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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2015
215. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the proposals to increase staffing resources in a hospital (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29468/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
910. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that driving licences are free for persons over 70 years of age; the circumstances in which a person over 70 years of age would be charged in relation to a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28508/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
863. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if direction has been issued by him or his Department to local authorities to contact those on the housing list to fill out a rental accommodation scheme questionnaire, threatening them with the closure of their housing application if they do not respond in 14 days, despite the fact that they did not apply for the scheme; his views on such directions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28821/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
847. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the key priorities in 2015 of the national housing strategy for people with a disability; the progress made in achieving these priorities in the first half of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
651. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the assistance necessary to allow Cork University Hospital to increase its staffing levels in its paediatric high-dependancy unit, and allow the hospital to use the currently vacant beds in this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28917/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
633. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and by local health office area for those up to 16 years of age and those over 16 years of age, details of the numbers waiting for orthodontic treatment at the end of March 2015. [28877/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
615. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the decrease of 2,049 persons in June 2015 in the number on the outpatient waiting list for more than 12 months at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, the number of the 2,049 who were seen by a consultant in the hospital; the number who were provided with an appointment elsewhere; if such an alternative arrangement was public or private; the number who were deemed to be no longer waiting on an appointment; and if he is satisfied that the May 2015 figure of 5,727 was a true and accurate reflection of the numbers waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment in the hospital in that month. [28755/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
614. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health regarding the decrease of 2,388 persons in June 2015 in the number on the outpatient waiting list for more than 12 months at South Infirmary Victoria Hospital in County Cork, the number of the 2,388 who were seen by a consultant in the hospital; the number who were provided with an appointment elsewhere; if such an alternative arrangement was public or private; the number who were deemed to be no longer waiting on an appointment; and if he is satisfied that the May 2015 figure of 5,899 was a true and accurate reflection of the numbers waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment in the hospital in that month. [28754/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
613. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health regarding the decrease of 6,178 persons in June 2015 in the number on the outpatient waiting list for more than 12 months at Waterford University Hospital, the number of the 6,178 who were seen by a consultant in Waterford University Hospital; the number who were provided with an appointment elsewhere; if such an alternative arrangement was public or private; the number who were deemed to be no longer waiting on an appointment; if he is satisfied that the May 2015 figure of 10,886 was a true and accurate reflection of the number waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment in the hospital in that month. [28753/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
608. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to increasing the use of biosimilar medicines as a means of reducing or containing the State’s annual medicines bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28701/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
607. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on biosimilar medicines in each of the years from 2010 to 2014, and its estimated expenditure in 2015; his views on the increased use of biosimilars within the Irish health care service; the measures he plans to introduce to facilitate this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28700/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
606. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount spent by the Health Service Executive on biological medicines in each of the years 2010 to 2014, and the estimated spend in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28699/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
605. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount spent on medicines in each of Ireland's public hospitals in each of the years 2010 to 2014, and the estimated spend in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28698/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
580. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the home help scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [28542/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
563. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the fair deal scheme will be expedited given the person's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28499/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
559. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 23 June 2015 and the failure of the Health Service Executive to answer the question sufficiently, if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of home help hours provided and how this compares to the targets set in each local health office area for each month to date in 2015. [28492/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
211. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will increase the staffing levels at St. Ita's in Newcastle West, County Limerick to allow this facility to be used to its full potential, and to fulfil its designated use as a palliative care and hospice unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28092/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
201. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the embargo on dental nurses will be lifted; if so, when; the number of positions that will be filled in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
196. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the once-off revenue measures of €330 million that he announced for the health budget in 2015, the amount of this revenue that was raised by the end of June 2015; the sources of same; and if he expects there to be any variance in the revenues raised in 2015 from his original estimate in October 2014. [28029/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
65. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive’s financial position; the net current deficit of the executive against profile at the end of June 2015; if additional expenditures announced for free general practitioner care and to tackle overcrowding in emergency departments in hospitals are reflected in this; the latest projection for the overall deficit in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
61. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when he will publish and act on the results of the costings exercise commissioned by his Department into universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27656/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
54. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views that the additional funding announced in April 2015 to tackle overcrowding in emergency departments in hospitals has, to date, had the impact that was envisaged; the action that will be taken to address the developing shortage of nursing home places for older persons no longer capable of living at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27660/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
31. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the new national maternity strategy will be published; the timeframe in place for the relocation of the three Dublin maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27659/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
25. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that outpatient waiting list figures published for December 2013 by the National Treatment Purchase Fund were accurate; if the data reported in waiting lists published a year later did not contradict the information published in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27658/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
1. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the commitments in the programme for Government on universal health insurance; his views that both parties in government remain committed to the goal of universal health insurance, based on multiple insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
184. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for the end of June 2015, for each local health area, the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and the length of time they are waiting. [27930/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
157. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age with cancer as of 30 June 2015; the number of these who had a medical card; and the number who had a general practitioner card, at that time. [27767/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
107. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of investment his Department is making in horticulture; if his Department liaises with local authorities to foster a greater appreciation of horticulture, especially in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
68. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance if he will enquire of the Revenue Commissioners if they have made a decision regarding the a repayment request by a person (details supplied) in County Cork, further to an overpayment by that person of Local Property Tax, which overpayment was based on an incorrect valuation of the person's house by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
392. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Health Insurance Authority has presented a report to him that estimates the cost of universal health insurance between €2,197 and €3,201 for every adult per year, with an additional 15% cost for children and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
391. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that the Economic and Social Research Institute has estimated the additional cost of universal health insurance at between 3.5% and 10.7% more than the current system, or €666 million and €2.05 billion in current prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
368. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on proposals by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 to close a taxi rank at the hospital; and if he will put any measures in place to address the concerns of the customers and drivers who currently use the rank. [27380/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
331. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is currently no child psychologist in County Meath, leaving children and families without the necessary assessments they require; the action that will be taken to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
329. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have her full personal assistant hours filled to allow the child to attend the early childhood care and education preschool year, as is the child's entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
328. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason the personal assistant service for children with special needs to allow them to attend preschool is not filling the hours awarded in the North Lee in Cork, while in the South Lee in Cork personal assistant hours are being fully filled, leaving children in the North Lee unable to attend their full early childhood care and education preschool year; the action the Health Service Executive is taking to resolve this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27180/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
323. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the embargo will be lifted on the hiring of speech and language therapists; the number of jobs currently vacant in this field; of those, the number that are permanent positions or contract positions; in respect of speech and language courses that are run in our universities, the number of this year's graduates who will be employed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27142/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
315. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of sexual abuse allegations reported from 1990 to date in 2015; the number that have been investigated; and that have gone before the criminal courts; the number of health care employees convicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27099/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
300. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regards to his comments in Dáil Éireann on 1 July 2015 that the Economic and Social Research Institute report on the costs of introducing universal health insurance was a draft report, if the institute submitted the report as a draft or if it submitted it as a final estimate of what it had been commissioned to report on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
104. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan, given that a determination on a local authority house will be made within a week, and this is dependent on the person being in receipt of a social welfare payment. [27719/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
182. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the current staffing crisis being experienced within Listowel Community Hospital in County Kerry poses a real threat to the viability of the hospital; if he is aware that the staffing complement in the hospital decreased from 1,068 nursing hours per week in 2008 to 563.5 hours per week in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26822/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
169. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the new cystic fibrosis ward at Cork University Hospital will open; the reason previous targets for the opening have not been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26777/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
168. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if media reports of a €3,000 average cost per adult for universal health insurance are correct; if he has received the results of the costing exercise; if he will publish same; his plans to confine any such scheme to hospital services only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
153. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the action the Government will take to halt the online trade in illegal medicines, in view of a recent fatality. [26728/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
201. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting times for autistic children in Dublin 15, with many reports of waiting times of over 18 months for basic and necessary care for speech and language, physiotherapy and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26506/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
197. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the implementation of the recommendations of the buprenorphine implementation group; the reason they have not yet been implemented, notwithstanding that they were completed and published several years ago; if he is satisfied with this level of delay; the barriers to their full implementation; the steps he has taken to address these barriers; if he is prepared to fast-track their implementation in the interests of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26480/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
196. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the total spend on the national drugs strategy in each of the years 2009 to 2014; the estimated spend for 2015; his views that the strategy is successful in treating heroin addiction; his views on the results and outcomes from the methadone maintenance programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26479/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
195. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the medicinal based alternatives available to heroin addicts seeking treatment who do not wish to avail of methadone and-or for when it is contra-indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26478/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
194. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if specific details or data are kept and-or reviewed for the numbers of heroin addicts who enter, leave and subsequently rejoin the methadone maintenance programme; if not, the reason; if any analysis has been undertaken of the reason patients drop out of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26477/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
193. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that have been developed and undertaken by his Department to bring the estimated 10,000 heroin addicts outside of treatment into treatment programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26476/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
192. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the methadone maintenance programme is successful in treating the estimated 20,000 heroin addicts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26475/15]