239 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of the 52 infection control staff announced by her in 2006 that have been recruited to date; if she will provide details of the category of staff yet to be recruited; when this recruitment process 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 amount spent by the Health Service Executive on the hospitality budget in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; 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 amount her Department and the Health Service Executive has spent on legal fees in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department and the Health Service Executive has spent on the use of taxis in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; 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 if she will provide an overview of savings made in the drugs budget during 2009 and 2010; 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 average waiting times for orthodontic treatment services for children on a county basis; 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 the average waiting times for orthodontic assessment services for children on a county basis; 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 the levels of absenteeism in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the breakdown of absenteeism among staffing categories; the associated cost of agency staff as a result of this absenteeism; the action the Health Service Executive has taken to reduce this absenteeism; 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 details of all agencies subsumed into her Department or the Health Service Executive to date; the details of further agencies that will be subsumed into her Department or the HSE; the list of budget subheads that were included into her Department or the HSE budget in tabular form; 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 details of further agencies that will be subsumed into her Department or the Health Service Executive; 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 the details of all agencies subsumed into her Department or the Health Service Executive to date; the list of budget subheads that were transferred to her Department or the HSE budget as part of this transfer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children on waiting lists to be screened for speech and language therapy on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for children seeking speech and language therapy on a county basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the 120-bed unit for cystic fibrosis patients at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin 4; the reason for the delay to the project; the number of builders who tendered for the project; the reason a firm was not appointed in October 2009 or November 2009 as expected; the estimated cost to build the project in 2008; the estimated cost to build the project as at 2010; if she will provide details on the status of the tender and when it will be confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive is considering restricting the operation of emergency departments in a number of hospitals around the State to 12 hours daily; the hospitals that are being considered as part of this cost saving measure; the amount that will be saved from this objective; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is considering further cuts to professional fees to health sector groups; the amount expected to be saved from further cuts; when these cuts will apply; if consultation will take place; if any category of professional will be excluded from the fees reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the details of the reduction to professional fees to health sector groups, including when the reduction applied; the category of professions affected; the numbers of professionals in each category; the reduction applied in each category; the savings made within each category.
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220 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women eligible for the cervical check programme; the number of women who have been contacted by the service or who have made contact with the service since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women who have had smear tests carried out on a monthly basis as part of the cervical check programme, since it began in September, 2008, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received under the fair deal scheme as at 30 June 2010; the number of applications that have been processed to date; the average time it takes to process an application; the number of applications refused support through the fair deal 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 she will provide an overview of efficiency and value for money measures announced by her per annum since 2007; 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 the date the report of the expert group on resource allocation and financing in the health sector will be published; if she has received the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of cancelled operations nationally from 1 January, 2010 to 30 June, 2010, in tabular form; 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 the number of cancelled operations in 2007, 2008 and 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds (details supplied) in the State as at 30 June, 2010, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed days lost from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2010 due to delayed discharges, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed days lost in 2007, 2008 and 2009 due to delayed discharges, in tabular form; 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 number of staff working in the public health service in tabular form; if she will provide a breakdown of the number and type or title of staff that work in categories of employment referred to as general support staff and management and administration for the years 2005 and year end 2009; 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 the number of hospital beds closed nationally as at 30 June, 2010 due to cost containment measures, refurbishment, infection control and any other matter, in tabular form; 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 when she willl publish legislation for reference pricing; the estimated amount of money that will be saved through the introduction of reference pricing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount raised from the sale at psychiatric establishments of psychiatric lands and buildings since January 2006; the amount retained by her Department; the amount reinvested into the development of mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of a medical card for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of prescriptions issued to medical card holders for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average number of prescriptions issued for medical card holders for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; 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 general practitioner visit card holders per annum since its introduction; the total cost of same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and percentage of over 70 years medical card holders for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and percentage of persons under 70 years who were medical cardholders for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the general medical service budget allocation for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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150 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of accident and emergency attendances for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of day case treatments for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of inpatient admissions for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; 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 the number of outpatient attendances for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per day case procedure for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; 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 average cost per inpatient procedure for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per patient attending hospital for each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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146 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of hospital beds, both public and private for each of the years 1997 to end 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total hospital budget for each of the years 1997 to 2010 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total health budget for each of the years 1997 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Defence the changes in the travel and subsistence costs (details supplied) that necessitate the 15% increase provided for in the A2 subhead of the 2010 Estimates for defence and Army pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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582 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when legislation to update the 1911 Animal Health and Welfare Act will be law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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