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Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that from public hospitals?

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I, too, welcome the Bill, but I have a number of issues I want to raise today with the Minister of State. I also have a number of amendments to table, when we get to Committee Stage. The main purpose of the legislation is to provide for a statutory scheme, whereby the High Court will have exclusive jurisdiction in special care cases. This is sensible in so far as it involves amending the...

Health Services: Motion (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to share my time with Deputies Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Brendan Howlin and Seán Sherlock.

Health Services: Motion (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I commend Deputy Reilly and his Fine Gael colleagues. It is very important for us to debate this motion tonight. There is a great deal of pain, suffering pain and concern within communities around the country because of the numbers of people on trolleys, waiting for operations and because of the numbers losing their services, including those with disabilities and the elderly who are losing...

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed) (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Costello's time has nearly concluded.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed) (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan looks very elegant.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current situation regarding the centralisation of the processing of medical card applications; the level of service that will remain in local health offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34668/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the 99 child and adolescent mental health teams that have been committed to that have been delivered to date; of the child and adolescent mental health teams which are operational, the number that have a full complement of staff as recommended in A Vision for Change; the number of staff currently working in child and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the trained professionals or multi-disciplinary teams that are in place on a 24-hour basis within accident and emergency departments to treat those presenting with suicidal tendencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34874/10]

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not true.

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are other ways to deal with that, such as using more generic drugs.

Road Haulage Transport (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that foreign road hauliers are cherry picking the haulage market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35058/10]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has discussed with the Dublin Port authority the development of Dublin Port in view of the refusal by An Bórd Pleanála of the port authority's recent proposals for a 21 hectare site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35057/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be awarded back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35347/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing and capacity in a hospital (details supplied) in County Limerick for the carrying out of CT scans; if there are staff shortages which are deterring the delivery of service in the department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35415/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to centralise the testing of laboratory samples within the health services; if so, the discussions that have taken place with stakeholders; the stage the process is at; have tenders been received; when will a decision be made on the delivery of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35417/10]

Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the efforts her Department is making , in conjunction with the Health Service Executive and other bodies, to ensure greater awareness of Lyme disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35419/10]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (6 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide information on Lyme disease on the website of his Department and encourage local authorities and other bodies under the auspices of his Department to do so also, using the information provided by Tick Talk Ireland in order to inform people of how to protect themselves from this disease;...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: That Tánaiste's answer about cystic fibrosis was very vague and those people need certainty. I have tabled this matter for the Adjournment debate. I hope it will be accepted and the Minister will come into the Chamber and provide certainty to these people.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the Bill to regulate sunbeds. There is much waste in HSE but this will not cost money. Last June, coincidentally on the same day as I published a Private Members' Bill on sunbed regulation and Senator Fitzgerald did the same in the Seanad, the Minister for Health and Children published what looked like the heads of the Bill. She provided a list of details of what would be in the...