132. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the additional expenditure incurred in the medical card section since 2011 including overtime, additional staff, administration and so on, on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12244/15]
127. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of general practitioner vacancies, in tabular form and by local health area. [12218/15]
1009. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of her Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under Freedom of Information legislation. [11793/15]
985. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the secretary general of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under Freedom of Information legislation. [11807/15]
979. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is available from any public source to support a women's rugby team (details supplied) who are travelling to Spain to take part in an international competition. [11610/15]
949. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the secretary general of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under Freedom of Information legislation. [11795/15]
929. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that it is legally in order for a company (details supplied) to refuse to provide an additional service to an existing customer on the basis of method of payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11502/15]
901. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of occasions since the start of 2014 the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11798/15]
869. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will intervene in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11218/15]
803. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of occasions since the start of 2014 on which the Secretary General of her Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11797/15]
762. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of administrative principal posts in primary schools that have been suppressed since the removal of the ten teacher rule in favour of 178 children for schools; the amount it would cost to re-instate the ten teacher rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11228/15]
744. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11800/15]
734. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is funding available to bring underprivileged children and adults to Ireland for respite on humanitarian grounds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11206/15]
724. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed move of the National Maternity Hospital, currently located at Holles Street in Dublin 2, to a new building on the grounds of St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin 4; when it is anticipated that construction will start and when the new facility will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12155/15]
701. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 453 and 455 of 3 March 2015, (details supplied) the number of persons the Health Service Executive exchanged data on with the Revenue Commissioners in 2014; and in 2015 to date. [11954/15]
700. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 452 and 454 of 3 March 2015, (details supplied) the number of persons the Health Service Executive received data on from the Department of Social Protection in 2014; and the number of persons that the executive has received data on from the same Department in 2015 to date. [11953/15]
697. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spent on agency staff in February 2015; the proportion of the executive’s anticipated expenditure on agency staff for 2015 that was incurred in February 2015; the way the February 2015 expenditure on agency staff compares to February 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11936/15]
678. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason for a price discrepancy of 176% between the purchase of a drug (details supplied) privately compared to its purchase through the drugs payment scheme; if this is the case for all drugs; his plans to tackle this variance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/15]
672. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the secretary general of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11801/15]
627. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; and general practitioner cards, as of 1 March 2015; and the number for each, issued on a discretionary basis, on that date [11505/15]
626. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if funding is available from his Department to support the establishment of a community first responder group (details supplied). [11501/15]
615. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused dental treatment which was always available to that person through a medical card [11482/15]
591. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will extend funding to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland to prevent the loss of services and jobs due to the delay in funding, following the review that has been underway since June 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11358/15]
585. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a commitment on the services being provided at Saint Joseph's Foundation in Charleville in County Cork, and ensure that the Health Service Executive provides the foundation with the necessary financial assistance to continue its invaluable work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11290/15]
575. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the level of oversight of care provider companies; the required level of training and competency of their staff; how often are they required to up-skill their staff; if the Health Service Executive conduct unannounced inspections at clients' homes; if these companies fall under the remit of Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11233/15]
568. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.428 of 24 February 2015, if he will provide, in tabular form the way the Health Service Executive distributed funding in 2014 and 2015 for each of the local and regional drugs task forces with regard to the €21.04 million in funding transferred to the executive on 1 January 2014, with a further €1.02 million transferring on 1 January 2015. [11220/15]
565. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed soft opt-out system for organ donation; when this will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11208/15]
559. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans for Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway; if there will be a reduction in services; if so, if he will provide details of same; if there is any proposed investment in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11178/15]
556. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the concerns raised by Irish Vaccination Awareness in respect of the human papilloma virus vaccine (details supplied). [11123/15]
538. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11794/15]
483. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of her Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11803/15]
403. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions since the start of 2014 on which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under Freedom of Information legislation. [11796/15]
375. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11792/15]
318. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11802/15]
304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11804/15]
271. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of his Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11799/15]
224. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of occasions since the start of 2014 in which the Secretary General of her Department has been involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11805/15]
149. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions since the start of 2014 on which the Secretary General of his Department was involved in the clearing or approval of material for release under freedom of information legislation. [11806/15]
115. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10750/15]
100. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been paid in compensation over the past four years by the Health Service Executive either through the courts or by settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/15]
407. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received any communications in the past month from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government indicating that it is opposed to the proposed changes with regard to the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service being merged with the National Ambulance Service. [10157/15]
401. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to his recent speech to the Institute of Directors, his views on whether it is appropriate that a Government Department, funded by the taxpayer, should circulate such a politically partisan speech; his further views on whether the press office of the political party of which he is a member is the appropriate forum by which to distribute such speeches, and if, in future, he will issue party political speeches via same; if the Secretary General of the Department of Health made any comment to him, formal or otherwise, with regard to the speech being issued by his Department's press office; if so, whether the Secretary General considered it an appropriate use of his Department's resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/15]
239. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reconsider the transfer of the senior alert scheme to Pobal, as there have been a number of issues raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10357/15]
235. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Appointments Service has the discretion to permit someone to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process in the following circumstances (details supplied). [10039/15]
160. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the working age benefits or allowances that do not permit recipients to apply for the fuel allowance. [9910/15]
227. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to the €25 million allocated to tackle delayed discharges, the amount of this now being spent. [9853/15]
214. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the policy rationale for the closure of Saint James's dental clinic and the Health Service Executive policy of treating patients at the Hermitage and the Beacon Clinic instead; the current waiting list for this service; if this decision is an appropriate use of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/15]
199. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will order a reversal of the decision by the Health Service Executive travel abroad scheme a number of years ago to no longer provide full subsistence for transplant patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/15]
198. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown of the costs involved in the establishment of the national organ donation and transplant office; the costs involved thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/15]
197. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the policy that is being drafted by the Health Service Executive and his Department to address the issue of the costs incurred by donors participating in the living donor programme during the pre-operative and post-operative periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9689/15]