Bill entitled an Act to provide for the imposition of a cap on the level of awards which may be made in respect of a claim for general damages arising from personal injury; to provide for the confirmation by each House of the Oireachtas of draft regulations; to provide for a review of this Act; and to provide for related matters.
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the development and implementation of a cross-departmental multi-agency Autism Spectrum Disorder Strategy and to provide for related matters
264 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of all funding provided to neurological charities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the national rehabilitation strategy; when this strategy will be published; when an implementation plan will be agreed; if it forms part of the Health Service Executive Service plan for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has commenced work on a national dementia strategy; the date this strategy will be completed; the estimated cost to implement this strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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261 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to develop a new tobacco control strategy with specific targets to reduce prevalence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children acknowledging the fact that to date no commitment has been made by her to extend the colorectal screening programme beyond the 60-69 age group, the estimated cost to extend this programme to those in the 55-74 age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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259 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if a cost benefit analysis has been conducted on extending the colorectal screening programme beyond the 60-69 age group; if she will provide details on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost to rollout the colorectal screening programme in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an update on the former premises of St. Vincent’s Hospital; her plans for this facility and if the former hospital beds, now closed at this unit would be suitable as step-down beds or other type of facility to alleviate the bed shortage and assist with the overcrowded accident and emergency departments at this time of year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of the money spent on non-core pay, such as premium, overtime and allowance in 2010 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the annual thresholds for the drugs payment scheme on a per annum basis from 1999 to 2010, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to expand the age range relating to the national breast screening programme; if so, the timeframe and details for same; the estimated cost to expand this service to 47 year olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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217 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to expand the age range relating to the national breast screening programme; the timeframe and details for same; the estimated cost to expand this service to 70 year olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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216 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on the national breast screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Central Mental Hospital project; the cost to develop this hospital; the way this project will be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop a national dementia strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to implement the palliative care national development framework, 2009-2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care centres planned under the primary care strategy and currently in development by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of Health Service Executive staff who accepted the voluntary redundancy package; the total cost of the redundancy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive did not meet a funding shortfall of €750,000 for a foundation (details supplied) which will mean that a number of babies with severe development delay and brain damage may have to return to hospital at a much greater cost to the health service of €14 million; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide an update on the development of the national children’s hospital; when planning permission will be granted; when construction is expected to commence; when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children in view of the increase in private health insurance recently announced by the VHI, when she will introduce risk equalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the precautions being taken to protect patients from cross infection from swine flu and other hospital infections in view of the number of patients waiting on trolleys in accident and emergency; the additional capacity put in place to deal with the winter increase in hospital admissions; the way she will defend the closure of beds when demand is high; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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662 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it will take for disability allowance to be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if this application will be prioritised in view of the financial difficulties of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements in place to facilitate the registration of civil partnerships as per recent legislation passed by Dáil Éireann and signed into law; when the registration of civil partnership will commence in Dublin and Cork; if adequate staff have been put in place; if the relevant systems have been adapted at the relevant offices to allow for the registration of civil partnerships as per the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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438 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce regulations to provide for combined text and pictorial warnings on cigarette packs on sale here as provided for under section 6 of the Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Act 2009, by the end of February 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the numbers of children awaiting operations at Crumlin Children’s Hospital; when a child (details supplied) will receive surgery; the number of children who were sent abroad in 2010 for expensive surgery; the estimated number who will be sent abroad in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the screening programme for diabetic retinopathy has been rolled out in the Health Service Executive West area in 2010; the timeframe for the roll-out of the screening programme to other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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379 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the changes to the threshold of the drugs payment scheme since 2000, including the date that announcement was made; the date that changes took effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the anticipated income from statutory inpatient, outpatient and accident and emergency charges in 2010 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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326 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the rate of hospital charges — inpatient, outpatient and accident and emergency — in 2010; the categories of patient required to pay hospital charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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325 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the employment status of the following categories of health professionals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Defence the number of times the army bomb disposal unit has been called out in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the annual budget made available to the National Office for Suicide Prevention on a per annum basis since its establishment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures she will take to implement the new policy of allowing all suitably qualified general practitioners offer services to general medical services patients; the date on which she intends to implement the policy; when all suitably qualified GP’s will be entitled to offer their services to GMS patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if any senior staff leaving under the early retirement and voluntary redundancy scheme will be taken back on a consultancy basis in the new year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total amount of funding made available to the voluntary redundancy scheme; in view of the lower than anticipated take-up of the voluntary redundancy scheme, the estimated cost of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons who could have applied for the voluntary redundancy scheme; the total number of persons who have applied for the Health Service Executive voluntary redundancy scheme; if she will provide a breakdown of applicants between management and administration and support staff; if she will provide a breakdown of applicants on a HSE area basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the savings to be achieved from the prescription charge during 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the annual savings to be achieved from the prescription charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care centres planned under the primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of grade VIII managers for each of the years from 2000 to 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will respond to Coillte proposals on forestry and carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether smoking cessation services are front-line health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated amount spent on non-core pay such as premium, overtime and on-call pay during 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent on non-core pay such as premium, overtime and on-call pay during 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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168 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average daily cost of public hospital care during 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be given a date sooner than advised for an appointment for a final operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be awarded a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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