Written answers
Thursday, 9 July 2015
- Mobility Allowance Decision
178. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to restoring the mobility allowance in budget 2016; the amount it cost in the years 2008 to 2013; the number of persons who... - Health Services Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which appropriate support will continue to be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Water Fluoridation
180. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding fluoride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28189/15] - Medical Card Applications
181. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Obesity Levels
186. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to combat obesity; his views on the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in this regard; and if he will make a... - Medical Card Applications
187. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Directives
188. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to hold a public consultation on the transposition of the European Union tobacco products directive; the timeframe for the transposition of the... - Tobacco Control Measures
189. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has responded directly to any of the concerns raised by various European Union member states to the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of... - Departmental Legal Costs
190. To ask the Minister for Health the cost incurred to date by the State in legal actions in respect of tobacco plain packaging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28011/15] - General Practitioner Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 1 July 2015, if he will publish the memorandum of understanding referred to in the reply. [28017/15] - Medical Card Administration
192. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for discretionary medical cards to be processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28018/15] - Mental Health Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health following on from a meeting held with the Health Service Executive and an organisation (details supplied), if he will provide an update on the potential plans... - National Children's Hospital
194. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the site at the Mater hospital in Dublin 7 that had been originally chosen for the new children's hospital now that a new site has been... - Mental Health Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that this Deputy has received a letter of concern from the board of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding the functioning... - Departmental Budgets
196. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the once-off revenue measures of €330 million that he announced for the health budget in 2015, the amount of this revenue that was raised... - Health Services
197. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being forced to change service provider for that person's care and support by the Health Service Executive against... - Health Services Funding
198. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a new buggy and a home chair in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in determining an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Data
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have full medical cards and who are in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/15] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
201. To ask the Minister for Health if the embargo on dental nurses will be lifted; if so, when; the number of positions that will be filled in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement... - Medicinal Products Supply
202. To ask the Minister for Health in view of recent reports, the developments that have taken place since May 2015 between the manufactures of the drug, Fampyra, for patients who suffer with... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
203. To ask the Minister for Health when a consultant orthodontist will be appointed to the Health Service Executive midlands area; if this position is being advertised outside of Ireland, and if... - Medical Card Applications
204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason correspondence in an application for a medical card to the Health Service Executive on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was... - Medical Card Eligibility
206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce an automatic entitlement to full medical cards for children in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Applications
208. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determining an application for a medical card for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Nursing Home Accommodation
209. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Health Information and Quality Authority has advised that several nursing homes should reduce their patient numbers starting in... - Hospital Appointment Status
210. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an eye operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/15] - Health Services Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will increase the staffing levels at St. Ita's in Newcastle West, County Limerick to allow this facility to be used to its... - Hospital Appointment Status
212. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is having significant sight difficulties is immediately admitted for... - Hospital Equipment
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scanners operating in St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28104/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
214. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no uniformity throughout Ireland regarding the reimbursement of the cost of spectacles for children with Down's syndrome (details... - Medical Card Applications
215. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be renewed for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has already submitted all documentation requested; and if he... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
216. To ask the Minister for Health if provision will be made for a review of a case in respect of nursing home fees in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, given that the... - Medical Card Applications
217. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28121/15] - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28131/15] - Nursing Home Inspections
219. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in cases of non-compliance with regulations at nursing homes, as reported in a Heath Information and Quality Authority report; and if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting attention in respect of various elective procedures at various public hospitals; those who have already been seen by a... - Nursing Staff Remuneration
221. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which nurses from this jurisdiction have opted to seek employment overseas in each of the past six years to date; the degree to which pay and... - Nursing Staff Provision
222. To ask the Minister for Health thedegree to which initiatives he has taken have positively impacted on nursing staff levels in the various public hospitals; the extent to which the extra... - Midwifery Services
224. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of midwives qualified and practising here corresponds to international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
225. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to encourage new qualified medical professionals to take up employment in this jurisdiction; the extent to which he has examined the... - Medical Card Data
226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards made in each of the past 12 months to date; the number refused or granted; and if he will make a statement on the... - Orthodontic Service Provision
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists operating in the public health system; the number of children receiving treatment; the number pending; and if he will make a... - Hospital Waiting Lists
228. To ask the Minister for Health the comparisons that have been made between the public and the private health sector in respect of the number of patients awaiting elective procedures; and if... - Respite Care Services
229. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate provision remains available to meet the needs of those seeking respite care for themselves or their carers; and if he will make a... - Nursing Staff Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his initiatives in respect of extra nursing staff at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare have been implemented; the extent to which... - Medical Card Reviews
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards withdrawn from old-age pensioners over the past four years, and subsequently restored; if it is recognised that elderly patients... - National Children's Hospital Status
232. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of the provision of the new national children's hospital; when the planning procedures will be completed in full; and if he will make a... - Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
233. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which dialogue has been entered into and settlement arrangements made with the victims of symphysiotomy in accordance with Government's decision... - Primary Care Centre Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres fully operational; those pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28181/15] - Health Insurance Community Rating
235. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor private health insurance with the objective of the continued implementation of lifetime community... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
236. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the parental accommodation at Our Lady's hospital in Crumlin in Dublin 12 is at such a low standard that parents, after spending the whole... - Medical Card Applications
237. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Eligibility
238. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the criteria and means test for families who have third level students who are not grant-aided and who are only allowed €78 per... - Hospital Waiting Lists
239. To ask the Minister for Health if any evaluation has been completed throughout the public health system with a view to determining the precise scale and location of the backlog in respect of... - Prescriptions Data
240. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which prescription costs have fallen or have stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/15] - Public Procurement Contracts Data
241. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which procurement throughout the health services continues to achieve the best results for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Delays
242. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for discretionary medical cards to be processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/15]
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