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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 43. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to delays relating to smear tests under the CervicalCheck programme, which meant slides could not be read within the requisite timeframe; the steps he took to alleviate the backlog; the steps he took to relay the delays to those affected through the appropriate channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5462/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: As ever, my question is straightforward. I would be grateful if the Minister, in his reply, could concentrate on the measures taken to alleviate the backlog and the communication with those who were impacted because it came to my attention that a number of women found out that there was an issue via the media, which is not acceptable. The Minister might detail exactly what he was doing to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There were two separate delays. Women should have confidence. Screening saves lives. I have seen it at close quarters. I have great faith in this programme but all that has happened has knocked the confidence that women deserve to have in it. I refer to a letter that was sent to the Minister by Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail in August 2018. It refers to the turnaround time for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: A serious issue was raised by a representative body in August 2018. It details delays that were happening and the fact that its members were having to deal with women who were yet to have another test. Neither I nor any member of my party made that charge and I am glad that the Minister made it clear. Not putting the necessary resources in place before that offer was made, respecting the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 45. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of abortion services for women resident in Northern Ireland further to the enactment of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when he will deliver on his commitment for free provision for these women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5463/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a straightforward question; I want to know the status of the provision of abortion services for women who are resident in the North of Ireland, further to the enactment of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act. When will the Minister for Health deliver on the commitment he gave for the free provision of access for these women?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: For some women the €450 they have to pay to access the service represents a prohibitively expensive barrier they cannot overcome. In 2017, just over 900 women from the North of Ireland travelled for an abortion. The figure is low and I venture that the financial commitment is not huge, but I do not dispute that it is a financial commitment. All of the circumstances that the Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We will be very happy to take the Minister up on the offer of a meeting. We want to see some progress. It is not as if we would have to reinvent the wheel because there are already circumstances in which health services in both jurisdictions are accessible from either side of the Border. It is possible to do this. I do not want to pour cold water on the Minister's commitment, but while we...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: -----and one we would like to see removed. As such, I restate Sinn Féin's commitment to work with the Minister to deliver this. I welcome the opportunity to meet him. I hope we can mark some progress at the meeting and put in place a deadline for the conclusion of the negotiations or work that must take place to be able to say with confidence that this will be delivered by a certain date.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if he is seeking a corporate transfer of responsibility in moving the responsibility for the provisions of the EU falsified medicines directive from the pharmacy owner or proprietor and onto pharmacists and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5315/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the deferral of the offences and the engagement that will happen, but will the Minister reconsider the manner in which the statutory instrument is being enacted? The directive places the responsibility on the corporate entity but the manner in which it will be implemented places much responsibility directly on the pharmacist but does not place enough emphasis on corporate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We look forward to working with the Minister to implement the directive and I welcome that he will reflect on the points I made. They are practical points and are not made for any reason other than my belief that it is a little unfair to shift that level of responsibility onto an individual without placing the same level of responsibility on the employer to ensure compliance. Another...

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not have long to speak but I urge the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to withdraw the amendment and consider the points being put forward. The Minister cannot call the scheme a success when fewer than 9% of people have sourced jobs that last longer than 12 months. They are not good permanent or decent jobs. They are not jobs that people go looking for. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 77. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations for a new general practitioner contract; the number of meetings held in 2018 regarding the new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5312/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 103. To ask the Minister for Health if smoking cessation aids will be provided under the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5313/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 123. To ask the Minister for Health if he has spoken with officials in the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on ensuring access for persons here to a clinic (details supplied) for mesh survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5314/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress being made to date regarding the development of a statutory home care scheme; the status of the work that is under way and action taken to date; the actions planned for 2019; the further consultation expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the situation at a service (details supplied) regarding the operation of the service; the number of beds operational; the number of beds closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4991/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent under the winter plan purchasing additional capacity in private hospitals; the number of and the length of time beds were purchased for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5051/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (5 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the number occupied, empty and closed, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5055/19]