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Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Appeals
Bernard Durkan
757. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the conclusion was reached that the applicant's medical condition is not chronic and life-threatening in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare despite incontrovertible medical evidence being submitted to the contrary; if the applicant's medical card will be reinstated as a matter of urgency due to chronic ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18751/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Health Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
758. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 27 March 2014, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive [18753/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Delays
Bernard Durkan
759. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical review will be finalised in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath which has been ongoing for almost four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18756/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hospital Appointment Delays
Robert Troy
760. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is given appointment in the Adelaide Hospital as soon as possible as this case has been marked as urgent by their general practitioner [18757/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Eligibility
James Bannon
761. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for a medical card in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18760/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Health Services Provision
Terence Flanagan
762. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding respite care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Applications
John McGuinness
763. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [18779/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Data
Terence Flanagan
764. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued to those over the age of 70 in January 2013, February 2013 and March 2013 compared to the number of medical cards issued to those over the age of 70 in January 2014, February 2014 and March 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
Dara Murphy
765. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the inclusion of fampridine in the drug purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Derek Nolan
766. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the lifetime MSM ban on blood donation; if he will instruct the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to move towards a less restrictive regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18801/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Infectious Disease Incidence
Derek Nolan
767. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a tabular breakdown of the number of instances of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases found among MSM, WSW and MSW for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18802/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hospital Appointment Status
John McGuinness
768. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Applications
John McGuinness
769. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [18820/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Gerald Nash
770. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the additional space and facilities which will be made available in terms of paediatric ED services in the extension to the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18821/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Care Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish St Elizabeth Court, Care Facilty, North Circular Road, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18824/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
Gerald Nash
772. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently engage the Special Delivery Unit to develop a solution to the ongoing and unsustainable situation regarding patients being treated on trolleys at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18830/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hospitals Data
Gerald Nash
773. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the activities of the Special Delivery Unit since 1 January 2014 in the case of all of the major emergency departments in acute hospitals across the State; if he will outline the specific objectives set down for the SDU in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Prompt Payments
Seán Fleming
774. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Health Service Executive and his Department in interest due to a late payment and not meeting its obligations under the prompt payment rules for each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18873/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Midwifery Services
Jerry Buttimer
775. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish details of the nursing midwifery graduate initiative; if the initiative is open for applications and the numbers of graduates facilitated by the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18875/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Medical Card Appeals
Brendan Griffin
776. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal of a medical card decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he if will make a decision on the matter. [18877/14]