Martin, MicheálWednesday, 2 May 2001 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Written Answers - Speech Therapy Service.
Was asked: if he will forward the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 10 April 2001.
I wish to apologise to the Deputy as it appears that the letter which I referred to in my reply of 10 April 2001 was not issued to him. I have had the position updated by the Southern Health Board and...
Written Answers - Carer's Allowance.
Was asked: the benefit to the economy in terms of lower health provision arising from the payment of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers - Mental Health Services.
Was asked: if the profession of psychotherapy is included in the forthcoming legislation concerning the statutory registration for health and social care professionals; if an organisation (details supplied) will...
Officials of my Department have met the Irish Council for Psychotherapy to discuss this issue. At present, I am considering the case that has been put forward by the council, and I will be in contact ...
Written Answers - Population Statistics.
Was asked: the number of babies born to parents with County Mayo addresses in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000; and the number of residents of County Mayo who died over the same period.
My Department has written to the chief executive officers of the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the health boards and has sought the information requested by the Deputy. As soon as I receive th...
Written Answers - Care of the Elderly.
Was asked: the position regarding the granting of pocket money to elderly patients in health board nursing homes; the weekly amount; if it has been increased to £13 in all cases; if it must be requested or if it...
My Department has written to the chief executive officers of the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the health boards and has sought the information requested by the Deputy. As soon as I receive th...
Written Answers - General Medical Services Scheme.
Was asked: if he will give details of the payments and fringe benefits paid to doctors on the general medical card scheme; if the payment is an annual payment or a per visit payment; if an additional payment is ...
When the GMS scheme was introduced in 1972 it was a fee per item based scheme. However, following a review of the operation of the scheme in the mid-1980s the basic payment structure changed to an age...
Written Answers - Cancer Screening Programme.
Was asked: the resources invested in the cancer strategy and BreastCheck facility attached to the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7; if this is the only such unit in the State; if not, the number of similar units there a...
Considerable developments have taken place in cancer care and treatment since the commencement of the implementation of the national cancer strategy in 1997. To date more than £60 million has been inv...
Was asked: the waiting time for cervical cancer smear test appointments in each health board area; and the waiting time for results.
The information sought by the Deputy in respect of all health boards is not readily available to the Department. I have written to the chief executive officers of the health boards seeking details of ...
Written Answers - Nursing Home Subventions.
Was asked: if he will outline in respect of each health board area, in the years 1995-2001, the subventions to nursing homes in each area; and his estimate of the future costs of this subvention based on populat...
Written Answers - Care of the Elderly.
Was asked: the number of full-time equivalent home helps in each health board region per 1,000 elderly population for 1970 to 2001, or such statistics which are available.
Was asked: the recommendations of The Years Ahead: A Policy for the Elderly, 1988 which have been implemented to date; the outstanding recommendations; if implementation of the recommendations is being monitored...
Was asked: the number of those aged over 65 in each health board area as a percentage of total population and as a percentage of the labour force from 1970 to date.
The information is currently being compiled for the Deputy and will be forwarded within the week.
Written Answers - Life Expectancy Statistics.
Was asked: the male and female life expectancy at age 65 and 75 from 1970 to date.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Table 1 Life Expectancy of Males and Females at Age 65 and Age 75, 1970-1997
Written Answers - Population Statistics.
Was asked: if he will give a breakdown of the elderly population by marital status and by gender from 1995 to 2001.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Table 1 Men and Women Aged 65 and Over by Marital Status, 1996, 1998-2000 (000s)
Written Answers - Hospital Services.
Was asked: the usage of acute hospital services by age and sex; that is, in-patient days per 1,000 persons in each relevant age group from 1995-2000.
A number of tables have been compiled and are being forwarded to the Deputy.
Written Answers - Nursing Homes.
Was asked: the number and status of approved and non-approved private and voluntary homes by each health board area.
Written Answers - Home Help Services.
Was asked: the number of recipients of home help services over 65 years of age in each health board area from 1970-2000.
Written Answers - Child Abuse Reports.
Was asked: the number of reports submitted to his Department from the South Eastern Health Board dealing with child sex abuse in the region; the current status of these reports; if they are being examined by any...
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