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51 records in IE in 2008
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
121 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant public health nurse positions in County Kildare. [47349/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2008
239 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the terms of reference, the person who set them, if they were followed and the outcome of an internal review into the management of human resource issues in public health-community house nursing in County Meath in 2007; when it will be made available; the amount it cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46307/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2008
106 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason public health nurses in the north east are not doing dressings for patients who are medical card holders; if it was not the purpose of the Health Service Executive to bring uniformity of service to all people here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45792/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2008
245 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a case of botulism presented at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin on 21 November 2008; the steps that have been taken since to increase the public health information aimed at drug abusers to ensure they seek immediate treatment for infected wounds and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45271/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2008
214 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the public health (miscellaneous provisions) Bill; when she expects the Bill will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44790/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2008
149 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of a chemical which has been found to date at a site (details supplied) in County Cork; the way he has addressed this matter to ensure there is no risk to public health or the environment. [44543/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2008
172 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the way an application made for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in late September 2007 was not decided upon until 8 October 2008 and was only then sanctioned for the period from 9 October 2007 to 2 December 2007, the date of their 16th birthday; and the reason in view of the fact that their family were not made aware of their entitlements to domiciliary care allowance, the allowance has not been made retrospective to the period that the person reached school going age as they needed special supports for their medical condition which were not made available under the public health system and the family were never made aware of their rights to domiciliary care allowance and other benefits and were forced to seek private care for the person. [44342/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2008
197 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 28 May 2008, the progress in implementing the recommendations of the Health Service Executive report into the incidents of C-difficile at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; if all the recommendations have been implemented; if not, when she expects this to happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43492/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2008
238 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 29 October 2008 and the alleged conflicting evidence regarding the suitability of discharge of the patient involved, if she will organise a round table conference involving the appropriate medical staff at Crumlin Hospital and Cork University Hospital, the appropriate community and public health personnel and the parents of the patient involved in order that all the necessary information can be communicated clearly to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42360/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2008
228 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the results of the research in relation to the cocaine public awareness campaign; if there was a reduction in demand in crime figures or in the number seeking health care as a result of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40918/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2008
221 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children the assessments that have been made of the expected costs and savings that will result from the new consultants’ contracts; the expected change in the average cost to the public health services per consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42252/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2008
136 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the all-Ireland study on health inequality published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and the Combat Poverty Agency in August 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42466/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2008
112 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the date, in relation to the announcement in Budget 2009 to create a new body, the Public Health and Medicines Safety Authority, to replace the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, the Office of Tobacco Control and the Irish Medicines Board, by which this new body will be established and the other bodies abolished; if this will require legislation; the date by which this will be published; the savings that this is expected to accrue to the Exchequer in 2008, 2009 and 2010; the basis for those savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42116/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2008
236 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of proposals to reopen the Grove Hospital in Tuam, County Galway as a health care facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41028/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2008
232 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the latest international comparisons of levels of mortality amenable to health care per 100,000 people for Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Greece. [41011/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2008
219 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Clonmel mental health care and day care unit is still planned for opening in February 2009; if staff have been recruited for this service; and if it will continue in view of budget constraints. [38691/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2008
218 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health and Children the level of treatment available for both primary and secondary lymphoedema; the locations where this treatment is available in the public health service; if she will ensure that combined decongestive therapy will be made available to all people diagnosed with this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37901/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
4 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received reports into the level of water contamination, particularly lead contamination; the amount of finance required to upgrade water systems to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards, including future EU standards for lead levels in water; the action he will take to protect public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36816/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2008
259 Deputy Darragh O’Brien asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of the proposed primary healthcare facility due to be developed in Balbriggan, County Dublin; the capacity, the proposed staffing levels and the location of same in Balbriggan; the date it is due to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35482/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2008
41 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that was ring-fenced in 2008 for rape crisis centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35368/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2008
111 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her Department or the Health Service Executive has a specific energy efficiency strategy to ensure the sustainable and cost-effective use of energy in health care facilities under their aegis including hospitals, nursing homes, health centres and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34952/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2008
256 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the impact of the system of direct provision on the mental health of asylum seekers; and if he will provide information on studies carried out for or on behalf of his Department on this issue and to provide information on mental health care available to asylum seekers. [34001/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008
174 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the findings of a report in August 2008 by the Institute of Public Health and the Combat Poverty Agency which indicates that 5,400 people here die prematurely each year as a result of social inequality and deprivation; the plans she has to address the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32168/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2008
146 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will licence nursing agencies or home help providers in order to promote and encourage patient safety; her plans to licence private health care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32279/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2008
72 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Finance if he will commit to ring-fencing proceeds from the sale of the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum for tackling past under-funding of mental healthcare here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31324/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
611 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant public health nurse positions in County Kildare. [31249/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
556 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Government of the UK pays, on an annual basis to this State, a sum of money to ensure that persons whose only pension or income is from the UK and who are resident here will receive medical treatment; if there is a written agreement on this matter; the amount of the payment for each of the past ten years; the way this money was dispersed to each of the Health Service Executive areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30719/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
463 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists employed in the public health service in County Kerry; the number of patients treated on a monthly basis; the number on the waiting list; the duration that these persons have been on the waiting list; and when the waiting list will be cleared. [30052/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
441 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthodontists who work in the public health service in Kerry; the number of persons being treated on a monthly basis; and when she expects the waiting list will be cleared. [29856/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
431 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [29730/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
384 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the development of a primary care centre; if she has authorised the sale of part of St. Finian’s land; and if she envisages problems into the future regarding the provision of pharmacy services. [29302/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2008
382 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure on the hospital in the home scheme; the number of patients treated under this scheme; the estimated saving to the Exchequer of such a plan rather than being treated in residential care or in acute care hospitals; if the scheme will be continued for 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter including the future role of care in the community in this format. [29274/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
230 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide assurances that each department in Letterkenny General Hospital will remain fully functioning for the remainder of 2008; if there are to be closures, the sections that will close; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29128/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
229 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent in Letterkenny General Hospital during the first six months of 2008; the amount of money left to spend for the remainder of 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29127/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
228 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the official level of debt at Letterkenny General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29126/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
153 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of health care regions and the geographical area they will encompass with regard to Health Service Executive reforms; the extent of streamlining management levels envisaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28742/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
81 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if, in the interest of public health and road safety, he will allow those taking driving lessons to be able to claim back the tax paid on fees to encourage provisional licence holders to prepare for their driving tests. [29092/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
80 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance his views, in the interest of public health, and tackling obesity in particular which was identified as a key public health challenge for the Government, on removing the VAT on exercise bikes and other exercise equipment and bicycles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29091/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
79 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance his views, in the interest of public health, on removing the VAT on nicorette and other such products that help reduce or end dependence on nicotine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29090/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2008
33 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of consultation he has had with public health agencies with regard to the ban on advertising of junk food in the Broadcasting Bill 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28035/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2008
328 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in the context of the recent disclosures regarding Haulbowline, his attention has been drawn to other sites here which contain high levels of contamination; the active steps he is taking to discover such areas in view of the environmental and public health concerns involved; when such areas were brought to his attention; the steps he has taken to address the implications of such contamination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2008
177 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the assessment carried out on the staffing implications related to co-located hospitals; her views on whether this will increase the difficulties encountered in recruiting staff for certain posts in the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28066/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
390 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed primary health care centre for Corduff, Dublin 15, detailing site location, funding allocation and proposed timeframe for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27453/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
371 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm the funding commitment for a primary health care centre in Corduff, Dublin 15 in the Health Service Executive Capital Programme 2006 to 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27396/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
350 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of new primary health care teams approved for funding in 2008; the number that received funding once planning permission and building resources had been allocated; and the number of these in socially deprived areas. [27229/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2008
209 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Health and Children the impact the proposed Health Service Executive reduction in travel and subsistence will have on the public health nurse service in Laois and Offaly; if persons providing the service will be able to visit homes on the same basis as at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26652/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2008
72 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of trafficked children receiving full health care services including psychological care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26350/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2008
588 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Departmental Circular L5/08 of 6 May 2008 has implications for significant pollution risks by delaying a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will reconsider his decision in view of the increasing risk to public health created by his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25929/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2008
325 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he has asked as a matter of public health, to reduce death and injury on the roads, that those taking lessons or re-tests should be able to claim back the tax paid on the fees and other incentive to encourage current provisional licence holders to apply for the test and prepare for it properly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25820/08]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2008
301 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of the categories of posts that have been left vacant since the introduction of the Health Service Executive staff embargo; the number of these posts which are in the categories nursing/midwifery, health care assistants, portering/housekeeping, allied health professionals and clerical/administrative support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25999/08]