Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]