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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed within her Department working in the area of public relations; the cost to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38036/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent teeth that were extracted from children under the age of 16 years in each of the past four years in County Meath; the number of children who have been seen under the school dental service in each of the past four years in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38042/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will further strengthen legislation on the sale of products in head shops particularly with regard to controlling sale of products to persons under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38051/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if medical cards are printed outside of Ireland; if so, if she will ensure that this is reviewed in view of the rate of unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38052/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a facility for Houses of the Oireachtas Members to access information through a direct line to obtain information on medical card entitlements for persons over 70 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38087/09]

Vaccination Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of recorded cases of H1N1 flu to date in 2009; the number of recorded deaths; when she expects the H1N1 vaccination programme to be delivered to the general population; the categories of staff who will administer the H1N1 vaccine to the general population; if they will be replaced in their regular role; and if she will...

Vaccination Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the work that has been done by people such as Dr. Holohan, Dr. Kelleher, Dr. Doorley and others. By and large they have done a good job. There are still some GPs who have signed up but who have not receive the vaccine, I spoke to one about half an hour ago. Can the Minister tell us when all GPs who have signed up to the programme will receive their vaccines? Those doctors...

Vaccination Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am alarmed and surprised that it could take up to eight months to vaccinate the entire population. That is a long time during a pandemic. Is there no way to do it quicker? What about replacing staff? If the same person is taken from his or her job for that length of time, assuming the HSE clinics will be consistently open, it will have an impact. In my area there was a suggestion that...

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the planned co-located hospitals which will be progressed; the projected date for the commencement of construction in each case; when she expects them to be operational; the number of beds which will be provided in each such hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39513/09]

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I asked the Minister when the projects will start and when the beds will be available. It is four years and four months since these were announced and the intention was to provide extra beds. Four years and four months later the Minister cannot tell me when the beds will be ready. May I have a clear answer instead of all the waffle we are getting? My second question was to know which...

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is more than four years since these projects were announced as a way of fast-tracking beds. If the money had been given to the public system when it was available to build public beds we would have them by now.

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The hospitals are all for this now because they want the beds but they would have expected them long before now. Is the programme for Government not accurate in saying that it has "already committed projects under the existing project contractual agreement"? I have seen the Taoiseach's letter to my party leader and it is different from the programme for Government.

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister is institutionalising the separation of public and private patients.

Hospital Building Projects. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister has also fooled the Greens because that is not in the present programme for Government.

Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: To get final clarity on this, can I take it as read, assuming the private finances are supplied, that Beaumont, Mid-west Limerick, CUH and St. James's hospitals will go ahead with tax breaks? Can the Minister clarify whether Waterford and Sligo hospitals, where project agreements are being prepared, will go ahead with tax breaks? Can she clarify whether Connolly and Tallaght hospitals,...

Hospitals Building Programme. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Would they be entitled to them?

Muscular Dystrophy Registry. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: We all want to see progress on this issue and I welcome the fact the Minister of State has engaged with it. The condition affects a relatively small number of people but it would make a huge difference to their lives if we can have a proper register, a dedicated clinician and get them directly linked to the trials. To achieve this, we need a commitment to be shown on behalf of the...

Nursing Home Charges. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: While the Minister of State may say that it is the nursing homes that must pay the fees, the fact is that many nursing homes are passing on that fee to the residents. One hundred and ninety euro per place is quite a lot of money to an elderly person who has very little left in his or her pension to pay for other extras like chiropody, physiotherapy and other things that may not be covered...

Nursing Home Charges. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: How is the Minister of State going to protect old people from this?

Nursing Home Charges. (4 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: If the Minister was misinterpreted, will she-----