317 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds in the three maternity hospitals, the National Maternity Hospital Holles Street, The Rotunda Hospital and the Coombe Women’s Hospital; the number of babies born in these hospitals in 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the new consultants contract; the date she will begin recruitment of consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce a cardiac arrest registry in order that ambulance response times can be monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the location of acute medical admission units throughout the country; the number of AMAU yet to be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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293 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will insist on the publication of a UK review of the work of a person (details supplied) at Cork University Hospital which media reports have suggested included a review of the tests of 166 patients, that 15 of these patients had false negatives and that six others required follow-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Information and Quality Authority review of pathology services at University College Hospital Galway includes the work of a person (details supplied) during the period they worked in University College Hospital, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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291 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Health Information and Quality Authority review of pathology services at University College Hospital Galway which began after it was revealed in August 2007 that a Tipperary woman, Miss A, had her diagnosis delayed by 18 months after it was sent to the University College Hospital, Galway laboratory in September 2005; when this report will be published since it was originally due at the end of 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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290 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason, since the Health Service Executive was aware of concerns about Barrington’s Hospital as far back as January 2006 and in view of the time scope of the enquiry which goes back to 2003, the Health Service Executive did not take action until July 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of a report (details supplied) into the treatment of at least 10 women at Barrington’s Hospital; when this report will be published in view of the fact that an interim report deadline due on 31 October 2007 was missed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to the Health Information and Quality Authority review of Mid-Western Regional Hospital’s symptomatic breast disease services and Cork University Hospital’s pathology services, the scope of the review has been extended to the period a person (details supplied) worked at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the further 28 patients recommended for reassessment by a consultant (details supplied); if they were all contacted in a timely fashion and treated appropriately; 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 the date the Health Information and Quality Authority review of Mid-Western Regional Hospital’s symptomatic breast disease services and Cork University Hospital’s pathology services, following the misdiagnosis of a person (details supplied), which was originally due in November 2007, will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Information and Quality Authority was not asked to investigate circumstances surrounding the misdiagnosis of women in Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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284 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the review into how effective the Health Service Executive is working, as promised in the programme for Government, has commenced; the person who is conducting the review; when the review will be completed; 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 the number of general practitioner visit cards issued in 2007; the number of GP visit cards issued per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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237 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards issued in 2007; the number of full medical cards issued per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy James Reilly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the roll out of BreastCheck, particularly in the west of Ireland and consider extending the age for the test beyond age 64 to facilitate the testing of women who have missed the opportunity for the test due to the inordinate delay in rolling out the scheme; 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 if, in view of budgetary constraints, she will review the waste of scarce resources involved in calling back patients for unnecessary medical review in certain cases and amend the list for such reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when she will build the long promised and now cancelled acute psychiatric unit at Beaumont Hospital; the location of the new site on the hospital campus for the unit; if planning permission has being submitted; the costs incurred to date on the aborted project for the original psychiatric unit at Beaumont Hospital for which planning permission was obtained and for which tenders were issued in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the proposed extension to Naas General Hospital; if she will confirm a date when the extension will commence; the target date for the extension to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent meeting with PARC representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport his Departments progress in relation to decentralisation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding for the development of homeless services has not been provided in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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166 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the reported Health Service Executive intention to boycott advertising (details supplied) purely because the station is fulfilling its public service remit by raising health service issues of concern to its listeners and the public at large; her views on whether this is an abuse of public moneys in a democracy, tantamount to censorship; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the recent decision by ambulance staff to vote for industrial action, she is truly committed to the development and expansion of a national ambulance service or if it is her intention to privatise the paramedic sector; if not, the way she plans to develop the national ambulance service and the Dublin Fire Brigade Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the long waiting lists for assessment and diagnosis of children suspected of having autism, which now stand at up to two years, given that there is a three-year window of opportunity to intervene to allow a child achieve his or her full potential and that to lose two of these years waiting for an assessment would be catastrophic; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that was invested in the metropolitan area broadband networks project in the towns of Fingal, namely Skerries, Lusk, Donabate and Portrane; if these high speed optic cables are being used or made available for use currently to improve broadband speeds and access to broadband in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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540 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the boundary commission report on constituencies; the procedure to make appeals on the findings of the report as this Deputy is in receipt of a number of representations of concern regarding the unnatural proposed split of the town of Swords from Dublin north into another constituency of Dublin west which is the only town proposed for division by the boundary commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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539 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the boundary review of local areas or the local elections and in particular Fingal; when proposed changes are expected to be proposed and implemented; the procedure for implementing proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, taking into account the comments of a member of the Judiciary recently reported in the media, contesting the fine of €3,000 for smoking cigarettes to the fine of €100 for smoking or possession of cannabis, he has plans to bring the cannabis fine up to a more realistic effective level as the very low €100 fine seems to indicate a State tolerance of the smoking of cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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241 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the eligibility for medical card holders, particularly pensioners and card holders on disability allowance to access chiropodist care; if the cost of such care is fully covered by the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug detoxification places available in each of the State’s prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason An Garda Síochána is without a national digital radio service.
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96 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the further steps that have been taken to put in place a board for the Office of Tobacco Control since her previous comment on this matter on 4 October 2007; when a new board will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide in tabular format and in chronological order, from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008, the dates and venues of meetings between the tobacco industry or their representatives with herself or her officials; the tobacco companies represented at those meetings; the items under discussion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made as to whether Ireland will follow the lead of other EU countries and introduce legislation to ensure that pictorial warnings appear on cigarette packets; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy James Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular format and in chronological order, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2007, the names of organisations or companies that have made oral submissions to himself or his officials regarding the price of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether access to a healthy diet should be included as an indicator to measure food poverty as part of the National Anti-Poverty Strategy Inclusion process; if so, the action he has taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has conducted a review of social welfare assistance payments to take account of the relatively high cost of health foods for socially disadvantaged groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity, her Department has carried out formative research to ensure programmes are being implemented as planned; if this included stake holder input at developmental, implementation and evaluation stages to ensure programs are being tailored to meet the needs of the target population; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity, the proposed growth assessment for underweight or overweight children has introduced nationally; the regularity with which assessments are carried out; 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, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity, all overweight and obesity prevention and management strategies have been coordinated and reviewed by the Population Health Directorate; the regularity with which these strategies have been reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity, the Population Health Directorate has reviewed guidelines for physical activity, food and nutrition gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity, the north south communication and public awareness programme on overweight and obesity has been developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the procedures that have been put in place by appropriate experts and relevant support groups to assess individuals at risk of developing an eating disorder in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task force on Obesity, detection, prevention and treatment programmes have been evaluated and implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task force on Obesity, an education and training programme for health professionals in the appropriate and sensitive management of overweight and obesity has been developed and implemented; if a practical framework for implementation of the education and training programme has been developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps taken by the Population Health Directorate to develop a national database of growth measurements for children and adults in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task force on Obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recommendations of the Report of the National Task force on Obesity, the health services have introduced a measurement of height, weight, waist circumference and calculation of body mass index as part of routine clinical health care practice in primary care and in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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