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Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Eventually.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the witnesses and apologise for the fact that I will be obliged to leave to attend another appointment when I have asked my questions. I have provided more detailed questions to which the witnesses might be able to reply in writing. They are fairly general and any replies would be for my own information. I have a concern that the prohibition on sex selection other than where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Is Dr. Holohan satisfied that sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure that cannot and will not happen? I ask this only for the purpose of getting a defence in before people come out to criticise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: That is excellent.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman of the Oireachtas joint committee, Senator Catherine Noone. I also thank the members of the Citizens' Assembly who made the work of the committee so much easier by placing in the public domain an enormous amount of information and vital evidence. In addition, I thank those members of the committee who approached the work of the committee in a thoughtful and professional...

Topical Issue Debate: Organ Donation (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The issue I want to raise was brought to my attention by a woman who lives in my constituency. Her name, which she has given me permission to use, is Nicola McKenna. I met Nicola when I was out canvassing and we had a chat. Although she is very unassuming about it, Nicola is quite an amazing person. She donated a kidney to one of her siblings so she is a living donor. It is such a...

Topical Issue Debate: Organ Donation (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: That was disappointing. The Minister of State referred to the necessity of not providing a financial incentive or award to a potential donor. I have met the lady in question. Knowing that she would not be reimbursed for the additional cost did not in any way deter her from donating a kidney. Donating is a marvellous thing for someone to do. A group of people are being discriminated...

Topical Issue Debate: Organ Donation (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: It is an anomaly.

Topical Issue Debate: Organ Donation (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on specifically combatting obesity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2621/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on combating obesity in respect of expenditure on each programme (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2622/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on combating obesity through Healthy Ireland in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2623/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on advertising and awareness campaigns relating to obesity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2624/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on the treatment of obesity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be reporting on the national obesity plan as per the action point in Ten Steps Forward to report annually on the plan; if so, when; if a report card will be produced on the progress to date in view of the fact that the report is over a year old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recommendation 2.1 of the national obesity plan; if the terms of reference for the establishment of a working group to develop a set of guidelines on the built environment have been drafted; the stage the drafting and setting up of this group is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2628/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if, as per recommendation 2.4 of the national obesity plan, his officials have begun preparatory work for making a submission for the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s review of the children’s communication code on advertising of energy-dense food and drinks when it is ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2629/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 219. To ask the Minister for Health when a model (details supplied) will be established; the timeframe for same; the way in which his Department is working towards facilitating a cross-sectoral and cross-departmental approach to healthy lifestyles especially with the Departments of Education and Skills and Employment Affairs and Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 222. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to encourage post-primary schools to develop healthy eating policies (details supplied); if his Department requires that schools do this; the legislative provisions or other mechanisms that must be agreed to do so; the guidance, other than circulars, that has been provided by his Department to encourage and assist in the development of healthy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiation of the new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2631/18]