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Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: They are on the register of interests.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Last night I had to listen to a very severe lecture from the Minister.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I am trying to make the point that nobody saw this particular difficulty coming. Does the Ceann Comhairle believe that any political party in this House would have allowed circumstances in which people must live with unsustainable mortgages? We are coming forward with very genuine proposals, proposals we believe are important in ensuring independent oversight. We must remove the veto of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he proposes to make it easier for visitors to travel between Britain and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15269/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he proposes to develop a land transport, road and rail, strategic investment framework to facilitate easy access to markets and the mobility of the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15253/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the role he envisages for private health insurers in the provision of primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15397/13]

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Labour is fairly reduced too.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Projects (28 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on cross border peace initiatives in 2010, 2011, 2012 and planned for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15591/13]

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: It is just over a year since an all-party motion was passed in this House on the issue of symphysiotomy. Like other speakers, prior to that I was not aware of the procedure. I have attended maternity hospitals in recent years and while I found the experience daunting, it was patient-focused and centred, with the patient at the heart of all decision-making processes. To be informed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she considers that children’s rights to safety and protection would be compromised if childminders, who provide the majority of childcare places, are not named as required to report concerns under the forthcoming Children First Act, particularly as childminder advisor posts throughout the country have been withdrawn by the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an allowance of water units will be given to clients as part of the up coming water charges particularly in areas that experience frequent breakages in water supply and require lengthy run off time to clear the water once reconnected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Rights Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he expressed reservations with regard to new international legal instruments dedicated to the human rights of older persons, to the UN Economic and Social Council, Economic Commission for Europe Working Group on Ageing in Geneva last November; the reason for such reservations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16139/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of follow through on his commitment to SOUND that a report would be put to Government proposing a range of supports for sufferers of narcolepsy as a result of vaccination with pandemrix prior to Summer recess 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16024/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he still intends to progress the report to Government proposing a range of supports for sufferers of narcolepsy as a result of vaccination with pandemrix, if he will provide a definite time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16025/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason that he has yet to meet with SOUND sufferers of unique narcolepsy disorder in view of (details supplied) [16026/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive response to the HSPC Report Investigation of an increase in the incidence of narcolepsy in children and adolescents in 2009 and 2010; if he will list the full package of life long supports that the victims may expect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he understands the suffering the victims of pandemrix and their families have been through for the past three years and that the families need an urgent detailed update as to where the Report to Government detailing supports to be put in place is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16028/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health in the event that the progress of the Report proposing supports to sufferers of narcolepsy as a result of vaccination with pandemrix has stalled, if he will disclose the roadblocks he has encountered; the way he intends to deal with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16029/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Numbers (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive Regional Service Plan 2013; if it is practical from a service point of view to have one Director of Nursing over eight units in West Cork stretching from Kinsale to Castletownbere; if he will explain the way this proposal can deliver a better service to older people in this region; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Apr 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the following medical positions have not been filled at Sligo General Hospital, dermatology, urology diabetics and epilepsy along with six other positions; if he will restore the sum of €1.2 million allocated in Budget 2013 and subsequently withdrawn; if he will implement these posts as a priority for the north west; and if he will make a...