Written answers
Thursday, 25 June 2015
- Health Services
156. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of proposals by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 to close the taxi rank in the hospital which has been in existence for 20 years; the implications... - Universal Health Insurance Expenditure
157. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overseas study visits undertaken by officials of his Department since 9 March 2011 with regard to the proposed introduction of universal health... - Medical Card Applications
159. 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, given that the person has... - Hospitals Funding
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25454/15] - HSE Legal Cases
161. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements under way to procure legal services for the Health Service Executive and for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, when its current legal... - Medical Card Applications
162. 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. [25459/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
163. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25470/15] - Medical Card Applications
164. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an application for a medical card processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25476/15] - Hospital Services
165. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the dermatology department in Temple Street hospital in Dublin 1 has closed; the reason it has closed; and the alternative that has... - Hospital Appointment Status
166. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for a hip replacement operation at Tallaght hospital in Dublin 24; and if... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
167. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a claim under the national repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given the circumstances; and if he will make a... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
169. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have Lyme disease added to the long-term illness scheme. [25500/15] - HSE Investigations
170. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no independent mechanism to investigate a relative's allegations (details supplied) of serious psychological, emotional and financial abuse... - Medical Card Eligibility
172. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 16 June 2015, if the person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a medical card on discretionary... - Medical Card Applications
173. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical expenses in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork, which were incurred during the processing of an application... - Dental Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the dental care of a child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25545/15] - Hospital Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin 3 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25551/15] - Medical Card Applications
176. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25561/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
177. To ask the Minister for Health his views on claims that one in three of the persons currently in nursing homes could live at home if they were supported to do so; that the number of... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
178. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to design and deliver a wide ranging communications campaign for the public, along the lines of the under-six general practitioner publicity... - Home Care Packages
179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the number of intensive home care packages was almost two-thirds under target in April 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
181. To ask the Minister for Health when a full medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the matter will be expedited. [25570/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
182. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation to remove cataracts will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [25571/15] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
185. To ask the Minister for Health the date from which funding to provide nursing home care was approved for payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [25574/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an ear, nose and throat appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital,... - Hospital Procedures
188. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an urgent operation at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 has been cancelled at short notice on three occasions in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Medical Card Applications
189. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25622/15] - Health Services Staff Remuneration
190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the annual net and gross saving to the Exchequer following the implementation of the Haddington Road agreement if hospital... - Hospital Charges
191. To ask the Minister for Health the annual saving to the Exchequer if the full economic cost for the use of beds in public and voluntary hospitals for the purposes of private medical practice... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive public sector workers in receipt of salaries within certain bands (details supplied). [25628/15] - Health Services Expenditure
196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total State spend on medicines in each of the years 2011 to 2014; and a breakdown of same by scheme and by generic and... - Generic Drugs Substitution
197. To ask the Minister for Health the measures introduced to promote the increased use of generic medicines; the practical implication of same; the amount saved to date; the estimated savings... - HSE Governance
198. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the full implementation of the recommendations of the PA Consulting report, Addressing Weaknesses in Financial Management and Cost Containment... - Pharmacy Regulations
199. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the Economic and Social Research Institute report, Delivery of Pharmaceuticals in Ireland – Getting a Bigger Bang for the Buck... - Hospital Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount of moneys collected in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date from private patients using... - Suicide Prevention
202. To ask the Minister for Health the total State spend on suicide prevention and awareness projects, including on the National Office of Suicide Prevention in each of the years 2012 to 2014... - Disability Services Funding
203. To ask the Minister for Health the total State spend on Health Service Executive disability services for each of the years 2012 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; if he will provide a breakdown... - Home Care Packages
204. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [25643/15] - Health Services Staff Data
205. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the European working time directive, and the April 2015 Health Service Executive performance report which states that compliance with a maximum... - Generic Drugs Substitution
206. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year saving that would be realised by reducing the spend on branded medicines by 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25662/15] - Hospital Services
207. To ask the Minister for Health if he has investigated the introduction of diagnostic related groupings and case-mix based payment in strategic purchasing; if this would give potential... - Hospital Procedures
208. To ask the Minister for Health if the World Health Organisation safe surgery checklist has been implemented in full in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25664/15] - Medicinal Products Prices
210. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year savings that would be realised from the immediate introduction of generic substitution for the 60 most commonly used off-patent medications,... - National Vision Coalition Report
212. To ask the Minister for Health if he has introduced the interventions recommended by the National Vision Coalition in its Report on the Economic Cost and Burden of Eye Disease and... - Tax Code
213. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue that would be raised by introducing a sugar tax on sugary drinks, as proposed by the Irish Heart Foundation (details supplied); and if he will make... - Health Services Staff Remuneration
214. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of employing ten community physiotherapists or hospital physiotherapists at entry level, ten community physiotherapists or hospital... - Hospital Staff
223. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of providing ten midwives at entry level in emergency departments in hospitals, ten midwives at the level of five years' experience, and ten... - Cancer Screening Programmes
224. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of the extension of BreastCheck in 2015; the further cost envisaged for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25680/15] - Prescription Charges
225. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of the reduction of prescription charges for medical card holders by €0.50 per item; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Data
226. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year average cost of granting a person a medical card, including the care, services, and medications that it entails, on average; and if he will make...
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