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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific supports available for members of the Traveller community in Balbriggan, County Dublin; the additional supports and-or investment planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42760/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42645/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of FreeStyle Libre; and if the health technology assessment review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year. [42646/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if the full 75 beds planned to be opened under the winter plan 2018-19 were opened; and if they are still open on a full-time basis. [42758/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home support by location in tabular form; and the estimated total hours needed for a full year if each person waiting was to be allocated the average of 6.5 hours home support per week. [42761/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on offering the FreeStyle Libre device to diabetic patients over 21 years of age for free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42762/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2018 of providing blood glucose testing strips and basic glucose meters to all diabetes sufferers under the long-term illness scheme; and the way in which this would compare to the cost of rolling out FreeStyle Libre or other electronic monitoring systems. [42763/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing electronic blood glucose monitoring systems, such as FreeStyle Libre, to all diabetes sufferers under the long-term illness scheme. [42764/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the start date of a sarcoma specialist post in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: He is a great advert for transplantation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank all the witnesses for coming in and I wish Mr. McCutcheon a happy anniversary. I echo what Deputy Murphy O'Mahony said. Part of me thinks we should not have pre-legislative scrutiny on this and that we should just do implement it. I will put my cards on the table. There is cross-party consensus on this, as all parties are agreed on the need for it. I am willing to be corrected on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Conroy for clarifying that. I have a friend who is a successful living donor. It is a marvellous thing to do. We need to ensure that the supports are in place for a person who has to take time off work or a person who attends to caring duties in the home to enable them to do this. That brings me on to my next question, which concerns infrastructure and supports. Let us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Does it now cover people who are caring in the home and who would not have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: They do not want a loss of earnings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It was indeed. It was one I had looked for, having met someone in that position. It was very much welcomed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We could do better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: They will be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: What are the figures for personnel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I would imagine they were not. I met a young boy yesterday, Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who lives in the North and is waiting on a heart transplant. It would break one's heart to see his situation - it certainly broke mine. It makes sense to have enhanced co-operation North and South so as to get us into line with the North, and that is not to make a political point. Will such enhanced...