Written answers
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
- Speech and Language Therapy
355. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an early intervention speech and language class at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been cut... - Magdalen Laundries
356. To ask the Minister for Health if the Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlements to dental, ophthalmic and aural treatment and appliances, as Health... - Ministerial Responsibilities
363. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a Minister of State for drugs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/15] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
364. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the inclusion of fampridine, known as Fampyra, for funding under the Health Service Executive; and if he will make... - Medical Card Applications
365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional mental health nurses the Health Service Executive plans to recruit to work in County Donegal. [9894/15] - Medicinal Products Expenditure
367. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State for all medications provided under community drugs schemes, the general medical services scheme and the long-term illness scheme for each... - Medical Card Applications
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant details have been submitted; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff Data
369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts yet to be filled under A Vision for Change. [9911/15] - Primary Care Services Provision
370. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists for counselling in primary care for longer than one week, two weeks, two months and three months. [9912/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
371. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for counselling; his views that the waiting time for such appointments leaves... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the allocation of incontinence pads has been cut or the quality downgraded; if there is a different method of calculating allowance at... - Services for People with Disabilities
374. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has failed or refused to engage in an independent assessment of need for all persons supported by Camphill Communities... - Hospital Services
375. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a community geriatrician model, at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath similar to models in the Mater and Connolly... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the national placement list under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10000/15] - Treatment Abroad Scheme
377. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding treatment abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10005/15] - Health Services Provision
378. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding providing specialised professionals, to help, and support, the families of persons, and children, with the... - Patient Transport
379. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10024/15] - Home Help Service
380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on home help services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health when a free general practitioner care initiative for children under six years of age will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10028/15] - Hospital Facilities
382. To ask the Minister for Health the reason operating theatre space, in the midwest regional hospital, Ennis, County Clare, remains under-utilised at a time when patients are waiting... - National Lottery Funding Disbursement
385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10046/15] - Motorised Transport Grant Applications
386. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the motorised transport grant, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Administration
387. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Government decision to return discretionary medical cards to those who had them withdrawn, as announced in June 2014, did not apply to former... - Hospital Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health the support professionals, who are available at St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, to assist children diagnosed with diabetes; if a paediatric diabetes... - Services for People with Disabilities
389. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will assess the services being delivered by the L'arche Ireland community, Callan, County Kilkenny, which have been underfunded for years,... - Home Care Packages
390. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been applied for; if it will be granted so that the person might leave... - Hospital Services
391. To ask the Minister for Health if he has followed through, on his recent commitment to increase funding, for orthopaedic treatments in hospitals; when this funding is to be provided; and if... - Ministerial Responsibilities
392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a Minister with responsibility for tackling illegal drug abuse in view of the effect this abuse has on communities across the State; if a... - Health Services Staff
393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify his previous statements regarding the case of a person (details supplied), when he stated that the person's indemnity has been suspended... - Maternity Services
397. To ask the Minister for Health this views regarding the reason the Health Service Executive refuses to operate stand-alone birth centres in the community, under the home birth scheme, in... - Mental Health Services Provision
398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for access to mental health services; and the number of these who have been waiting for up to three... - Hospital Appointment Delays
399. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to an operation for a shoulder replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny at Waterford Regional Hospital, Kilcreene,... - Hospital Investigations
400. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation is under way into the case of poor care being provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; if... - Departmental Communications
401. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to his recent speech to the Institute of Directors, his views on whether it is appropriate that a Government Department, funded by the taxpayer,... - Respite Care Services
402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the funding process and agree the plans put forward for a respite house (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the issues raised by the... - Primary Care Centres
403. To ask the Minister for Health if there are tax incentives for establishing primary care centres or plans to introduce such incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10142/15] - Disability Services Funding
404. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the introduction of individualised funding for persons with disabilities; when the scheme will be operational; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that Health Service Executive districts implement the same policy as the executive has in place in County Galway in allowing interviews to... - Accident and Emergency Departments
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on plans to address the overcrowding of the accident and emergency unit at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - Ambulance Service Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received any communications in the past month from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government indicating that it... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
408. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include persons with rheumatoid arthritis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/15] - Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
409. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority have reported on the conditions of elderly and sick persons left on trolleys in hospitals; if so, the outcome... - Hospital Facilities
410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the on-site car park designated for the nursing staff of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, has been reallocated by the Health... - General Practitioner Services
411. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the North East Doctor on Call service and, in particular, the proposed changes in County Louth; the reasons for same; and if he will... - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
413. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug, Nadolol, has been removed from the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10288/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
414. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10293/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
415. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting time to be seen at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2 for cataract removal is 18... - Medical Card Applications
416. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an insulin pump in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10306/15] - Disease Management
418. To ask the Minister for Health the standard approach to treating Lyme disease, Lyme borelliosis; the way this compares to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
419. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 18 February 2015, if home help will be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if... - Orthodontic Service Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment in view of the fact that the person was assessed in 2013. [10349/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
421. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will secure an appointment for hip replacement surgery at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11. [10350/15] - Health Services Charges
423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the balance of a State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is being paid into the Health Service Executive's central... - Health Services Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Health the post-operative support available for children with selective dorsal rhizotomy; and the financial support the Health Service Executive offers towards... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health when the assisted technology equipment recommended in respect of a child (details supplied) suffering from juvenile arthritis who was put on a priority list... - HSE Funding
427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons to whom each advocacy service provided a service; if he will provide a list of the issues addressed by... - Health Services Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for a day centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; the way the executive plans to cater for patients and staff in the... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
430. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan, with amelia of the arm will have funding provided to have a prosthetic arm fitted as suitable for the child's... - Health Services Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health if male cancer sufferers who donate sperm samples for future use will be offered such treatment free of charge, if it becomes a medical necessity; and if he... - Dental Services Provision
434. To ask the Minister for Health if dental services will be provided at a primary health care centre (details supplied) in County Kildare, currently under construction; if such services are... - Medicinal Products Availability
435. To ask the Minister for Health if Sativex® will be included, under the community drugs scheme’s high technical arrangements, in view of fact that the medication has been licensed... - Hospital Waiting Lists
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the ear, nose and throat waiting list at University Hospital, Galway; the number categorised as urgent, soon and routine,... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
437. To ask the Minister for Health further to recommendation No. 18 of the Oireachtas Joint Committee report on Childhood Immunisation of July 2001, if he will establish a no fault vaccine... - Hospital Services
438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding improvements in the acute hospital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10445/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
440. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the nursing homes support scheme or fair deal scheme are able to process applications as quickly as possible to ensure persons... - Health Services Provision
441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a redevelopment project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
442. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; if this will be expedited; and if he will make a statement... - Home Help Service Data
443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive home help jobs per year for each of the past four years; and the number of these jobs outsourced to private companies.... - Labour Court Recommendations
444. To ask the Minister for Health the basis upon which the new home help contracts were implemented in 2014 without full consultation or agreement with the home helps; his views on the cuts in... - Organ Retention
445. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the discarding of donated organs by the Health Service Executive after maximum clinical benefit for Irish patients has been... - Life Insurance Policies
446. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the Lifetime Community Rating Scheme, if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be entitled to credit, for the entirety of that...
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