132. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health when a charger for a spinal implant will be supplied in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17947/15]
63. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the changes in the medical card system; the way same will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2353/15]
56. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2354/15]
438. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the way the funding received from the National Health Service is accounted for; and the way the Health Service Executive or his Department bills the NHS for looking after NHS patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47905/14]
796. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health her views regarding the NCPE's positive recommendation of Selincro, Nalmefene, on 8 April 2014, the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the use of Selincro for alcohol dependent persons in England; and if she will provide an update on the position regarding the relevant pharmaceutical company’s application to the HSE for Selincro's inclusion in the GMS and community drug scheme. [42110/14]
795. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health in view of the Health Research Board's outlining of current treatment for alcohol here as predominately individual counselling, brief intervention and group counselling, all of which are likely to be defined as psychosocial interventions, the reason the HSE has not made an additional pharmacological treatment Selincro, Nalmefene, which is evidence based, licensed by the European Medicines Agency and found to be cost effective by the NCPE, to be available to people who are alcohol dependent. [42109/14]
794. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that two people here die each day from alcohol dependence, the reason Selincro, Nalmefene, an innovative treatment which was found to be cost effective and received a positive recommendation by the NCPE on 8 April 2014, has yet to be introduced under any HSE drug payment or reimbursement scheme for persons who are alcohol dependent. [42108/14]
370. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will move the resolutions to designate chairpersons of the Oireachtas committees as officeholders as set out in the Standards in Public Office Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41541/14]
388. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a routine dermatology service in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36813/14]
387. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that operations for children requiring spinal correction are carried out in the shortest timeframe possible; if his attention has been drawn to the significant delays at present regarding these type of operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36812/14]
107. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by his Department to control the cost of private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36491/14]
95. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the alternatives to agency staff available to him in view of the significant cost increases in using agency staff in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36492/14]
391. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations regarding the spreading of organic fertiliser close to a water source; his plans to change the minimum exclusion zone from the bore holes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27237/14]
134. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health regarding the draft agreement for the provision of services to under six year olds, if any concerns have been raised by the Data Protection Commissioner on sections dealing with the exchange of information by GPs and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14706/14]
111. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the performance reviews in regards to the draft agreement for the provision of services to under six year olds; if he will provide details of the electronic initiatives; the person who will provide the guidelines to the Health Service Executive regarding these issues; the person in the HSE who will decide what medications and appliances GPs may prescribe; the person who will decide what are the most economic treatments in line with the HSE budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14707/14]
915. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has made representations to, or has any contact with, UK authorities or agencies in connection with Irish citizens availing of the UK insolvency regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/13]
588. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the number of patients availing of specialist palliative care home care and those availing of specialist palliative care in-patient unit care in each county in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/13]
635. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the evidence available in his Department to support the X-Case judgement to provide for abortion on suicide grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/13]
156. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle inpatient and day case waiting lists in Wexford Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/13]
127. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Wexford General Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14325/13]
147. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it should be insisted that suppliers from whom community groups purchase equipment with State moneys should have tax clearance certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11742/13]
96. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in the accident emergency department in Wexford General Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7547/13]
293. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the reason a private ambulance was called to transfer a patient from Waterford Regional Hospital at a cost of €900, when a wheelchair taxi at a cost of €120 was satisfactory; the cost controls the VHI are implementing to control this unnecessary cost on VHI subscribers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57454/12]
205. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct all hospitals to abolish catchment areas, publish the waiting time for all consultants and publish the efficiency measurements of all hospitals in view of the fact that this will allow general practitioners to refer to the most efficient hospitals and drive the concept of money follows the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57359/12]
204. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure equal access to general practitioner services in all Health Service Executive regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57358/12]
201. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that paediatric nurses who wish to come back to nursing cannot get An Bord Altranais registration because there are no adaptation placement courses available for them and therefore they are not allowed work as nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57343/12]
200. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the Health Service Executive to ensure that nurses have access to six weeks adaptation placement courses available in a recognised paediatric hospital to allow nurses to upskill and receive An Bord Altranais registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57342/12]
30. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the future of Rosslare Europort, County Wexford, and its future role within or otherwise with Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44944/12]
731. Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the future of Rosslare Europort, the N11 and N25 upgrades; and the way these developments wil help promote growth and jobs in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44671/12]
202 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the way the review group assess the sites they do not visit regarding the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings the review group held themselves regarding the national children’s hospital; and the attendance rate for members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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200 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the number of sites that are under discussion by the review group regarding the national children’s hospital; the number of groups or individuals that have been interviewed or will be interviewed before issuing a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25712/12]
199 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the number of submissions the review group has received regarding the national children’s hospital; the number that are being discussed with the authors of the submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25711/12]
37 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the 33 hours additional work agreed for non-teaching time can be used during school hours under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11207/12]
632 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are no protocols with regard to patients who are unable to drive because of cardiological, neurological or diabetes-related blackouts; if it would be advisable that such a protocol be drawn up immediately in order that patients could be assured of when they could be allowed to drive again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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631 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a patient with diabetes suffers a blackout but has controlled blood sugar, the length of time they are expected not to drive for; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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630 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, if someone suffers a cardiological or neurological blackout, the length of time they are expected to not drive; the conditions that would allow them to go back to driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14051/12]
629 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length of time a patient must be free of any fit in order that they can drive again; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14050/12]
132 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the pathway for mandate increases of biofuel at the forecourt from the existing level of 4.166% — the overall level the mandate must reach is 10% by 2020; if he will outline this pathway in view of the fact that it would enable indigenous manufacturers to plan the extension of their existing processing plants and hopefully create more indigenous employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12941/12]
590 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the Croke Park agreement as it pertains to the health services; the way this will impact on health service delivery after 29 February 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that universities here have dropped out of the top 100 universities, the steps that can be taken to resource our universities to put us back in the top world rankings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[10184/12]
11 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance if he and other EU eurozone finance ministers have discussed using quantitative easing as a policy instrument to ease the effects that huge sovereign, corporate and non-corporate debt is having on some eurozone countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding discussions between him and the ECB on the promissory notes for Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/12]
34 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the significant reduction in road deaths achieved over the past few years, the priority issues he wants addressed in the next Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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270 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the reason Pradaxa was removed from the drug allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8683/12]
190 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the pathway for the implementation of the renewable energy Directive for 2020, in view of the fact that this will help indigenous companies plan for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he carries out a cost benefit analysis review on different educational programmes paid for by him; if, for example, he has reviewed the leaving certificate vocational programme from this point; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing transition year to schools; if he will provide the breakdown of the costs incurred to him by transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to his Department for chaplaincy services in secondary schools; noting that their role is different to school guidance services, but asking whether they overlap in any way; the schools entitled to have a full-time chaplaincy service paid for by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his best estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of teaching Irish in our primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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