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Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Health Reports
Robert Troy
651. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the final report from the review team in the Cavan/Monaghan Health Service Executive area concerning a person (details supplied) and Wheatfield prison is published without further delay. [3757/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Graduate Nursing Scheme
Robert Troy
654. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will adjust the proposal to cut graduate nurses wages by 20% in view of the fact that nurses are already one of the lower paid medical professions and graduate nurses will be carrying out the same duty as those on a higher scale; the reason the Health Service Executive has now advised all local managers, by circular of the 14 December 2012, to immediately discontinue all existing contracts already in place for 2012 graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3773/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Services for People with Disabilities
Robert Troy
960. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will refrain from imposing any further cuts to the disability sector; and if he will make a commitment to protect the current level of funding that exists. [57922/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Hospital Services
Robert Troy
1025. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the date on which he intends to publish the hospital groupings [1150/13]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Health Services Provision
Robert Troy
283. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive plan to appoint an ophthalmologist for the Longford-Westmeath area. [57399/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Universal Health Insurance Provision
Robert Troy
51. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the timescale for the introduction of Universal Health Insurance in 2016 is feasible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57086/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Robert Troy
55. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Health Service Executive recruitment of 1,000 graduate nurses and midwives to the public health services in early 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57085/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Robert Troy
180. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [57280/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Robert Troy
181. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [57281/12]
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Robert Troy
182. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a claim for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [57283/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Robert Troy
173. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56063/12]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Medical Card Appeals
Robert Troy
174. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card rejection appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) [56064/12]
Wed, 12 Dec 2012
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Mental Health Services Report
Robert Troy
239. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the procedure for hospitals dealing with patients with mental health issues and his views on whether advice and opinions of the patients family are taken into account with regard to the way the patient is treated and their aftercare. [55852/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Hospitals Discharges
Robert Troy
494. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding patients awaiting discharge from hospital who no longer require hospital care but are seeking access to either a public nursing home bed or adequate home help support and or care packages [55363/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Hospitals Discharges
Robert Troy
495. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the level of progress achieved by his Department's special delivery unit and the Health Service Executive's clinical programme for elderly care in clearing the reported backlog of 600 persons, the majority of whom are over 65 years, who were awaiting discharge from hospital on 12 November 2012. [55364/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Home Help Service Provision
Robert Troy
496. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans for home help support provision and or care packages to delayed discharge patients who no longer require acute hospital beds [55365/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Nursing Home Accommodation
Robert Troy
497. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider his policy for closing public nursing home beds in view of the fact that some 600 patients, the majority of whom are over 65 years of age, were being kept on hospital wards and are awaiting access to public nursing home beds and or adequate home help support [55366/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Health Services Regulation
Robert Troy
498. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to independently regulate home help support and care packages providers; in view of the Willis Commission report findings on nursing education in the UK, which recommended that nurses should supervise and delegate work to healthcare assistants, who should also have clearly defined roles in the interest of patient safety [55367/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Robert Troy
499. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the provision of further education courses specifically for healthcare assistants over and above the FETAC level 5 healthcare support course [55368/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Hospital Services
Robert Troy
644. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the waiting lists that exist for routine surgeries for public patients between now and 2016; when he plans to roll out the universal health insurance, in view of the fact that at present a simple surgery such as fitting for grommets is taking up to two and a half years in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52431/12]