131 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the availability and funding of chiropodist, paediatry services at Loughlinlinstown Hospital, County Dublin, particularity for patients with diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the non-availability of a general practitioner service for medical card holders in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 18; if she will address this deficit or medical services in this area to patients by facilitating the doctor in situ with his application to be approved on the general medical card service list; 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 she will report on the services available to cystic fibrosis patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, where there is no cover available for the resident consultant (details supplied); 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 if she will ring-fence funding for the implementation of the Health Information and Quality Authority, National Quality Standards on Residential Services for People with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 133 terminally ill patients are seeking access to hospice care and are being forced to wait days for inpatient, home care and day care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to roll out a national colorectal cancer screening programme in view of the fate of the cervical cancer vaccination, which was also recommended by the Health Information and Quality Authority; when the first phase of roll-out will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a reply will issue on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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333 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure equality of access to birth certificates for persons who are adopted and in particular that requests for such birth certificates can be made via e-mail and paid for via Laser card; if she will ensure that in the event of a request for a birth certificate for an adopted person in emergency situation, appropriate arrangements are made between the relevant office in Roscommon and the births deaths and marriages office in Joyce House, Dublin 2, for the issue of such birth certificates in a timely manner to applicants who request them at Joyce House; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the method by which labelling and nutritional and general food labelling obligations of fast food retail outlets are inspected or monitored; the agency or body responsible for same; the frequency of inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the labelling obligations of fast food outlets regarding the amount and type of nutritional and other information such establishments must display the point of display, whether on packaging, at the point of sale or otherwise; 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 a medical group (details supplied) is compliant with the necessary regulations in the Companies Registration Office; if its required submissions are up to date; if the necessary and up-to-date accounts have been filed with the Companies Registration Office as per its regulations; if she has made the necessary inquiries to ensure this group is compliant with CRO regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that places for trainee clinical psychology for 2009 are not affected by the recruitment embargo and that they are exempt from the embargo to ensure a continuous supply of clinical psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline the circumstances where the fee of €100 for a visit to a Hospital Emergency Department is waived or considered inapplicable; the protocol regarding charging of fees in circumstances of medical emergency or urgent medical need when a patient finds himself away from home and their normal general practitioner, but enter an emergency department of a hospital for assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the embargo on recruitment in hospitals and other health facilities to facilitate the training modules of pharmacy students who cannot qualify unless they receive one year’s pre-registration training in a hospital or community facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultants, registrars, senior house officers on the breast cancer team in Waterford; the number of cases which have been referred to them in the first six months of 2009; the number of these cases which have had breast cancer; her views on whether the staffing levels are sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on relocating the facility for homeless children to a more convenient location (details supplied) in the Dublin city centre, where most of the children come from as concerns have been expressed by the children’s representatives in view of the fact that the suitability of the current location in County Dublin and concerns have also been expressed by residents in the area and representatives of residents at some of the facilities adjacent; 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 reason, in respect of the unit for intellectually disabled people in Portrane, County Dublin, nine applicants for the post of senior psychologist were interviewed for this position, nine applicants were offered the post and nine applicants refused the position; the further reason the post is not filled; if the offer of employment or contract is defective in some way; if not, the reason nine applicants refused the offer of employment.
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169 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the plans to open Bracken House, Julianstown, County Meath for intellectually disabled people; 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 when, taking into account the Ryan report and other cases of abuse highlighted in the media she will introduce independent inspections for units which house intellectually disabled persons; the measures she has put in place to ensure such inspections take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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164 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on facilitating or issuing a directive to the Health Service Executive to facilitate the collection of cord blood by a company (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review a grant or funding application under the dormant accounts fund in respect of suicide prevention for an organisation (details supplied) in order to support this group in its efforts to prevent men committing suicide; 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 if she will ensure that the needs of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin are met and funded by the Health Service Executive; if she will report on the executive’s solution for this person’s needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the discrepancy and increase in bad debt provision at Anglo Irish Bank over a six month period, he or the relevant agency or authority has undertaken an independent review or audit of the current debt and potential bad debts currently being carried out at major banks here; if he will lay a report of the bad debt exposure at major banks here before the Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas in a timely manner in order that they can make fully informed decisions on future financial measures he may be considering laying before the Members for consideration in the near future; if he has not started such a review, if such a review will be carried out as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of job facilitators; the average waiting time to access support from a job facilitator; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; 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 amount of money originally made available for Health Service Executive building and capital projects in 2009; the revised building and capital budget for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when the review of new Health Service Executive capital proposals being carried out by her will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the contracted capital building and equipping projects which will proceed in 2009; the non-contracted capital building and equipping projects which have been put on hold due to reduced capital funding from the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will look favourably on the request to have a person (details supplied) in County Offaly assessed as recommended; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on including Crohn’s disease under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Companies Registration Office is adequately staffed and resourced for the registration of new business names; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will request that targets for social and affordable housing be included in the new programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify the cost implications regarding the provision of an electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales and in particular the claim in a newspaper (details supplied) that an alternative company claims it can build an interconnector at 33% of the cost of the State body EirGrid; if a competition was held as recommended by the Government to the Commission for Energy Regulation in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has resolved the issue whereby approximately €73 million in development levies were collected by Fingal County Council from developers and builders and a letter issued from his Department under instruction from him instructing Fingal County Council to maintain the balance in its accounts at the time of the said letter and to have the same balance in its accounts at the year end, effectively freezing €73 million in development levies, €50 million plus of which Fingal County Council has contracted infrastructural works and community facilities; and if he will make a statement of clarification on the matter and communicate same to Fingal County Council in order that they may proceed with their plans.
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253 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will list in tabular form the various procedures carried out by the National Treatment Purchase Fund since its inception to date in 2009; the age profile per procedure in groups of ten years; the costs associated with each procedure annually and age group; the moneys that were spent outside Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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252 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin, she will confirm there are more than 500 patients awaiting inpatient treatment for over three months, six months, and in some cases over a year; if she will provide figures and waiting times and the procedures these patients are awaiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if sheltered housing schemes in which elderly residents reside will be included in the inspection regime under the proposed nursing home support Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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243 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation compelling unit information and pregnancy warnings on alcohol beverage labels; the reasons for the delay in the introduction of such legislation despite the support of the Irish drinks industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance supports which have been offered to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; 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 details on the special incentive career break scheme in the Health Service Executive; the eligibility criteria for the scheme; if there are any restrictions to the scheme; if there is a closing date for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to prevent a person (details supplied) having access to vulnerable children here or abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money paid to a person (details supplied) in pension payments since retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when her Department was first contacted in relation to allegations of assault, abuse and inappropriate behaviour against a person (details supplied); the action taken by her on account of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason it took 15 years for the Medical Council to strike a person (details supplied) off the medical register; 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 is satisfied with the Medical Council’s handling of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will meet with a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the centralisation of cancer services to eight centres around the country; if she will confirm if the eight centres comply with the 48 recommendations for such centres to perform in an efficient and safe manner; if she will request a report and or audit to ensure that cancer services are being transferred in a safe and efficient manner to the proposed eight centres with the requisite resources, funding, consultants, staffing and beds to operate as a centre of excellence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the construction of a new primary school in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; when construction will commence and be completed; if funding available for the construction and staffing of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the staffing levels at an organisation (details supplied) in County Dublin at 30 April 2007; the current staffing levels at this branch; the proposals she has to increase resources there; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the details of the Health Service Executive audit of spending in its national ambulance office; the scope of this audit; the reason it was instigated; the person who is responsible for it; when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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