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[Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.] Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers supplied) has been told by the Health Service Executive in Swords, County Dublin, that they must wait 14 to 16 months for an appointment with a speech and language therapist appointment and 12 months for a hearing test for their three and half year old child; his views on such lengthy waiting times for a public patient with a medical card who is reliant on the public health system. [8009/12] Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): As the Deputy’s question relates to service matters, I have arranged for this question to be transferred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. 699. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he can assist with a transfer request by a health professional (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/12] Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. Ambulance Service 700. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will make inquiries regarding the fact that an emergency call for an ambulance in Rathkeale, County Limerick, resulted in a delay of two and a half hours for the ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8027/12] Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Drugs Task Forces 701. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all the drugs task forces nationally including the name of the chair, the number of board members, and the number of staff employed on full time and part time contracts; the procedures, if any, that are in place to decide the persons that compose these boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/12] 702. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he could provide a breakdown of the expenditure of each drugs task force on local projects and on salaries; the funding allocated to each drugs task force nationally for 2011; the amount of funding allocated for each task force for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8046/12] 703. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the section within his Department that has responsibility for allocating funding to drugs task forces; if he will clarify if it is this same section to whom task forces report ; if not, to whom do they report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8047/12] Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): I propose to take Questions Nos. 701, 702 and 703 together. Due to the volume of information requested by the Deputy in relation to the membership and staffing of each Task Force and its expenditure on local projects and salaries, I have arranged for the details to be forwarded directly to her. The procedures governing the appointment of the chair and members to the Task Force are contained in the Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces Handbook, which is available on the 638
Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers Department’s website. In the main, each Task Force is supported by a coordinator, a development worker and administrator. Drugs Task Forces report to the Drugs Programmes Unit of my Department in relation to their expenditure and activities. This Unit is also responsible for allocating funding to the Drugs Task Forces. The 2011 and 2012 allocations in respect of each Task Force are detailed in the table: Local Drugs Task Force 2012 Allocation € 2011 Allocation € Ballyfermot 1,569,489 1,608,413 Ballymun 1,180,695 1,209,976 Blanchardstown 1,124,343 1,152,227 Bray 1,573,101 1,612,114 Canal Communities 1,562,243 1,600,987 Clondalkin 1,421,577 1,456,832 Cork 1,578,581 1,617,730 Dublin 12 1,120,360 1,148,145 Dublin NE 1,228,782 1,259,256 Dún Laoghaire 926,167 949,136 Finglas Cabra 936,590 959,818 North Inner City 2,369,624 2,428,391 South Inner City 2,161,821 2,215,434 Tallaght 1,250,347 1,281,356 Total 20,003,720 20,499,815 Regional Drugs Task Force 2012 Allocation € 2011 Allocation € East Coast Area 851,596 872,716 Midland 849,513 870,581 Mid-West 1,496,428 1,533,540 North East 986,091 1,010,546 North West 765,610 784,597 North Dublin City and County 826,087 846,574 South East 1,132,703 1,160,794 South West 849,524 870,592 Southern 1,034,305 1,059,956 Western 702,677 720,104 Total 9,494,534 9,730,000 Overall Total 29,498,254 30,229,815 Hospital Acquired Infections 704. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health in view of deaths recently in a Belfast maternity hospital associated with pseudomonas, the measures that have been taken by the Health Service Executive to examine the risk of a similar contamination in maternity hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8123/12] 639
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