Written answers
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
- Disability Services Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of places at an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18111/15] - Medical Card Applications
434. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Funding
435. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to the Health Service Executive, specifically to address the deficit in funding for home sharing and respite services;... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
436. To ask the Minister for Health if the salary of a person who is on a career break from the Health Service Executive may be used to fill that person's position on a temporary basis; and if he... - Health Services Provision
438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if he considers the care to date to have been appropriate;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
439. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with hip replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18155/15] - Medical Records
440. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 has been unable to access his medical records from two hospitals. [18157/15] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
441. To ask the Minister for Health when the social workers in counties Galway and Roscommon are going to receive their back pay of €7.5 million for twilight premium time; if the Health... - Hospital Appointment Status
442. 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... - Home Care Packages
443. To ask the Minister for Health when an adequate home care package, as recommended by medical teams in Cork University Hospital and Temple Street Hospital, will be provided in respect of a... - Home Help Service Provision
444. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide more home help hours to persons (detail supplied) in Dublin 9. [18168/15] - Health Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not honoured its commitment to return the premises on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare to Monasterevin... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
446. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 20 January 2015, the additional services that are now being provided in respect of this child with special needs,... - Medical Card Administration
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the community lifetime rating regime in order that medical cards are considered equivalent to health insurance for the purposes of determining... - Health Care Professionals
448. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding regulation of the psychotherapy profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18181/15] - Hospital Services
449. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development and future of Kilcreene Hospital in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
450. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal may receive an appointment in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Health Policy
451. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was consulted on the revision of the wind energy guidelines, which are due to be published shortly; if his Department made a submission, or... - Orthodontic Service Provision
452. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18217/15] - General Practitioner Services
453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant general practitioner positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/15] - Medicinal Products Licensing
454. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a new medication for multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18234/15] - Medicinal Products Availability
455. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow may have access to Fampyra, which is a much needed treatment for that person's medical condition; and if he... - Hospital Staff
456. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has left a post at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; if a replacement doctor has been installed to the position;... - Medical Card Eligibility
457. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be backdated to cover the costs of that person's treatment; and if he will... - Hospital Appointment Delays
458. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18279/15] - Health Insurance Community Rating
460. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the lifetime community rating for those who are unemployed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18315/15] - Respite Care Services
461. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18321/15] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Lucentis is not covered by the medical card; and if he will consider same [18322/15] - Nursing Home Services
463. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Central Statistics Office's projection that Ireland's over 80s population will rise from 128,000 in 2011 to between 470,000 and 484,000 in... - Home Help Service Expenditure
468. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home helps are only paid their travelling expenses every three months whereas management is paid its travelling expenses every three to four weeks;... - National Treatment Purchase Fund
469. To ask the Minister for Health the current budget of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the outcomes of this spend; if he is satisfied that this spend represents value for money; and if... - Drugs Payment Scheme
470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons and families applying for the drugs repayment scheme; the number who receive assistance in spends over €144 per month; the overall... - Hospitals Funding
471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded hospitals that are not currently controlled by the Health Service Executive; the areas in which these hospitals are; the national... - Health Services
472. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to address the discrepancies in recently reported diagnostic tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18397/15] - Departmental Bodies Abolition
473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within his Department or funded or established by his Department that have been scrapped, merged or reduced... - Legislative Measures
474. To ask the Minister for Health further to the Topical Issue debate of 1 April 2015 in which the issue of amending the Health Services (Amendment) Regulations 1971 to facilitate the rewording... - Health Services Staff Training
476. To ask the Minister for Health the number of back-to-nursing courses that are available for those wishing to return to nursing after a prolonged absence; if there are any free courses in... - Vacancies on State Boards
477. To ask the Minister for Health the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist, or on which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 January... - Services for People with Disabilities
478. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the rights of persons with visual impairment to have access to pedestrian pavements; and if he will... - Children in Care
479. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the correspondence (details supplied) regarding claims of mismanagement and a lack of investigation into allegations of abuse and neglect of... - Speech and Language Therapy
480. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists in respect of assessment and treatment for speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, with breakdowns by... - Hospital Staff
481. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure that where concerns regarding the quality of care provided by a locum consultant are relayed to other hospitals, where that... - Patient Transport Provision
482. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that appropriate transport is provided to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has to attend a hospital on a... - Maternity Services
483. To ask the Minister for Health the rates of caesarean sections carried out at Saint Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny; and the way these rates compare to those in comparable hospitals. [18523/15] - Obesity Strategy
484. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent figures from the World Health Organisation that predict an obesity crisis here by 2030, with female obesity alone expected to rise from... - Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18532/15] - Medical Card Applications
486. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18534/15] - Health Insurance Community Rating
487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 12 March 2015, if he will clarify the meaning of the reply; and if the community rating will apply under universal... - Hospital Services
488. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 25 November 2014, when physiotherapy services will be available in the Kildare and west-Wicklow area for children... - Health Strategies
489. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the current policy on food intolerance testing. [18540/15] - Health Services Provision
490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the rheumatology outreach clinic in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
491. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18549/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for scoliosis surgery, per year, for the past five years, and waiting at present; the actions he will take to ensure... - Home Help Service Appeals
493. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has not received a reply in respect of a home support appeal, despite being informed that she would... - Health Services Funding
494. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18566/15] - General Practitioner Services
495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a general practitioner (details supplied) was refused a rural practice allowance; the criteria on which this decision was based; the methodology... - Hospital Appointment Status
496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when that child can expect an appointment with the consultant ear,... - General Practitioner Training
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners being trained at each level; his plans to increase this number; the number of applicants there are for training posts; and... - Accident and Emergency Departments
498. To ask the Minister for Health the changes planned for numbers of emergency departments across the State; if his Department uses specific criteria to plan emergency departments, such as... - Health Services
499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of major centres of excellence for the north east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18590/15] - Hospital Procedures
500. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the matter will be addressed as a matter of urgency;... - Mental Health Services Provision
502. To ask the Minister for Health the current level of child and adolescent mental health services staffing in comparison to the recommended number, as outlined in A Vision for Change; and if... - Hospital Appointment Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if this appointment is included in the schedule... - General Medical Services Scheme Data
505. To ask the Minister for Health the total savings achieved to date from the overall reduction in the income threshold, from €1,400 per week to €900 per week, for a couple in... - Addiction Treatment Services
506. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the alcohol addiction programme CARE, which operates with general practitioners in Finglas and Ballymun in Dublin 11 and in Swords in... - Services for People with Disabilities
507. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for St. Michael’s House services, Dublin 9, in 2015 and 2016, in order to deal with the consequences for persons who do not... - Water Quality
508. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the high levels of lead in water pipes in an area of the north side of Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
510. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was refused a primary medical certificate, which the person recently applied for, despite the person... - Nursing Home Accommodation
511. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive has for the St. Loman's Campus in Mullingar in County Westmeath, and in particular the front of the campus, which is the... - Health Insurance Community Rating
512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that persons who have health insurance as a benefit of their employment, but whose insurance is provided by an insurer that is not included in the... - Health Insurance Regulation
513. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions that must be fulfilled by a health insurer to be included in the recognised list of insurers. [18642/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
514. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any assistance available towards the rental of a vital medical device, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Health Services Expenditure
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by year, from 2016 to 2021, inclusive, of the estimated additional expenditure required to meet the requirements of demographic... - Shared Services
516. To ask the Minister for Health the efficiencies being achieved in the sectors under his remit regarding the use of shared services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18835/15]
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