469 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons granted a medical card per month from January 2008 to date; the number who will apply for the medical card in 2009; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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468 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the way in which the €735 million worth of savings to be achieved by the Health Service Executive, of which €133 million is already identified, will affect front-line services, other services as well as the implications on staff; the specific location of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the way in which she and the Health Service Executive plan to address the funding shortfall of €1 billion, which includes the funding deficit of €530 million, identified in December 2008, and the estimated financial shortfall of €480 million in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the bill for the NCHD pay in the health service, broken down to basic pay, overtime, training grants and lunch payment bearing in mind that if somebody has to work lunch they must be paid to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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266 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the ongoing primary care infrastructure competition is being conducted by the Health Service Executive in full compliance with EU public procurement procedures; the person who is providing the HSE with legal advice in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if funding has been provided and allocated to the Health Information and Quality Authority to recruit 48 inspectors to inspect nursing homes as per the nursing homes standards published on 9 March 2009; the amount of funding that has been allocated for the 48 posts; the number of new posts being created excluding the transfer of existing inspectors from the HSE; when the staff will be in place; when inspections of existing nursing homes will commence; the length of time it will take to inspect the nursing home stock here with the level of inspectors indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive has not paid Dublin City Council for the new full-time Dublin fire brigade ambulance service which was put into the full-time fire station in Swords in January 2007; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this ambulance handles in excess of 5,000 calls over and above the HSE ambulance which also services the Swords area and that the Dublin city manager is considering withdrawing this service because it has not been paid for as agreed with the HSE; if she will make a statement on the threat to ambulance services in Swords and ensure that this vital service is not withdrawn for the town of Swords.
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229 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding ambulances (details supplied); if this is an efficient use of resources and professional manpower; the specific plans she has to address this problem in view of the fact that the professional personnel are concerned that if this practice continues it will lead to loss of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the shortfall of the health levy to date; the estimated shortfall for the health levy in 2009; the way that this figure is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on a national basis and by local social welfare office waiting for their application of jobseeker’s benefit to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[9208/09]
108 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of recommendations of the Obesity Task Force that have been implemented in full; the recommendations which have been implemented in full; the action that was taken in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W has been refused a medical card; if she will intervene to grant them a medical card to assist with their medical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has put in place measures to track job losses in the arts sector due to the economic downturn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of appeals made to the nursing home repayment scheme; the number of appeal decisions issued; the average time to process and appeal; the number of appeal decisions that have resulted in an increased offer to claimants; the number of appeal decisions that have resulted in the initial offer to claimants; the number of appeal decisions that have resulted in a reduced offer to claimants; if she will provide a breakdown of issues to which claimants appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is confident that the interim head of the National Cancer Control Programme (details supplied) is receiving full co-operation from the Health Service Executive in view of reports of correspondence released under Freedom of Information between the person and the HSE; 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 her plans to prioritise the establishment of a national bowel cancer screening programme, as recommended by the National Cancer Screening Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the Health Service Executive Health Information and Quality Authority and social services inspectorate reports on hostels for unaccompanied migrant children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children, given the findings of the national report on traumatic brain Injury (details supplied), her views on whether the current system is putting patients’ lives at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress of her hospital co-location plan; her views on the viability of the plan in view of the fact that the funding environment has changed in the past six months; when she expects the first bed to come on stream; 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 reason there is a 30% increase in delayed discharges from acute hospitals between 2007 and 2008 which lost the hospital system 216,885 bed days; the further reason the health service is not using beds available in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the action taken to date to implement the recommendations of the taskforce on the public service.
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90 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the institutional arrangements for financial regulation; and if he will publish an assessment of issues in advance of finalising decisions.
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202 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to date of the new national children’s hospital; the estimated cost of this hospital; if she will provide a progress report on the project; the estimated date of completion; the way this project will be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to update the Competition Act 2002 and in particular to alter the Act in order that meaningful discussions can take place with the doctors’ unions, the Irish Dental Association and Irish Actors Equity Union amongst others; when she expects legislation to be presented to Dáil Éireann for approval; 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 applications received under the nursing home repayment scheme; the number of applicants issued offers to date; the number of appeals made against offers; the number of appeals decided; the number of appeals which have received an increased offer; the number of appeals officers employed by the scheme; the number of payments made to date; the cost of same; the cost of administering the scheme; the average waiting time to process an application; the number of applications that have yet to be decided upon; when the scheme will complete its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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192 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional or replacement long stay nursing home beds currently under construction; the number of the additional or replacement long stay nursing home beds currently under construction which will be commissioned in 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 beds in long stay homes and hospitals for the elderly which the Health Service Executive plan to close in 2009; the number of beds being closed in each home, the locations which it is planned to close; the number of beds which will remain at the end of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to meet the shortage of speech therapists currently in the health service here; her plans to increase the number of speech therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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297 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be provided to accommodate the placement of a person (details supplied) who is ready for discharge to a nursing home in their local area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients waiting for dental services in the Sligo region; the action she or the Health Service Executive will take to deal with the ongoing retirement of dentists from the gms scheme; when she will engage with the dentists to solve this service problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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276 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the five properties that developers have publically expressed an interest in purchasing according to reports (details supplied); the expected timing of the disposal of 22 properties listed in the national press as probably up for sale by her Department or the Health Service Executive; the locations at which the proceeds of such sales will end up in the first instance; if the funds will be ringfenced for further investment in health facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the practical measures she and the Health Service Executive will take to address the general practitioner manpower crisis here and in particular to ensure that primary care continues to deliver a same day service into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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191 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that a sum in excess of €100 million, which it was promised, as part of the deal in the sale of Government shares in Aer Lingus, would be put into the Aer Lingus pensioners’ fund, has in fact been passed into the Aer Lingus pensioners’ scheme as undertaken at the time of the sale of these shares; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it would be possible to continue to pay rent supplement to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has recently been offered full-time employment and will be marginally over the automatic cut-off rate for rent and mortgage interest supplement while their application for the rental accommodation scheme to Fingal County Council is completed by the local county council; 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 the details of accommodation and premises leased to the Health Service Executive in an area (details supplied) in County Donegal; the date on which each lease agreement was signed; the rent per square metre for each of the premises leased; the amount each lease cost in 2008; 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 issue a report on the means test for the over 70 years medical card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1047 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the availability of water treatment facilities in the Fingal area, in particular Donabate, Portrane, Rush and Lusk; if he has plans to address this situation and to expedite the provision of such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1061 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the persons who are liable to pay for energy rating certificates; if landlords are allowed to charge tenants under the legislation for the supply of such certificates; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such certificates are available in the UK for £80 which is approximately €80 and that this Deputy’s office is receiving reports that €300 plus is being demanded for such certificates here; his plans to ensure that certificates are made available at a reasonable and affordable cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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605 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he will undertake to ensure all cars in the Balbriggan area are compliant with tax regulations, national car test and are insured; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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459 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status, in view of the pressure on public finances and the need to make real savings particularly in non-front line areas, of an invitation to tender for the provision of corporate legal services issued by Health Service Executive procurement on 18 April 2008; if negotiations have progressed with preferred tenderers; when the tender is expected to be awarded; the amount the HSE has spent to date on the tender process, in terms of both internal costs and external consultancy and legal advisory costs; the anticipated savings that the HSE will achieve in relation to HSE corporate legal services if the most competitively priced tender is awarded, based on the cost of legal services paid for by the State during 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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458 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in relation to the construction of a new national rehabilitation hospital to replace the out-of-date facility; the number of beds this hospital will contain; when a completion date is anticipated; the timeline for tendering for building, planning permission application and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1659/09]
426 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application made under the nursing home repayment scheme in August 2006 by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when the applicant will receive payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1403/09]
414 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to employ the recommended number of neurologists and relevant staff up from the current number of approved posts of 24 to 42; the number of the approved posts actually occupied; her plans to fill the recommended posts up to 42; the timeline in which the posts will be filled; the funding she has in budget 2009 for new neurologist posts; the way she proposes to deal with the waiting time of 18 months to 2 years for a patient to see a neurologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 will be passed; if it is approved by the Oireachtas, when the new system will become available to applicants; the funding she has in budget 2009 for it; when regulations will be approved; the length of time it will take to negotiate fees and approve nursing homes for the scheme; and if she will make a detailed statement on the matter as to a timeline when this new service will become available.
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366 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Part 6 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 has not been implemented; if she will make immediate arrangements to implement it as it is preventing non-EU highly trained specialists from practising here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the protocols in hospitals for patients waiting for transplant operations and in particular the protocols that apply when a patient is put on life support to prolong their life and if that disqualifies them from getting a life saving transplant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department or the Health Service Executive has not made full settlement with a person (details supplied) in relation to a settlement that was reached in the courts two years ago; if legal fees are being unnecessarily incurred through this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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361 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that has been diverted from mental health local budgets into the legal costs of challenges to tribunal discussions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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363 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if there are medical doctors practising here who have been removed from the practitioners’ register in the UK; and the mechanisms in place to ensure that this does not happen.
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