Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 September 2005
71 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if thousands of persons in County Mayo will obtain rheumatology services, when a Mayo rheumatology unit is established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26033/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
72 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the chronic lack of a rheumatologist and rheumatology services in Mayo General Hospital; and her plans to rectify this situation. [26034/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
73 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when funding will be made available towards staffing of the high dependency unit in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26035/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
74 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if treatment and accommodation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26054/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
75 Dr. Cowley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department plans on establishing a permanent home care grant in the HSE western region; her views on whether this is an extremely worthwhile project; if this scheme will be continued in the long term (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26055/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
76 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the backlog at the special eye clinic on Rathdown Road, Dublin 7 is so long that as many as 2,000 children are waiting for the attention of just one doctor; the measures she intends putting in place to alleviate this hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26063/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
77 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) will receive immediate orthodontic treatment; if this is not immediately available will they have this urgent work done on the patient fund scheme. [26064/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
78 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if accident and emergency and acute services are to be retained at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26066/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
79 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the decision of the seven consultants in the joint department of surgery of Cavan and Monaghan hospitals on 8 September 2005 that Monaghan General Hospital should go back on call for acute surgical emergencies; if her further attention has been drawn to the request for adequate resources including hiring of theatre nurses in Monaghan General Hospital for evening and night duties and meetings with regional ambulance control to ensure no delay in the hospital going back on-call; if, having familiarised herself with the request and with the HSE’s response she will reply directly to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26067/05]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
