Results 561-580 of 12,403 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Other Questions: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: We do not know enough for the Minister to say with any confidence that the NTPF will have anything other than a very short-term effect of temporarily massaging the figures. I do not think it will have any real impact. I do not think the Minister does either. Regarding the follow-up that goes with the NTPF and the purchase of private health care, we are having an ideological debate here and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 78. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of detailed 20-week routine scans for pregnant women; the details of hospitals where this scan is available; if the scan is used routinely or in exceptional cases; the way this scan is accessed by women, that is, by referral or on request; the reason 20 weeks scans are not available in all hospitals routinely; if this is due to staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 81. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, exclusive of investment in the new NRH hospital development, for investment in neuro-rehabilitation services in 2017; his further plans to invest new funding in community neuro-rehabilitation services in 2017 to meet the commitment under the programme for government around the development of neuro-rehabilitation services in the community; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the €10 million additional funding in the area of disabilities earmarked for programme for Government commitments will be allocated to the implementation plan of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy and the development of community teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30635/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 85. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to ensure that information relating to termination of pregnancy that is being provided is factual; the way the regulation of information will be ensured if agencies dispensing information are not part of a regulated profession under the auspices of his Department; if he has had any discussions with the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm a date for the publication of the implementation plan to include a detailed timeline for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30496/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: UK Referendum on EU Membership (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the papers his Department has put together on the implications of Brexit for cross-Border health co-operation; if he had any contact with his counterpart in the North outside of the NSMC on these issues; if he will be increasing frequency of contact on this in view of the fact the Brexit negotiation process is set to commence in March 2017; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) with a specialist consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30313/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I refer the Taoiseach to page 57 of the programme for Government which states,"We will ensure appropriate care pathways... including the provision of hospice and 'end of life care' during the perinatal period, infancy, childhood and adulthood." That is a commitment to provide end-of-life care to children and babies. People outside this Chamber who watch the proceedings in here are...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: That is in Dublin.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 127. To ask the Minister for Health if there are funds available to assist communities in healthy living initiatives, supports and infrastructure in view of the fact that there is a renewed focus on tackling the issue of obesity in general and in particular childhood obesity; if he can work with a community in an area (details supplied) where an important community facility is at risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Obesity Strategy (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are funds available to assist communities in healthy living initiatives, supports and infrastructure in view of the fact that there is a renewed focus on tackling the issue of obesity in general and in particular childhood obesity; if he can work with a community in an area (details supplied) where an important community...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Professor Keane for his comprehensive overview. As a trade union representative, I attended a number of his presentations. There was early buy-in from the trade unions. That was essential. It would even have been the case in advance of Professor Keane's appointment, as the parameters for the buy-in had been laid down as part of a national wage agreement that had been negotiated...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: It was not just a pay agreement. It was pay and productivity. One of the elements was co-operation with a range of measures and the national cancer control programme was one. The other was matching working patterns to service needs.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: On that note, there was an overarching agreement that was very helpful but there was also a plan, which was perhaps key to - I will use an awful phrase - the buy-in from health care professionals. They could see where it was going, and it was not seen as change simply for the sake of it. There was an identifiable plan and significant political support for it. That goes back to what we have...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing my time with Deputy Kathleen Funchion. I thank Deputy Coppinger and her party for bringing this Bill to the floor of the House. I acknowledge the work done by her and others, including some in this House, on this important issue. I do not wish to play politics with this issue because those women who are watching this will not thank us for that. This is bigger and more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (25 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 402. To ask the Minister for Health the exact opening date for the primary care centre in Balbriggan; and if he will list the services that will be available when this service opens. [31559/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (25 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 403. To ask the Minister for Health if the new primary care centre in Balbriggan will offer scans; and if so, the precise type of scanning which will be available, for example, MRI, ultrasound and so on. [31560/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (25 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be free parking made available for the users of the new primary care centre in Balbriggan. [31561/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (25 Oct 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 405. To ask the Minister for Health if the new primary care centre in Balbriggan will offer maternity care; and the specific type of care available. [31562/16]