Results 61-80 of 1,319 for speaker:Paudge Connolly

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients occupying beds in general hospitals for in excess of three calendar months; the daily cost of these hospital beds; and the way she will address and resolve this issue. [8475/07]

Written Answers — Palliative Care Services: Palliative Care Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in order to reduce inappropriate accident and emergency admissions and to ensure that a patients dignity is upheld in the last few hours of their life, to increase palliative care beds or services in the Health Service Executive north east; and the location where she will locate theses beds and services. [8476/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of the fact that private nursing homes provide 96% of beds in north Dublin, for highly dependent patients whose nursing care needs are beyond the scope of the private nursing homes sector and often remain in acute hospital beds for prolonged periods of time. [8477/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to patients or their families of the discharge initiative beds; the duration of payment for each discharge initiative bed; if patients are means tested prior to discharge to the discharge initiative bed; her views on whether the discharge initiative scheme in itself is contributory to long term care and discharge problems at...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of the fact that one in six beds at Beaumont Hospital is occupied by patients waiting for long-term care or discharge, for this group of patients; if she will introduce a sixth discharge initiative, following the previous five discharge initiatives between August 2005 and December 2006; if this represents value for...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide a day hospital and multi-disciplinary team at Beaumont Hospital which would prevent nursing home patients going through accident and emergency thereby allowing these patients maintain their maximum level of independence and dignity. [8479/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will implement the recommendations of A Vision for Change, the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8736/07]

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will implement the recommendations of Reach Out, The National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8737/07]

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will allocate a minimum sum of €10 million for each of the next five years specifically for identified measures to reduce the incidence of suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8740/07]

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a system for comprehensive, accurate and up to date data on suicide here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8739/07]

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide clear and transparent annual reports on progress on the implementation of the reports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8741/07]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: I approach this Bill with doubts about whether rushed legislation is safe. The full horror of the heinous practice of sexual predators grooming young people over the Internet has emerged into the public consciousness over recent weeks. The phenomenon of Internet grooming, whereby paedophiles use the Internet to cultivate relationships with children with the aim of making contact with and...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (1 Mar 2007)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for the early implementation of a universal, new-born hearing screening programme, such as the one which has been in widespread use in the USA since 1964; the admission by HSE chief executive, Professor Drumm, that such a programme had not been implemented with the desired speed; the...

Nursing Home Subventions. (28 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for debate. I look forward to some answers from the Minister of State in regard to the nursing home subvention scheme. It is my understanding that changes to legislation should improve the lot of citizens, most especially in matters relating to the welfare of the elderly. The recent changes to the legislation on nursing home subventions,...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Carbon dioxide emissions are a serious problem, caused by the energy we use through our dependence on cars, home heating, aircraft, manufacturing, animals etc. The taxpayer will foot the bill if we do nothing about our emissions. I noted the spat between the Minister and Deputy Boyle about Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council's initiative which I understood would, or would try to, operate...

Domestic Violence: Motion (27 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: We are all familiar with the concept of street angel and house devil as it relates to a parent who acts so lovingly in public, but we do not know what happens behind closed doors. Domestic violence happens and we see its signs and symptoms. We are only looking at the tip of the iceberg. People do not seek help after the first episode of domestic violence. It has been mentioned earlier...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (22 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the dearth of diagnostic and assessment services in the Cavan and Monaghan region for young children under three years of age with sensory disabilities; the inordinate waiting time being experienced by both parents and children for assessment, which can run to more than two years; the...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second and Subsequent Stages (21 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: The pace with which this Bill is being brought through the House this evening reminds me of a hurricane or a tornado that is sweeping all opposition out of its path. As an earlier speaker said, rushed legislation is not good or safe. What impact will this Bill have on Quinn Direct's decision to purchase BUPA Ireland? I presume Quinn Direct will not touch BUPA Ireland with a barge pole...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: I, too, welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill which gives effect to the changes announced in the Budget Statement last year. In spite of some of my previous contributions on Social Welfare Bills in recent years, I must concede that the latest social welfare package is one of the more welcome aspects of this year's budget. Normally social welfare changes are calculated to ease the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (20 Feb 2007)

Paudge Connolly: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of child care places and child care training places that will be created in County Monaghan under the upcoming national action plan for social inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6140/07]