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Question· writtenPQ 401asked

401. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the payment received to date for 2014 under the agreement Ireland has operated in relation to the bilateral health care reimbursement agreement with the United Kingdom in respect of health services provided under EU regulations; the payment received in 2013 and the reason the amount received in 2014 is different in view of the fact that payments are meant to be based on the most recent sample survey which was conducted in 2008 and that both Administrations have agreed in principle to work towards a form of pensioner registration and while this has not yet been completed the reason there has been a change in the level of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014

401. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the payment received to date for 2014 under the agreement Ireland has operated in relation to the bilateral health care reimbursement agreement with the United Kingdom in respect of health services provided under EU regulations; the payment received in 2013 and the reason the amount received in 2014 is different in view of the fact that payments are meant to be based on the most recent sample survey which was conducted in 2008 and that both Administrations have agreed in principle to work towards a form of pensioner registration and while this has not yet been completed the reason there has been a change in the level of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/14]

Question· writtenPQ 155asked

155. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed primary health care centre (details supplied) in Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre, Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48522/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014

155. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed primary health care centre (details supplied) in Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre, Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48522/14]

Question· writtenPQ 499asked

499. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development and provision of primary health care centres in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48266/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014

499. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development and provision of primary health care centres in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48266/14]

Question· writtenPQ 441asked

441. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of qualifications required for employment of health care assistants, including FETAC levels; the bodies that have these requirements; if years of relevant experience can be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47933/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014

441. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of qualifications required for employment of health care assistants, including FETAC levels; the bodies that have these requirements; if years of relevant experience can be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47933/14]

Question· writtenPQ 168asked

168. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a possible source of funding within her Department for public health initiative (details supplied) in County Cork; her views on possible sources of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47517/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2014

168. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a possible source of funding within her Department for public health initiative (details supplied) in County Cork; her views on possible sources of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47517/14]

Question· writtenPQ 353asked

353. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in meeting the recommendations of the Leas Cross inquiry which recommended a number of initiatives (details supplied) including that the provision of this care, that is residential care, should be clarified formally in terms of adequate numbers of adequately trained nursing and health care assistant staff, with adequate governance structures in terms of senior nursing staff [47234/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

353. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in meeting the recommendations of the Leas Cross inquiry which recommended a number of initiatives (details supplied) including that the provision of this care, that is residential care, should be clarified formally in terms of adequate numbers of adequately trained nursing and health care assistant staff, with adequate governance structures in terms of senior nursing staff [47234/14]

Question· writtenPQ 328asked

328. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the details of the recently restructured administrative and functional areas of the Health Service Executive in respect of the hospital groups and community health care organisations with geographic locations and population numbers in the case of each; the reason these areas are not coterminous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47018/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

328. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the details of the recently restructured administrative and functional areas of the Health Service Executive in respect of the hospital groups and community health care organisations with geographic locations and population numbers in the case of each; the reason these areas are not coterminous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47018/14]

Question· writtenPQ 85asked

85. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1036 of 17 September 2014, if he has received the report from the Health and Social Care Professionals Council on the regulation of psychotherapy and counselling; and when this report will be available for inspection [46429/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

85. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1036 of 17 September 2014, if he has received the report from the Health and Social Care Professionals Council on the regulation of psychotherapy and counselling; and when this report will be available for inspection [46429/14]

Question· writtenPQ 578asked

578. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that strict guidelines are in place for companies when granted exploration licences to ensure that Environmental Protection Agency studies are comprehensive enough and that guidelines will prioritise public health as the main focus of the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45833/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

578. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that strict guidelines are in place for companies when granted exploration licences to ensure that Environmental Protection Agency studies are comprehensive enough and that guidelines will prioritise public health as the main focus of the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45833/14]

Question· writtenPQ 437asked

437. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 5 November 2014, the steps that will be taken to allow the person (details supplied) to access dialectical behavioural therapy as part of the public health sector or have their costs for accessing the treatment in the private sector covered by the Health Service Executive as the treatment is not available in their area. [46317/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

437. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 5 November 2014, the steps that will be taken to allow the person (details supplied) to access dialectical behavioural therapy as part of the public health sector or have their costs for accessing the treatment in the private sector covered by the Health Service Executive as the treatment is not available in their area. [46317/14]

Question· writtenPQ 416asked

416. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2015 of the targeted ending of the public sector recruitment moratorium, the number of additional front-line health care staff expected to be recruited in 2015; the impact recruitment will have on the amount spent on agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

416. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2015 of the targeted ending of the public sector recruitment moratorium, the number of additional front-line health care staff expected to be recruited in 2015; the impact recruitment will have on the amount spent on agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/14]

Question· oralPQ 88asked

88. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the public health risk from exposure to high levels of radon gas in homes in certain parts of the country, his views on introducing a grant scheme to assist with the implementation of the National Radon Control Strategy to provide financial assistance firstly to encourage householders to have a radon test carried out and secondly to assist a homeowner with the cost of remediation works where the radon level is found to exceed the recommended maximum level [45882/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

88. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the public health risk from exposure to high levels of radon gas in homes in certain parts of the country, his views on introducing a grant scheme to assist with the implementation of the National Radon Control Strategy to provide financial assistance firstly to encourage householders to have a radon test carried out and secondly to assist a homeowner with the cost of remediation works where the radon level is found to exceed the recommended maximum level [45882/14]

Question· writtenPQ 316asked

316. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 13 November 2014, if he will undertake a full risk assessment to ensure that there are no negative healthcare results for the people of counties Wicklow and east Carlow as a result of the redesign of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44834/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2014

316. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 13 November 2014, if he will undertake a full risk assessment to ensure that there are no negative healthcare results for the people of counties Wicklow and east Carlow as a result of the redesign of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44834/14]

Question· writtenPQ 346asked

346. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the regulatory impact assessment adheres to the criteria set down in RIA guidelines (details supplied) in respect of the tobacco industry and the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2014

346. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the regulatory impact assessment adheres to the criteria set down in RIA guidelines (details supplied) in respect of the tobacco industry and the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/14]

Question· writtenPQ 445asked

445. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department has made or is making to alert Irish tourists travelling to Turkey about the levels of financial debt they may be exposed to by having to access Turkey's health care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2014

445. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department has made or is making to alert Irish tourists travelling to Turkey about the levels of financial debt they may be exposed to by having to access Turkey's health care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/14]

Question· writtenPQ 429asked

429. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of hospital beds available throughout the public health sector at present; if such numbers have fluctuated in the past five years and, if so, to what extent; if augmentation is required and-or proposed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43258/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2014

429. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the total number of hospital beds available throughout the public health sector at present; if such numbers have fluctuated in the past five years and, if so, to what extent; if augmentation is required and-or proposed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43258/14]

Question· writtenPQ 426asked

426. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that adequate staffing levels are being maintained at all levels throughout the public health sector, with particular reference to employment at consultant, medical and nursing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43255/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2014

426. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that adequate staffing levels are being maintained at all levels throughout the public health sector, with particular reference to employment at consultant, medical and nursing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43255/14]

Question· writtenPQ 112asked

112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have evaluated the total requirement of hospital beds throughout the public health sector; if any particular hospitals have been identified in this regard; if he has received any submissions or made any suggestion in this regard which may impact on the degree to which the public health sector is capable of meeting demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2014

112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have evaluated the total requirement of hospital beds throughout the public health sector; if any particular hospitals have been identified in this regard; if he has received any submissions or made any suggestion in this regard which may impact on the degree to which the public health sector is capable of meeting demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/14]

Question· writtenPQ 174asked

174. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the welfare of children is adequately protected in mental health care facilities where the staff of same do not have Garda vetting; the safeguards in place to secure the welfare of such children; if he has commissioned any reports into the welfare issues raised by this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42573/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2014

174. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the welfare of children is adequately protected in mental health care facilities where the staff of same do not have Garda vetting; the safeguards in place to secure the welfare of such children; if he has commissioned any reports into the welfare issues raised by this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42573/14]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

158. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received any responses to its formal notification of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 made to the World Trade Organisation under the technical barriers to trade agreement under the technical standards process; if so, if he will provide the names of the countries that responded and share the concerns of these WTO member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42496/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2014

158. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received any responses to its formal notification of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 made to the World Trade Organisation under the technical barriers to trade agreement under the technical standards process; if so, if he will provide the names of the countries that responded and share the concerns of these WTO member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42496/14]

Question· writtenPQ 129asked

129. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding UK pensions and payments from the UK Government here; if both Administrations have since agreed in principle to work towards a form of pensioner registration which will form the basis for calculating pensioner reimbursement costs in the future and agreed interim arrangements for determining pensioner liability, based on previous survey result trends; the estimated figure for same for the year 2014 and when same will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42312/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2014

129. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding UK pensions and payments from the UK Government here; if both Administrations have since agreed in principle to work towards a form of pensioner registration which will form the basis for calculating pensioner reimbursement costs in the future and agreed interim arrangements for determining pensioner liability, based on previous survey result trends; the estimated figure for same for the year 2014 and when same will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42312/14]

Question· writtenPQ 786asked

786. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the progress of extending the remit of HIQA to cover all private health care facilities including privately owned facilities given the important remit of HIQA in maintaining high standards of care throughout the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2014

786. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the progress of extending the remit of HIQA to cover all private health care facilities including privately owned facilities given the important remit of HIQA in maintaining high standards of care throughout the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/14]

Question· writtenPQ 769asked

769. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he has read the 2014 Pavee Point report Challenging Barriers and Misconceptions: Roma Maternal Health in Ireland; and, in view of the information contained within the report, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 14 May 2014, the actions, measures or strategies the Health Service Executive has put in place to ensure that pregnant women who arrive here from abroad fully engage with health care services as early as possible to avoid any risk to their pregnancies. [41968/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2014

769. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he has read the 2014 Pavee Point report Challenging Barriers and Misconceptions: Roma Maternal Health in Ireland; and, in view of the information contained within the report, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 14 May 2014, the actions, measures or strategies the Health Service Executive has put in place to ensure that pregnant women who arrive here from abroad fully engage with health care services as early as possible to avoid any risk to their pregnancies. [41968/14]

Question· writtenPQ 726asked

726. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of the Health Service Executive policy to sell or otherwise dispose of health care centres in rural areas, in particular the centre in Aughrim, County Galway, which had been providing general practitioner services; the details of the overall strategy; where primary care centres are to be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41650/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2014

726. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of the Health Service Executive policy to sell or otherwise dispose of health care centres in rural areas, in particular the centre in Aughrim, County Galway, which had been providing general practitioner services; the details of the overall strategy; where primary care centres are to be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41650/14]

Question· writtenPQ 681asked

681. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 21 October 2014, of the 21 applicants for prior authorisation for treatment under the cross-border health care directive, the number of these that were successful; the number that were unsuccessful; the average length of time taken to process requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41467/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2014

681. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 21 October 2014, of the 21 applicants for prior authorisation for treatment under the cross-border health care directive, the number of these that were successful; the number that were unsuccessful; the average length of time taken to process requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41467/14]

Question· writtenPQ 612asked

612. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 7 October 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive Dublin mid-Leinster region refusing to provide home birth support to 25 women who were to be provided with this service; his role when the HSE refuses to provide health care services; if he will request the HSE to provide this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41114/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2014

612. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 7 October 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive Dublin mid-Leinster region refusing to provide home birth support to 25 women who were to be provided with this service; his role when the HSE refuses to provide health care services; if he will request the HSE to provide this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41114/14]

Question· writtenPQ 137asked

137. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent World Health Organization study which indicates that energy drinks will become a significant public health problem if their use among young persons is not addressed through a cap on caffeine levels and restrictions on their sale and marketing. [40736/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2014

137. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent World Health Organization study which indicates that energy drinks will become a significant public health problem if their use among young persons is not addressed through a cap on caffeine levels and restrictions on their sale and marketing. [40736/14]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

147. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the public health notice protocol for dealing with housing estates where lead contamination is identified in all individual samples taken by Irish Water or local authorities acting as agencies of same [40645/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2014

147. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the public health notice protocol for dealing with housing estates where lead contamination is identified in all individual samples taken by Irish Water or local authorities acting as agencies of same [40645/14]

Question· writtenPQ 144asked

144. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 938 of 17 September 2014 regarding the cost of treatment referred to and in view of the cost difference between here and the United Kingdom, if a person (details supplied) in County Laois will qualify for this treatment under the cross border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2014

144. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 938 of 17 September 2014 regarding the cost of treatment referred to and in view of the cost difference between here and the United Kingdom, if a person (details supplied) in County Laois will qualify for this treatment under the cross border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/14]

Question· writtenPQ 445asked

445. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made in order to give effect to the cross-border health care directive; if measures have been put in place to inform those currently on hospital waiting lists of their rights to health care under this directive; if the Health Service Executive has informed those on waiting lists of their rights to access health care under this directive; the number of persons who have applied for reimbursement under this directive since it came into operation under Irish law; the number of persons who have successfully availed of reimbursement under this directive since it came into operation; the amount of funding that has been allocated for the provision of healthcare under this directive in both budget 2014 and budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40269/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2014

445. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made in order to give effect to the cross-border health care directive; if measures have been put in place to inform those currently on hospital waiting lists of their rights to health care under this directive; if the Health Service Executive has informed those on waiting lists of their rights to access health care under this directive; the number of persons who have applied for reimbursement under this directive since it came into operation under Irish law; the number of persons who have successfully availed of reimbursement under this directive since it came into operation; the amount of funding that has been allocated for the provision of healthcare under this directive in both budget 2014 and budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40269/14]

Question· writtenPQ 176asked

176. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health and additional resources for front-line mental health care services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39034/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014

176. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health and additional resources for front-line mental health care services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39034/14]

Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health in view of the differentiation within the EU tobacco products directive between cigars and cigarettes, the fact that the cigar smoking rate is 0.9%, the proposals of the UK Department of Health to exclude specialist tobacco products from its packaging legislation, his views on exempting cigar packaging from the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014

175. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health in view of the differentiation within the EU tobacco products directive between cigars and cigarettes, the fact that the cigar smoking rate is 0.9%, the proposals of the UK Department of Health to exclude specialist tobacco products from its packaging legislation, his views on exempting cigar packaging from the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/14]

Question· writtenPQ 135asked

135. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014

135. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/14]

Question· writtenPQ 109asked

109. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014

109. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/14]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

108. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014

108. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/14]

Question· writtenPQ 107asked

107. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014

107. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/14]

Question· writtenPQ 117asked

117. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding which his Department and the Health Service Executive have granted to the Royal College of Physicians for programme managers and other external consultancy posts; his views that this represents the optimal use of resources in view of the current crisis in health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38383/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014

117. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding which his Department and the Health Service Executive have granted to the Royal College of Physicians for programme managers and other external consultancy posts; his views that this represents the optimal use of resources in view of the current crisis in health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38383/14]

Question· writtenPQ 470asked

470. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken or needed to be taken to prevent hospital bugs and infections throughout the public health sector; the extent to which comparisons have been made with the private sector in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37149/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

470. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken or needed to be taken to prevent hospital bugs and infections throughout the public health sector; the extent to which comparisons have been made with the private sector in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37149/14]

Question· writtenPQ 466asked

466. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the areas throughout the health service currently experiencing the greatest pressure/demand in the public health sector; the measures/steps required to address any such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

466. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the areas throughout the health service currently experiencing the greatest pressure/demand in the public health sector; the measures/steps required to address any such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/14]

Question· writtenPQ 459asked

459. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which arrangements are in hand to ensure an adequate supply of junior hospital doctors throughout the country in the public health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37138/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

459. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which arrangements are in hand to ensure an adequate supply of junior hospital doctors throughout the country in the public health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37138/14]

Question· writtenPQ 415asked

415. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the way he will move to a situation whereby this country creates a fair and equal health service where persons receive health care on the basis of need rather than income. [36920/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

415. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the way he will move to a situation whereby this country creates a fair and equal health service where persons receive health care on the basis of need rather than income. [36920/14]

Question· writtenPQ 125asked

125. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health in view of the improvement in the symptoms of multiple sclerosis sufferers in the Irish health care setting who have been taking the drug Fampyra, if he will consider making the drug available at no cost to all those who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

125. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health in view of the improvement in the symptoms of multiple sclerosis sufferers in the Irish health care setting who have been taking the drug Fampyra, if he will consider making the drug available at no cost to all those who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/14]

Question· oralPQ 75asked

75. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health in the context of the public health nursing diploma and the corresponding two year assignments which applicants undertake, if his attention has been drawn to the requirements of applicants to forgo permanent posts in the Health Service Executive, go on a new panel and take up new posts which are mainly based in Dublin region; the way this requirement impacts negatively on persons wishing to enter or transfer to the public health nursing sector but who are based outside of Dublin, particularly in the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36490/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

75. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health in the context of the public health nursing diploma and the corresponding two year assignments which applicants undertake, if his attention has been drawn to the requirements of applicants to forgo permanent posts in the Health Service Executive, go on a new panel and take up new posts which are mainly based in Dublin region; the way this requirement impacts negatively on persons wishing to enter or transfer to the public health nursing sector but who are based outside of Dublin, particularly in the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36490/14]

Question· oralPQ 70asked

70. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the contingency plans for Ebola in view of the WHO’s statement that Ebola is a public health emergency of international concern; if education of medical staff has occurred; the status of the national isolation unit at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin; the travel cautions and checks that have been employed; the likelihood of a case appearing here; the number of cases in which testing for Ebola has taken place here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36737/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2014

70. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the contingency plans for Ebola in view of the WHO’s statement that Ebola is a public health emergency of international concern; if education of medical staff has occurred; the status of the national isolation unit at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin; the travel cautions and checks that have been employed; the likelihood of a case appearing here; the number of cases in which testing for Ebola has taken place here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36737/14]

Question· writtenPQ 65asked

65. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a graduate entry medicine loan tax relief scheme in view of the huge costs associated with the course, the cost of living and the fact that the intensity of this work excludes the opportunity for part-time work; if he or his Department has examined a proposal involving a tax-based mechanism of relieving the burden of these debts on non-consultant hospital doctors and making the repayments more realistic; the benefits for the country of giving non-consultant hospital doctors a tax incentive to stay in the public health care service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36030/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2014

65. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a graduate entry medicine loan tax relief scheme in view of the huge costs associated with the course, the cost of living and the fact that the intensity of this work excludes the opportunity for part-time work; if he or his Department has examined a proposal involving a tax-based mechanism of relieving the burden of these debts on non-consultant hospital doctors and making the repayments more realistic; the benefits for the country of giving non-consultant hospital doctors a tax incentive to stay in the public health care service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36030/14]

Question· writtenPQ 17asked

17. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions and input her Department has had with the Department of Health regarding the health care and community benefits as recommended for the Magdalen laundries' survivors by Mr. Justice Quirke in his report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35378/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2014

17. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions and input her Department has had with the Department of Health regarding the health care and community benefits as recommended for the Magdalen laundries' survivors by Mr. Justice Quirke in his report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35378/14]

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