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Question· writtenPQ 39asked

39 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will prioritise a review of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the consultants’ contracts in view of ongoing budgetary constraints on hospitals and health care providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14983/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 April 2009

39 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will prioritise a review of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the consultants’ contracts in view of ongoing budgetary constraints on hospitals and health care providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14983/09]

Question· writtenPQ 12asked

12 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed extension and restructuring of the health care centre in Killeshandra, County Cavan; if funding has been made available for this work to be carried out in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14786/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 April 2009

12 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed extension and restructuring of the health care centre in Killeshandra, County Cavan; if funding has been made available for this work to be carried out in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14786/09]

Question· writtenPQ 88asked

101 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance when he will sign off on the proposal from the Department of Health and Children regarding the use of funds from the disposal of mental health hospitals for reinvestment in mental health care. [13575/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2009

101 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance when he will sign off on the proposal from the Department of Health and Children regarding the use of funds from the disposal of mental health hospitals for reinvestment in mental health care. [13575/09]

Question· writtenPQ 154asked

168 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that tax relief on health insurance can be applied to people who are exempt from income tax; and if, on that basis, tax relief at source can be applied to health care expenses incurred by a person who is exempt from income tax but does not have health insurance. [13313/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009

168 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that tax relief on health insurance can be applied to people who are exempt from income tax; and if, on that basis, tax relief at source can be applied to health care expenses incurred by a person who is exempt from income tax but does not have health insurance. [13313/09]

Question· writtenPQ 153asked

167 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the tax relief on medical expenses is not available to people with large health care bills aged over 65 years who are exempt from income tax on the basis of their age and yet often this group cannot qualify for a medical card because the income threshold is set so low. [13312/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009

167 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the tax relief on medical expenses is not available to people with large health care bills aged over 65 years who are exempt from income tax on the basis of their age and yet often this group cannot qualify for a medical card because the income threshold is set so low. [13312/09]

Question· writtenPQ 41asked

223 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the mechanisms in place in her Department to monitor the effects of spending cutbacks on the delivery of health care services to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13328/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2009

223 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the mechanisms in place in her Department to monitor the effects of spending cutbacks on the delivery of health care services to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13328/09]

Question· writtenPQ 123asked

122 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive computers in Letterkenny and Dublin do not interface in the same manner as Letterkenny and Galway computers (details supplied); if the provision of health care would be more economically delivered if the computers were compatible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10626/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 March 2009

122 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive computers in Letterkenny and Dublin do not interface in the same manner as Letterkenny and Galway computers (details supplied); if the provision of health care would be more economically delivered if the computers were compatible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10626/09]

Question· writtenPQ 226asked

264 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received draft voluntary codes on the structural separation of alcohol products from non-alcohol products when non-licensed business is carried on in premises to which an off-licence is attached from the relevant representative bodies as an alternative to section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008; his views of the draft code; if he has engaged in or will engage in consultation with other bodies such as youth and public health bodies on the usefulness of a voluntary code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 February 2009

264 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received draft voluntary codes on the structural separation of alcohol products from non-alcohol products when non-licensed business is carried on in premises to which an off-licence is attached from the relevant representative bodies as an alternative to section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008; his views of the draft code; if he has engaged in or will engage in consultation with other bodies such as youth and public health bodies on the usefulness of a voluntary code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/09]

Question· writtenPQ 200asked

237 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the consultation which was involved in the proposed centralising of the medical card section in Ballybofey, County Donegal; the reason centralising Government has become such a dominant feature of health care provision here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7633/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 February 2009

237 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the consultation which was involved in the proposed centralising of the medical card section in Ballybofey, County Donegal; the reason centralising Government has become such a dominant feature of health care provision here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7633/09]

Question· writtenPQ 184asked

208 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children when the promised primary health care unit for Athlone will be provided; the schedule of accommodation; and timeframe for construction and completion. [7164/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 February 2009

208 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children when the promised primary health care unit for Athlone will be provided; the schedule of accommodation; and timeframe for construction and completion. [7164/09]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

37 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health and Children her view on concerns recently expressed, including at the Joint Committee on Health and Children, that all of the services which will be provided by the new primary health care teams will not be available to all patients of the practices involved; if she will address this inequality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6535/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2009

37 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health and Children her view on concerns recently expressed, including at the Joint Committee on Health and Children, that all of the services which will be provided by the new primary health care teams will not be available to all patients of the practices involved; if she will address this inequality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6535/09]

Question· writtenPQ 129asked

158 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will implement the findings of the Mental Health Commission report, The Economics of Mental Health Care in Ireland, which estimates that poor mental health costs the country €3 billion each year; if she will find the promised €25 million for mental health services to achieve the goals of A Vision for Change; if she will implement the recommendations of the health and children sub-committee’s report on the adverse side effect of pharmaceuticals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6461/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2009

158 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will implement the findings of the Mental Health Commission report, The Economics of Mental Health Care in Ireland, which estimates that poor mental health costs the country €3 billion each year; if she will find the promised €25 million for mental health services to achieve the goals of A Vision for Change; if she will implement the recommendations of the health and children sub-committee’s report on the adverse side effect of pharmaceuticals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6461/09]

Question· writtenPQ 101asked

98 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which budget 2009 proposals are expected to impact on the number of training places for undergraduates nurses in the health care system; her views on whether a reduction in the number of nurses employed by the Health Service Executive is commensurate with delivery of a quality health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5352/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2009

98 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which budget 2009 proposals are expected to impact on the number of training places for undergraduates nurses in the health care system; her views on whether a reduction in the number of nurses employed by the Health Service Executive is commensurate with delivery of a quality health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5352/09]

Question· writtenPQ 326asked

379 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to achieve the new 2005 Millennium Development Goal target 5b of universal access to reproductive health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2009

379 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to achieve the new 2005 Millennium Development Goal target 5b of universal access to reproductive health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/09]

Question· writtenPQ 423asked

493 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time consultant microbiologists and the number of hospital infection control nurses available to combat health care associated infections in the mid-west; the number in each of the other Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1926/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009

493 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time consultant microbiologists and the number of hospital infection control nurses available to combat health care associated infections in the mid-west; the number in each of the other Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1926/09]

Question· writtenPQ 329asked

392 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the facilities or advice available to transsexuals here who seek medical assistance in dealing with their transsexualism; if there are plans to provide health care resources to enable transsexuals who wish medical transition to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009

392 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the facilities or advice available to transsexuals here who seek medical assistance in dealing with their transsexualism; if there are plans to provide health care resources to enable transsexuals who wish medical transition to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/09]

Question· writtenPQ 281asked

416 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made with regard to the provision of a primary health care centre in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1303/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009

416 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made with regard to the provision of a primary health care centre in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1303/09]

Question· writtenPQ 255asked

321 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures which will be taken in view of the total recall of pork foodstuffs to ensure the future safety of public health, in particular consumer safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48013/08]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009

321 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures which will be taken in view of the total recall of pork foodstuffs to ensure the future safety of public health, in particular consumer safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48013/08]

Question· writtenPQ 253asked

454 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of the bilateral agreement for the purposes of inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam; if she will confirm that there are ongoing discussions between the respective departments of public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1650/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2009

454 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the renewal of the bilateral agreement for the purposes of inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam; if she will confirm that there are ongoing discussions between the respective departments of public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1650/09]

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