Written answers
Thursday, 22 October 2015
- Water Fluoridation
246. To ask the Minister for Health the member states in the European Union that fluoridate their public water supply; how Ireland's public health policy of adding fluoride to the public water... - Hospital Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health given the decision by members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation to initiate industrial action at St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin 4, the... - Medical Card Applications
248. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have a decision on an application for a medical card; if the application will be expedited, given that... - Medical Card Data
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner cards as of 1 October 2015; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that... - Hospital Appointment Status
250. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Provision
252. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 22 September 2015, if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Access
253. To ask the Minister for Health the reason redress for women resident in certain institutions cardholders are not given priority for counselling services; and if he will make a statement on... - Medicinal Products Availability
254. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address persistent shortages of epinephrine injectors for anaphylaxis, given his announcement on 15 October 2015 to make these medicines more... - Medicinal Products Supply
257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the decision to inform the media regarding the administration of life saving medication by trained persons without a prescription, in... - Open Disclosures Policy
258. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce a duty of candour on a statutory basis for Irish health care professionals and administrators. [36889/15] - Vaccination Programme
261. To ask the Minister for Health given the seriousness of some of the adverse reactions to Gardasil, reported to his Department and to the Health Product Regulatory Authority, and given that... - Medical Card Administration
263. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical cards which are under review have been cancelled in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway, despite the fact that a request... - Health Services Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a community health service (details supplied) in County Mayo is threatened with closure; if he will provide funding for the service; and if... - Hospital Appointment Delays
265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an endoscopy in Tallaght hospital in Dublin 24; the current waiting time for such a procedure; and if there are interim or... - Nursing Staff Remuneration
266. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the subsistence and below minimum wage salary that fourth year student nurses currently experience, as they work 39 hours per week for nine... - Nursing Home Accommodation
267. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the capital application of a community nursing unit for older persons in Tuam in County Galway; if this is one of the 129 projects to be included... - Hospital Appointment Status
268. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is given a retinopathy screening in the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, without further delay [36940/15] - General Practitioner Services
269. To ask the Minister for Health for information on the services available to persons living in Dundalk in County Louth who are seeking out-of-hours doctor services; and if he will make a... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding additional beds at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36977/15] - Disposal of Hazardous Waste
273. To ask the Minister for Health his views on, and the steps he will take to investigate, reports of toxic waste from developer and fixer tanks in the radiography department at Naas General... - Health Services Access
275. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns raised by a national organisation (details supplied) regarding access to services in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the... - General Practitioner Services
276. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing need for a full-time resident general practitioner, GP, in Rathmore in County Kerry to replace the former retired GP, of whom... - Ambulance Service Response Times
277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick had to wait for over three hours for an ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on the... - Autism Support Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health the support services available from his Department for home support services for autistic children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37031/15] - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
279. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have narcolepsy included in the long-term illness scheme. [37032/15] - Medicinal Products Availability
280. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the Health Products Regulatory Authority was first informed by a company (details supplied) that Lariam was being withdrawn. [37033/15] - Hospital Appointment Status
281. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for emergency orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on... - Speech and Language Therapy
282. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the Speech and Language Occupational Therapy services that are available through the Health Service Executive to a child (details supplied) in... - Nursing Staff Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to retain newly qualified nurses in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37069/15] - Hospital Appointment Delays
285. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that urgent treatments and operations for patients are being postponed to ensure the facilitation of similar procedures for those with private... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Health if and when specific dental treatment will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who urgently requires this treatment; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
291. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate nursing and medical staff remain available throughout public sector hospitals to ensure... - Medical Card Eligibility
292. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the extent to which serious conditions and, in some cases, serious health conditions continue to influence the award of a medical card with a view... - Hospital Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of nursing staff recruited at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare; those who have taken up duty; the extent to which adequate... - Hospital Staff Data
294. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the extent to which staffing levels at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare have fluctuated in the past seven years to date; and if he will make... - Hospital Accommodation Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Health when the next development phase of Naas General Hospital in County Kildare will commence; the extent to which work is ongoing in this regard; and if he will... - National Children's Hospital Status
296. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the current status of the building of the new children's hospital; the degree to which preliminary costs associated with previous proposals in this... - Orthodontic Service Provision
299. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the extent to which the availability of orthodontic treatment can be improved in all areas without exception in light of the need to ensure the... - Hospital Appointment Status
300. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the extent to which cancellations of hospital appointments have fluctuated in the past seven years to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
301. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the extent to which the agreement reached in respect of victims of symphysiotomy has been completed to the satisfaction of the... - Dental Services
302. To ask the Minister for Health to set out in tabular form the number of children hospitalised for dental treatment, by county and by local health office, in each of the past four years and... - Health Insurance Regulation
303. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor private health insurance with the objective of the continued implementation... - Prescription Charges
304. 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. [37140/15]
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