266 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been responded to; if the children first guidelines are being applied in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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264 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the pricing for the medications of Prozac, Losec and Risperidal and their generic equivalents here; if she will confirm that the generic equivalents in the UK and Northern Ireland are cheaper than here; if she will supply the figures for each jurisdiction, Ireland, UK, Scotland, Northern Ireland, for the cost of these drugs and their cheapest generic equivalents.
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263 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for persons waiting to be assessed by the Health Service Executive for assessment for suitability to be adoptive parents; the provisions in place to deal with those waiting for these assessments; her plans to upgrade the service and to provide additional staff to help reduce current waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[29572/09]
262 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the on-call rates for staff at public hospital labs and radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[29571/09]
344 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of day cases and in-patient procedures cancelled per hospital as at end of June 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the ambulance service in the Swords, County Dublin; if the Health Service Executive will fund the ambulance at Swords fire station; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[29296/09]
237 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will list the mental health institutions and lands here in her Departments ownership, Health Service Executive ownership or other ownership which the State has effective ownership of including long leasehold in tabular form; the footprint and size of the buildings; the bed capacity of each building; the occupancy rates and the land they are located on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[29295/09]
236 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the properties and land, including size vested in the Health Service Executive and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the buildings in her Department’s or the Health Service Executive’s control currently occupied; the space currently unoccupied in buildings under the control or ownership of her Department or the HSE; the rental liability of such unoccupied space in total and individually; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance which will be provided by way of allocation of a home care package to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when a suitable package will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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332 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the date the nursing home support scheme will become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[29967/09]
388 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to introduce measures to help reduce the prescribing of antibiotics; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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387 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to continue to carry out regular hygiene audits without notice, at minimum annually, and publish the results; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[30024/09]
386 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to establish a specific financial incentive which will reward hospitals that achieve excellence in hygiene standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[30023/09]
385 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to significantly reduce hospital acquired infections in our hospitals and the need to guard against infection in the refurbishment of existing hospitals and the construction of new hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[30022/09]
370 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims lodged with the State Claims Agency per year for compensation as a result of patients acquiring hospital infections since 2001; the number of cases settled to date in 2009; the settlement in each case; the amount paid in legal fees; the duration between lodging the claim and the judgement or settlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money she or Government agencies have spent on hearing aids by way of subsidisation; the manufacture cost of these hearing aids; the mark up on these aids; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting to receive a service or therapy under each category of service in the hospital in-patient and out-patient section of the Health Service Executive in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west in tabular form; the average length of wait in each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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193 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting to receive a service or therapy under each category of service in the community care section of the Health Service Executive in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west in tabular form; the average length of wait in each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28826/09]
192 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hours of speech and language therapy delivered in the four regional administrative areas of the Health Service Executive, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin Mid Leinster, south and west, in the first six months of 2008 and of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech and language therapists who were to be employed under the Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west service plan; the number in place; the number whose contracts have not been renewed or who are on leave whose posts have not been filled; the number of unfilled vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28824/09]
190 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the service reviews currently being carried out by the Health Service Executive in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west; the purpose of these reviews; when they were initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28823/09]
367 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds closed nationally; the breakdown of these beds per hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[30003/09]
189 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in each hospital and nursing unit of all types (details supplied) in the four regional administrative areas of the Health Service Executive, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west that have been closed or are currently not open in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28822/09]
188 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff on sick leave in the four regional administrative areas of the Health Service Executive, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west of more than one weeks duration whose positions have not been filled in their absence in 2009; the grades and areas these staff are in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the contracts which have not been renewed in the Health Service Executive in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west since 1 January 2009; the further contracts which will not be renewed for the remainder of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28818/09]
186 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in the four regional administrative areas of the Health Service Executive, namely, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west on maternity leave whose positions have not been filled in their absence in 2009; the grades and areas these staff are in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the savings and the changes made to the 2009 Health Service Executive budget in respect of each hospital and each hospital Department in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE Dublin, namely, north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west on an item basis in tabular form outlining the services which have been reduced or varied; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28816/09]
184 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the savings and the changes made to the 2009 Health Service Executive budget in the four regional administrative areas of the HSE, namelly, Dublin north east, Dublin mid Leinster, south and west on an item basis in tabular form outlining the services which have been reduced or varied; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28815/09]
177 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money raised from the sale of psychiatric hospital lands and buildings since January 2006; the amount of same which was retained by her Department ; the amount that was reinvested into the development of mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who have benefited from health expenses relief per annum since 2002; the cost of same; the estimated number who will benefit from health expenses relief in 2009; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the contingency plans she has put in place in the event of a withdrawal of pharmacists from the community drugs scheme from 1 August 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will negotiate with pharmacists to try and prevent their withdrawal from the community drugs scheme from 1 August 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Medical Practitioners Act 2007; to provide for mandatory professional insurance for certain medical practitioners and to provide for connected matters
571 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Science when building will commence on a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, in view of the fact that this school was granted planning permission in May 2009; if funding is in place for the new school; when it will go to tender; the target date for commencement for the building of a permanent school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Financial Emergency Measures Services in the Public Interest Act 2009 will be used to set the price of goods supplied by pharmacy retailers as distinct from setting the price of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review and reconsider the purported closure of Cherry Orchard respite centre, Dublin, whether it is a temporary closure or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[27731/09]
247 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of pharmacists who have issued notices of resignation from the general medical scheme and drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the efficiency of operating two ambulance services in Dublin City; if both services have integrated communications; if there is a central tracking system in order that a central controller would know the location of each ambulance in the event of an emergency and to maximise the use of the ambulances available; the adequacy of the ambulance fleet for the capital city of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[27309/09]
218 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if external legal advice or representation was sought by the Health Service Executive on an incident (details supplied) before the matter was settled as a private matter; if so, the costs incurred by the HSE for this legal advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review and reverse the planned closure of a six bed acute psychiatric unit for older people in Offaly-Laois; the provisions being put in place to care for elderly patients with acute psychiatric problems who benefit from care from a specialised psychiatric team who deal with elderly needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is a scheme in place which provides for Health Service Executive staff to train or retrain as nurses while in receipt of salary support; if so, the number of people who have availed of the scheme; the budget for same; the amount expended on it in the past five years; her views on whether the scheme should continue in view of the fact that nurse graduates are being trained who when qualified have no job opportunities and have to emigrate to source job opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[27221/09]
152 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he will postpone an increase in the rateable valuation of commercial properties or postpone the application of the increase in the rateable valuation of commercial properties for 30 months; if he has the authority to postpone such increases; the person who instructed the Rateable Valuations Office to carry out such a review; if he received representations from a council or council officials requesting that such a revaluation be postponed in the current economic recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive arthritis and allied conditions report completed in 2008 has not been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children further to her statement (details supplied), the way savings of between €4 million and €7 million could be made on blood products; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that the National Treasury Management Agency said that some €20 million could be saved each year through improved banking practices in the Health Services Executive, if such improvements have been made; the amount of money saved; if all of the NTMA recommendations have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the new national paediatric children’s hospital at the Mater Hospital site, Dublin, in view of the fact that €20 million can be saved from greater co-ordination between the three children’s hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[26939/09]
135 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the case of a person (details supplied); when surgery will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the timely availability of MRI brain scans for public patients; the average waiting times for brain scans at present; the action she will take to address the deficit in this service for public hospital patients; if she will confirm if there is availability of brain scans for patients with claustrophobia in here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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