Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
450. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a decision on an application under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Applications
451. 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. [13874/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
452. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment at St. Luke's Hospital in Dublin 6 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
453. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [13883/15] - HSE Investigations
454. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the investigation into the case of a person (details supplied) who was a patient at Redwood in County Meath; and if he will make a... - HSE Staff Remuneration
455. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an employee of an organisation (details supplied) in County Galway has not received twilight premium-time payments; and if he will make a statement... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
457. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the waiting time for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 who is on the waiting list for orthodontic work; and if he will make a... - Orthodontic Service Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Limerick will be called for orthodontic assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13931/15] - Hospital Appointment Delays
459. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is currently waiting for an echo-cardiogram; if he will confirm... - Dental Services
460. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be scheduled for dental work. [13938/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
461. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for a medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13941/15] - HSE Staff Remuneration
462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason workers in an agency (details supplied) were never paid twilight premium-time payments, although these were promised to them; the reason the Health... - Fire Service
463. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to utilising the services of fire fighters, employed full-time or on a part-time retainer, in their capacity as trained emergency first responders,... - Disease Management
464. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the issues raised with regard to the testing, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, since the hearing of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on... - HSE Investigations
465. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the second investigation into the tragic loss of a baby (details supplied), and other cases of concern that have taken place in the... - Medical Card Applications
466. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [13975/15] - Motorised Transport Grant
467. To ask the Minister for Health when a motorised transport grant or an alternative to same will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13986/15] - Nursing Education
468. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the Health Service Executive's plans for the rapid growth in the older-old population, that will present an extensive increase in the requirement for... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
469. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the delay in bringing the Beaumont renal transplant programme into operation, which requires the... - Hospital Services
470. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14010/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
471. To ask the Minister for Health when person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive an appointment in the South Infirmary Hospital in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
472. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an urgent throat operation in the South Infirmary Hospital in County Cork in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Health Strategies
473. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a workforce plan for the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14015/15] - Patient Safety Agency Establishment
474. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a patient safety authority as outlined in the programme for Government 2011; the form this authority will take; and if he will make a... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
475. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create a position for a Minister to oversee issues related to drug abuse and overdose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14026/15] - Suicide Prevention
476. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to provide suicide prevention courses in post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14029/15] - HIQA Investigations
477. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority automatically carry out investigations into care centres, when information emerges that employees have been... - Health Services Allowances
478. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person in County Waterford applying for a grant for a wig through the Health Service Executive is entitled to a substantially lower grant... - Medical Card Applications
479. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14052/15] - Primary Care Centres
480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14054/15] - Hospital Closures
481. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that Bantry General Hospital was closed to ambulance and SouthDoc patients recently; the reason for this closure; if this was a short-term... - Primary Care Centre Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken thus far towards the delivery of a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Cork; the current status of the project; the... - Hospital Appointments Administration
483. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the necessary appointment at Galway University Hospital to carry out a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
484. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been waiting for a long period of time for a hip operation; when it is anticipated that the... - Medicinal Products Availability
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available the drug, Regorafenib, to treat patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/15] - Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions
486. To ask the Minister for Health the progress following a memorandum of understanding between the Health Information and Quality Authority and the Mental Health Commission, on working together... - Health Care Professionals
487. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will ensure that twilight premium-time payments are made to social care workers employed by the Brothers of Charity and Ability... - Debt Collection
488. To ask the Minister for Health his views that hospital debt collecting agents are understanding of the harsh economic realities for the less well off in society; his further views that many... - Health Insurance
489. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the drive towards private health care currently taking place with the 2% levy for those of 34 years of age and older taking out private cover, his... - Patient Transport
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene and ensure that there is a day ambulance service offered for elderly patients, many of whom are old and in receipt of State pensions, and... - Hospice Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the differential in funding for hospice care per capita between the midlands region and other regions in the mid-west... - Health Services Access
494. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a place in a health centre in County Kildare in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the ambulance and trolley crisis at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14139/15] - Rights of People with Disabilities
496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter on protecting children and adults with an intellectual disability (details supplied); and the plans in place to protect children... - Medicinal Products Availability
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons registered for the drug payment scheme; the number of medical card holders respectively who are currently being prescribed Nadolol to... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
499. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of convalescence beds and respite beds in the Saint Columbanus Home and Community Hospital in Killarney in County... - Irish Language
500. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to promote the use of Irish in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14175/15] - Health Services
501. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a briefing received from Cystic Fibrosis Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14180/15] - Medicinal Products Availability
502. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 479 of 21 January 2015, if he will provide an update on the application lodged with the Health Service Executive for the... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/15] - Mobility Allowance Review
505. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Expenditure
506. To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of expenditure annually on psychotropic and anti-depressant medications prescribed under the general medical services scheme to annual expenditure on... - Services for People with Disabilities
507. To ask the Minister for Health if mechanisms are in place to ensure that costs for services within residential and respite care facilities for children and adults with disabilities are... - Care of the Elderly Provision
511. To ask the Minister for Health when the revised standards for residential care for older persons will be published and implemented. [14222/15] - Medicinal Products Prices
512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the massive regional variation in the cost of psychotropic and anti-depressant medications prescribed under the general medical services scheme,... - Mental Health Services Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Health in the context that he informed Dáil Éireann on 29 January 2015 that treatment for depression usually involves a combination of medication, talking... - Health Services
514. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals where Ketogenic treatment is available; the waiting lists for such treatment at such hospitals; the number of patients who have... - Mental Health Services Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned 45-bed adult psychiatric acute admissions unit, to be located at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Healthcare Campus in... - National Children's Hospital
516. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the treatment of cystic fibrosis at the national children's hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
517. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cystic fibrosis patient rooms (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14250/15] - Hospital Staff
520. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding shortages of frontline staff (details supplied) in cystic fibrosis centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/15] - Health Services Funding
521. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Cystic Fibrosis Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14254/15] - Palliative Care Provision
523. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding palliative care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14259/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
524. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the payment of the Fair Deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
525. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a renewal of a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14262/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the payment of the fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Hospital Investigations
527. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the family of a person (details supplied) are supplied with a full career-group affiliation history of the key personnel at Beaumont... - Health Services
528. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been left with no transport to the Balbriggan Alzheimer's day care in County Dublin, due to being... - Speech and Language Therapy
529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and for each local health area, the number of persons currently on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list;... - HSE Funding
531. To ask the Minister for Health if funding of €1 million for staff costs required to be met in order to open the new cystic fibrosis unit in University Hospital Limerick, which was... - Hospital Appointment Status
532. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14296/15] - Health Services Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a matter (details supplied) regarding residential accommodation has not been addressed. [14304/15] - Hospital Facilities
534. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive has for upgrading the paediatric unit at Cork University Hospital; the plans to improve the facilities at the hospital... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
535. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide resources through the Health Service Executive to provide front-line cystic fibrosis clinical staff at Cork University Hospital; and if he... - Proposed Legislation
536. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed soft opt-out system for organ donation; when this will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement... - Respite Care Services
537. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has considered, or would consider in the future, providing respite services for persons with intellectual... - Health Services Reports
540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's planned report on lymphoedema services; when it will be completed; if it will feed into the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
541. To ask the Minister for Health the number of citizens on the fair deal scheme waiting list in each county since the scheme commenced. [14321/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
543. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the commitment of the Health Service Executive, if he will review the recruitment process for psychologists; if he will ensure that this process is... - Mental Health Services Provision
544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing levels in each Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services team, with details of all vacancies; and his plans for... - Health Services Staff Data
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing levels at primary care level, with whole-time equivalent numbers in each area, both geographical and professional;... - Mental Health Services Provision
546. To ask the Minister for Health if he will compare the current number of inpatient beds available for children with mental health difficulties here with international best standards and... - HSE Governance
548. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent inquiries by the public accounts committee into good governance in the Health Service Executive. [14342/15] - Hospital Staff
549. To ask the Minister for Health the date that the community-based paediatric palliative care nurse will begin in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal. [14350/15] - Health Services Access
550. To ask the Minister for Health the status-steps taken to implement the proposal, as discussed with him during a meeting with Our Children's Voice representatives on 4 February 2015, for an... - Services for People with Disabilities
551. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services that are in place for sufferers of fragile X syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/15] - Hospital Closures
553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm and clarify the status of elective surgery at Kilcreene hospital in County Kilkenny, which serves the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency and the... - Vaccination Programme
554. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding meningitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
555. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding an appointment at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
556. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be scheduled for surgery. [14380/15] - Health Services Provision
557. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a building (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14409/15] - Health Services Access
558. To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise the need for cross-Border funding of the White Oaks addiction treatment centre in Derryvane, Muff, County Donegal, with his Northern... - Fire Service
559. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish that the guidelines that were agreed by the chief fire officers in counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo fire service, ambulance service,... - Health Insurance Community Rating
560. To ask the Minister for Health if persons currently working and paying taxes in Northern Ireland and availing of the National Health Service there, but who are resident in the Republic of... - Medical Card Data
561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card applicants in the category aged 66 years and over who obtained credits under the headings,... - Alcohol Sales Legislation
563. To ask the Minister for Health if measures (details supplied) will be considered as part of the alcohol strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14427/15] - Autism Support Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive regional specialist autism spectrum disorder teams; the location of each team; the areas they cover; if he will provide... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that 20 inpatient rooms for cystic fibrosis patients are needed at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9, where there are currently only seven such... - National Children's Hospital Status
566. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the construction of the national children's hospital; his views on concerns regarding delays in constructing the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
567. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the critical shortage of front-line cystic fibrosis staff in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the... - Organ Donation
568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of upcoming legislation that impacts on cystic fibrosis care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14447/15] - Proposed Legislation
569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the health information Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14448/15] - Medical Card Applications
572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, who has submitted all relevant... - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care... - Medical Card Applications
575. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14499/15] - Home Help Service
576. To ask the Minister for Health his views on seven-hour contracts for home help staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
577. To ask the Minister for Health his views on proposals to increase nursing home charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/15] - Home Help Service
578. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of cover replacements for home helpers taking holidays; if the Health Service Executive will be provided with a budget... - Hospital Staff
579. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) resigned from a post in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and the steps he has taken to operate the unit in view of the... - Medical Card Applications
580. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/15] - Hospital Facilities
582. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new acute psychiatric unit at Cork University Hospital; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/15] - Disability Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of existing clinicians, the number of therapy posts and the number and grade identified as being required... - Hospital Facilities
586. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated to the cystic fibrosis unit in University Hospital Limerick; when these funds will be allocated; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
587. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to address the lack of potential candidates for recruitment to the Irish health services, in particular cystic fibrosis... - Patient Data
588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of patients who accessed the cystic fibrosis paediatric inpatient service; who accessed the cystic fibrosis... - National Children's Hospital Status
589. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new children's hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/15] - Patient Data
590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [14574/15] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
591. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland to complete the two new paediatric inpatient rooms in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
592. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding from his Department that has been provided to the Irish Guide Dog Association in each of the past four years, in respect of the assistance... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
593. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government on the fair deal system of financing nursing home care; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Appointment Status
595. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an appointment for a surgical procedure in Kerry General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Hospital Waiting Lists
596. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital in Dublin 11 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if... - Medical Card Applications
598. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received any reply to an application for the renewal of a medical after four months; and if he... - Health Services
599. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for glasses in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
600. To ask the Minister for Health if persons currently working and paying taxes in Northern Ireland, and availing of the National Health Service there, but who are resident in the Republic of... - Departmental Budgets
601. To ask the Minister for Health the cumulative amount of funding removed from his Department and Health Service Executive budgets since 2009, in view of the fact that he recently reported to... - Ambulance Service Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the proposed changes to the ambulance services from Dublin Fire Brigade; if he will provide an update on any proposed changes that his... - Mental Health Services Provision
603. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's current measures to address access to mental health services for those under 18 years of age; if he will report on the collaborative measures... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
604. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a new hearing aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Children's Hospital Status
605. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which plans and preparations are progressing in respect of the new children’s hospital; the extent to which previous plans costing in the... - Hospital Consultants Recruitment
606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of consultant positions vacant in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; the length of time they have been vacant; the... - Medical Inquiries
607. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to find the details of how an investigation into home birth practice (details supplied) was undertaken, in view of the fact that the... - Accident and Emergency Department Staffing
608. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine concerns by the Irish Nurses Organisation regarding the urgent need for an appropriate increase in staffing levels at the accident and... - Health Promotion
609. To ask the Minister for Health the policy that is in place to ensure the benefits of breastfeeding are highlighted to new mothers. [14696/15] - Assisted Human Reproduction
610. To ask the Minister for Health the constitutional protections currently in place for in vitro embryonic human life; the proposals in place to alter such protections; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on mental health services for those under 18 years of age; the number of those under 18 years of age being currently being treated in adult... - Medical Card Eligibility
612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of anecdotal reports of those with disabilities discontinuing employment to remain in receipt of a medical card and related care; if... - Hospital Services
613. To ask the Minister for Health when the new €15 million acute psychiatric unit will open in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14726/15] - Orthodontic Service Provision
615. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14751/15] - Health Insurance
616. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that have been raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the operation of the Health... - Hospital Appointment Status
617. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Registration of Nurses
618. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time it currently takes to register as a nurse, from the time of submitting an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14777/15] - Care of the Elderly Provision
622. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the urgent need to address gerontological care and the requirement for a viable workforce plan in this regard. [14784/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
623. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14787/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
624. To ask the Minister for Health if an application under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be given urgent attention, in view of the fact... - Medicinal Products Licensing
625. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to deal with supposed miracle cures for autism being marketed here, some containing bleach. [14810/15] - Health Services Provision
626. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure that a deficit issue in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork is dealt with, in order that there is... - Medical Card Appeals
627. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14813/15] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
628. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the areas it is being focused on at present, its budgets in each of the past three years; where... - Ambulance Service Provision
629. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed takeover of Dublin Fire Brigade by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14832/15] - Dental Services
630. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter (details supplied) in Dublin 5 relating to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14834/15] - Health Strategies
631. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed timescale for completion of a new national cancer strategy, the proposed membership of the review group, if he will consider including a patient... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
632. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an appeals process available to a medical card patient if a general practitioner removes that patient from his or her General Medical Services... - Medicinal Products Prices
633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown on the cost of a packet of branded Xanax which is generic alprazolam, of branded Lipitor which is generic atorvastatin... - Hospital Appointment Status
634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral to Saint James' Hospital in Dublin 8 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of that person's... - Nursing Home Services
635. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to extending the remit of registered nurse prescribers to address the needs of medical card holders in private nursing home... - Pharmacy Services
636. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the concept of a minor ailment scheme involving Irish pharmacies; if he is aware of the high success rate of such schemes in other jurisdictions;... - Hospital Appointment Delays
637. To ask the Minister for Health if an eight-year waiting time for access to a dermatologist in counties Carlow and Waterford is the exception rather than the rule; his plans to reduce such... - Hospitals Building Programme
638. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated completion cost of the children's hospital; if he will provide a breakdown of this; when the planning application will be lodged; and if he will... - Maternity Services
639. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of public maternity hospitals; the capital funding that was allocated to these since 1990 to date in 2015; and if he will make a... - Primary Care Centre Data
641. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the primary care list of 35 centres published in 2012; the cost to date; the estimated time of completion; and the estimated total... - Hospital Groups
642. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the hospital grouping lists; the person who is the chief executive officer of each group; when the appointments took place; and if he will make a... - Health Services Provision
644. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding occupational and speech and language therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on... - Semi-State Bodies
645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under his control; the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the...
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