Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Charges

Martin Heydon

649. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has recently had a heart operation, privately, and is now trying to recoup the cost of the operation;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18977/13]

Palliative Care Facilities

Ciara Conway

650. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the number of patients cared for by the palliative care homecare teams in 2011 and 2012 in each of the counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and south Tipperary; the total cost of providing these services in each of these counties; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of these costs that are met by the Health Service Executive and the amount provided by the voluntary hospice groups in each county in each of the years in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19012/13]

Palliative Care Services

Ciara Conway

651. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the number of patients cared for by the palliative care homecare teams in 2011 and 2012 in each of the counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal; the total cost of providing these services in each of these counties; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of these costs that are met by the Health Service Executive and the amount provided by voluntary hospice groups in each county in each of the years in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19013/13]

Mobility Allowance Administration

Pearse Doherty

652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if any further progress has been made with the way an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be administered; if a decision will be made prior to the cessation of payments to those currently in receipt of mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/13]

Health Services

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

653. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of sufferers in the State of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who develop breathlessness, fatigue, cough and ultimately respiratory failure; and the average current annual costs of their current treatment from the Health Service Executive. [19026/13]

Abortion Legislation

Terence Flanagan

654. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health his views on the recently published peer reviewed paper (details supplied), a leading authority on abortion and psychiatry, to the effect that the law cannot rely on mental health as a grounds for abortion [19051/13]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Seán Kenny

655. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies currently in the Clongriffin/Donaghmede primary care teams, Dublin 13; if he will ensure that the vacancies are filled as soon as possible [19062/13]

Hospital Charges

Seán Kenny

656. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who visited Beaumont Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department, Dublin 9, that paid the €100 charge in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 [19063/13]

Patient Transport Provision

Billy Timmins

657. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the ambulance bus that brings people from Baltinglass, County Wicklow, to St Luke's, Dublin, for radiotherapy daily and collects them and brings them home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/13]

HSE Reports

John McGuinness

658. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of a report being undertaken by the Health Service Executive into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the final report will be published; if the parents of the person concerned have been involved in the investigation; if they have contributed to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19070/13]

Home Care Packages

John McGuinness

659. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the appropriate officials in the Health Service Executive will meet with the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to devise a plan for their long term care in their own home; and if he will expedite the matter. [19071/13]

HSE Reports

John McGuinness

660. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a report into the charges being imposed on the service users of St Patrick's, Kells Road, County Kilkenny and those that use the community house at Millennium Court and the management and information given regarding stoppages from the bank accounts of clients using the service will be made available in view of the commitment made by the Health Service Executive management at a meeting of Oireachtas members held on 9 March 2013 [19072/13]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

661. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the closure of a centre for the elderly (details supplied) in Dublin 3; if he will indicate if a new location has been found; the timeframe for same; and when the service will recommence [19088/13]

Hospital Appointments Administration

John McGuinness

662. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19090/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Billy Timmins

663. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding community mental health and youth mental health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19091/13]

General Medical Services Scheme Payments

Dan Neville

664. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding gluten free products;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19106/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Joe Higgins

665. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the cost to the State of the rental of continuous positive airway pressure machines for persons with sleep apnoea from private firms rather than purchasing the machines for their use. [19110/13]

Legislative Process RIA

Terence Flanagan

666. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will list the terms of reference and the membership of the oversight committee which he set up regarding the Protection of Maternal Life Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19113/13]

Legislative Process RIA

Terence Flanagan

667. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if the proposed heads of the Protection of Maternal Life Bill will be debated by the appropriate Oireachtas committees, Health and Justice, in advance of any decision to publish legislation; if expert witnesses will be called before both Oireachtas committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/13]

Health Services

Finian McGrath

668. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding the length of time a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 spent on a trolley in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin [19117/13]

Health Services Staff

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

669. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken to remedy the employment records of the North Eastern Health Board who, because of the loss of records from 1974 to July 1981, cannot confirm employment of people during that time and who then cannot claim the contributions they made during those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19125/13]

Health Services Staff

Dan Neville

670. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health the progress made by HETAC to expedite the proposal for a protected title for psychotherapist and counsellor to facilitate their inclusion under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 as outlined by him him at the Dáil Select Committee on Health on 9 November 2012 [19137/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

671. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the fact that they are waiting for an assessment and operation on their knees [19142/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

672. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [19143/13]

Road Projects Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

673. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount contributed to date by the State for the construction of the A5 primary road route between Derry and the N2 in the State. [18733/13]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Mary Lou McDonald

674. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investments planned for upgrading the deteriorating road surface along Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin, at two sections, the first between Darling Estate and the Hole in the Wall pub and the second between Nephin Road and Villa Park. [18248/13]

Road Projects

Patrick O'Donovan

675. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding (details supplied) was received from the National Roads Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/13]

Road Safety

Róisín Shortall

676. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal position in respect of the widespread use of quad bikes by young persons; if these bikes come within road traffic legislation; if it is legal for minors or adults to ride these bikes on public roads or public open spaces; the person who is liable in respect of injury to persons or to property caused by one of these bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18508/13]

Rural Transport Programme

Denis Naughten

677. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which rural transport schemes in County Roscommon are likely to be affected by proposed changes to the operation of the scheme; if due consideration is being given to the importance of this service in addressing rural isolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18557/13]

Rural Transport Programme

Denis Naughten

678. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which rural transport schemes in County Leitrim are likely to be affected by proposed changes to the operation of the scheme; if due consideration is being given to the importance of this service in addressing rural isolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/13]

Rural Transport Programme

Denis Naughten

679. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which rural transport schemes in County Galway are likely to be affected by proposed changes to the operation of the scheme; if due consideration is being given to the importance of this service in addressing rural isolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18559/13]

Road Safety

Dara Calleary

680. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any concerns about the impact that poor/substandard tyres have on road safety; and if he will consider introducing penalty points for such tyres. [18591/13]

Road Projects Status

Peter Mathews

681. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to a previous Parliamentary Question, if he will confirm the future of the eastern bypass; if works will no longer begin on the bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18677/13]

Rural Transport Programme

Michael Healy-Rae

682. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the continuence of the rural transport scheme in view of contracts being reduced from 12 months to six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/13]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Finian McGrath

683. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of civil/public servants under the remit of his Department who earn more than €500,000, between €400,000-€500,00, €300,000 - €250,000, €250,000 - €200,000, €200,000 - €150,000, €150,000 - €100,000, €100,000 - €80,000, €80,000 - €60,000, €60,000 - €40,000 and less than €30,000. [18876/13]

Rural Transport Programme Expenditure

Finian McGrath

684. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the savings he intends to make and the proposed budget in respect of the rural transport programme for the period 2013 to 2015. [18881/13]

Taxi Regulations

Paul Connaughton

685. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons hackneys cannot use bus lanes and if there will be any attempt to change this regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18911/13]

Taxi Regulations

Dessie Ellis

686. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work that has taken place with his Department, Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority and Railway Procurement Agency to plan for the provision of sufficient taxi ranks during the construction of the new Luas line. [18917/13]

Taxi Regulations

Dessie Ellis

687. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work that has taken place to plan in conjunction with bodies such as Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority and Railway Procurement Agency where taxi ranks will be restored and the new ranks that will be required for taxi following the completion of the new Luas line in order to provide the best link up transport provision possible. [18918/13]

Taxi Regulations

Dessie Ellis

688. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the requirement that new small public service vehicles operating as taxis must be at most three years old when entering the market and must be retired after 14 years, the measures he will take to help encourage the provision of wheelchair friendly taxis which are very expensive to purchase and replace in this timescale. [18923/13]

The Gathering Expenditure

John Deasy

689. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of those groups in County Waterford that have been granted Exchequer funding specifically set aside for The Gathering to date; and the amount that has been approved in each instance. [19053/13]

Rail Services

Seán Kenny

690. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons the ticket office at a station (details supplied) in Dublin 13 is closed at the weekends; and if there are plans to have it opened at weekends. [19060/13]

Public Transport Provision

Seán Kenny

691. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus plans to have a third phase of its Network Direct Programme. [19061/13]

Rural Transport Programme

Joe McHugh

692. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding rural transport developments in County Donegal. [19105/13]