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Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Like other speakers, I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this important legislation. It is one of the first occasions in recent years that it was possible on the basis of the sacrifices made-----

Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The social dividend has arrived, the Deputy will be glad to know. Huge sacrifices were made by many people in this country for many years. It is good to see they were not in vain and there is at least some recompense at the end of the day, some recognition for the sacrifices they made and some preparation for the next phase of health provision for the next generation. For the 8,700...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: It comes so easy to have the resolution to every problem. We are all human beings and we all have the interests of our constituents at heart. Unfortunately, it is not always as easy as it looks from that vantage point. At last and at least, in this particular situation, we now see some recognition of the things we would like to do when in opposition, and we have an opportunity to have some...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I am always willing to oblige.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate resources remain available for child psychology and psychiatry services, with particular reference to early intervention and identification of the relevant and appropriate supports, thereby making available an adequate suite of services to meet the growing requirements evenly throughout the country; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for the various procedures are likely to be improved in the course of 2017, having regard to the demographics and the improvements made or to be made in terms of improving staffing levels and facilities and the maximisation of the utilisation of theatre facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12041/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for contributory State pension of a person (details supplied); the options available in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 251. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected that the medical cards will be approved for all children currently in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12413/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which assessments are readily available for children with special needs with particular reference to conditions requiring early diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 245. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which speech and language therapy is available to all children with such a requirement here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the mental health needs of children and adults continue to be monitored and met here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12408/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long Stay Residential Units (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate long-term care continues to be provided for in the public sector having particular regard to the need to retain adequate accommodation thereby alleviating the burden on acute hospitals already affected by bed shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to utilise the benefit of the single EU market to facilitate the negotiation of an affordable price for specific new drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Data (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children listed for orthodontic treatment in categories A, B and C; the number of children currently in the course of receiving such treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12411/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it might be possible to streamline and expedite the process of medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12412/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 253. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which procedures are in place to ensure that persons that do not qualify for medical cards on income grounds might be re-evaluated and their eligibility suitably weighted to take account of a particular illness, terminal or otherwise, which might require extraordinary care, cost, attention and stress to the particular families; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can provide or avail of step-down bed accommodation in all areas throughout the country as a means of alleviating overcrowding in public hospitals in general; if he has examined the potential use of decommissioned beds or wards in or adjacent to the public hospitals thereby providing an available solution; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which medical, nursing or consultant posts remain to be filled throughout the public health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12416/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of primary care centres in County Kildare; the details of those already constructed and operational; the details of those planned; when they are likely to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (8 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 310. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons under and over 18 years of age that were on a waiting list to access an aftercare worker at the end of 2016, by area, in tabular form; the average length of time a young person spends on the waiting list before gaining access to an aftercare worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12208/17]