Respite Care Grant Data
201. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the significant drop in the amount of respite beds available, particularly in the past two years (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Respite Care Services
204. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the lack of respite beds at an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9713/15] - Prescription Charges
205. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the differential in price which arose in the case of a drug (details supplied) since it stopped being a prescription only... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
206. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding methadone use and children. [9721/15] - Offshore Islands
207. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the island health care committee of the Health Service Executive has not yet met members of Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann; the reason... - Drug Treatment Programmes
208. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in the reported use of heroin in the Galway area in the past four years; the steps being taken to deal with this problem; the social programmes... - HSE Investigations
209. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which an investigation was set up into a termination of pregnancy under the Protection of Health During Pregnancy Act 2013 in Our Lady... - Disability Services Funding
210. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the finance section of the national social care division of the Health Service Executive has written to disability organisations last month... - Hospital Waiting Lists
211. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 3 February 2015, and in view of the maximum time obligation of eight months for adult patients requiring... - Hospital Services
212. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to Kerry General Hospital, the steps being taken by the Health Service Executive to establish a dedicated stroke unit in the hospital; and if he... - Medical Card Applications
213. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9751/15] - Dental Services
214. To ask the Minister for Health the policy rationale for the closure of Saint James's dental clinic and the Health Service Executive policy of treating patients at the Hermitage and the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
215. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided as soon as possible in respect of an application under the nursing home support scheme, in view of the person's circumstances... - Disability Services Funding
216. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the value-for-money review being conducted by the Health Service Executive and the impacts the requests being made, under this review, pose to... - Registration of Marriages
217. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the notification requirements for marriage and the fee for registering intent of marriage which was increased from €150 to €200 in... - Medical Card Eligibility
218. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 qualifies for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9780/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding glasses, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9797/15] - Air Ambulance Service Provision
220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide available turnaround figures for the emergency aero-medical ambulance service at each acute hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Funding
221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the way, and where, the €35 million funding allocated for the development of community mental health services in 2015... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
222. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to ensure that general practitioners' medical files are transferred between doctors when the need arises; and if he will make a... - Hospital Mortality Rates
224. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 1 April 2014, the reason the 2011 to 2013 mortality rates, by hospital, have not been published; if his Department... - Respite Care Services
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive beds vacant in Dublin for respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9848/15] - Hospital Appointment Delays
226. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scans at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; if there are provisions for emergency... - Nursing Home Beds
227. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the €25 million allocated to tackle delayed discharges, the amount of this now being spent. [9853/15] - Home Help Service Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Health if home support hours make provision for housekeeping tasks, as well as personal care, for patients in need of maximum support, particularly those with no...
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