Written answers
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
- National Drugs Strategy Implementation
176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times since the current Government took office that he has met the Minister of State with responsibility in the area of drugs to discuss the... - Proposed Legislation
177. To ask the Minister for Health when a new misuse of drugs Bill will be enacted; the measures that will be included in this legislation to combat the illicit drug trade and facilitate... - National Drugs Strategy Implementation
178. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the issue of the diversion of methadone provided under the methadone maintenance programme to the illicit drugs trade; if his Department has... - Hospital Consultants Remuneration
179. To ask the Minister for Health the annual saving to the Exchequer if all hospital consultants' full-year pay was capped at €150,000 gross and net pay. [26608/15] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
181. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious issues arising with regard to the recruitment and retention of nurses in the nursing home sector; if he has made... - Mental Health Services Funding
182. 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. [26447/15] - International Agreements
183. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland will ratify the World Health Organisation illicit trade protocol; the status of the negotiations on this issue; the Government Departments involved... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
184. To ask the Minister for Health if chronic obstructive pulmonary disease support will be made available in Tralee in County Kerry, in Tullamore in County Offaly and in County Wexford, through... - Disease Management
185. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to target early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is the fourth leading cause of death; the specific investment to tackle the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times, and to ensure every respiratory unit operates an ongoing pulmonary rehabilitation programme; and if he will make a statement... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Long Term Illness Scheme, in order that patients with this disease may avail of... - Services for People with Disabilities
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the New Directions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26461/15] - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
192. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the methadone maintenance programme is successful in treating the estimated 20,000 heroin addicts; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Drugs Strategy Budget
196. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on the national drugs strategy for each of the years 2009 to 2014; the estimated spend for 2015; his views that the strategy is successful in... - Hospital Investigations
198. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a baby (details supplied) in Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital in... - Medical Card Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on an application for a medical card, which was submitted in early April 2015. [26492/15] - Autism Support Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting times for autistic children in Dublin 15, with many reports of waiting times of over 18 months for basic and necessary care... - Mental Health Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that patients suffering from acute psychiatric illness have had to wait on trolleys for a number of days in the overcrowded emergency... - Medical Card Reviews
204. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a re-assessment of a medical card on medical grounds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Medicinal Products Availability
205. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is to meet with the manufacturers of trastuzumab emtansine in relation to making it available, given that this medication has... - Health Screening Programmes
206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will, together with the Health Service Executive, include ovarian cancer blood test cancer antigen 125 in a free screening programme, given that early... - Primary Care Services Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the night of 24 June 2015 was the third time in six weeks at the Navan North East Doctor on Call centre that there was no available... - Home Help Service Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of new applications for home help that were approved for each of the past six months in the south Lee area and... - Hospital Appointment Status
210. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be seen by the consultant in Waterford Regional Hospital, given that the person has been waiting five... - HSE Properties
212. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for (details supplied) and if the facade will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26572/15] - Primary Care Centre Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans for the provision of a primary care centre (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if a centre will be provided; when works are scheduled to start;... - Hospital Closures
217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans for the former maternity hospital site at Mount Carmel in Dublin 14; how work is progressing; the amount that will be... - General Practitioner Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of a new scheme reported in the media which is intended to incentivise general practitioners to reduce the cost of prescribed... - EU Directives
219. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no public awareness campaign to actively inform patients of their rights in law under the cross-border directive; if he will... - Hospitals Building Programme
220. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed capital funding for improvements at a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth; the actual budget provided; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of wheelchairs in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disability Services Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the waiting list for St. Michael's House services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Delays
225. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, which was submitted and... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
226. To ask the Minister for Health when a nursing home (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive clearance to employ a nurse at the facility; the reason for the delay in having the nurse's... - Departmental Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Health the annual savings to his Department and the bodies under its aegis of reducing all commercial semi-State chief executive officer pay by 10%; and if he will...
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