Written answers
Thursday, 9 July 2015
- Mental Health Services Provision
10. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria in place for the provision of child and adolescent mental health services to the relevant age cohort; the reason certain persons with a very clear... - Hospital Waiting Lists
12. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for new referrals for an outpatient orthopaedic appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal compared to the national... - General Medical Services Scheme Administration
13. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding was cut under the general practitioner contract for the insertion of contraceptive medical devices for medical card patients, with the... - Tax Yield
14. To ask the Minister for Health of the €2.2 billion raised in tax revenue, both product tax and value added tax, through the sale of alcohol; and his views that a percentage of this... - Nursing Home Beds
15. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied there are sufficient nursing home beds to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27651/15] - Nursing Staff Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he has identified a shortage of nursing staff throughout the public health service as a contributory cause of overcrowding at accident and... - HSE Expenditure
17. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 29 April 2015, the progress to date at resolving the issue of outstanding payments for unsocial hours or twilight... - Maternal Mortality
18. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has had discussions or correspondence with the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the eight maternal deaths by medical misadventure... - Hospital Waiting Lists
19. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce the waiting times for outpatients in the west seeking an outpatient rheumatology appointment; and if he will make a... - Mental Health Services Provision
20. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 727 of 26 May 2015, (details supplied), his views that the deployment of one child psychologist at the mid-Kildare Linn... - Care of the Elderly Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a day care centre in Youghal in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27650/15] - Nursing Staff Recruitment
22. To ask the Minister for Health his awareness of the crisis across the nursing home sector regarding the recruitment of nurses; the steps he is taking to ensure there are adequate nurses... - Nursing Staff Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department will take to address the shortage of nurses in the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27576/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
24. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to increase orthopaedic surgery capacity in the north east, given the numbers waiting for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
25. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that outpatient waiting list figures published for December 2013 by the National Treatment Purchase Fund were accurate; if the data reported... - Hospital Waiting Lists
26. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting lists at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the measures his Department has taken to resolve the immediate risks to patients' health arising from the closure of the pancreas... - Child Care Services Provision
28. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is no respite facility in County Kildare for children who are under seven years of age, who have significant physical, emotional and... - Hospital Procedures
29. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor the number of patients awaiting various elective procedures at all public and private hospitals; the extent to which... - Hospital Waiting Lists
30. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to reduce waiting times at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the... - Maternity Services
31. To ask the Minister for Health when the new national maternity strategy will be published; the timeframe in place for the relocation of the three Dublin maternity hospitals; and if he will... - Vaccination Programme
32. To ask the Minister for Health the support his Department and the Health Service Executive will provide to children who have suffered serious health complications following the administering... - Mental Health Services
33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commission any reviews on the over-use of drugs in mental health and disability services for children; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Provision
34. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the roll-out of service delivery reform in the area of mental health as envisaged under A Vision for Change, particularly in County... - Accident and Emergency Departments
35. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to address the overcrowding crisis in the accident and emergency unit in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Response Times
36. To ask the Minister for Health the policies being pursued to increase ambulance response times in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27653/15] - Accident and Emergency Departments
37. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services in the emergency department at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the... - Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Health his position regarding the continuing problem of drug abuse in Dublin city centre; his position on the proposal to allow the creation of injecting rooms in... - Medical Card Eligibility
39. To ask the Minister for Health his views on providing sufficient financial support to sufferers of fibromyalgia who, due to the nature of the condition, often incur significant costs for... - Mental Health Services
40. To ask the Minister for Health considering his Department's concerns regarding the over-use of drugs with elderly and adult patients, if he has similar concerns regarding children in mental... - Ambulance Service Provision
41. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the west Roscommon and east Mayo ambulance blackspot is not to have an ambulance permanently appointed to it, as is the case in Tuam and Mulranny;... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the management of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 to plan, urgently build and fully staff a new accident and emergency department; if he will... - Drugs Seizures
43. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of recent seizures of illegal drugs; and if he will ensure that the Irish Medicines Board acts urgently to address this matter. [27695/15] - Vaccination Programme
44. To ask the Minister for Health if a meningococcal B vaccine will be included in the primary childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27671/15] - National Cancer Strategy Implementation
45. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the steering group which is charged with developing the new national cancer strategy 2016 to 2025 to review the operation of Galway... - Magdalen Laundries
46. To ask the Minister for Health how he will respond to the health needs of those Magdalen laundry survivors living outside Ireland; if he will prioritise those of advanced years with serious... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health when the new cystic fibrosis unit in Cork University Hospital will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27575/15] - Ambulance Service Response Times
48. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Lightfoot report on ambulance services has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27376/15] - Hospital Services
49. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the concerns arising from the ending of the pancreas transplant service in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a... - Universal Health Insurance
50. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the projections for the average cost-per-person for universal health insurance; if he will report on discussions he has had on this matter;... - Maternity Services
51. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent review of the Health Service Executive's handling of independent home-birth midwives. [27583/15] - General Practitioner Services
52. To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date figures for general practitioner sign up for the roll-out of free general practitioner access for all children up to six years of age by... - Hospital Closures
53. To ask the Minister for Health when he will have a reply regarding the future of Abbeyleix District Hopsital and St. Brigids Hospital, Shaen, County Laois; and the stage of the process [27666/15] - Care of the Elderly Provision
54. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the additional funding announced in April 2015 to tackle overcrowding in emergency departments in hospitals has, to date, had the impact that was... - Accident and Emergency Department Staffing
55. To ask the Minister for Health if it is his Department's intention and the Health Service Executive's intention to employ the required number of consultants to continue to provide 24-hour... - Suicide Prevention
56. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is being provided for the new suicide prevention strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27574/15] - Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
57. To ask the Minister for Health if will ensure that additional staff and equipment will be allocated to the orthodontic unit in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, to alleviate... - Drug Treatment Programmes
58. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the principle of legal injecting rooms, as presented in papers by the Ana Liffey drug project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Residential Institutions
59. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken on foot of several recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection reports into residential services for persons with... - Vaccination Programme
60. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccine for meningitis B will be included in the primary childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/15] - Universal Health Insurance White Paper
61. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish and act on the results of the costings exercise commissioned by his Department into universal health insurance; and if he will make a... - Ambulance Service Provision
62. To ask the Minister for Health how he proposes to address ongoing concerns regarding the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27588/15] - Vaccination Programme
63. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the human papilloma virus Gardasil vaccine is totally safe; and his views that in light of concerns raised by parents and concerned... - HSE Expenditure
65. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive’s financial position; the net current deficit of the executive against profile at the end of... - Medical Conditions
66. To ask the Minister for Health his views on increasing awareness of fibromyalgia among medical professionals; the measures his Department is taking to provides supports to fibromyalgia... - Disability Services Provision
68. To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of therapy providers in speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy to those with special needs in all regions; the numbers on... - Vaccination Programme
69. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendation by the national immunisation advisory committee that a meningococcal B vaccine be...
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