Written answers
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
- Medicinal Products Regulations
276. To ask the Minister for Health his view on concerns raised in correspondence in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/15] - Disability Support Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 6 May 2015, if he will provide details of the work, remit and terms of reference of the health and education... - Magdalen Laundries
278. To ask the Minister for Health when the Magdalene survivors can expect to receive a guide to their enhanced Medical Card, as indicated by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Products
279. To ask the Minister for Health the condition that Roaccutane is originally made for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19166/15] - Medical Card Applications
281. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a Medical Card in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
282. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, (details supplied) for each local health area, the number of persons who have applied for but have not yet received a... - Hospital Appointment Status
290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/15] - Long-Term Illness Scheme
291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have colostomy and ileostomy bags added to the Long-Term Illness Scheme [19196/15] - Health Services Provision
292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an assurance that no attempt will be made by the Health Service Executive to close Monasterevin Health Centre in County Kildare, which has... - General Practitioner Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions the Health Service Executive has made to ensure full-time general practitioner cover for persons in Monasterevin in County Kildare; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who is on the waiting list for the National Rehabilitation Hospital in County... - General Medical Services Scheme
295. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Mepa Herz is not included in the list of medications approved under the Drug Payment Scheme or the Long-Term Illness Scheme. [19234/15] - Tobacco Control Measures
296. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for regulations governing cigarette and packaged tobacco vending machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19235/15] - Disability Services Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers accessing the Gheel Intellectual Disability Service; the current numbers on the waiting list to access Gheel services for less than 3 months, 3 to... - Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
298. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to; and the percentage of cuts to, local drugs task force funding for each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
300. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of specialised chairs in respect of a child (details supplied) who has special needs; and if he will make a statement on... - Hospital Waiting Lists
301. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the long waiting times for an appointment with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon (details supplied) in County Cork; his views that patients... - Medical Card Applications
302. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19286/15] - HSE Reports
304. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 6 May 2015, his plans to accommodate the remaining 2,850 persons from congregated settings, following the housing... - Hospital Procedures
305. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reschedule an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [19350/15] - Health Strategies
306. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the public consultation he commenced, regarding easier access to rescue drugs in emergencies, including epipens adrenaline,... - Disability Support Services Provision
307. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of assessments of need under the disability Acts that were delivered within the statutory timeframes, in counties Laois and Offaly, per year, in... - Health Services Provision
308. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of waiting lists for psychology assessments and for occupational therapy in counties Laois and Offaly, per year, in the past three years; and if he... - Services for People with Disabilities
309. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of disability services in counties Laois and Offaly; his plans to re-arrange these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Industrial Relations
310. To ask the Minister for Health the specific arrangements that were made in industrial relations discussions in the health sector, in relation to pay, hours, and practice; the way they... - Medical Card Administration
311. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the medical card income thresholds by 20%; the estimated change in numbers eligible for a medical card as a result of this measure; and... - Medical Card Data
312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card recipients, broken down by eligibility criteria; by income range in bands of €10,000,... - Medicinal Products Expenditure
313. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of providing free access to all prescribed medicines for all citizens; the cost for 2014; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Funding
314. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be made if all public subsidies for private health care were removed; the tax breaks there are for private hospitals; if a land gift... - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
316. To ask the Minister for Health the various current level of salaries of hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19430/15] - Dental Services Expenditure
317. To ask the Minister for Health the provision of primary dental care services; how they are funded; the costs to the general public; the procedures covered by medical cards; the cost for... - Cancer Services
318. To ask the Minister for Health the current provision for radiation oncology, and other cancer services, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19432/15] - Mental Health Services Funding
319. To ask the Minister for Health the overall percentage of health spend spent on mental health in 2014; the estimate for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19433/15] - General Practitioner Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the overall number of general practitioners; the number training each year at each level; the way Ireland's ratio of general practitioners... - General Medical Services Scheme Data
322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the rural practice allowance; the amount this will cost; the criteria this is based on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the cost for the general practitioner based Heart Watch and Diabetes Watch programmes for the past three years, per year; the number of patients covered; if he... - Mental Health Services Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists not seen by the child and adolescent mental health service within three months, each year, for the past three years; the make-up... - Hospital Waiting Lists
326. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan has been waiting three years for an operation to have her tonsils removed; and if he will make a... - Hospital Facilities
327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide facilities to the acute hospitals that have not had major structural work undertaken in the past 30 years; his plans for these facilities;... - Hospitals Data
328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the names and locations of non-teaching hospitals; the services that each provides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19451/15] - Primary Care Centre Data
329. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of the primary care network; if he will provide details of the primary care centres in operation; the range of services... - Mental Health Services Provision
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the promised 251 positions for mental health practitioners in 2014 that have been filled to date; the number of these in the south-east region,... - Hospital Procedures
335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of computerised axial tomography, CT, scans that have taken place in Letterkenny General Hospital, County... - Medical Card Administration
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan cannot be processed until such time as her... - Hospital Waiting Lists
338. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a surgical procedure is not being facilitated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Records
339. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the maternity theatre registers, for each year from 1950 to 2007,... - Hospital Waiting Lists
340. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for eye surgery at the mid-west regional hospital, County Limerick, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - General Practitioner Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm recent reports from the National Association of General Practitioners that 32 rural communities currently have no general practitioner... - Medical Card Applications
342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact she has... - Patient Transport
343. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to enable a person (details supplied) in County Dublin to travel to and from hospital appointments, given that the person is wheelchair... - Speech and Language Therapy
344. To ask the Minister for Health if a care plan and course of speech and language therapy will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [19552/15] - Prescription Charges
345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the prescription charges for elderly persons, in view of the fact that they have increased from €0.50 to €2.50 under this... - General Practitioner Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free general practitioner care to the approximately 57,000 recipients of the carer's allowance. [19562/15] - Health Services
347. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3 may receive a diagnosis following his assessment of needs. [19565/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
348. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will be provided with an appointment for surgery at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
350. To ask the Minister for Health the issues being dealt with between his Department, the Health Service Executive and Camphill Communities of Ireland; if the funding issue will be resolved;... - Registration of Nurses
351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for registration with An Bord Altranais, in respect of a person (details supplied) in Scotland who is a qualified nurse... - Medical Card Applications
352. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Services for People with Disabilities
355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide long-term care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, in view of the fact the person has been given 28 days notice... - Departmental Funding
356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19603/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Mayo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19618/15] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
358. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deliver on promises made to the people of County Roscommon following the closure of the accident and emergency unit there, in view of... - Hospital Appointment Status
359. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a knee operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19627/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
360. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding of services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on developing a consultant community geriatrician and elderly liaison team at Mullingar hospital, County Westmeath; and if he will make a... - Immigration Policy
362. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to introducing certain waivers for asylum seekers who have a medical card but who have to pay a standard prescription charge of... - Health Services Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health the location of the health care records archived library; the institutions whose records are stored in that library; and the way persons can access their... - Hospital Procedures
364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have undergone procedures for morbid obesity, including gastric reduction, in public hospitals in each of the past ten years; and... - Tobacco Control Measures
365. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the international tobacco industry is developing new tobacco based products, known as heated tobacco cigarettes, that carry the same... - HSE Staffing
367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for the end of 2011, the end of 2012, the end of 2013 and the end of 2014 the latest figures available for the number of... - Perinatal Data
368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent review of the latest reports of stillbirths following information received from a freedom of information request; and if he... - Hospital Appointment Status
369. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be admitted to Saint James's Hospital in Dublin 8 for a hernia repair; and if he will make a statement... - Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
370. To ask the Minister for Health if the methadone clinic at Mountview Health Centre in Dublin 15 is the same as, or separate, from the one proposed at 37 Coolmine Industrial Estate in Dublin... - Hospital Appointment Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding wrist operations for carpal tunnel syndrome in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on... - HSE Staffing
372. To ask the Minister for Health if dedicated Parkinson's disease nurse specialists will be appointed for County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19714/15] - Medical Card Eligibility
373. To ask the Minister for Health if Parkinson's disease patients will be automatically entitled to medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/15] - HSE Staff Training
374. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any regular training programmes to upskill nurses and staff in the care of Parkinson's disease patients in day care centres, community hospitals,... - HSE Staffing
375. To ask the Minister for Health the expected date by which the Health Service Executive medical workforce planning project (details supplied) will be concluded, and the respective workforce... - Medicinal Products Availability
376. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the provision of Suboxone, if he will provide where it will be made available, that is through the Health Service Executive, general... - Hospital Appointment Status
377. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19740/15] - Health Services
378. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (detail supplied) regarding the diagnosis of mental illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19749/15] - Nursing Home Services
379. To ask the Minister for Health if he has acknowledged Nursing Homes Ireland's recent public pronouncements (details supplied) that the consistent failure to publish the costs of public... - Medical Card Applications
380. To ask the Minister for Health whether he is willing to take up an issue with the Health Service Executive in relation to its medical card processes, following an incident where an... - Respite Care Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 15 April 2015, the number of home-based respite hours granted in County Wexford, in 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he... - Mental Health Services Provision
384. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to instigate a renewal or review of a Vision for Change, before 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19780/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
385. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment may be urgently facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Legal Costs
386. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department in legal fees in 2012, 2013, and 2014 in appealing decisions taken by the High Court; and if he will make a statement on the...
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