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Private Notice Questions: Primary Care Centres Provision (3 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: When did the Minister become aware of the site?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: The Gathering Initiatives (3 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role he has played in preparation for the Gathering in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41797/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Banking Sector (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made to date in implementing a Europe wide system of bank supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason that Swords and Balbriggan, County Dublin, slipped down the list for preferred primary care centre locations after the weighting towards disadvantage criteria was tripled in view of information (details supplied) that showed that Swords and Balbriggan were at a similar position on the list both before and after the weighting towards disadvantage was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €200 million in savings expected from the agreement reached with the hospital consultants will contribute towards bridging the deficit in the health budget this year; when he expects to see the savings from this agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42364/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the terms of the agreement made with consultants at the Labour Relations Commission; the aspects of the deal that have yet to be fully agreed; if he remains confident that these changes will begin from 1 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42365/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for St. Raphael's, Youghal, County Cork, in the context of the reconfiguration of services in the Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42395/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he envisages the moratorium on care assistants being lifted; if so, the date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42403/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will rule out an increase in the prescription charge from 50c in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form the starting salary grade for a newly employed nurse within the Health Service Executive for each year from 2005 to 2012; the available allowances to a newly employed nurse in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the witnesses. We all know that if we eat healthy food and exercise a little bit more, we would diminish weight and obesity problems more rapidly. The difficulty is getting people to do that. Professor Donal O'Shea has campaigned for a long time for us to address the serious issue of obesity in the general population and in children specifically. The witnesses indicated there...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he approved the Higher Education Authority's decision to commission a report involving international experts which looked at mergers in the third level sector; the date on which he gave this approval; the date on which he intends to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43066/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax relief on the cost on employing a carer in 2011 or the latest year available; the number who currently benefit from tax relief on the cost of employing a carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43202/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of medicines that have been removed from the medical card in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42611/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the savings to be made following the latest list of medicines to be removed from the medical card; the amount of those savings that will go towards this years deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42612/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the bilateral programme for cochlear implant at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and if so, the date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42630/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if a direction has issued from the Health Service Executive to cut the weekend service for those in receipt of homecare packages or home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42637/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the implementation on the national deployment model for advanced paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42744/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason despite 40,000 call outs per year with no cost implications, that his deployment policy for advanced paramedics and with six advanced paramedics based in the station, that the roll out has not taken place in Limerick City and County; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (9 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the delegated functions in the area of primary care that will be granted to the newly appointed Minister of State with responsibility for primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/12]