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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the case of a person (details supplied); when surgery will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26530/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the services available to cystic fibrosis patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, where there is no cover available for the resident consultant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26484/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the non-availability of a general practitioner service for medical card holders in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 18; if she will address this deficit or medical services in this area to patients by facilitating the doctor [i]in situ[/i] with his application to be approved on the general medical card...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the availability and funding of chiropodist, paediatry services at Loughlinlinstown Hospital, County Dublin, particularity for patients with diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the timely availability of MRI brain scans for public patients; the average waiting times for brain scans at present; the action she will take to address the deficit in this service for public hospital patients; if she will confirm if there is availability of brain scans for patients with claustrophobia in...

Drugs Payment Scheme. (2 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: I thank the Minister, Deputy Mary Harney, for coming to the House to respond to this Adjournment debate. Fine Gael recognises the need to achieve value for money on behalf of taxpayers and consumers. We want to support the Minister to this end. However, we are concerned that a recent decision made by the Minister could have a negative impact on patients and jobs. The reputed sharp 34%...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (2 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the new National Paediatric Children's Hospital at the Mater Hospital site, Dublin, in view of the fact that €20 million can be saved from greater co-ordination between the three children's hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26939/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Expenditure: Health Service Executive Expenditure (2 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that the National Treasury Management Agency said that some €20 million could be saved each year through improved banking practices in the Health Services Executive, if such improvements have been made; the amount of money saved; if all of the NTMA recommendations have been implemented; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (2 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to her statement (details supplied), the way savings of between €4 million and €7 million could be made on blood products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27045/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Reports: Health Service Reports (2 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive arthritis and allied conditions report completed in 2008 has not been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27666/09]

Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: I welcome the Labour Party's Bill and congratulate Deputy Quinn on introducing it. As Deputy Shatter stated, it is six week since the Ryan report was published and three since the Dáil debate, in which many Members on all sides promised to cherish all our children equally. The Bill sets out to do this. All State activity should be underpinned by three principles: transparency,...

Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Why have a gagging clause if we want transparency, accountability and fairness? It is contrary to the very idea. The adversarial approach, mentioned by many victims who attended hearings of the Residential Institutions Redress Board, must be abolished. They are re-victimised at the hearings, having already suffered at the hands of the State and congregations throughout their childhood. We...

Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: There are no real legal issues that cannot be addressed over the course of the summer months to the satisfaction of all. The greatest legal wrangles occur when people wish to obstruct and frustrate. The old saying, "where there is a will, there is a way", could not be more true than it is tonight. If there truly is a will to make amends on the part of the congregations, they will not seek...

Written Answers — Property Valuations: Property Valuations (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone an increase in the rateable valuation of commercial properties or postpone the application of the increase in the rateable valuation of commercial properties for 30 months; if he has the authority to postpone such increases; the person who instructed the Rateable Valuations Office to carry out such a review; if he received...

Written Answers — Medical Training Programmes: Medical Training Programmes (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a scheme in place which provides for Health Service Executive staff to train or retrain as nurses while in receipt of salary support; if so, the number of people who have availed of the scheme; the budget for same; the amount expended on it in the past five years; her views on whether the scheme should continue in view of...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review and reverse the planned closure of a six bed acute psychiatric unit for older people in Offaly-Laois; the provisions being put in place to care for elderly patients with acute psychiatric problems who benefit from care from a specialised psychiatric team who deal with elderly needs; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Investigations: Health Service Executive Investigations (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if external legal advice or representation was sought by the Health Service Executive on an incident (details supplied) before the matter was settled as a private matter; if so, the costs incurred by the HSE for this legal advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27237/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27309/09]

Written Answers — Ambulance Services: Ambulance Services (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the efficiency of operating two ambulance services in Dublin City; if both services have integrated communications; if there is a central tracking system in order that a central controller would know the location of each ambulance in the event of an emergency and to maximise the use of the ambulances available; the...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (7 Jul 2009)

James Reilly: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of pharmacists who have issued notices of resignation from the general medical scheme and drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27469/09]