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Community Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wonder whether that was in order to get around the Competition Act and the difficulties we encountered due to the fact that the HSE could not talk to the IPU. The Minister might provide a reply in this regard. My other question is to do with reference pricing and generic substitution, a scheme for which was announced by the Minister last week. I am trying to obtain clarity on this. If a...

Community Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I ask the Minister to clarify her reply to my other question about generic substitution and reference pricing. If a medical card patient comes to a pharmacy with a prescription for a drug that costs more than the reference drug, and cannot afford to pay the extra cost, does he or she need to go back to the GP to get another prescription? How will it work?

Community Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Pharmacists can do it themselves.

Community Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Minister saying the pharmacist will have the power to substitute products?

Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent cases of misdiagnosis of miscarriage; if she has requested any reports or recommendations to be provided; if she will give assurances that any shortcomings in staff, equipment or practices that are identified will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26066/10]

Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister said medical errors will occur. I agree, but they are much less likely to take place if we do not have outdated equipment and if proper protocols are in place. Is the Minister now sure that we no longer have equipment that is too old for the job in the case of these life and death issues? She said that we can be assured now that any decision regarding terminating a pregnancy...

Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Minister saying the report was wrong?

Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: We were told it was an old machine.

Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: It did not work properly.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am sure it was purely coincidental, but while others and I were announcing two weeks ago that we would introduce Private Members' legislation on sun beds, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, issued a press statement to the effect that she was ready with her legislation on the same issue. When will that Bill be introduced and what point has it reached? I believe its heads...

Tourism Industry: Motion (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Tourism Industry: Motion (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: To speak about tourism is to speak about jobs and stimulating the economy, both of which are desperately required in almost every town and village in the country. Despite the spin being peddled from the Government press office, the economic catastrophe visited upon this country by Fianna Fáil and its friends in the construction industry and the banking elites shows no sign of abating. Just...

Tourism Industry: Motion (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Broughan has one minute remaining.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the issue on which Deputy Shatter finished, that this Bill is rushed legislation. It is very important legislation and we want to ensure we get it right. We are talking about the deaths of children in care and trying to have the report produced by two respected people, with broad knowledge and compassion in this field. I know they will do the best job they can but we want to...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of the restriction on her in replying to parliamentary questions and letters; the categories of information that are denied to her because of industrial action; if it includes information in relation to reports conducted by bodies other than the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25892/10]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the situation whereby ambulances are frequently left waiting for hours outside the Mater and Beaumont hospitals, Dublin, because they cannot retrieve their trolleys; the strain and potential danger that this puts on the service when ambulances are not available for other emergencies which also causes pressure on...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 27 May 2010, if he has met with the chairman of the mid-west jobs task force; if he has responded to him on his intentions regarding the recommendations of the task force; when he will circulate the updated response as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide further information on the working group which is developing a national strategy for the provision of rehabilitation services; the person who established the group and the members of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26891/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the rights of a US citizen to an Irish passport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26324/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person whose back-to-work allowance is paid into a bank account cannot have rent allowance paid in the same way but must, instead, have it paid into the post office; if he will streamline these methods of payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/10]