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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: People close to the Minister, therefore. There was a view that a new hospital was required for the north east given the downgrading of Navan hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, which complemented Beaumont and others to the north of Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Monaghan also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I will carry my burdens as well. We are talking about a 130-bed hospital. It had a very good track record, not only in the early maternity area. Even accepting that it is not Government policy or best international practice to have stand-alone small maternity units, the issue of elective surgery must be considered. Such surgery was being provided continually. One should also bear in mind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Has the Department done an analysis of what is required for step-down and transitional facilities in the greater Dublin area? There are still difficulties in some hospitals with regard to discharges, meaning people are in hospital for too long. Mount Carmel had surgery and post-surgery facilities. One would assume it could cater for step-down and transitional care with little conversion or...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: What evidence has the Taoiseach that they will not?

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Can the Taoiseach say?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of posts that will be created at the new Irish consulate in Austin, Texas; the job descriptions of same; where they will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8504/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of employing clerical administrative agency staff within the Health Service Executive on an annual basis for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8389/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clerical agency staff that were employed by the Health Service Executive in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8390/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to fill all current vacant front line posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8391/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the potential saving if the Health Service Executive were allowed recruit critical front-line staff on the new rates of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8393/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the differential between employing clerical staff at a basic grade compared with the cost of the present agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8392/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate and expand on the way he proposes to raise the €5m in revenue from tobacco retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8394/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 199. To ask the Minister for Health his views on providing a general practitioner card to spina bifida patients regardless of household income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8409/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 200. To ask the Minister for Health his views on issuing a long-term Illness book to persons with spina bifida, which would cover access to all medical equipment and medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that vital services such as respite care, personal assistance and so on are available to spina bifida patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislative changes that allow for persons who suffer from chronic illnesses to automatically receive medical cards regardless of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8412/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 219. To ask the Minister for Health when the recommendations for compensation in the vaccine damage steering group 2009 will be implemented; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8475/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 220. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed as they are due to start school next September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (19 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards on a discretionary basis as of 1 February 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8521/14]