Dáil debates

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Hospital Waiting Lists (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Health when the waiting lists and waiting times for inpatient and day case scheduled admissions will improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2647/15]
  • Hospital Services (11 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for structural changes affecting hospitals and primary care and to address the shortage of residential nursing home places following the record high...
  • Hospital Waiting Lists (5 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Health his views on waiting lists at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin, in respect of knee replacement surgery; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time patients are...
  • HSE Investigations (11 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken in response to events at Áras Attracta; if closed-circuit television, CCTV, and covert inspections will be introduced in nursing...
  • Nursing Home Beds (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have accessed beds in nursing homes from hospitals with the €25 million extra funding for the fair deal scheme; and if he will...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • HSE Expenditure (9 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Health the total legal costs incurred by the Health Service Executive and the State in the case of a person (details supplied) in December 2014; and the total medical...
  • Medical Card Delays (7 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the efficiency of the process by which discretionary medical cards are assessed and granted; if he will provide information on...
  • Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the growing crisis in hospital accident and emergency departments across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2382/15]
  • Primary Care Centre Provision (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his plans to role out primary care centres throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2339/15]
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme (8 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the 300 extra places announced for the fair deal scheme in 2015 are sufficient to meet demand; when the review of the scheme will be complete;...
• Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (10 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann: — having regard to the motion passed by Dáil Éireann on 11th June 2014 which recognised the need to establish the facts regarding the deaths...
• Topical Issue Matters (1 speech)
  I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Fergus O'Dowd, Seamus...
• Leaders' Questions (27 speeches)
  Tomorrow, more than 700 secondary schools will close, which is very regrettable for students in particular, particularly those doing examinations. It is all because of the approach the...
• Order of Business (57 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No.a17, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the draft Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters) Order, 2015...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Water Supply Contamination (17 speeches)
    This is a very serious issue, not just for my own constituency, but for adjoining constituencies north and south of the Border. Last week, the Sunday Independent, in a very important article by...
  • Nursing Staff Recruitment (8 speeches)
    Deputy Martin Ferris and I raise the issue of the absence of nursing and medical support for the residents of the island of Inishturk off the County Mayo coast. Inishturk Island has a population...
  • Nursing Homes Support Scheme (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to take this debate. The fair deal scheme was introduced on the basis of the core principle that long-term care should be affordable...
• Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (13 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly, on Wednesday, 21 January 2015:That Dáil Éireann: — having regard to the...
• Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (129 speeches)
  I propose that the House suspend for five minutes.
• Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (41 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Jonathan O'Brien on Tuesday, 20 July 2014:That Dáil Éireann:— notes that the previous Government examined axing the junior certificate...