Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

HSE Properties

Bernard Durkan

555. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the full extent to which land and property including buildings in the ownership of the Health Service Executive is held in freehold, fee simple or otherwise in respect of St. Brigid's Nursing Home, Crooksling; the history of the title as derived from the original benefactor Verschoyle Campbell; the manner and status of the title on transfer to the local health authority, to the Eastern Health Board and subsequently to the HSE; if any changes to the status of the title took place in the intervening years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/13]

Health Strategies

Bernard Durkan

259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he has studied the budgetary submission submitted to his Department on behalf of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland with particular reference to ensuring cost-effective dementia care in the forthcoming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32663/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when the necessary treatment will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32702/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

273. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32819/13]

Female Genital Mutilation

Bernard Durkan

274. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position in regard to female circumcision in this jurisdiction; the extent to which both parents are required to give consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32820/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

642. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the recent refusal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31532/13]

Health Services Issues

Bernard Durkan

682. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he has studied recent submissions from the Vasculitis Ireland Awareness foundation with particular reference to the need for early diagnosis for those suffering from the medical complaint and the need to ensure awareness of the condition in view of the fact it is a rare disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31971/13]

Proposed Legislation

Bernard Durkan

258. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected the draft legislation in respect of the survivors of symphysiotomy will proceed to the next stage of the legislative process; when it is envisaged that this legislation will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31304/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the recent decision to refuse a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/13]

HSE Properties

Bernard Durkan

227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding title of the lands and buildings at St. Bridget's nursing home, Crooksling, County Dublin; the extent of any changes that have taken place regarding the permitted use of the land; the decisions, if any, taken at executive or other levels in relation to the future use of the buildings and lands at Crooksling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30978/13]

Hospital Staff Issues

Bernard Durkan

95. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate, consultant, medical and nursing staff levels remain available to meet requirements throughout the hospital services and primary care areas; if any particular deficiencies have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30358/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

99. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department's expenditure has remained on target with budgetary expectations for the current year in respect of all services; the areas, if any, showing a tendency to overspend; if he foresees any particular areas for special attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30357/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

547. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the change of name in respect of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30052/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

583. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when an appointment-admission will be arranged at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/13]

Hospital Services

Bernard Durkan

626. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the resources available to his Department remains adequate to meet the full range of services at hospital and community level envisaged at budget time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30820/13]

Medical Card Application Numbers

Bernard Durkan

627. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of medical cards has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30821/13]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

628. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if adequate resources remain available to ensure the retention of the maximum number of public nursing homes having particular regard to the projected needs in this sector; the extent to which any evaluation has been done to examine the prospect of increasing the capacity of such nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/13]

Hospital Internships

Bernard Durkan

629. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to have sufficient junior hospital doctors to meet requirements throughout the hospital service in the coming years; if he sees any requirement for policy changes in this regard in view of the experience of previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30823/13]

Nursing Staff Provision

Bernard Durkan

630. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which sufficient nursing staff are readily available in line with requirements over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30824/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

631. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists have been reduced in all public hospitals throughout the country; the extent to which this compares favourably or otherwise with the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30825/13]

Health Services Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

632. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which savings and efficiencies have been achieved throughout all sectors in the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30826/13]

Nursing Staff Provision

Bernard Durkan

633. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which agency nursing staff continue to be replaced by part-time, temporary or whole-time staff throughout the public health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30827/13]

Health Insurance Regulation

Bernard Durkan

634. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health arising from recent announcements by health insurers, the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the health insurance sector with a view to ensuring that the public continue to have access to competitive rates of health insurance and that an urgent evaluation is carried out into the basis for increases in such health insurance over the past five years in view of the fact the commitment to community rating and the need to ensure that cherry picking by health insurers is discouraged or the penalisation of families traditionally provided for by private health insurance needs over a long period of years do not find themselves disadvantaged which tends to discourage participation in private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30828/13]

Public Procurement Regulations

Bernard Durkan

635. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which central procurement in terms of medicine, drugs or services in the health sector is organised in order to give maximum benefit and efficiency to the taxpayer when possible and that local indigenous providers have ample opportunity to compete for the provision of all such goods and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30829/13]

Medicinal Products Prices

Bernard Durkan

636. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the cost of prescription drugs to the Exchequer has fluctuated over the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30830/13]

Hospital Staff Issues

Bernard Durkan

637. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of consultant, non-consultant doctor and nursing posts currently vacant; those likely to be filled in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30831/13]

Nursing Staff Provision

Bernard Durkan

638. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which graduate nurses are likely to be offered positions over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30832/13]

Hospital Staff Issues

Bernard Durkan

639. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which nursing assistant posts have been filled in line with requirements in each of the past four years to date; the likely development in this regard in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30833/13]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Bernard Durkan

640. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the need to ensure the retention of the widest possible network of local health centres throughout County Kildare with particular reference to all rural and urban areas dependent on such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30834/13]

Hospice Services

Bernard Durkan

641. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which hospice beds are available to patients throughout north Kildare; the extent to which this number is sufficient to meet requirements; if he or his Department has received any submissions in this regard requesting extra bed accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30835/13]

Nursing Home Services

Bernard Durkan

642. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continues to monitor developments at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling; if any changes have taken place in policy or administration which might affect the future of the hospital, its capacity to accommodate the needs of the indigenous community and the scale of services provided there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30836/13]

Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a free optical test and glasses will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29705/13]

Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the level of support and local health services available to persons who suffer with diabetes in County Kildare; if diabetes is considered a long-term illness in terms of the administration of medical cards; if in the context of the integrated care services a diabetes specialist nurse has been appointed to the Kildare area; if not, the length of time it will take to have a nurse appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29763/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when eligibility for a medical card will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29937/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29938/13]

Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the arrangements put in place to meet the transport requirements to day care in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29939/13]

Speech and Language Therapy

Bernard Durkan

202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when assessment will be carried out to determine eligibility for speech and language therapy in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29468/13]

Post-Polio Support Group

Bernard Durkan

225. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if any evaluation has been undertaken on the total amount of persons suffering from the after effects of polio; if he has received any submissions from such sufferers; if an examination has been done into the extent of any recurring effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29633/13]

Public Procurement Issues

Bernard Durkan

546. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the tendering and or procurement procedures for the provision of various hospital supplies, goods and or services including equipment, special clothing or footwear and prosthesis; if the Health Service Executive specifically sources individual items in order to achieve optimum benefit for the State or if such supplies are handled through a brokerage which in turn sources and supplies a series of components which are then supplied directly to the HSE; the extent to which any preference is given to Irish suppliers in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29129/13]

Nursing Home Services

Bernard Durkan

227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when chiropathy services will be restored to the day-care centre at St. Brigid’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28613/13]

Nursing Home Services

Bernard Durkan

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which a full evaluation of the potential at St. Brigid’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, has been carried out with a view to maximisation of scale and extent of services there, including the utilisation of all existing buildings, with the objective of achieving economies of scale in line with best practice and the provision of the widest possible extent of services for a maximum of 120 patients, as previously provided at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28614/13]

Nursing Home Services

Bernard Durkan

229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health his preferred options for the further and future development and extension of services at St. Brigid’s Hospital, Crooksling, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position on the issue of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

889. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of a review of an application 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. [27142/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

891. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a European medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27166/13]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Bernard Durkan

934. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in arranging an appointment for a neurosurgical procedure in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26804/13]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Bernard Durkan

1025. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when approval for medical treatment abroad will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27759/13]

Health Services Access

Bernard Durkan

291. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which diagnostic and support services are being made available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26517/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Bernard Durkan

292. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card review will be concluded and updated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26532/13]

Speech and Language Therapy

Bernard Durkan

223. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate if and when assessment will be carried out to determine eligibility for speech and language therapy in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24998/13]

Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the resources and support services available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if specific action might be taken with a view to providing the service necessary to address the concerns of the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24999/13]

Health Insurance Regulation

Bernard Durkan

604. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor activity in the health insurance area with particular reference to the need to achieve lower premium payments in the current economic environment; the extent to which health insurance costs have been affected by the costs of hospital procedures in the public and private health sectors respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

276. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23580/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

278. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the determination of 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. [23581/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

279. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate care is likely to be available in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23600/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting periods for various procedures have been reduced in respect of all public hospitals without exception; the extent to which the waiting period for patients to meet the consultant has been reduced in line with best practice and in comparison to the private sector; the extent to which studies and comparisons continue with the private sector in this regard; if any particular initiatives are required to address any specifically sensitive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22501/13]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor the retention and development of nursing homes in the public sector; if his attention has been drawn to the suggestions that upgrading and refurbishments are sometimes excessively costly leading to a danger of closure; if he will ensure that the maximisation of available accommodation is achieved and continues to be a central mission objective; if he will further ensure that all works undertaken are necessary and in the long-term interest of the institution and the care and welfare of its patients; if he will ensure that piecemeal stripping out of elements of service in a self-serving way is not allowed to continue in any public nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22500/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

580. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22162/13]

Home Help Service Provision

Bernard Durkan

595. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if an increase in home help assistance is available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose home help has recently been reduced to one hour per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22232/13]

Generic Drugs Substitution

Bernard Durkan

696. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which central procurement and generic prescribing have been each identified and assessed for potential to reduce health service costs without in any way affecting the quality and efficacy of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23012/13]

Health Services, Cost of Medicines

Bernard Durkan

697. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which drug costs have fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; the way this has affected the budgetary situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23013/13]

Health Services, Cost of Medicines

Bernard Durkan

698. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which a rise in costs of any particular or specific drugs has been identified over the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23014/13]

Nursing Staff Numbers

Bernard Durkan

699. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of fully-qualified nurses employed in the public health sector in each of the past five years to date; the extent if any to which resignations, retirements or movement to the private sector has affected staff levels in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23015/13]

Nursing Assistant Numbers

Bernard Durkan

700. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing assistants currently employed throughout the public health sector; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23016/13]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

701. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services continue to be made available to children and teenagers with particular reference to follow-up on school medical examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23017/13]

General Practitioner Services

Bernard Durkan

702. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding availability of free general practitioner care services; the extent to which costing has been done; the way such issues are likely to affect the budgetary situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23018/13]

General Practitioner Services

Bernard Durkan

703. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the total cost of free general practitioner services has been evaluated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23019/13]

Health Services Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

704. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that budgetary cuts he and his Department are forced to undertake arising the Memorandum of Understanding will not damage the structure of the health services to such an extent as to make the delivery of services impossible; if he will carefully review the needs and requirements of each sector throughout the health services in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23020/13]

Primary Care Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

705. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the implications of the implied closure of numerous local health centres throughout the country and the possible implications for the delivery of locally-based convenient services to the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23021/13]

Primary Care Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

706. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the role played by local health centres throughout County Kildare in the delivery of high-quality community based and conveniently located services; if he will re-examine any proposals for the downgrading and or closure of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23022/13]

Hospital Bed Numbers

Bernard Durkan

707. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the full complement of general hospital beds currently available on a regional basis throughout the country in the public health sector; the number of similar beds in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23023/13]

Health Services Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

708. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which it is intended and expected to apply savings across the health services in such a way as to ensure that extra cost-cutting is not required towards the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/13]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

709. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which he will continue to support public sector nursing homes and hospitals caring for older persons in view of the high quality of service available to the public sector, notwithstanding competition from the private sector; if he will ensure that the application of standards by Health Information Quality Authority are not used as a means to increase the costs in the public sector over the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23025/13]

Care of the Elderly

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor activities at St Bridget's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, with the objective of ensuring that the full scale of activities previously provided there continues, that the maximum utilisation of the facilities thereat remain intact and that endeavours be made to ascertain to the extent to which further services can be provided in what is an ideal institution; if he will report on the extent if any to which services have diminished in the past twelve months and make provision for the immediate restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22110/13]

Hospital Services

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has had two faulty hip replacements and one subsequent repair; if any particular special provision is being made available in such circumstances in view of the fact that there have been numerous complaints in relation to such replacements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21052/13]

Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

581. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the financial assistance available by way of motorised transport grant or otherwise to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/13]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when details of a diagnosis will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19723/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

239. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application 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. [19724/13]

Home Help Service Provision

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if an increase in home help assistance is available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose home help has recently been reduced to one hour per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19331/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

591. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [18374/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

595. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will isssue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

618. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when an appointment for a neurosurgical procedure in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18735/13]

Respite Care Services

Bernard Durkan

244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if, in the context of determination of eligibility for respite care/home help in respect of their child in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly consideration will be given on the basis of their residency within the administrative area of County Kildare as opposed to her postal address for this area of County Kildare; if provision will be made to ensure that investigation into her entitlement proceeds forthwith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18070/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/13]

Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18130/13]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Bernard Durkan

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if an assessment will be carried out in respect of eligibility for orthodontic treatment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17770/13]

Medical Card Appeals

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of an appeal 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. [17895/13]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

1186. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which support and or specific provision can be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16482/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

1233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

1239. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when an appointment for a cranioplasty will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16776/13]

Domestic Violence Refuges

Bernard Durkan

1255. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which it is likely that Teach Tearmainn in County Kildare will be supported by him or via the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16907/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

1266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the medical and psychiatric needs of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare have been diagnosed and determined to date; the extent to which supervised accommodation is available to them; the number of occasions on which they attended hospital or health clinics in relation to their medical or psychiatric condition; if at any time they were discharged on the streets without any provision being made for their health, safety and-or well-being; the extent to which provision is now being made to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16956/13]

Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

1267. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which medical or psychiatric health requirements have been assessed and determined to date in the case of a person (details supplied) County Kildare; the extent to which appropriate treatment including rehabilitation in line with diagnosis is being made available; if their medication is in line with their requirements; if efforts are being made to ensure that the course of medication is followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16957/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

1269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16961/13]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

1326. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if the decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17607/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which specific assistance such as a medical card may be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15947/13]

Respite Care Services

Bernard Durkan

555. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if, in the context of determination of eligibility for respite care/home help in respect of their child in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly, consideration will be given on the basis of their residency within the administrative area of County Kildare as opposed to their postal address for this area of County Kildare; if provision can be made to ensure that investigation into their entitlement proceeds forthwith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14972/13]

Health Insurance Cover

Bernard Durkan

160. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent, if any, to which health insurance premiums charged by the VHI or other private health insurers are affected by the fees charged for various procedures in both the public and private hospital sectors; if any study has been down in each case to ascertain whether either sector by virtue of the cost of procedures or actual hospital accommodation contribute to a greater or lesser degree to increase in health insurance premiums in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14347/13]