Written answers
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
- Hospital Appointment Status
444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided an ear, nose and throat appointment without further delay. [15298/15] - Health Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health the occupational therapist cover for mid-Kildare; the number of therapists working in the area; the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
446. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Beds Data
447. To ask the Minister for Health if additional beds will be opened in a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15309/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with illnesses who are awaiting a medical card; the number who were refused medical cards in 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he... - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
449. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has been on the waiting list since 2011 will be provided an orthodontic appointment [15331/15] - Cancer Screening Programmes
450. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16, who was previously diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, has now been removed from the BreastCheck... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
451. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hearing aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15340/15] - Hospitals Data
452. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has entirely removed the previous breakdown on the private -public mix by hospital from its monthly data report, in... - Services for People with Disabilities
453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15355/15] - Medical Internships
454. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 88% of final year medical students have no intention of working here, when they qualify; the serious implications this has for the health service;... - Hospital Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Pancreatic Transplant Unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 was closed down in January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding adult services for persons with physical and intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a... - Health Promotion
457. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Fit for Work Ireland Initiative; his Department's response to the initiative; the steps taken to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
458. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when the person will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin... - Dental Services Provision
460. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [15377/15] - Dental Services
461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the dental scheme for medical card holders entitles them to two fillings per year, regardless of whether the tooth or teeth requiring... - General Practitioner Services
462. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to the recruitment of a general practitioner to service the general medical services scheme for Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, arising... - Ambulance Service Provision
463. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the ambulance service in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15383/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
464. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will fund the purchase of specially made shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
465. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment with a urologist will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [15386/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
466. To ask the Minister for Health if transplant patients are entitled to either a medical card or to a long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15396/15] - Health Insurance Company Payments
468. To ask the Minister for Health the current outstanding amount due to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 from private health insurance companies; the total amount of claims awaiting signatures from... - Medical Card Eligibility
469. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card was replaced by a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will... - HSE Investigations
470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired Health Service Executive staff appointed to the investigation team relative to the Áras Attracta Home; if these persons are being... - Medicinal Products Availability
471. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 12 March 2015, if he will request the Health Service Executive to answer the question asked, which was the reason... - Medical Card Applications
477. 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, in view of the fact the person has... - Disability Support Services
478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and their qualifications, employed by St. Patrick's Centre at the residential facility Renua, County Kilkenny, in each of the years 2012,... - Nursing Education
480. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of the nursing adaption programme 2015 by Nursing Homes Ireland, Health Service Executive, and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, which... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
481. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has reneged on its commitment to recruit 90 nurses for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, just seven... - Hospital Waiting Lists
482. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting lists, by number and percentage, for each of the north east hospitals, since 2011. [15488/15] - HSE Staff Promotions
487. To ask the Minister for Health the number of promotions that have been put in place for staff in the Health Service Executive since September 2014; and if he will provide this information in... - Cancer Screening Programmes
488. To ask the Minister for Health when the extension of BreastCheck for women up to the age of 69 years of age will commence in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15496/15] - Health Services Data
489. To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of doctors to population; the ratio of acute hospital beds per person; the number of specialists and the amount of money invested in primary care;... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the appointment of a new ophthalmic physician to County Longford, where a vacancy exists since October 2013; and if he will... - Medical Card Data
491. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Longford in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15516/15] - Health Services Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding independent living in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15520/15] - Hospital Accommodation Provision
494. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the availability of a step-down bed in the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, in respect of a person (details... - Respite Care Services
495. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 18 February 2015, which outlined expenditure for various items, one being respite in County Wexford, if he will... - Medical Card Eligibility
497. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with significant medical issues was refused a full medical card. [15537/15] - Health Services Provision
498. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who is on home dialysis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medicinal Products Availability
499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the drug Soliris is made available through the general medical services scheme to assist patients (details supplied) of diseases such as... - Public Health Policy
500. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the trial of the community alcohol response engagement programme; if he considers it to be successful; his plans to roll it out in other areas;... - Vaccination Programme
501. To ask the Minister for Health the persons and bodies responsible financially for the medical costs of the young persons who as a result of receiving the human papilloma virus vaccine had an... - Cancer Screening Programmes
505. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been screened at Roscommon hospital under the national cancer control programme since it commenced in 2014; and if he will make... - Medical Card Eligibility
506. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card was replaced with a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if the person is... - HSE Reports
508. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the report commissioned by the Health Service Executive in 2006 in relation to maternity services; the reason it was never published; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
509. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Facilities
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of Health Service Executive plans for the future of a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the executive is examining... - Nursing Home Accommodation
512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to progress on a community nursing unit to replace St. Patrick's Hospital in Waterford city; if planning has been... - Hospital Appointment Delays
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in University Hospital Waterford in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
516. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a dependent child (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused a medical card in view of the fact that the child's parents qualified for... - Hospital Staff
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns (details supplied) regarding the resignation of a surgeon from the kidney and pancreas transplantation team in Beaumont... - Mental Health Services Provision
519. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of the Rosalie unit in Castlerea, County Roscommon; his views that the future of this unit must be... - HSE Staffing
520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in the Health Service Executive community care areas, by position and job description, in County Louth and east County Meath; the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fair deal scheme high care dementia bed places in the greater Cork city region; the present availability of such beds; his plans to increase the... - Hospital Admissions
522. To ask the Minister for Health if an appropriate bed space can be located in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [15638/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
523. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of patients on waiting lists for outpatient appointments; inpatient procedures; and any other lists, in... - Health Insurance Community Rating
524. To ask the Minister for Health if the new lifetime community rating late entry levy will apply to returning emigrants over 35 years of age [15643/15] - Water Quality
525. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the levels of fluoride and chlorine in drinking water; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
526. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will have a hip operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15661/15] - Health Services
527. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 723 of 24 March 2015, the reason the question has not been responded to by the Health Service Executive, particularly in... - Mental Health Services Provision
528. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken on foot of a whistleblowers report into a new psychiatric unit (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Assisted Human Reproduction
529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposed new legislation on the issue of Assisted Human Reproduction, including surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Admissions
531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hospital treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15788/15] - Home Help Service
532. To ask the Minister for Health if exceptions will be made on a case basis, to allow home helps to care for members of their family, in cases where persons are unwilling to allow strangers... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding availability of beds at the Ashlin Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he... - Home Help Service
534. To ask the Minister for Health is he will examine the urgent need for additional time to existing home help hours, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
535. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed closure to outpatients of the primary ST segment elevation myocardial infarction facility at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin... - Mental Health Services Funding
536. To ask the Minister for Health the total capital expenditure on the mental health service infrastructure since the publication of A Vision for Change in 2006; the total value of the sale of... - Orthodontic Service Provision
537. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15822/15] - Public Sector Pensions Data
538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of retired public service pensions in payment in each year from 2008 to 2014, under the aegis of his Department;...
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