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51 records in IE in 2007
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2007
231 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress of the working group on eligibility for healthcare; and when she will publish its report. [35367/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2007
42 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he proposes in respect of enduring powers of attorney to allow for general health care decisions to be taken by the attorney. [34019/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
980 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Lough Lene, County Westmeath, water supply scheme including sludge management will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33872/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
976 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Coole, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33868/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
974 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the south Westmeath regional water supply scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
973 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33865/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
979 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Moate, County Westmeath, sewerage scheme upgrade will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33871/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
978 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33870/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
977 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Finnea, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33869/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
975 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Athlone, County Westmeath main drainage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33867/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
972 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Rathowen, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33864/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
971 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Delvin, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33863/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
970 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Mullingar, County Westmeath sewerage scheme, including sludge management, will be completed in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33862/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
969 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Glasson/Ballykeeran/Coosan, County Westmeath sewerage scheme will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33861/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
967 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Lough Owel, County Westmeath water treatment plant will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33858/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
965 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the upgrading treatment plant of the Clonmellon sewerage scheme, County Westmeath will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33856/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
964 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Rochfordbridge, County Westmeath sewerage scheme, treatment plant and network will be completed, in the interest of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33855/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
963 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Athlone, County Westmeath water treatment plant upgrade will be completed, in the interest of public health. [33854/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
277 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress achieved in meeting her target to reduce health care associated infections by 20%, to reduce MRSA infections by 30% and to reduce antibiotic consumption by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33843/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2007
243 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a campaign by the Irish Osteoporosis Society to secure core funding; if she has commissioned an independent assessment of this request; and if her Department has developed protocols for the support of voluntary support groups in important areas of public health. [32152/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2007
180 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if tax relief is claimable by a person in respect of the cost of any out of pocket costs of a home care package approved by a public health nurse or a discharging hospital. [32117/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2007
638 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the chairman of An Bord Pleanála in the board’s annual report 2006 expressed concern regarding the ongoing proliferation of septic tanks including proprietary systems associated with houses in the countryside, the pollution of ground waster contaminated by faecal chloroforms associated with septic tank systems and the fact that some local authorities are granting planning permission without having a full set of drainage tests and without a proper assessment of the tests that are submitted; his views on whether this constitutes a serious threat to public health; the action he proposes to take to ensure that local authorities do not grant planning permission or even outline permission without establishing that were septic tanks are or will be involved it is possible to provide safe drainage on the specified site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30742/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
1 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the contents of the recently published report by the EU Food and Veterinary Office on animal health controls and public health controls in Brazil, she will support the call for an immediate ban on Brazilian beef imports to the EU. [30261/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2007
312 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the general principles and detailed rules permitting restrictions on the right of entry and right of residence of EU citizens on the grounds of public policy, public security or public health, permit him to refuse such a citizen entry into the State having regard to their criminal record or if they permit of any other form of prior scrutiny of the record of the entrant; if he will continue the administrative arrangements that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30073/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2007
74 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to the 2006 prevalence survey of healthcare associated infections in acute hospitals which found that Ireland had a lower prevalence rate of both HCAIs and MRSA than England, Wales or Northern Ireland, she has access to the survey results as broken down by reference to the individual hospitals here that participated in the survey; if so, if the rates of HCAI in those hospitals can be related with reasonable statistical confidence to their ratings in the review of hospital hygiene recently published by HIQA; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29978/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2007
55 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce amending legislation to allow HIQA to monitor and enforce standards in private health care institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2007
95 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds that were available on a hospital basis in 1997 within the public health service; the number in 2007; the number of public beds available for the care of the elderly in 1997; the number at present; if she is satisfied that sufficient progress has been made taking into account the increased number of aged people needing care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29177/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2007
163 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the safety of masts near residential areas and their public health implications. [28229/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 October 2007
211 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding proposals to reopen the Grove Hospital in Tuam as a health care facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26247/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 October 2007
61 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his policy on tackling child poverty; his views on the need to provide greater access to affordable non-cash services such as child care, health care and housing; and the steps he is taking in this regard. [26626/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2007
200 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health and Children the infection control policy in Loughlinstown Hospital; and the way the absence of a vital member of the infection control team, the microbiologist, can be addressed as an urgent matter of public health and safety. [24189/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2007
129 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of the investigation into breast cancer treatment in Barringtons and other concerns with regard to quality control in privately run health institutions, to ensure that standards and quality in private health care are monitored to protect patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24012/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2007
124 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in the context of the report entitled Women, Debt and Health, she will ensure that information on the Money Advice and Budgeting Service is displayed in health care access points including local health centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24011/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2007
272 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the report, Making Diabetes Count, What does the future hold, published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland; her views on same; if she will implement its recommendations, in particular that a comprehensive system be developed for monitoring the prevalence of overweight and obesity and an all-Ireland approach toward population prevalence estimates and forecasts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23876/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2007
243 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the levels of staff employed by the Health Service Executive in administration and other non-frontline duties; if it compares well in comparison to other countries with efficient health care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23458/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2007
256 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the decision to transfer cancer services from St Lukes to St James, she will give a commitment to maintain St Lukes as a community health care facility and an assurance that it will not be sold off; the time frame within which the future of St Luke’s will be made clear; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22455/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2007
673 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the cost to the taxpayer of the investment in the four year training of the 150 physiotherapists who graduated in 2007 and who cannot get work in the public health system despite outpatient waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20669/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2007
402 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the specific action she proposes to take to address the 100% unemployment among 2007 physiotherapy graduates in view of the fact that the private sector does not normally recruit from newly qualified physiotherapists and that self employment is not an option on qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20670/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
286 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made to address the issues of war, starvation and health care in the Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19078/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2007
99 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in improving access to health care on the basis of need as opposed to financial means, as proposed by the Health Strategy 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17703/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
405 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the PRSI rate being deducted from retired Civil Service personnel; if this deduction is grossly unfair in view of the fact that those people have no entitlements to health care or State pension and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17059/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
292 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels of public health nurses in the Cork City region; if public health nurses are rostered for weekends; and if they are on duty at weekends. [17139/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
472 Mr. McEllistrim asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has lived here for the past 10 years has been refused the approval of financial cover for their cancer treatment here due to the fact that they started the treatment in the UK and because of technical difficulties in managing their health care here the doctor has confirmed that their cancer is now progressing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14959/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
293 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide older women with regular visits from public health nurses with regular health assessments and access to services such as chiropody in all localities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14132/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
234 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide statistics on the incidence of neural tube defects in the new born; if she will take public health measures to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in the newborn and to choose, as possible interventions, the mandatory fortification of foodstuffs with folic acid or a folic acid awareness raising campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13685/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
232 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will make Lyme disease notifiable, making it obligatory for doctors to report cases to their local Director of Public Health; the actions being taken to raise public awareness of this disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13678/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
198 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of employing one public health nurse, including pension benefits. [13775/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2007
169 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 691 of 31 January, 2007, the reason there is still no information on ehic.ie regarding the public health systems in Bulgaria and Romania; and if she will ensure that this unsatisfactory position is immediately addressed. [13315/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
294 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if the public health nurses in County Mayo are constantly requesting community social workers in County Mayo to assist with the elderly of the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12480/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
290 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children her timetable for implementing the remaining sections of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12471/07]