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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (8 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 468. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason post-1994 members of the Defence Forces who have not reached the rank of sergeant cannot serve until they reach a set age limit like all other public sector jobs provided they meet all the extra requirements imposed by his Department such as passing medical examinations, fitness tests and serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 524. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has no stores on the north side of Cork city; the reason patients have to travel to the Sarsfield Road to get essential supplies such as pads, bags and so on; if he will consider locating a store on the north side of the city perhaps at the Orthopaedic Hospital, Gurranabraher; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 525. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding patients who received DePuy ASR hips; the number who have already had them replaced; the number who remain on the list; the course of action he will be taking following this scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41834/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the staffing of the epilepsy monitoring unit at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41837/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 555. To ask the Minister for Health the reason rheumatoid arthritis is not included on the long term illness scheme; if he will consider adding it to the list of qualifying illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the pilot scheme being rolled out to replace the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42017/13]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the contributions from Deputies on both sides of the House. We do not claim to have a fount of wisdom on this side, but we know there is a difficulty concerning the granting of discretionary medical cards. The review process is laborious and takes a long time. The Minister of State says there has been no change to how discretionary medical cards are awarded. However, a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (9 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he satisfied that sufficient progress is being made in reducing the cost of sick leave within the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42488/13]

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I express my deepest sympathies to the family of Savita Halappanavar and her husband, Praveen, as the anniversary of her tragic death on 28 October 2012 approaches. The report published by the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, into the circumstances of Ms Halappanavar's death makes difficult reading for her family and many others, especially women and those involved in the...

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. Unfortunately, we had the very tragic case of Tania McCabe in Drogheda who died in 2007. At that time national guidelines were drawn up with regard to sepsis. Only five of the 19 maternity hospitals are currently implementing those guidelines as has been highlighted in this report. We then had the tragic case in Galway. While the Tánaiste...

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We cannot have the report implemented in theory but not resource maternity units throughout the country.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: No.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We have raised this particular issue on a number of occasions. We talk about democratic revolutions and making the committees and Parliament more important in the context of our democratic revolution.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Let us be very clear-----

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: -----what is being proposed is the removal of a Member because he fell out with the Labour Party leadership. It has nothing to do with the make-up of the committee membership. It is because a certain Deputy, Deputy Colm Keaveney, had a strong belief in his own views, in his own political ideology and in the view that the Labour Party had broken commitments made to the people.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: That is the reason we are having this debate.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: It has nothing to do with the membership of the committee. It has to do with the fact that Deputy Colm Keaveney fell out with the Labour Party leadership. Let us be quite clear about that.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: If that is the case, what we are being asked to do is to bring internal Labour Party politics into a committee without any debate in the context of why a Member who was appointed by the Houses-----

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I have very good time for Deputy Willie Penrose and I definitely believe he would make a very good member of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, but this motion is being taken without debate. I would like to know why Deputy Colm Keaveney is not considered to be a member of good standing and why he cannot remain on the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I would like to know that.