Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
- Water Fluoridation
286. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove fluoride from drinking water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17393/15] - Drug Treatment Programmes
287. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently available for women relating to addiction, recovery, community support and drop-in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17448/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
288. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a young person between 18 and 25 years of age is disadvantaged in accessing a medical card due to having an income below the income threshold; his... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who have been sanctioned for recruitment to child and adolescent mental health service teams; the number of posts sanctioned which have... - Nursing Education
291. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve the Royal College of Surgeon's proposed competency assessment model for non-European Economic Area trained nurses; and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointment Status
292. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip replacement operation at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11 will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [17187/15] - General Medical Services Scheme
293. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare is not facilitated under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Expenditure
294. To ask the Minister for Health the spend per capita in each of the 26 counties in primary care, social care and mental health for each of the past five years. [17214/15] - Departmental Contracts Data
295. To ask the Minister for Health the value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department. [17219/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
296. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, broken down by Health Service Executive area, the number of paramedics the HSE plans to hire in 2015; the number of positions that have... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
297. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be considered for a wheelchair, to assist with that person's quality of life. [17267/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health posts due, under the budget 2015 allocation of €35 million, to be advertised at the end of Quarter 1 2015; and if he will... - Health Service Voluntary Redundancy Facility (2 comments)
299. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a voluntary redundancy scheme, offered to administration staff working in the Health Service Executive, similar to that offered in 2010;... - Medical Card Applications
300. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is epileptic and reliant on medication, and who... - Financial Irregularities
301. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he took in relation to correspondence received from a person (details supplied), in relation to financial concerns regarding the running of Saint... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
303. To ask the Minister for Health if dementia is covered under the heading of mental handicap, as qualifying for the Long-Term Illness Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - HIQA Inspections
304. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Information and Quality Authority report on Saint Anne's Care Facility in County Tipperary; the measures he will take to ensure there... - HSE Reports
306. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the implementation of recommendations in the Health Service Executive's 2011 report Time to Move On from Congregated Settings: a Strategy for... - Hospital Waiting Lists
307. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect to receive an appointment for a long awaited medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Funding
308. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide financial assistance to the Irish Children's Arthritis Network to help support the voluntary work it provides, on a national level,... - Health Services Staff Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the hiring of paediatric rheumatologists to ease the work load and combat the current waiting list; the time frame involved; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
310. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be provided with a shoebrace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17401/15] - Infectious Diseases Incidence
311. To ask the Minister for Health if training on Lyme disease and its effects on children and adults will be offered to general practitioners and public health nurses, as part of their... - Hospital Waiting Lists
313. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons waiting for colonoscopies in each hospital, for the months of November and December 2014,... - HSE Agency Staff Data
314. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions and employment contracts of carers employed by carer companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17410/15] - Health Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve paediatric cardiologist services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17416/15] - HSE Clinics
316. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of discussions which he has had with various consultants, regarding the possibility of hosting yearly and twice-yearly clinics in Letterkenny... - Mental Health Services Funding
317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of funding for children's mental health services in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17423/15] - Primary Care Centres
318. To ask the Minister for Health the range of services that will be available in the Laytown / Bettystown Primary Care Centre, County Meath; the expected staffing for each such service; the... - Primary Care Centre Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed Primary Care Centre for Drogheda North, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17430/15] - Autism Support Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation will be introduced to regulate the practice of using toxic bleach (details supplied) to treat persons on the autistic spectrum; and if he will... - General Practitioner Services
321. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on general practitioner charges for blood testing, for management of conditions, when blood testing is available free of charge in hospitals... - Community Drugs Scheme
322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure that Fampridine, Fampyra, which helps multiple sclerosis patients, is included on the... - Home Help Service Provision
323. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of Home Help hours for residents in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17469/15] - Home Care Packages
324. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of home care packages for residents in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17470/15] - Disability Support Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health the status of provision of the pre-school placement special needs assistant resources for children with special needs for the upcoming school year; if there... - Hospital Transport
329. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that is available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who was refused transport for a hospital appointment from the Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
330. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is waiting three years for a follow-up procedure from a knee replacement operation; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Status
331. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip replacement operation at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin 11 will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Mental Health Services Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on recruitment of posts for mental health services for persons with an intellectual disability; if he will provide an update on... - Hospital Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded incidents at the acute psychiatric unit at Galway University Hospital in each month of 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date; and if he will make... - Water Supply Contamination
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has failed to issue public notices to homes served by public water supplies containing Trihalomethanes, warning them... - Mobility Allowance Review
339. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the ongoing review of the Mobility Allowance Scheme; the options available to those who are not currently in receipt of the... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
340. To ask the Minister for Health if Alzheimer’s will be included on the long-term illness scheme; the reason it is not currently included; if he will give this proposal due... - Health Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed its review of services at Saint Hilda’s Services in Athlone, County Westmeath and at Saint... - Professional Qualifications
342. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations and qualifications a person must hold in order to practice as a psychologist in private practice [17532/15] - Mental Health Services Report
344. To ask the Minister for Health when the sixth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Annual Report 2013 - 2014, due in early spring 2015, will be published [17537/15] - Hospital Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of patients requiring provision of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Centre in Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4 and in the... - Ambulance Service Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount currently owed by the Health Service Executive or National Ambulance Service to fire service authorities, in respect of ambulance assist... - Industrial Disputes
347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a twilight payment (details supplied) from Abilitywest-Health Service Executive and Brothers of Charity to social care workers is made... - Health Insurance Community Rating
348. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the lifetime community rating and medical insurance policies in other jurisdictions; and if he will... - Ambulance Service Provision
349. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Lightfoot Report into the ambulance service has not been published, in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive was in possession of... - Home Help Service Provision
350. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding extra home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17617/15] - Hospital Beds Data
351. To ask the Minister for Health when the remaining 25 child and adolescent psychiatric beds, of a total of 80 committed to in A Vision for Change, will be made available to prevent further... - National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
352. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that persons with disabilities lost basic and critical income and service supports during the course of the recession, if she will... - Health Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding a long-term care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17625/15] - Medical Card Applications
354. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/15] - Home Help Service Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Health the way elderly persons will be catered for in their homes, if he allows the Health Service Executive to continue cutting Home Help hours; if he will provide... - Medical Card Appeals
356. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Ambulance Service Provision
357. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide clarification in relation to the role of fire services in ambulance assist calls, by publishing national guidelines in this regard; and if... - HIQA Reports
358. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Information and Quality Authority report into Portlaoise Hospital maternity services will be published; and the length of time the executive... - State Properties
359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the rat problem at the children's playground in Saint Anne's Park, Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17666/15] - Medical Card Applications
360. 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. [17675/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
363. 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... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses who are currently waiting for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the current waiting time; the actions being... - Nursing Education
365. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of college nursing places will be increased to help deal with the pressures on the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
366. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department can help the private and voluntary nursing home sector, which is experiencing difficulties in the recruitment and retention of nurses;... - Health Insurance
367. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17692/15] - Home Help Service Eligibility
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17693/15] - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
369. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a certificate of current professional status, in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if he will... - National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
370. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation plan for the national positive ageing strategy will be introduced, in view of the fact that the Government launched the strategy on 24... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the anomaly in the long-term illness scheme, whereby a person with mental illness qualifies for the card up to 16 years of age, and on... - Health Services
372. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) in County Cork is due for closure [17713/15] - Hospital Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health if ambulances travelling to Saint Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4 with cases for cardiac care have recently been redirected to the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7 as... - Health Services Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be put in place for the promised 24-hour care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement... - Hospital Services
375. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin was refused treatment in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 [17730/15] - Health Services Staff
376. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the head of the Health Service Executive's national incident management and learning team stood down from the review of maternity services at... - Hospital Waiting Lists
377. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 21 January 2015 in relation to Galway University Hospital, if any scoliosis patients have received the surgery they... - Prescription Charges
378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the prescription charges for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/15] - Hospital Trusts
379. To ask the Minister for Health whether the establishment of hospital trusts and the introduction of the relevant legislation will be completed within the lifetime of the current Government;... - Hospital Appointment Status
380. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17760/15] - Health Services Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore the rheumatology outreach clinic in Letterkenny in County Donegal, the absence of which has caused enormous stress to local residents. [17763/15] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
383. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review or alter the payment system for drugs, currently in operation as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointment Status
384. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17775/15] - Motorised Transport Grant Data
385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, per county, of the number of persons who applied for the motorised transport grant scheme for each of the five... - Hospital Waiting Lists
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of patients on waiting lists of the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, County Offaly, for outpatient... - Hospital Staff Data
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the number of consultants employed at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, County Offaly, from 2009 to... - Hospital Waiting Lists
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of patients on waiting lists of Naas General Hospital in County Kildare for outpatient appointments, inpatient... - Hospital Staff Data
393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the number of consultants employed at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare from 2009 to 2015, broken down by... - Hospital Waiting Lists
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of patients on waiting lists of the University Hospital Galway for outpatient appointments, inpatient procedures... - Hospital Staff Data
397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the number of consultants employed at the University Hospital Galway from 2009 to 2015, broken down by... - Hospital Waiting Lists
400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of patients on waiting lists of Mayo General Hospital for outpatient appointments, inpatient procedures and other... - Hospital Staff Data
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the number of consultants employed at Mayo General Hospital from 2009 to 2015, broken down by speciality;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of patients on waiting lists of Connolly Hospital, Dublin 15, for outpatient appointments, inpatient procedures... - Hospital Staff Data
405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the number of consultants employed at Connolly Hospital, Dublin 15, from 2009 to 2015, broken down by... - Hospital Waiting Lists
408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is waiting over a year for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17809/15] - Hospital Services
409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the calls by patients from County Donegal to have the rheumatology outreach clinic in Letterkenny, County Donegal restored, given that... - Hospitals Funding
410. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated payments that will be made in each of the years 2015, 2016, and 2017 to Saint James's Hospital in Dublin 8 in relation to its participation in... - Hospital Staff
411. To ask the Minister for Health the way members or staff, including consultants or managers, of Saint James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, are participating in the joint bachelor of science in... - Hospital Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health when the rheumatology outreach clinic in Letterkenny, County Donegal will be restored, in view of the comments in December 2012, by then Minister for Health... - Hospital Waiting Lists
414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will refer nine patients (details supplied) waiting for operations to a private hospital for their surgery, if the Health Service Executive cannot or... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
415. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 565 of 14 January 2015, if he will provide an update on the appointment of an orthopaedic surgeon, anaesthetist and... - Hospital Appointment Status
416. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff Data
417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of clinical to non-clinical staff in the Health Service Executive for the past three years; if he is satisfied... - Health Services Provision
418. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a psychological assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/15] - HSE Investigations
419. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 3 March 2015, if he will ensure that the information requested in that question is actually answered; that a... - Respite Care Services
420. To ask the Minister for Health when respite beds will reopen in a nursing unit for the elderly (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17873/15] - HSE Correspondence
421. To ask the Minister for Health the reason incorrect information was provided by the Health Service Executive in response to a previous question (details supplied); the reason clarification... - Health Services Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding financial support for a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Appointment Status
423. To ask the Minister for Health the date that has been scheduled for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Alcohol Pricing
424. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the plans for minimum unit pricing of alcohol, if his attention has been drawn to concerns, notwithstanding the positive implications of the... - HSE Staffing
425. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the Health Service Executive to introduce new procedures in order that retirements of staff in front-line services, which are known in advance,... - Public Health Policy
426. To ask the Minister for Health the research his Department has undertaken to identify if there are any negative effects on human health in communities where industrial-sized wind turbines... - Health Insurance Cover
427. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which determine the list of covered hospitals, set by agreements with the Government, as outlined (details supplied); if he is satisfied that such... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of recruitment under the aegis of his Department to the public sector since the partial lifting of the embargo on recruitment. [18254/15]
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