252 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €4.5 million to improve services to the victims of sexual and domestic violence was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €2.5 million for the development of two additional sexual assault treatment units in Galway and the midlands area was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €5 million to develop services for persons suffering from chronic diseases was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €20 million for the development of 100 new multidisciplinary primary care teams was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €25 million for the implementation of ’A Vision for Change’ was fully expended on that purpose; 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 if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €2 million for rehabilitation training capitation grant was fully expended on that purpose; 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 the budget 2007 financial allocation of €5 million for core funding deficits in voluntary organisations was fully expended on that purpose; 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 the budget 2007 financial allocation of €12 million for physical and sensory disability services was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €41 million for 255 new residential places, 85 new respite places and 535 new day services for persons with intellectual disabilities and autism was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the budget 2007 financial allocation of €75 million for extra residential places, respite care and day services for people with disabilities was fully expended on that purpose; 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 the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €8 million for 250 extra private nursing home beds was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €20 million for the nursing home subvention scheme was fully expended on that purpose; 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 if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €2 million to address the issue of elder abuse and to implement the recommendation contained in the report Protecting Our Future was fully expended on that purpose; 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 if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €4 million for initiatives to improve and increase services delivered to older people was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €1 million to provide front line health service support for sheltered housing was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €5 million for the meals on wheels service was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €9 million for additional day care and respite care places and therapies was fully expended on that purpose; 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 if the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €33 million for additional home help hours was fully expended on that purpose; 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 the Budget 2006 financial allocation of €55 million for additional home care packages was fully expended on that purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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443 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Metro North project, which is to serve Dublin Airport and the Swords area of Fingal; when the project is due to commence; when a contractor is expected to be appointed to start works; if an operator has been identified and appointed; if not, when an operator is expected to be appointed; when the project is due to be completed at Dublin Airport and at Lissenhall in Swords, County Dublin; when he envisages the first metro train will commence operations on the Metro North line; if all the funding for the project is in place; if a final price for the project has been agreed; if the necessary land has been acquired, agreed or optioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to road safety issues north and south at the North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the finance allocation to the Health Service Executive in 2008 will enable it to deliver the 2007 level of services in addition to specific service improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has discussed with the Health Service Executive the decision to discontinue the post of specialist liaison nurse in Cavan-Monaghan for the care of patients who have self-harmed; 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 steps she has taken to ensure administrative staffing levels within the Health Service Executive will be reduced so that resources will be devoted to front line services; 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 the reason the primary care strategy has not been rolled out in line with the commitments given in the social partnership agreement, Towards 2016, which promised the delivery of 300 teams by 2008; 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 dedicated palliative care funding announced by her in 2006 and 2007 was not expended on palliative care services; if she has taken steps to ensure the Health Service Executive will repay funding that was redirected away from palliative care services in order that it will be dedicated to the development of palliative care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if combined decongestive treatment is available for patients with lymphoedema; if it is available for public patients and patients under the GMS scheme; if it is not available, if she will direct the relevant section in her Department or the Health Service Executive to make arrangements to make it available as the use of this therapy can aid in deterrence of infections which involve hospitalisation and the use of hospital beds that could be used for other urgent procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that ComReg has effective enforcement mechanisms to ensure that performance targets for communications operators are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the official protocol and procedure in the storing and archiving of hospital medical records; the procedures that apply in the disposal of hospital medical records after a period of time; the reason medical records were discovered at Glounthaune landfill site in County Cork; 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 the status of the new consultants contract; the number of posts available under the revised contract; when she expects appointments will be made; 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 status of the 100 plus scheme; the number of approved posts under this scheme; the specialties allocated within this scheme; the location of these posts; the number of appointments made to date; 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 reason it was decided to stop referrals to the hospital in the home scheme when the Health Service Executive evaluation of the contract recommended that this model of service should be extended; the future plans for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the failure of the Health Service Executive to spend funds announced by her in 2006 and 2007 for palliative care and A Vision for Change on those areas, was approved by her; 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 when she will introduce neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis as better outcomes result for children diagnosed early; 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 if she will report on the recommendations in the Pollack report for an outreach clinic in Sligo for cystic fibrosis patients from the north west; if she or the Health Service Executive have plans to establish such a clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will pursue cross-Border co-operation with Royal Group of Hospitals for cystic fibrosis patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the findings of a Health Service Executive working group set up approximately two years ago (details supplied) to inquire into services for cystic fibrosis patients; if the group has reported; the action taken as a result of the report; if the report has not been completed, when it will it be completed; if she or the HSE will publish the report; 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 she will report on the outsourcing of cervical smears in Cork where 39,000 smears were processed by a company (details supplied); the number of smears that were borderline; the number that were positive; the number that were negative; the number that were high grade; the number that were repeats; the number of high grades missed by the company; if she will confirm that 12 high grades were missed by the company; 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 her plans to regulate eye clinics offering laser eye surgery; if her Department or the Health Information and Quality Authority have remit in inspecting such clinics to ensure they meet best practice and internationally safe standards; if not, if she will take steps to initiate and enable such regulation and inspection by HIQA or the relevant authority; 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 if she will confirm that she or the Health Service Executive has recently entered into five year leasing agreements for upgrading and supply of two imager machines for reading cervical smear tests for St. James’s-Coombe Hospitals and Rotunda-Beaumont at a cost of €1 million per machine totalling €2 million; the use these machines will be put to over the next five years taking into account her plans to outsource all cervical smear tests to an American company; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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258 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the new national paediatric hospital project; the date construction of the new hospital will commence; when she expects the project to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the projected cost of the development of the new national paediatric hospital; the funding that has been ring-fenced or provided to date; the source of this funding; the arrangements that have been put in place to meet remaining costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients inappropriately placed in acute hospital beds in each hospital (details supplied) who are in need of alternative post-acute care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; 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 the number of people entitled to a full medical card for each of the years 1998 to date in 2008; the number of people entitled to a full medical card for same expressed as a percentage of the population of the day; the income thresholds as they applied for each of the years since 1998; 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 the number of applications made to the nursing home repayments scheme; the number of payments made; the number of awards that have been appealed; the current backlog in dealing with appeals; the number of appeals officers; 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 number of general practitioners per county, in each year over the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting times for orthodontic treatment for adults in each health Service Executive local health office in Dublin City and County, in each year over the past three years; 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 average waiting times for occupational therapy services for adults in each Health Service Executive local health office in Dublin City and County, in each year over the past three years; 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 average waiting times for speech and language services for adults in each Health Service Executive local health office in Dublin City and County, in each year over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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