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Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise with the Health Service Executive the serious concerns raised by employees in a company (details supplied) regarding their working conditions, their rights as employees and the treatment of them by their employer. [38561/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 727: To ask the Minister for Health the total health spend on agency staff; the number of whole time equivalent this equates to; and the details for same for the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36253/12]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a full time ambulance located in Ashbourne, County Meath; if he will provide the ambulance cover for that town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36254/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number and grade of all hospital consultants in the State; the total, highest and lowest person and the average spend on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36255/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and expenses of all Health Service Executive Allied Health Professionals receiving more than €100,000 per annum [36256/12]

Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed. I wish to object only on the basis of the imposition of the guillotine in regard to this important Bill. There is no excuse for curtailing the opportunity for full participation. I object to the guillotine in principle.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Tánaiste to use the opportunity offered by the final Leader's Questions of this Dáil session to firmly rule out any attempt to curtail further entitlements to medical cards, as proposed yesterday by the IMF. Will he also rule out Government consideration of an attack on child benefit? When the Cabinet met last Tuesday to sign off on the Health Service Executive Governance Bill...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Tánaiste accept that the health budget allocation in 2012 was such that the targeted so-called savings were unrealisable, with a €750 million cut this year built on a cut of €1 billion in the previous year? Does he accept that these are unrealisable targets and that we have burdened health service delivery management with an unattainable target for this year?

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste failed to answer my questions directly. I asked him to avail of the opportunity to state firmly and clearly that no countenance would be given to the IMF's recommendation of a further curtailment of access to medical cards. He has not ruled this out. He spoke in vague terms about what might happen some point down the road, but he has not ruled this out, nor has he ruled out...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have asked about the matter of the departure of Cathal Magee. The Tánaiste will not share with us the so-called confidentiality of Cabinet discussions, but-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will ask the Tánaiste again. When and how did he become aware of Mr. Magee's decision? What does the Tánaiste believe to be the current relationship between the Labour Party Minister of State at the Department of Health and the senior Minister with responsibility there? Is it not clear that the Tánaiste has had to assert his and his party's position-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----or is it going to be Reilly's way rather than Labour's way?

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about my question about Mr. Magee? I hope the Tánaiste is not hiding behind the Ceann Comhairle. Surely the Tánaiste will answer that question.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts he has made to resolve the outstanding issues in relation to turf cutting; the engagement he and his Department have had with the TCCA and with other stakeholders and with officials at a European level; and the way he proposes to bring the situation to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta: Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 35: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta sonraí a thabhairt faoi líon na ndeontas caipitil, fostaíochta, taighde agus forbartha agus staidéar féidirtheachta ina n-iomláine agus iad a bhriseadh síos de réir gach réigiúin Gaeltachta. [35030/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Staff: Health Service Executive Staff (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health the salaries and expenses of all Health Service Executive executives and managers receiving more than €100,000 per annum. [35746/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health the savings to the Exchequer which would be made by applying charges based on the full economic cost for the use of beds in public and voluntary hospitals in the State for the purposes of private medical practice. [35747/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health the estimated savings which would be made by implementing a full programme of generic substitution and reference pricing of medicines. [35748/12]

Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in 2011 and the amount collected in 2012. [35749/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health the total Health Service Executive spend on the hiring of agency staff between June 2011 and June 2012. [35750/12]