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Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Does the Tánaiste accept that, after three years, we now have a situation where the Minister for Health has been completely isolated in government? The Minister for Finance, by his policies, consistently undermines the basic principle of universal health insurance, which is a dynamic private health insurance market where people can afford insurance. Every policy the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: It is not the position of the Government.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: It was promised it would be done overnight.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: On a point of information, the White Paper was to be published 18 months after the Government was formed, and the Government was formed three years ago.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: That is not agreed. It is proposed that next week we will have a debate on the Government's priorities for the year ahead. I suspect this is happening because Members opposite may not have enough time to praise themselves at the Fine Gael Ard-Fheis, so they want the debate to continue in the House next week.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: The reason I am opposing this is because next Tuesday, Leaders' Questions shall be taken and there shall be no oral questions, questions to the Taoiseach, topical issues or Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26. No legislation is being proposed next week, so we will be talking about the Government's priorities instead. The priorities were outlined in the programme for...

Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I was born for moments like this, to make decisions. We will agree to that provided-----

Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Is it being put as is?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any mechanism by which a person who is currently unemployed can sign for credits where they failed to do so due to lack of knowledge of the system for over the two year period set down by her Department. [10191/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if under the public service embargo the Health Service Executive have been given leeway to hire non medical staff in hospitals to alleviate the pressure of staffing shortages due to sick leave numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10189/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive have outsourced the processing of medical card applications; the names of the company-companies involved; when these contracts were entered into; the length of the contracts undertaken; the value of said contracts; the number of applications being processed by this company-companies compared to that being processed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Rare Diseases Day: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. There are several issues which have to be discussed and teased out on a broader basis. One relates to the support for individual families and the difficulties they face on a daily basis in dealing with rare diseases. Another issue is how to fund and put in place a proper system whereby we can have collaborative research and...

Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Is that a white flag?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if community employment scheme and JobBridge participants are included in the employment statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10323/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if medical cards when issued on the basis of specific medical illness (details supplied) are removed on a return to work strictly where that person returns to work within the 12 month calendar year or if there is discretion on a case-by-case basis [10214/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 395. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 26 November 2013, and the insufficient information provided in the Health Service Executive response to same, with regard to the €18 million intervention fund announced last May to tackle waiting lists, if any of the €18 million was used to provide private treatment for those on waiting lists; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 398. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the international evidence review on independent hospital trusts undertaken by the Health Research Board at his Department's request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10331/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national treatment purchase fund December waiting lists report was not published as of 25 February 2013 in view of the fact that he previously indicated that the publication of such information occur simultaneously with the publication of Health Service Executive monthly reports, the December edition of which was published last week. [10434/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Issues (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the specific issues that caused three members of the Health Information and Quality Authority board to resign from their positions earlier this month; when he was first advised of the likelihood of these resignations occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10512/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Mar 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 412. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent Irish Medical News survey of general practitioners which indicated that 90% of those surveyed do not believe that the Government was right to prioritise under sixes in the first phase of plans for universal GP care; that 97% of the GPs do not believe that general practice is adequately funded and resourced; that 96 % of the GPs do not...