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Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: What about the 3,000 deaths?

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Sinn Féin does not want to hear a few things either.

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: We increased them, too.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(b) the necessity of ensuring, in the interests of societal and intergenerational solidarity, that the more healthy, including the young access health insurance cover so as to ensure that the health insurance market is made up of a sufficient mix of the more healthy, including the young and the less...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: I have been around the House long enough to know that, even if I had impressed on the Minister the need to accept the amendment through the force of argument, it would not have happened. The Minister has said insurance companies can offer packages to young people and the question is why are they not doing so. If they are to sustain a business model, there must be a number of young, healthy...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: There is no point in my saying much more. Other Members want to discuss their amendments. I cannot accept the Minister's argument although I know it is put in good faith. We need to have something in policy that supports the concept of intergenerational solidarity. My amendment would achieve that.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money reduced from local government fund payments per local authority area due to their payment rates of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54185/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53708/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of hospitals bringing in staff on overtime during closure days on wards in an effort to prevent penalties being imposed by his Department for failing to clear waiting lists, the clearing of lists which have been hampered by hospitals introducing roll over closures in an attempt to reduce their deficits; his views...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sick Pay Scheme (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the rate of absenteeism for year to date by region; the cost of absenteeism by region broken down by staffing categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53719/12]

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

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy services, if the Health Service Executive haa a cohesive plan in relation to the reconfiguration of therapy service provision; what is the HSE objective; the process that will be worked through to achieve their objectives; the timeline of...

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

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy services, the role that will be undertaken by parents as reps and if expenses incurred carrying out this role will be reimbursed; the role of parents on forums; if parents have a veto in this process; and if he will make a statement on the...

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

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy services, the primary motivation for the radical changes; where the funding will come from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53981/12]

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

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy services, the country that has an equivalent model on which this project is based; when a comparative analysis is carried out between the current model and the proposed reconfiguration what are the benefits for the children; the way progress...

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

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy services, the way the reconfiguration will impact on services as they currently stand; the way reconfiguration will impact on service providers and is there a special needs school here where the reconfiguration has had a positive impact and...

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

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed roll-out of the Health Service Executive programme for the restructuring of children's therapy service, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents only became aware of this reconfiguration in late September; the reason parents were not informed about the reconfigurations from its initial conception; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a patient safety authority still stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54036/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health his views on reintroducing the indicative drugs target saving scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54127/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the report on health spending commissioned from the World Health Organisation and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; the conclusions of the report; his views on the conclusions; the action he will take on foot of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54443/12]

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Labour opposed all those policies when in opposition.