Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
- Infectious Diseases Epidemic
400. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department have taken in response to the increasing global health threat presented by emerging zoonotic diseases such as Middle East... - Medical Card Eligibility
401. To ask the Minister for Health if Irish nuns and priests who are engaged in missionary work abroad are entitled to a medical card for the months they return to Ireland between missions; if... - Medical Card Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards as of 1 June 2015; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on... - Health Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the need for keyhole surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
404. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Reviews
405. To ask the Minister for Health if certain public health services are unavailable to persons (details supplied) who lose a medical card due to exceeding the income thresholds, assuming they... - General Practitioner Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive currently provides funding to fund general practitioner out-of-hours cover; if he will provide in tabular form the total amount... - Medical Card Delays
408. 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 the person has... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
409. To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is an over-reliance on nursing homes due to changes in payments and services for elderly persons living at home; and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
410. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of employing an orthopaedic surgeon, an anaesthetist and support staff to fully staff a paediatric orthopaedic theatre for scoliosis... - Hospital Waiting Lists
412. 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. [25761/15] - Hospital Facilities
413. To ask the Minister for Health the position concerning taxi rank facilities at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25762/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
414. 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... - Hospital Facilities
415. To ask the Minister for Health his plans or the plans of the Health Service Executive to extend and refurbish the existing oncology room space in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make... - Medical Card Data
416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for April 2014 and April 2015 for each local health area the number of medical cards in circulation generally and for those... - Hospital Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Sligo General Hospital has suspended dermatology services in the outreach clinic at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; the reason the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
418. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for orthopaedic surgery will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Card Data
419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for April 2014 and April 2015 for each local health area the number of general practitioner visit cards in circulation... - Medical Card Applications
420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Disease Management
421. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Protection Surveillance Centre final report on Lyme borreliosis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25919/15] - National Dementia Strategy
422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with the health services as suffering with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia who are living in their own homes in Dublin and... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
423. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the implementation of the national drugs strategy beyond September 2016; if the new strategy will include alcohol prevention measures as part... - Prescription Charges
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and timeframe as to when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive a refund of a prescription charge that the... - Obesity Strategy
425. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to consider a proposal to introduce a sugar tax on sweetened drinks or a fast food tax, with a view to tackling the problem of... - Public Sector Staff
426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support an extension of circular 51/1979, leave from State employment for members of the Reserve Defence Forces, to include all State bodies,... - Health Services
427. To ask the Minister for Health when a residential place will be made available for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 who has been on a waiting list since 2009; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant documentation has been... - Ambulance Service Provision
429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department in March 2015; the number of cases where ambulances... - Ambulance Service Response Times
430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise ambulance response times for the various different level ambulance call-outs over the past 12 months; the number of adverse incidents that... - Ambulance Service Provision
431. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious ambulance crisis in north west Connemara in County Galway where two serious incidents have been raised recently (details... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed development of St. Mary's Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26001/15] - Health Services Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding physiotherapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26002/15] - Hospital Procedures
434. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scans; and the number of... - Dormant Accounts Fund Grants
440. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes that will be funded out of his Department's Estimate this year under the dormant accounts scheme; when details of each scheme will be announced;... - Psychological Assessments
441. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 667 of 26 May 2015, if he will justify the response received from the Health Service Executive in the context of section... - Hospital Waiting Lists
443. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 850 of 9 June 2015 and the Health Service Executive-Saolta response of 19 June 2015, his views that a person (details... - HSE Correspondence
444. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/15] - Ambulance Service Accommodation
445. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the condition of an ambulance base (details supplied) in County Mayo; on the appropriateness of the premises; if there has been an inspection of... - Ambulance Service Staff
446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff attached to each ambulance base in County Mayo, divided into permanent and temporary; the number of ambulances attached to each base; and... - Health Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his officials have discussed the case of a woman who travelled from Ireland to a clinic (details supplied) in Britain to have a medical procedure... - National Lottery Funding Applications
448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application to his Department's national lottery fund 2015 in respect of a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; when a decision will be... - Services for People with Disabilities
449. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with Down syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26156/15] - Medical Card Applications
450. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Waiting Lists
451. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 792 of 9 June 2015, his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has endured severe... - Treatment Abroad Scheme
452. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the E112 treatment abroad scheme for orthopaedic surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will add haemachromatosis to the long-term illness scheme, given that this long-term illness requires lifelong medical care and carries increased risks... - Hospital Appointment Status
454. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a required appointment at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2 will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Protection of Life During Pregnancy Review
455. To ask the Minister for Health pursuant to provisions in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013, if he will provide the total number of applications for review received by the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
456. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Limerick is being forced to endure a significant waiting period before receiving surgical procedures to remedy... - Home Help Service Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be provided with home help. [26222/15] - Orthodontic Service Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry may expect to receive orthodontic treatment. [26224/15] - Vaccination Programme
459. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a shortage in supply of tuberculosis (BCG) vaccines; the issues with the supplier; the reason enough vaccines were not acquired ahead of... - Hospitals Funding
460. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to the Cuan Dara detoxification unit in the Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin 10 to upgrade the toilet and shower facilities... - Public Health Policy
462. To ask the Minister for Health the benefits of breastfeeding as part of the public health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26254/15] - Services for People with Disabilities
463. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding full-time supported residential care in respect of a person (details supplied) who has an intellectual disability; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
464. To ask the Minister for Health when appointments for operations will be provided to persons on the waiting list for Cappagh Hospital in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
465. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be facilitated in relation to a medical procedure in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a... - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
466. To ask the Minister for Health the funding spent by the Health Service Executive on PA Consulting fees for the Irish hospital redesign programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Appointment Status
467. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26283/15] - Medicinal Products Disposal
468. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce guidelines for pharmacies to accept returns of unwanted or unused medicines, in order to ensure their safe disposal and to promote this... - Orthodontic Service Provision
469. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 4 March 2015, if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Services
470. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of plans to curtail surgery at Ennis General Hospital in County Clare, to address a funding shortfall due to an overspend elsewhere in the... - Hospital Appointment Delays
471. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Tallaght hospital, Letterkenny General Hospital, the South Infirmary - Victoria University Hospital Cork, Cork University Hospital, Waterford... - Hospital Waiting Lists
472. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for vascular procedures in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
473. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a medical procedure at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the... - Cross-Border Health Initiatives
474. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the cross-border directive in respect of orthodontic health care, the section in the budget these funds are coming out of; if it will result in... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
476. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is severely lacking adequate resources in its Blackrock office which is ultimately leading to... - Medical Card Eligibility
477. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of raising the annual financial threshold for a general practitioner visit card, on an entire population basis, in €500 intervals.... - HSE Funding
481. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has provided funding to any section 38 or section 39 agencies to address funding deficits in 2014; and the main causes of such... - Disability Services Funding
482. To ask the Minister for Health the total value of value-for-money cuts incurred by disability organisations since 2010. [26341/15] - HSE Staff Remuneration
483. To ask the Minister for Health the additional costs of increments paid to section 38 employees since 2010. [26342/15] - General Register Office
484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the circumstances behind the downgrading of the registrar's office in the health centre in Mullingar in County Westmeath,... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
485. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant delays being experienced in registering nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; if he will take proactive... - Health Strategies
486. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a forum which will consist of all the relevant stakeholders and will discuss how we care for our ageing population, and the... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
487. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the registration fee for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Service Provision
488. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment with the orthodontic department in the Health Service Executive health centre in... - Hospital Waiting Lists
489. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 19 May 2015, if he will investigate and report on the circumstances whereby, according to the person's family, the... - Obesity Strategy
490. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26426/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
491. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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