561 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the delays in processing Garda vetting clearance for health professionals; the measures he will take to ensure that these health professionals can take up their job offers in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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464 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he received correspondence (details supplied); if so, the way he will address the issues therein and in particular, safety recommendation 24 of 2008 — The IAA in conjunction with the NMAI, should review the regulatory and operational framework of microlight operations in Ireland; his plans to deal with the issue outlined in the letter which claims that microlights may be flying unregulated here and possibly unknown to air traffic controllers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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442 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the shortage of non-consultant hospital doctors; the locations at which non-consultant hospital doctors posts cannot be filled at present; the action she will take to address this problem; the number of consultant posts that remain unfilled in the various hospitals via category or specialisation; the way she will address this deficit of non-consultant hospital doctors and consultant doctor posts in our health care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her view on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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423 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her policy of rehiring staff at a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin who have received early retirement packages and compensation; if it is the policy of the Health Service Executive to offer employees early retirement compensation and then rehire them; her view of whether this is an efficient use of funding and resources; 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 if her attention has been drawn to information (details supplied) on ME chronic fatigue; if she will discuss this information with the Irish ME/CFS Association; if she will ensure that every reasonable effort is being made to investigate all possibilities in relation to furthering the investigations here in view of the fact that there are further studies being undertaken in the UK and the US; her plans to bring this to the attention of the Irish Medical Organisation and in particular general practitioners; her further plans to co-operate with authorities in Britain, Europe and the US to endeavour to arrive at a suitable treatment for this disease in the shortest possible time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the Health Service Executive is or was paying salaries to two directors of service for the elderly in HSE area 8 Coolock, Dublin; the reason there is duplication, that is, the two directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will list the staff employed under contract in the estates department of the Health Service Executive; their individual and total salaries; their annual leave entitlements as agreed per their contract; the reason it was necessary to employ additional outside staff when capital funding is very limited and activity in new estates projects is severely curtailed and there appears to be ample permanent employees in the HSE who could carry out the duties that these contract staff are tasked with; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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404 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person on the low level back to work allowance of €100 per week is entitled to a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the actions she will take to restrict the operation of head shops and the sale of products that are causing great concerns to parents and medical professionals in view of the adverse reactions to these products that are now presenting at accident and emergency departments in hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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441 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will report on when the HPV or cervical cancer vaccine will be rolled out to the relevant age group of girls, in schools or otherwise, in particular when the first dose will be administered; the locations at which it will be administered; when the second dose will be administered; the locations at which it will be administered; if she is satisfied that adequate staff, doctors and resources have been organised to ensure that the timely safe and efficient roll-out of this long vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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335 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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334 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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333 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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332 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 for same in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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331 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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330 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and percentage of under 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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329 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the general medical services 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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328 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of day care 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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327 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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326 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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325 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the total 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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324 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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323 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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322 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the 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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321 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the 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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320 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people employed in the health service 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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319 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the 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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309 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per patient attending hospital of each of the years 2003 to 2009 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if the screening programme for diabetic retinopathy is to be rolled out in the Health Service Executive West area in 2010 as previously stated by her Department; if she will provide a clear timeframe for same; if she intends to roll out retinopathy screening to other parts of the country; if she will provide a clear timeframe for same; 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 when an appointment will be made to the post of consultant urologist at University College Hospital Galway following a recent competition for this post; if this appointment is imminent; 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 when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to see a consultant urologist at University College Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of his Department’s examination of the Civil Partnership Bill; the intended implications of this for the social welfare code.
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213 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to address concerns regarding the possible health impact of the fluoridation of water supplies; 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 has assessed the scientific evidence on the merit of fluoridation of water supplies for general distribution; if she is satisfied that the existing levels of fluoridation in water supplies are appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gun murders that took place in 2007; the number of these that have resulted in prosecutions; the number of these that have resulted in convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 10 February 2010, if he will provide details of the employment packages and benefits provided to the chief executives of agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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231 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; if officials from his Department are attending or have attended the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on a Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products fourth session in Geneva, Switzerland, between 14 and 21 March 2010; his views on this protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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230 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that the price of tobacco products does not fall as a result of the recent EU judgment on minimum pricing of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the failure to have X-rays read by a consultant radiologist at Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24, from 2005 to 2009; the way she was not informed by the Health Information and Quality Authority; and the reason the authority simply accepted a figure of 41,000 when 58,600 were involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
6 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of post leaving certificate places he envisages that will be provided from September 2010; his views on the removal of the cap on further appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of heart and lung transplants conducted here in 2009; if she is satisfied with the number of heart and lung transplants that took place in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to reform hospital laboratory services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of acute hospital beds closed nationally; the reason those beds are closed; the details of her plans to close an additional 1,100 hospital beds in 2010; the location of those beds; her views on the impact that will have on patient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that vulnerable patients with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities continue to be housed in archaic institutions in which they fail to receive adequate care and treatment; 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 cost of each General Practitioner training place; how these places are funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average processing time it takes in respect of a claim for jobseeker’s benefit to be dealt with.
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73 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of a hearing aid; the average production cost of a hearing aid; the average mark-up for same; 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 the date the expert group on resource allocation and financing will report; 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 when she will introduce legislation to regulate and inspect disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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