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Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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General Practitioner Services
Billy Kelleher
413. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his response to a recent Irish Medical News survey of general practitioners which indicated that four-fifths of GPs feel that the proposed new GP contract represents a conflict of interest for them in terms of their compliance with the medical practitioners act, professional competence and other laws governing GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10514/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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General Practitioner Services
Billy Kelleher
414. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he or any of his Departments Ministers of State have personally written any part of the proposed new GP contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10515/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Tobacco Control Measures
Kevin Humphreys
415. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health his plans to ban the use of e-cigarettes indoors and in public places due to the untested short and long-term health effects of the emitted vapour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10518/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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HSE Properties
Kevin Humphreys
416. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health the reason for the demolition of several buildings on the campus of the old Meath hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Services
Kevin Humphreys
417. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health his or the Health Service Executive's plans for Baggot Street hospital; if he will confirm that it is not suitable for use as a primary care centre; his plans to dispose of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10520/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospitals Building Programme
Kevin Humphreys
418. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health when he expects planning and then construction work respectively to begin on the new National Maternity Hospital building at the Elm Park campus of St. Vincent's; the amount of money he has budgeted for this project in 2014 in the Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will arrange for quarterly updates to local Deputies on project progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10521/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Primary Care Centre Provision
Kevin Humphreys
419. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans for primary care centres at locations (details supplied); the specific location address for each; if a lease has been entered into; how advanced the proposals are for each and the amount of money his Department has made available for each in capital costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10522/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Dental Services Waiting Lists
Derek Keating
420. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [10525/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Billy Kelleher
421. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Laois who is trying to live independently and is working has been refused a medical card. [10528/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Bernard Durkan
422. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a surgical procedure will be provided at Tallaght hospital in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10532/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Appointment Status
Jack Wall
423. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date at Tallaght hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10540/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Appointment Delays
Robert Troy
424. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [10546/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with spinal injuries that have been transferred from Tallaght hospital to the Mater Private Hospital for treatment; and if this transfer was under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [10547/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Consultants Recruitment
Richard Boyd Barrett
426. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there have been two spinal surgeon consultants appointed recently in Tallaght hospital to deal with the waiting lists. [10548/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hospital Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
427. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health further to correspondence (details supplied), if a standard guideline for staff working in neonatal/maternity units has been developed; if it makes specific reference to informing parents of potential risks of sudden infant death syndrome; if it makes specific reference to possible preventative/precautionary measures in relation to sudden infant death syndrome including the use of sleep monitors; if he will detail same; the extent of the roll-out of this guideline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Medical Card Eligibility
Bernard Durkan
428. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10579/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Medicinal Products Supply
Róisín Shortall
429. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason a one month prescription of medication is taken to mean a 28 day supply; if there has been any change towards this manner of dispensation in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10591/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Medical Card Delays
Sandra McLellan
430. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the waiting times for medical card applications to be processed, including new applications, renewals, reviews and appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10593/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Health Services
Finian McGrath
431. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10605/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Tobacco Control Measures
Terence Flanagan
432. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he provide in tabular form by year the number of inspections undertaken under the national tobacco control inspection programme from 2009 to the end of 2013 to ascertain compliance with smoke-free workplace legislation, sale to minors legislation and prohibitions on display and advertising at the point of sale; the number of compliant inspections; the number of cases brought and the number of convictions as a result of these cases; if any of these inspections have been conducted in casual markets and fairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10606/14]