Written answers
Thursday, 16 April 2015
- Mental Health Services Provision
7. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the mental health service provision in the primary care unit in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. [14640/15] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
12. To ask the Minister for Health if he will act urgently to deal with the crisis of patients being on trolleys in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Services for People with Disabilities
13. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the new system for providing services for school leavers with a disability; if it is providing greater choice for the school leavers and their... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
14. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue generated from the sale of estates of deceased persons on fair deal schemes since the commencement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Staff
15. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent meeting with Saolta health group and other stakeholders, including Oireachtas Members, and the recent retirements in Letterkenny General... - Medicinal Products Prices
16. To ask the Minister for Health the latest status of the existing agreement between the State and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association on pharmaceutical prices, signed in... - Disability Services Funding
17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise funding for disability services, in line with the Taoiseach's pre-election commitments regarding disability; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Health the holistic and alternative therapies that are being incorporated into the treatment of children's mental health within State services; and if the Government... - Hospital Services
19. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.725 of 24 March 2015, if he will outline the business case put by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for the cystic fibrosis... - Mental Health Services Provision
20. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there are no mental health therapy services available to those in County Clare who do not have a new diagnosis; the action he is taking... - Health Insurance Prices
21. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider plans to introduce financial penalties for those who do not wish to avail of private health insurance; his views on concerns that such... - HIQA Remit
22. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on extending the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to oversee and inspect private health care facilities; and the type of... - Mental Health Services Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Health his views on staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services teams across the country, detailing his plans to ensure that all vacancies are... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
24. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to address the long waiting times for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14654/15] - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the prevalence of illegal drug use in Irish society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
26. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to provide follow-up funding for the patients of Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, who were outsourced... - Mental Health Services Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortfall in services available to children with mental health difficulties, as identified in the recent publication by the Children's... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
28. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department can assist the private and voluntary nursing home sector, which is experiencing difficulties in the recruitment and retention of nurses;... - Mental Health Services Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department is addressing the long waiting times and lack of access to community mental health services for children and teenagers. [14474/15] - Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
31. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an examination and assessment will be carried out into the causes of overcrowding at accident and emergency services throughout the country;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
32. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the long delays for patients awaiting spinal surgery at Galway University Hospital. [14641/15] - Health Insurance Community Rating
33. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expected take-up of health insurance by persons under 34 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14709/15] - HSE Investigations
34. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken in relation to the fact that, rather than referring the suspension of a person (details supplied) for investigation by the regulator of... - Chronic Disease Management Programme
35. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for increased chronic care management in general practice; the form this will take; the increased funding that will be provided for this; when new... - HSE Expenditure
36. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the financial position of the Health Service Executive; his plans to introduce a supplementary estimate on foot of recent... - Hospitals Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Health the status of present funding for Port Laoise Hospital in County Laois; the status the hospital is now given; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cancer Services
38. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of funding for children with cancer; and the terms of reference for the treatment of children. [14464/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
39. To ask the Minister for Health if elderly persons will be asked to contribute more to the Fair Deal Scheme, despite the Minister of State's commitment to the effect that they would not be... - HSE Waiting Lists
40. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to provide follow-up funding for the 550 general surgery patients of Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal who... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Health his views on harm reduction measures in relation to addiction; his views that recovery must remain the ultimate objective for those in addiction; and if he will... - Hospital Services
42. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects the fall in the number of day cases in our hospitals in 2014 to continue in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14651/15] - Drugs-related Deaths
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the standard operating procedures on dispensing methadone in Garda Stations; if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of methadone... - Mental Health Services Provision
44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce 24-hour acute services for mental health in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14630/15] - Assisted Human Reproduction
45. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals that are currently being formulated by his Department for the regulation of commercial surrogacy; his plans to prohibit this practice; the reason... - Disability Services Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the maximum support to all persons with a disability in day and residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14655/15]
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