232. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children  if she will take the necessary action to attach to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 a full clinical team, including a consultant psychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as was attached to it until approximately six years ago Continue reading »

219. Deputy Alan Shatter  asked the Minister for Health and Children  the records that are maintained within her Department concerning communication between her, the Minister of State with responsibility for children and departmental officials relating to children who have died since 1 January 2000 who were in care or who had been reported to either the Health Service Executive or the former health boards as being at risk. [26613/10] Continue reading »

49. Deputy Alan Shatter  asked the Minister for Health and Children  the arrangements that are in place when non-consultant hospital doctors change job on 1 July 2010; the impact of the European working time directive on NCHDs and services offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25842/10] Continue reading »

 71. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Childre  if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of staff dealing with medical card applications in south Dublin has been reduced from nine to two in the past 18 months; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that some individuals suffering from chronic illnesses who qualify for a medical card are being issued with temporary medical cards with a two month validity and are required to re-apply several times a year for a new card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26513/10] Continue reading »

Alan Shatter TD asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made, if any, to facilitate the completion of adoptions in Vietnam by persons who were promised assistance in completing such adoptions almost a year ago; and if she will clarify the current position. Continue reading »

68. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children      the details on Health Service Executive plans to set up its own law office while at the same time outsourcing its legal services needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10538/10] Continue reading »

 123. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children  if she will supply an insulin pump to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [9364/10]

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney):  As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

 5. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children  the action she will take to ensure the Health Service Executive engages in discussions with the Jack and Jill Foundation to provide the estimated €1,970,000 per annum additional financing required to enable the expansion of its home care services for severely disabled children to children under the age of six years; Continue reading »

35. Deputy Alan Shatter  asked the Minister for Health and Children  if the review of Services for Children and Families 2008 published by the Health Service Executive discloses a failure by the State to properly protect children at risk; her views on whether it is acceptable that of 24,668 reports regarding children at risk, only 15,364 resulted in an initial assessment; and the action she is taking to ensure all reports are properly investigated and assessed. [6948/10] Continue reading »