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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing and medical graduates required in the current year; the extent to which this can be met from numbers graduating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21782/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioners currently practising throughout this jurisdiction; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past ten years; the extent to which demographic trends are affecting requirements in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21768/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of consultants in various disciplines in this jurisdiction compares with best practice in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21771/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the cost of delivery of various segments of the health service in this jurisdiction compares with that in adjoining or other EU countries; his proposals to encourage the development of best practice in this regard in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21772/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate and financial provision remains available to his Department to meet the requirements of the mental health services with particular reference to the need to ensure the maintenance of the necessary supportive structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21776/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which child psychiatric services have adequate resources to meet the modern demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21777/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources to maintain an adequate ambulance service throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21778/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which the air ambulance service has been accessed in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which adequate resources remain available to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21779/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the importance of the air ambulance services has been noted in the context of the overall provision of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the current private health insurance costs have been assessed with a view to identification of the most obvious issues contributing to escalation; the steps that can be taken to ensure a continuation of community rating at an affordable cost in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21781/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the next development stage for Naas General Hospital is proceeding as planned; the degree to which the necessary resources remain available to meet requirements in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21783/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which provision is being made to ensure that patients awaiting for access to surgical procedures can have their waiting period minimised thereby reducing the level of pain and suffering which can be considerable in cases where such patients have to wait for a long period before gaining access to the service; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department have curtailed expenditure overruns throughout the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21785/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of reports of various infections arising from MRSA or other hospital bugs on a monthly basis in each of the past three years to date; the action taken arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21786/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Pat Breen and from Senator David Norris. The draft minutes of the meeting of 7 May have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. If there are no matters arising, we will proceed to the main business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Yes, it would. That would be a very nice gesture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: We will move on to the main business on our agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I remind members, witnesses and those in the public gallery that mobile phones should be switched off to ensure they do not interfere with the recorded transmission of the debate. They should be switched off completely for the duration of the meeting because they cause interference with broadcasting. I welcome Mr. Colm O'Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, and Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Before I call Deputies Brendan Smith, Maureen O'Sullivan and Eric Byrne and Senator Michael Mullins, I would like to say we will try to finish at a reasonable time because we have other pressing engagements. That is not to diminish, in any way, the importance of the subject matter under discussion. We will decide on the means by which we will deal with the issues arising after a discussion....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Before we call on Mr. O'Gorman to reply, I think it goes without saying that he has outlined an horrific list of cases which, by virtue of their individuality, strike a chord with people more than statistics can. I compliment him on his comprehensive presentation. The other fact that strikes people is the number of locations where people sink to the depths of depravity to take revenge on...