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Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend the BreastCheck screening service to the 65 plus age cohort and the under 50 age cohort; when a mobile screening unit will be located in County Leitrim. [33232/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Equipment: Hospital Equipment (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 769: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will indicate on a hospital-by-hospital basis, the age of the mammography equipment used; and how often this equipment is routinely monitored. [33406/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 801: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a support team will be appointed to work with the neurologist in the mid-west region; when, in particular, a specialist nurse will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33871/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if medical assessors who make decisions for his Department in relation to applicants and those in receipt of illness payments are required to meet and or examine the persons concerned; if not, the way in which they make their decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33869/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the reason some young people who are under 18 and living in Health Service Executive secure children's units, receive a full disability payment from his Department despite the fact that their living expenses are all looked after; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33878/10]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations that are in place with regard to the distance a landfill dump must be away from dwelling houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/10]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is any legal mechanism to prevent the delivery of leaflets or other materials to houses before 8.00 a.m. which causes disturbance to people who are sleeping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33874/10]

Banking Sector Regulation (30 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the current small and medium enterprise lending environment; if he is considering any proposals which would ameliorate this lending environment; if he has discussed with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, the possibility of implementing an SME working capital loan guarantee scheme; the level of...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Recapitalisation: Financial Institutions Recapitalisation (30 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the full cost to taxpayers of recapitalising Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34036/10]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (30 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are any proposals to reduce emergency department opening hours to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34355/10]

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if discussions are on-going between her Department and the Health Service Executive to change the compensation on termination clauses in contracts for the building of co-located private hospitals on the grounds of public hospitals; if these discussions have concluded and if changes are being made; if so if she will detail these...

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does the Minister still plan to go ahead with these projects, especially in view of the fact that her own expert working group under Ms Frances Ruane stated, on page 51 of its report, there is a surplus of private hospital space and a shortage of public hospital space? Why is the Minister proceeding with this project despite the fact there is officially a surplus of private hospital space?...

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: That does not mean it is right.

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the Minister's ideological approach.

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I put it to the Minister that one reason we do not have enough acute beds in the public service is because almost 1,000 of them have been closed. No number of private hospital beds will address that issue. It is not that we do not physically have beds in acute public hospitals, rather that we do not have the resources to staff them. Is it not true that if the Minister gives tax breaks to...

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is a different issue.

Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have too many private beds.

Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I put it to the Minister of State that the percentage of the health budget dedicated to mental health services has gone down to 5.4%, which is an all-time low. Does he intend to increase the amount of money spent in this area, in the context of commitments in A Vision for Change? Has a clinical lead been appointed for mental health? We received a list of clinical leads in all the different...

Health Service Investigations (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to raise with the Minister policy issues pertaining to people who undergo X-rays and other investigative procedures. We want to have proper procedures in place to ensure this does not happen again to other patients. Will the Minister clarify the procedures being followed in our hospitals to ensure X-rays are appropriately read? I also want to ask her about the 1,059 patients who...

Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I, too, would like to refer back to the previous question in the context of this one because that is what I meant when I said it was a policy issue in regard to the GP referral letters. As the Minister said, pathways of care are crucial to ensure we have proper relationships between the primary care system and the acute hospitals. I would like to know when we will get information, and I do...