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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the cost of the high tech drug scheme from 2009 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11791/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently registered for the high tech drug scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11792/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the price range for medicines under the high tech drug scheme from lowest to highest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11793/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the way products are currently covered under the high tech drug scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11794/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the monetary value of high tech drugs returned by pharmacies from 2009 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11795/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has the cost of wastage figures for high tech drug stock that have gone out of date and if so, if he will furnish the figures from 2009 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11836/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if an agreement exists whereby wholesalers would accept unused high tech drugs, if so, if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11837/13]

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: How can the Government make savings if there is no cut?

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: There is no saving so.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Labour Party encouraged people to vote for it because there was not going to be a property tax.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Another chance for the Seanad to save itself.

Other Questions: School Staffing (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason 153 retired teachers were on the payroll of his Department in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11979/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the detailed data and risk assessment that his Department used to base its finding for Keeping Communities Safe document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12050/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the delegation from the HSE. This will be a challenging year. If one looks at the budget overrun last year and the deficit that has been carried forward it certainly puts the HSE in a difficult position. While we are basing budgets on estimates, there are a number of key issues that we do not know anything about. I do not see anything about the smaller hospital framework and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Mr. O'Brien refers in his opening statement to policy change reducing eligibility for approximately 40,000 people who have a medical card. Will somebody outline the policy change in respect of eligibility? The key question is whether the change in eligibility will impact on 40,000 or is that the minimum number of people on whom it will impact? While the policy change may withdraw medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: It does not involve Cork. I can raise it at another stage. I wish to raise in general terms the policy in respect of the smaller hospitals framework.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The smaller hospitals framework document will be published at some stage this year. The hospital groupings will be published as well. We have been told previously by the HSE and the Minister for Health that they are linked and they will form a central policy. Having read Mr. O'Brien's speech and looked at the estimates for the budgets, are some of the savings identified in this national...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: That money is centrally held.

Topical Issue Debate: Cochlear Implants (12 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for attending personally. This issue is topical. There have been interviews in recent days involving parents of children who are waiting for a bilateral cochlear implant. The debate has been passionate at times. I record the words of the mother of Anna Murphy, the little girl who featured on TV3's "Temple Street Children's Hospital" and...

Topical Issue Debate: Cochlear Implants (12 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The parents of the children in question are committed to ensuring that their children are allowed to reach their full potential. Clearly what is needed in the context of the clinical lead care programme is a commitment that funding will be provided. I realise it is difficult for the Minister to give a guarantee in the House today. However, the sequential implantation process should be...